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Taylor Wolfe

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Columbus, Ga.

High School:
Columbus

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 190

Position:
LHP

B-T:
L-L

2011 SEASON RECAP: Proved to be a strikeout artist, fanning 51 in 52.0 innings of work ... made 18 appearances, starting eight games to earn himself a 1-2 record with a 4.15 ERA ... batters hit a lowly .211 against the lefty ... made six appearances in SEC play and started two of those games ... struck out seven batters over 12.1 innings of work against league opponents.

SOPHOMORE (2011): Tallahassee Regional: Florida State-Game 2: Went 0.0 innings in game two of the tournament against Florida State, walking two Seminoles in the process. SEC Tournament: Threw 5.2 innings in relief against Florida (5/26) in game two of the SEC Tournament ... allowed one run on four hits with three strikeouts. Auburn: Came in for 0.0 inning of relief in game one of Saturday's twinbill against Auburn (5/14) ... allowed one earned run on one hit. Mississippi State (G3): Started Sunday's series finale ... went 5.2 innings, allowing two earned runs on seven hits while walking one and striking out five Bulldog batters (5/1). Southern Mississippi: Earned his first save of the season vs. the Golden Eagles ... went 3.1 innings, allowing no runs and no hits while striking out five batters. Florida: Came in for 1.0 inning of relief in game one (4/22) ... allowed three earned runs on three hits while walking one batter. MVSU: Came in for 1.0 inning of relief, allowing two hits while striking out and walking one apiece (4/13). Vanderbilt (G3): Started the Sunday game of the Vanderbilt series (4/10) ... went 2.2 innings, allowing three earned runs on three hits while walking four. Samford: Made his sixth start of the season (4/5) ... went 2.0 innings, walking one and striking out three. USA: Made his fifth start of the season vs. the Jaguars (3/30) ... went 6.0 innings, allowing two runs - both earned - on four hits, walking one and striking out eight. Kentucky: Came in for 1.1 innings of relief, walking two and striking out one in game two of the series (3/26). Jacksonville State: Came in for 0.2 inning of relief walking two. Mississippi: Made his second relief appearance of the season, striking out one and walking one in 1.2 innings (3/20). Auburn (Riverwalk): Threw 6.0 innings ... allowed two earned runs on four hits with eight strikeouts ... retired the last 10 batters he faced, striking out the final five. Georgia (Coolray): Made his third start of the season vs. Georgia (3/9) ... went 4.0 innings, allowing six runs - five earned - on eight hits while striking out two. Southern Mississippi: Made his second start of the season vs. USM (3/2) ... went 4.2 innings, giving up four runs - three earned - on four hits while striking out and walking five apiece. USA Classic: Came in for 1.1 innings of relief against Central Florida and allowed two runs - both earned - on two hits. Alabama State: Made his first start of season (2/23), getting the win ... threw 5.0 innings striking out nine, never allowing a hit to the Hornets.

FRESHMAN (2010): Split time as a starter and relief pitcher ... compiled a 3-2 record in his 14 appearances on the mound ... started nine games against Georgia, Stony Brook, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, Mississippi Valley State, LSU and Georgia Tech ... as a starter, Wolfe was 3-1 ... worked 36 innings with 30 strikeouts ... made three postseason appearances with two starts against LSU (May 30) and Georgia Tech (June 7) ... both starts came in SEC championship game and Atlanta Regional championship game ... compiled no record in the postseason ... made ninth start of the year against No. 8 Georgia Tech ... retired all four batters he faced (3 K) in relief stint against Georgia Tech on June 5 ... made his eighth start of the season in the 2010 SEC Championship game against LSU on May 30 ... made his seventh start of the season against Mississippi Valley State on April 27 and notched his third win with a career-high 11-strikeout performance against the Delta Devils ... worked a season-high seven innings and allowed four runs and seven hits with 11 strikeouts and three walks ... struck out the side twice in the game ... 11 strikeouts equal the most by an Alabama pitcher in 2010 ... Adam Morgan (vs. South Alabama, Feb. 20) and Jimmy Nelson (at College of Charleston, March 6) also had 11 strikeouts in a game ... MVSU game was Wolfe's first start since April 11 at Kentucky ... allowed season-high six hits in his sixth start of the year at Kentucky on April 11 ... made his first career SEC start against No. 16 Vanderbilt on March 21 ... in four-plus innings, he allowed three runs (2 ER) and five hits with five walks and four strikeouts ... posted his second-longest outing (6 IP) of the season against Stony Brook on March 13 ... the lefty held the Seawolves to one run and five hits with six strikeouts and one walk in the Tide's win ... made his first career start against No. 25 Georgia in a non-SEC game at Regions Park in Hoover on March 3 ... held the Bulldogs to two runs and four hits in four innings of work with seven strikeouts and two walks ... earned the win in the Tide's 13-2 victory ... was named Alabama Player of the Week by the UA coaching staff following his performance against the Bulldogs ... made his Alabama debut with a one-inning relief stint against Illinois-Chicago on Feb. 27 ... retired the side in order with one strikeout.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A three-year starter for Columbus (Ga.) High School under Coach Bobby Howard ... posted an 18-4 (.818) record as a prep junior and senior ... as a prep senior, he posted a 9-2 record and 3.35 ERA with 106 strikeouts and 34 walks ... also hit .407 with nine home runs and 49 RBI .... won the team's Black Jack Award for most outstanding pitcher ... earned Most Improved Hitter Award as a senior .... also named the Columbus High School Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... named to the Columbus-Ledger Enquirer All-Bi City Team ... preseason Louisville Slugger High School Preseason All American ... named Most Valuable Player at the 2009 LaGrange Tournament ... as a junior, he was 9-2 with two saves and 1.79 ERA ... recorded 80 strikeouts and 13 walks ... named to the Ledger-Enquirer All-Bi City Team ... also participated in the 2008 17-and-under BCS Finals, the 2008 WWBA 17-and-under National Championship and the 2007 16-and-under BCS Finals at the Perfect Game Showcase ... full name is Taylor Wolfe ... he is the son of Dale and Lauren Wolfe ... has two siblings, Geordie and Olivia.