Tanner Watson
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- Height:
- 6-3
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- Weight:
- 190
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- Hometown:
- Granger, IN
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- Position:
- C/OF
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- Year:
- SR
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- High School:
- Elkhart Christian
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- Elkhart Christian
Bio
2017 at Taylor: Started all but one of TU’s 56 games during junior season … Continued to split time behind plate and in right field during career year … Set personal-bests with .366 average, 78 hits, 20 doubles, six homers, 55 runs batted in, 118 total bases, a .445 on-base clip and a .554 slugging percentage … Also added 42 runs and seven thefts without being caught … Top-three on club in hits, doubles, RBI and total bases … Rated top-five in the Crossroads League in hits, doubles, RBI and total bases … Rated top-three in league play with a .405 average, 45 hits and 33 RBI … Also slugged .604 against CL hurlers … Finished 32nd in the NAIA in doubles … Turned in .394 clip with 19 extra-base hits and a .469 on-base percentage in TU’s 35 wins … Batted .370 against Top-25 opponents … Rapped out 25 multi-hit games, with TU going 19-6 in those outings … Drove in at least two runs in 16 games, leading TU to 14-2 mark … Hit .509 with 10 multi-hit games and 19 runs scored during 13-game stretch from March 4 through March 27 … Delivered game-winning walk-off homer against Indiana Wesleyan on April 8 … Earned spot on All-Crossroads League Team for third-straight year … Also garnered attention for outstanding work in the classroom with CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American, CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-District, NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Crossroads League honors.
2016 at Taylor: Played in all 59 games for Trojans, starting 56 of those contests … Continued success at the plate, while developing into elite defensive contributor for TU … Hit .304 with 45 runs scored, 11 extra-base hits and 10 stolen bases in 181 at bats … Led lineup with .993 fielding percentage and 27 walks … Tallied eight assists from right field and catcher positions … Also led Crossroads League in fielding percentage with no errors in league games … Ranked third in runs scored among league players … Also top-10 in the league in total hits, overall fielding percentage and stolen bases in league action … Logged single-season career-bests in games played, runs scored and steals … Turned in 13 multi-hit games … Had nine-game hit streak from March 23 through April 11 … Reached safely in 47-of-59 games … Key offensive cog for Trojans with .352 average, .901 OPS and 40 runs scored in team’s 40 victories … Posted .459 on-base percentage in non-league affairs … Batted .364 during TU’s run to the Crossroads League Tournament Championship … Selected as a Crossroads League Gold Glove recipient … Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District First-Team.
2015 at Taylor: Played in 48 games, starting 43 times at the catcher and outfield positions … Ranked third on roster with .343 average, 33 runs batted in, three home runs and .448 slugging percentage … Ended fourth on squad with 64 total bases and fifth with 49 hits and a .410 on-base percentage … Ranked among Crossroads League’s top-20 players in average, slugging, hits, total bases and RBI … Led Trojans with .373 average over 23 games on the home turf … Collected 14 multi-hit games … Drove in two-or-more runs in 10 games … Had hitting streaks of seven and nine games … Scored four times and knocked in four runs in 24-3 win over Saint Francis on April 21 … Closed season by hitting .390 with eight extra-base hits and only eight strikeouts over final 30 games … Reached safely in 26 of final 30 games … Threw out nine-of-21 runners attempting to steal … Earned All-Crossroads League honors … Named Crossroads League Newcomer of the Year.
Prep: Four-time letterman for head coach Chris Lemert at Elkhart Christian Academy … Member of National Honors Society.
Personal: Son of Mike and Kris Watson … Majoring in finance.
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