The Knights will be the No. 5 seed in the league tournament.
2013
-Named to the Preseason All-Conference USA Team for the first time
-Went 4-for-5, driving in three runs in his first start of the season against Siena (2/15)
-Picked up three doubles against Siena going 3-for-3 (2/16)
-Hit an RBI single against No. 17 Florida (2/19)
-Smashed his first homerun of the season, scored three runs, and swiped a base during a 2-for-5 performance vs. Texas Tech (2/23)
-Grabbed two hits and reached base three times at Bethune-Cookman (2/27)
-Was 7-for-12 with four RBI, four runs scored and a stolen base during the weekend series vs. Winthrop (3/1-3)
-Had two RBI against North Florida (3/5)
-At Jacksonville (3/10), drove in three runs on two hits with a double, extending his hit-streak to nine
-Added two hits, a run scored and a stolen base vs. Florida A&M, extending his hit streak to ten on the season(3/12)
-Cracked UCF's top-10 all-time hit list with his 224-226th-career base-knocks, passing Tyson Auer (2005-08) for No. 10 after going 3-for-4 with two RBI (3/17)
-Notched two hits, including a double, RBI and run scored at Jacksonville (3/20)
-Went 5-for-12 with four RBI and five runs scored in the Conference USA series sweep over UAB (3/22-24)
-Finished 5-for-10 with a homerun, five RBI, two runs scored serving as the catcher in the series vs. Southern Miss. (3/28-30)
-Notched his 15th multiple-hit performance at Memphis (4/7) with a 3-for-5 effort that included a season-high four RBI, all of which were of the two-out variety
-Added a hit and RBI in the win over Rice (4/12)
-Drove in two runs on his first career-triple vs. Marshall (4/19)
-Extended his hit streak to 19 games with career-hit No. 254 in the third inning vs. Marshall (4/21) to move into a tie for sixth on the UCF all-time hit list with Tony Marrillia (1992-95)
2012
-Started all 62 games for the Knights while manning third base, catching and playing in left field
-Led the team with 78 hits during his junior campaign while batting .298
-Second on the team with 49 RBI and hit five homers, eight doubles and a triple
-Went 3-for-4 with two walks, two RBI and a run scored in the season opener vs. LIU Brooklyn (2/17)
-Picked up three hits, scored twice, drove in a run and stole his only base vs. Boston College (2/25)
-Was a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs scored and a RBI vs. Siena (3/2-4)
-Slashed three hits, scored and drove in two runs vs. FSU (3/6)
-Drove in two runs and came around to score twice vs. Massachusetts (3/9)
-Cracked his first homerun of the season vs. Harvard (3/16), picking up three hits and two RBI in the process
-Collected eight hits in a weekend series at Houston (3/30-4/1)
-Grabbed seven hits, including two RBI and three runs scored vs. UAB (4/6-8)
-Had two hits vs. FAMU (4/10), including a double, three runs and two RBI
-Smashed a homerun vs. Bethune-Cookman (4/11)
-Hit a double, scored twice and drove in two runs at Southern Mississippi (4/15)
-Recorded a season long nine-game hitting streak (4/6-17)
-Pounded three doubles, scored twice and drove in four at Tulane (4/22)
-Crushed a homerun vs. Memphis (4/28)
-Dominated Marshall (5/13), with his first career grand slam
-Had two RBI and scored against Rice (5/17)
-Delivered a three hit, five RBI performance against ECU (5/25) in the C-USA Tournament, including a home run and triple
2011
-Injuries hampered his sophomore season, but he still started 38 games, 34 of which came in the outfield and four were at third base
-Hit .279 with nine doubles, two home runs, 20 RBI and 13 runs, all while making just one error in the field
-Started the USF game (5/3) but was injured in the first inning and had to sit out the remainder of the season
-Delivered a 2-for-3 performance with a double, RBI and run vs. Houston (4/29)
-Went on a nine-game hitting streak (4/8-22)
