Taylor Tosses Perfect Inning In AFL Fall Stars Game

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Former Texas Tech baseball pitching standout Corey Taylor posted a perfect inning of relief action in Saturday's Arizona Fall League's Fall Stars Game at Surprise Stadium.

Taylor, who pitched for the Red Raiders from 2013-2015, was called upon to pitch the bottom of the fourth for the East squad. He opened the frame with a strikeout of Cody Bellinger, ringing up the first baseman after getting ahead 0-2 in the count with a pair of four-seam fastballs. Three pitches later, Taylor got Bellinger on a slider for the swinging strikeout. The other two outs in the inning were grounders to the second baseman.

Taylor was a bright spot for the East team, who dropped a 12-4 decision to the West Fall Stars in the 11^th annual contest.

In six games for the Scottsdale Scorpions this fall, Taylor has allowed two earned runs over 8.1 innings pitched for a 2.16 ERA. He's racked up seven strikeouts, allowing only one walk and eight hits for a 1.08 WHIP, while earning one save.

The right-hander was the St. Lucie Meters closer during the 2016 season, his second year in the pros, recording 20 saves and striking out 45 batters behind a 1.87 ERA.

Taylor pitched three seasons at Texas Tech before being selected in the seventh round in 2015 by the New York Mets.

Congrats to @CDTaylor33 on a perfect inning in tonight's Arizona Fall League All-Star Game! #WreckEm https://t.co/4Uo2IgLkZa
— Texas Tech Baseball (@TTU_Baseball) November 6, 2016

Taylor Tosses Perfect Inning In AFL Fall Stars Game

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