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"Dugout Chatter" is a behind the scenes look at your favorite prep baseball player.

 

Name: Tell Taylor



School: Burlington



Year: Senior



GPA: 3.4



Favorite subject: gym



Position: Shortstop



Other sports: basketball, football



I got my start in sports: I was born into a sports family, so as soon as I started walking and they started throwing to me. I played tee-ball, basketball and soccer in kindergarten and football in middle school.



Baseball highlights: three-time letterwinner and three-year starter at shortstop … a co-captain as a senior … Demons played in the Southeast Conference during his first three years of high school and moved into the Southern Lakes Conference his senior year … earned All-Southeast Conference first-team honors as a junior and second-team honors as a sophomore … earned All-Racine County first-team honors as a junior and sophomore … played in 2008 Brewer Classic … named 2008 American Legion State Tournament Most Valuable Player … played for 2008 Legion State championship team … plays for the Racine Hitters during the summer.



2009 team highlights: The Demons finished 17-9, including an 8-7 mark and a fourth-place finish in the Southeastern Conference.



2010 update: Taylor is batting .480 with two home runs and 26 RBI … Demons (24-2 overall) won the Southern Lakes Conference title with a 13-1 record … the Demons, who were ranked fourth in the latest Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Division 1 poll, are seeded first in the Lake Geneva Badger sectional.



Other sports honors: three-time letterwinner and three-year starter in basketball as a point guard as a sophomore and junior and shooting guard as a senior … served as a co-captain and earned All-Southern Lakes honorable mention honors as a senior … was a defensive stopper at guard ... quarterback and wide receiver in football as a freshman and sophomore.



This and that: volunteer work includes working youth baseball and basketball camps ... member of Honor Roll … has been selected to play for the East team in the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches All-Star Games June 25-26 in Oshkosh.



I like playing baseball because: it is more of a mentally-oriented sport where your success is determined by how you deal with failure.



Team bonding moments: we go out to eat as a team after games



Favorite athlete: Derek Jeter.



Favorite team: New York Yankees



Favorite Brewer: Rickie Weeks



Favorite movie: The Departed



Favorite baseball movie: ‘61



Favorite TV show: ESPN SportsCenter



Favorite food: steak



Favorite fast food place: Culver s



Favorite opponent: Wilmot



Favorite place to visit: California



I want to visit: Hawaii



Baseball Stadium to visit: Yankee Stadium



One word to describe me: hard-working



I can t live without: sports



I wish I could meet: Ted Williams



Dream date: Jessica Alba



Role model: my dad, Mark



My family also includes: my mother, Lynn, my brothers, Tyrel and Trent, and my sister, Teegan.



I drive: a Trailblazer



Dream car: a new Lamborghini



Dream gift: buy myself a baseball stadium



I like Burlington High School because: it s not too big and I have a tight group of friends.



On my iPod: hip hop, alternative rock



I get my news: Racine Journal-Times



My perfect day: go to Hawaii and go sky diving



Hobbies: fishing, tubing, anything I can compete in



Post-high school plans: attend UW-Milwaukee on a baseball scholarship to study business, finance or kinesiology.



Outlook on life: "In a sporting event, two teams will take the field or the court. One team will dip its toes in the water and the other will just jump in. Make sure you are the team that jumps in."

 

If you have a prep baseball player you would like to read about, send your nomination to Dennis Semrau at: [email=dsemrau@madison.com]dsemrau@madison.com[/email] or (608) 513-5550.