Indiana Junior Outfielder Devin Taylor Named Preseason All-American

Devin Taylor Named Perfect Game Preseason All-American also projected to be selected in 1st round of 2025 MLB Draft

Indiana's Devin Taylor (5) and Indiana's Andrew Wiggins (13) celebrate after Taylor hits a home run during a NCAA Baseball Tournament Knoxville Regional game at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Knoxville, Tenn.
Indiana's Devin Taylor (5) and Indiana's Andrew Wiggins (13) celebrate after Taylor hits a home run during a NCAA Baseball Tournament Knoxville Regional game at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Knoxville, Tenn. | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

Indiana Hoosiers star outfielder Devin Taylor has received preseason All-American honors from Perfect Game for a second year in a row the organization announced this week.

Indiana's captain and lead off hitter, Taylor led the Big Ten with 20 home runs. Devin Taylor also had a batting average of .357 and had 54 RBI's.

The junior and Cincinnati (Ohio) native was a Perfect Game Second Team All-American and an ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-American. He has been named to the All-Big Ten First Team in consecutive seasons – the first IU player to get First Team All-Big Ten honor in each of his first two years of college baseball per IU Athletics

in 2023-24 Indiana baseball made the Knoxville Regional tournament and went 1-2 in the double elimination regional. Indiana defeated Southern Mississippi, but lost to host and eventual national champions Tennessee, and then was eliminated in a rematch with Southern Miss.

According to mlb.com, Taylor is a likely first round draft pick in the 2025 draft. In their mock draft, they have Taylor going 21st overall to the Houston Astros.

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