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Taylor Rabe

Right-handed pitcher/Infielder
GREENVILLE HS
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

1.19

ERA

101

Strikeouts

53

Innings Pitched

.364

Batting Average
“Taylor was amazing this season; he was almost unhittable on the mound. He is dominant with a ‘plus’ fastball and great secondary stuff. He fills up the zone and never stops coming after you.”
Matt Baker
Head Coach - head coach of Greenwood High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-5, 200-pound senior right-handed pitcher and infielder compiled an 8-0 record on the mound with a 1.19 earned run average this past season, leading the Red Raiders to a 21-7 record and the Class 4A Upper State Bracket 2 championship series. Rabe struck out 101 batters while allowing just 28 hits and walking 14 in 53 innings pitched. The South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association’s State Player of the Year, Rabe broke his nose during a practice during the playoffs and missed Greenville’s final two games, both losses. At the plate, he batted .364 with six home runs, 28 RBI and a .727 slugging percentage.

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Academic Achievement

Rabe has maintained a weighted 4.51 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Mississippi this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Rabe has volunteered locally as part of an elementary school literacy program, and he has donated his time as a youth baseball coach.