Taylor Jungmann
Milwaukee Brewers – No. 78
Pitcher
Born: (1989-12-18 ) December 18, 1989 (age 25)
Temple, Texas
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Taylor Heath Jungmann (born December 18, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher in Minor League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers ' organization. Prior to playing professionally, he played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns , where he was a consensus All-American and won the Dick Howser Trophy .
Amateur career [ edit ]
Jungmann attended Rogers High School in Rogers, Texas . Rogers' baseball team won the Texas 2A State Championship in 2007. He transferred to Georgetown High School in Georgetown, Texas , where he played his senior year in 2008.[ 1]
After graduating from high school, Jungmann enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin , where he played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns . In 2009, Jungman pitched a complete game against the Louisiana State Tigers in the best-of-three final round of the 2009 College World Series .[ 2] In 2011, he won the Dick Howser Trophy as the best collegiate baseball player.[ 3] [ 4] He finished his career with the Longhorns with a 32–9 win–loss record , a 1.85 earned run average (ERA), and 356 strikeouts in 45 games started .[ 1]
Professional career [ edit ]
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Jungmann in the first round, with the 12th overall selection, of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft .[ 5] [ 6] He signed with the Brewers, receiving a $2.525 million signing bonus .[ 7] Jungmann pitched for the Brevard County Manatees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2012, where he had a 3.53 ERA, and for the Huntsville Stars of the Class AA Southern League in 2013, where he pitched to a 4.33 ERA.[ 1]
In 2014, Jungmann began the season with Huntsville,[ 8] and was named a Southern League All-Star.[ 9] He also played for the Nashville Sounds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League .[ 10] He finished the season with a 12–10 win–loss record, a 3.57 ERA, and 147 strikeouts in 153 2 ⁄3 innings. The Brewers added him to their 40-man roster to protect him from being chosen in the Rule 5 draft on November 20, 2014.[ 11]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c "Jungmann has tools, but remains a work in progress" . MLB.com . December 20, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2014 .
^ "Huntsville Stars' Taylor Jungmann demonstrating his potential in recent hot streak" . AL.com . June 11, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2014 .
^ "Jungmann humbled as Howser winner" . MLB.com . June 21, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2014 .
^ "Hats off to Taylor Jungmann" . Austin American-Statesman . Retrieved September 26, 2014 .
^ Rosiak, Todd. "Brewers select pitchers Jungmann, Bradley in first round of draft" . Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel . Retrieved November 20, 2014 .
^ "MLB draft: UT's Taylor Jungmann goes 12th to Brewers; UCLA's Cole" . Austin American-Statesman . Retrieved September 26, 2014 .
^ Breen, Jim. "Brewers Sign First Rounders, Jungmann and Bradley" . Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel . Retrieved September 26, 2014 .
^ "Huntsville Stars' 2014 roster loaded with experience" . AL.com . Retrieved September 26, 2014 .
^ "Eight players from first-half champion Huntsville Stars on Southern League All-Star roster" . AL.com . Retrieved September 26, 2014 .
^ "Milwaukee Brewers prospect Taylor Jungmann gets eight strikeouts over seven shutout innings for Triple-A Nashville Sounds" . MiLB.com . June 29, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014 .
^ Haudricourt, Tom (November 20, 2014). "Brewers add three minor leaguers to 40-man roster" . Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel . Retrieved November 20, 2014 .
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Name
Jungmann, Taylor
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Date of birth
December 18, 1989
Place of birth
Temple, Texas
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