-Drove in three runs, all with two outs, on a pair of singles vs. Florida (4/20)
-Started twice in the ECU series (4/15-17) and went 3-for-8 with a pair of doubles
-Collected two hits with a RBI in game one at Rice (3/25)
-Banged out two doubles, drove in one and scored once vs. Columbia (3/19)
-Doubled, stole a base and scored a run vs. USF (3/15)
-Had two hits with a RBI vs. MSU (3/8)
-Was a perfect 4-for-4 with a stolen base vs. Dartmouth (3/4)
-Crushed a pair of two-run homers in the eighth and ninth innings in a five-RBI day vs. Alabama (2/27)
-Made 2011 debut as a pinch-hitter at South Alabama (2/25), and hit the first pitch he saw for a RBI single
-Missed first four games with an injury
2010
-Selected as a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
-Named a Ping!Baseball Third Team Freshman All-American
-Honored as the 2010 C-USA Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Freshman Team
-Tabbed as the SEBaseball.com C-USA Freshman of the Year, and received a spot on the website's All-C-USA Second Team
-Served as the backup catcher to start the year before taking advantage of an opportunity to evolve into UCF's every day third baseman
-Paced all freshmen in C-USA at the close of the regular season with 19 doubles, 117 total bases, a .557 slugging percentage and a .960 OPS
-Hit .352 overall with eight homers, 47 RBI, 49 runs and 10 HBP
-Posted a .955 fielding percentage at the hot corner
-Had 13 multi-RBI games
-Amassed three hits including a double vs. ECU (5/16)
-Went 3-for-5 with three RBI, a run and a double vs. ECU (5/14)
-Doubled three times before crushing a two-run homer in a four-hit, four-run game at JU (5/12)
-Finished the FAU game (5/4) by going 4-for-6 with two runs scored
-Completed the comeback (down 7-0) with a solo homer in the seventh in a three-hit day and a win over Memphis (4/30)
-Busted out for four hits, three RBI and three runs including a solo homer at UNF (4/20)
-Notched two hits in all three games at USM (4/9-11), highlighted by a three-run HR in game one and the game-winning RBI hit in the 10th inning one day later
-Posted a hit with two runs and two RBI vs. UAB (4/2)
-Racked up four RBI on three hits with a double and a homer vs. B-CU (3/30)
-Doubled in a two-hit game at Miami (3/23)
-Finished with five RBI on a three-run homer and a two-run double vs. Presbyterian (3/19)
-Drove in a pair on two hits at Stetson (3/17)
-Posted a .786 average at the plate in the Hartford series (3/13-14), going 11-for-14 with 10 runs, four doubles, five RBI and a homer
-Dominated Siena (2/26-28) going 7-for-12 at the plate with five runs and five RBI, as well as amassing three doubles and three runs in the finale
-Entered as a pinch-hitter with two outs in the eighth and proceeded to recorded his first collegiate base hit, a RBI single that gave UCF the lead for good vs. Savannah State (2/21)
Prior to UCF
-Played for coach Randy O'Neal at Olympia High School
-Named to the 2009 Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida Second Team
-Was a First-Team All-Metro Conference selection as well as a senior
-Part of the best record in school history (21-5), posting a .345 average with 24 runs, 15 RBI and a .435 slugging percentage for a team that won the Orlando National Baseball Classic Tournament
-In 2008, was an All-Metro Conference First Team selection at third base by going .429 at the plate with 10 doubles and school-records of six homers and 34 RBI, all while finishing the year with a 1.087 OPS
-Hit .424 with 26 RBI as a sophomore to help the squad claim the district title
-Member of Chet Lemon's Juice AAU national championship program, as well as the Windermere Wildcats which claimed one AAU state title
-Served as a Florida Diamond Club participant in the fall of 2008
Personal
-Son of Jim and Jody Taladay
-Has one sister, Nicole
-Majoring in business
