Special to the Times Vedette
Buena Vista University junior third baseman Drew Taylor has been named Second Team All-Conference as voted on by the American Rivers Conference baseball coaches.
Taylor is a Second Team selection this season after being named First Team as a sophomore in 2023. He finished league play with 34 base hits (ranked 8th), nine doubles (ranked 5th) and a .315 batting average. He closed out the conference regular season schedule with a nine-game hitting streak and went hitless in only three league contests. One of his best days of the year was a 4-for-7 performance with five RBI during the home DH sweep against Wartburg College on Apr. 9.
Aside from Taylor, Buena Vista had five other players named Second Team with one voted to the First Team.
Buena Vista, the reigning two-time defending conference champions, finished the year at 29-14 overall (16-8 A-R-C) and was runner-up in both the regular season conference standings and the conference tournament.