Binghamton University Athletics

A native of Vestal, N.Y., Corey Taylor played baseball at Binghamton from 2008-2011. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in human development in 2011.

A three-time all-conference and two-time all-region outfielder, Taylor led the Bearcats to three consecutive America East regular season titles and the program's first NCAA Regional berth in 2009.  

As a freshman, he hit .275 and had 25 RBI in 44 starts as the Bearcats won the regular season title before finishing as tournament runnerup. 

Taylor began to put up big offensive numbers in 2009 when he and his teammates produced an historic season that featured another regular season title, a postseason tournament crown and the program's first-ever NCAA berth. He hit .340, belted a school-record-tying 16 home runs, added a team-best 13 doubles and drove in a school-record 56 runs in 52 games from the clean-up spot. Then on the biggest stage at the NCAA Greenville Regional, he collective five hits and five RBI in three games, earning a spot on the all-tournament team. His first-inning two-run home run paved the way for BU to roll past third-seeded George Mason, 11-6, for the program's first-ever NCAA victory.    

In his junior season, Taylor hit .370 and recorded 29 extra-base hits. He broke his own school record with 66 RBI in 47 games and was a runaway choice for America East Player of the Year. His RBI per game pace (1.4) ranked 11th in the nation and the Bearcats posted a dominant 21-3 conference record and another regular season title. Two of his 14 home runs came against No. 4 LSU on March 31, when Taylor totalled six RBI against the national powerhouse Tigers. With Taylor anchoring another potent BU lineup that had won 18 straight games against America East foes, the Bearcats seemed poised to return to the NCAAs in 2010. But Taylor was hit in the face by a pitch at the America East Championship and the horrific injury ended his season and in effect, BU's postseason.

In 2011, Taylor returned from the injury and repeated as an all-conference outfielder after hitting .318 with 26 RBI. After the program's first 62 years, he remains the all-time leader in home runs (38), RBI (173), runs (167) and stolen bases (47) and also ranks third in hits (233) and triples (8). 

He won the University's 2011 Jake Pitler Award for athletics career achievement and leadership.