Evan Taylor Award Position Player of the Week Week Of 4/29/2024 Sport Baseball School Buena Vista University Year Junior Position Hometown Redfield, Iowa High School Panorama Baseball – Position Player of the Week Evan Taylor, Buena Vista University Jr., C/DH, Redfield, Iowa/Panorama Taylor tied the team lead with ten hits on the week. Game 1: Buena Vista 8, Nebraska Wesleyan 3 – 3-for-5 (.600), two RBI, 2B, two stolen bases, five putouts Game 2: Buena Vista 12, Nebraska Wesleyan 3 – 0-for-4 (.000) Game 3: Buena Vista 12, Loras 6 – 2-for-5 (.400), five RBI, one run, 2B, nine putouts Game 4: Buena Vista 5, Loras 6 – 1-for-4 (.250), two RBI, one run, six putouts Game 5: Buena Vista 11, Loras 3 – 3-for-5 (.800), four RBI, three runs, 2B, HR, stolen base Taylor led the way with 13 RBIs on the week for the Beavers and currently sits in third in the conference for most RBIs this season. The junior recorded the go-ahead three-run double in the fifth inning of the series opener versus Loras. Additionally, he added a homerun in the Loras series finale that extended the Buena Vista lead to 7-2. The Beavers moved to 26-10 overall and 15-6 in league action. Buena Vista and Taylor are back on the field this Thursday and Friday for the regular season finale against Dubuque in Storm Lake. The Redfield, Iowa native is earning his third career Position Player of the Week honor (3/15/22, 3/27/23, 4/29/24).
