Christian Taugner

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-3
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Roselle, Ill.
High School:
Lake Park

2017: Second Team All-Ivy … started nine games as the team’s ace … led the Bears with a 2.70 ERA, good for second-best in the Ivy League in league contests … recorded five complete games, including one shutout … tallied 35 strikeouts over a team-high 60.0 innings … threw a complete game in his last career outing at Yale (4/29), allowing just one run and posting four strikeouts … tossed a complete game shutout vs. Georgetown (3/18).

2016: Second Team All-Ivy … posted a 5-3 record as the team’s ace, leading the Bears with a 2.79 ERA … allowed just seven walks in a team-high 58.0 innings pitched … recorded 39 strikeouts and four complete games … registered a season-high 10 strikeouts in a win over Cornell (4/9) … named the Ivy League Pitcher of the Week (3/8) after throwing eight scoreless innings in the season opener against Bucknell.

2015: Missed the entire season due to injury.

2014: Compiled an impressive rookie campaign with eight starts as a member of the weekend rotation … led the team with a 2.39 ERA, 49 strikeouts and 52.2 innings pitched, and allowed just 14 earned runs and nine walks … made his collegiate debut at top-ranked South Carolina and limited the Gamecocks to just one run over seven innings, earning Ivy League Pitcher and Co-Rookie of the Week honors … tossed a complete game shutout over Yale (4/25), recoding a season-high 10 strikeouts for Ivy Co-Rookie of the Week accolades.

Before Brown: A four-year letterwinner as a pitcher and third baseman at Lake Park High School … team captain as a senior … a two-time All-Conference and Academic All-Conference selection … named All-Area in 2012.

Personal: May 14, 1995 … son of Karen and Chris Taugner … has two sisters, Megan and Kelly … hobbies include fishing, golfing and boating … concentrating in economics.