Carl C. Taylor
Carl C. Taylor is an American softball coach, that is the Volunteer Assistant Coach at Fairleigh Dickinson. He was the head coach of Drexel until June of 2021.[1] He was the first coach in Rutgers University history to win a national championship when he led the 2006 Rutgers-Camden Softball team to national championship victory in Raleigh, North Carolina, defeating the reigning National Champions, University of St. Thomas.
Current position | |
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Title | Volunteer Assistant Coach |
Team | Fairleigh Dickinson |
Conference | NEC |
Record | 111–144–3 (.436) |
Biographical details | |
Alma mater | New Mexico Highlands University |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1995-2007 | Rutgers-Camden |
2008 | Georgian Court University (asst.) |
2009 | Philadelphia Force (asst.) |
2011-2014 | Winslow HS (NJ) |
2015 | Drexel (Interim) |
2016-2021 | Drexel |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 111–144–3 (.436) |
Tournaments | NCAA: – (–) |
Biography
After the 2007 season Taylor retired after 12 years as Rutgers-Camden's head softball coach.[2] He was also drafted in the third round of the Major League Baseball draft in 1979 by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not play in a Major League game. In January 1981 he was signed by the Dodgers.
Coaching career
Drexel
On June 22, 2015, Taylor was announced as the new head coach of the Drexel softball program.[3]
Head coaching record
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Drexel Dragons (Colonial Athletic Association) (2015–Present) | |||||||||
2015 | Drexel | 19-23 | 6-13 | 6th | |||||
2016 | Drexel | 20-35 | 0-19 | 8th | |||||
2017 | Drexel | 19-30 | 4-16 | 8th | |||||
2018 | Drexel | 21-29-2 | 3-18 | 8th | |||||
2019 | Drexel | 32-27-1 | 9-12 | T-4th | |||||
2020 | Drexel | ||||||||
Drexel: | 111–144–3 (.436) | 22–78 (.220) | |||||||
Total: | 111–144–3 (.436) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Carl Taylor". DrexelDragons.com. Drexel University. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "Former punter convicted". Philadelphia Daily News (pay per view). August 10, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- "CARL TAYLOR NAMED HEAD SOFTBALL COACH". DrexelDragons.com. Drexel University. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "CAA Softball Record Book" (PDF). CAASports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved 3 September 2019.