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Sacred Heart University Pioneers

2018 Baseball

14 James Taubl

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 170
  • B/T L/L
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New Haven, CT
  • High School Christian Heritage

Biography

2018:

  • Appeared in 14 games with 13 starts. 
  • Logged 76 innings with 50 strikeouts on the year.
  • Pitched complete game at Kennesaw State on March 9, striking out six in eight innings of work.
  • Recorded win with six solid innings in 9-5 victory over CCSU on April 7. 
  • Surrendered just one run in seven and a third innings of work on May 11 against LIU Brooklyn.

2017:

  • NEC All-Tournament Team
  • Led team with five wins, pitching career-high 14 games with 20 total appearances 
  • Logged a career-high 89 innings, which was first in NEC and recorded career-high 64 strikeouts
  • Fanned a career-high 11 batters in six innings of work on February 25 at NYIT
  • Registered career-high eight innings in victory against Central Connecticut on March 24
  • Pitched seven frames in relief allowing just one run and striking out six to earn win against Wagner to push SHU to NEC Title game

2016:

  • Ranked second in the Northeast Conference and 33rd in NCAA with a 2.16 ERA, which moved him into ninth in the single season Sacred Heart annuals
  • Led the team with a 5-3 record with two complete games as he allowed just 64 hits in 66.2 innings pitched in 16 appearances, nine of which were starts
  • Completed stretch of 35.2 innings pitched without giving up an earned run over ten appearances from March 11 to April 30
  • Completed back-to-back starts of six scoreless innings at Stony Brook on March 22 and then one week later on March 29 at Yale
  • Recorded first career save by preserving a 5-4 victory over Central Connecticut on April 16
  • Fired consecutive complete games, giving up just one earned run on eight hits in 14 innings, at Fairleigh Dickinson on April 23 and then at Bryant on April 30, the former of which earned him NEC Pitcher of the Week honors
  • Completed a stretch of seven straight starts in which he went at least five innings and allowed just one earned run or fewer

2015:

  • Made ten appearances on the mound, including one start, pitching to 1-0 record and 7.77 ERA in 24.1 innings
  • First scoreless relief outing came in NEC debut, an inning in which he just walked just one batter
  • His first career collegiate win came after throwing 2.1 scoreless frames at Yale on April 15
  • Longest scoreless outing of campaign came on May 2 against Bryant, as he threw 3.1 shutout frames against the league leaders

Before SHU:

  • Played five years of varsity baseball at the Christian Heritage School
  • Was selected as the Varsity baseball MVP during his 9th-12th grade year and selected as team captain for his senior season

Personal:

  • Parents: John & Robin Carol Taubl.
  • Siblings: Gretchen, Emily, Annabelle, Jack, Sam, and twin Jeremiah
  •  Major: Communications
  • Father, John, played baseball at Norwalk Community College
  • He would like to become a sports broadcaster or a business financial worker after graduation
  • Favorite Sports Team: Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins
  • Favorite Athlete: Clayton Kershaw
  • Favorite Food: Penne a la vodka

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2015First Year

    LHP
    5'10" 160 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2016Sophomore

    LHP
    5'10" 170 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2017Junior

    LHP
    5'10" 170 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2018Senior

    LHP
    5'10" 170 lbs
    14