Rucker Taylor

Rucker Taylor is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Davidson Wildcats baseball team. Taylor played baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team while obtaining a degree. He achieved his master's degree while coaching for the Samford Bulldogs baseball team.

Rucker Taylor
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamDavidson
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record42–25
Biographical details
Born (1984-06-03) June 3, 1984
Fairhope, Alabama
Alma materVanderbilt University
Samford University
Playing career
2003–2006Vanderbilt
Position(s)Second baseman / Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2012Samford (Asst.)
2013–2018Davidson (Asst.)
2019–presentDavidson
Head coaching record
Overall42–25
TournamentsA10: 3–2

Coaching career

Taylor began coaching as a graduate assistant for the Samford Bulldogs baseball team in 2007.

On August 1, 2012, Taylor joined Dick Cooke's coaching staff with the Davidson Wildcats baseball team.[1] Taylor served as the major catalyst for turning Davidson into a winning program, as they have finished with a winning record in 5 of his 6 seasons as coach.

In February, 2018, Taylor was named the successor to Cooke beginning the 2019 season.[2]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Davidson Wildcats (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2019–present)
2019 Davidson 29–2214–62ndAtlantic 10 Tournament
2020 Davidson 13–30–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Davidson: 42–2514–6
Total:42–25

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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See also

References
  1. "Rucker Taylor Joins Davidson Baseball Coaching Staff". www.davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson College. August 1, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. Brian Foley (February 12, 2018). "Davidson's names Rucker Taylor as head coach after 2018 season". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. PenciDesign. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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