Taff Named First Team All-West Region

Photo by Randy Almaguer
Photo by Randy Almaguer

SHERMAN, Texas - Austin College baseball player Brett Taff has been named first team All-West Region by D3Baseball.com, the organization has announced. Taff is one of two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference players to earn first team accolades, and one of seven to be named either first, second, or third team.

Taff, a senior shortstop from Amarillo, led the SCAC with a .413 batting average on his way to being named first team All-Conference. He also paced the SCAC with a .503 on-base percentage and a .686 slugging percentage. Taff had 11 doubles, two triples, and six home runs and drove in 33 runs on the year while scoring 38 more. He was also among the SCAC leaders with 13 stolen bases, and boasted a .969 fielding percentage with just five errors in 33 games played.