JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played for one season at Santa Fe CC in Gainesville, Fla., as a sophomore ... Hit .290 with six doubles, four home runs and 25 RBI ... Played for one season at the University of Georgia as a freshman ... Hit .247 with one home run and eight RBI in 42 games ... Went 3-for-4 against No. 5 Georgia Tech on April 14.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four years at Statesboro High School ... Earned All-State honors as a junior as well as All-Region honors as both a junior and a senior ... Hit .444 with five home runs and 32 RBIs as a junior ... Hit .454 as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born John Zachary Taylor on March 3, 1991, in Statesboro, Ga., his hometown ... Son of Steve and Susan Taylor ... Majoring in economics ... Enjoys hunting, fishing and playing video games ... Lists Josh Hamilton as a favorite sports personality.