Carl C. Taylor

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Carl Taylor
Current position
TitleVolunteer Assistant Coach
TeamFairleigh Dickinson
ConferenceNEC
Record111–144–3 (.436)
Biographical details
Alma materNew Mexico Highlands University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995-2007Rutgers-Camden
2008Georgian Court University (asst.)
2009Philadelphia Force (asst.)
2011-2014Winslow HS (NJ)
2015Drexel (Interim)
2016-2021Drexel
Head coaching record
Overall111–144–3 (.436)
TournamentsNCAA: – (–)

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.

Biography

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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

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Drexel

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On June 22, 2015, Taylor was announced as the new head coach of the Drexel softball program.[3]

Head coaching record

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College

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Carl Taylor". DrexelDragons.com. Drexel University. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Former punter convicted". Philadelphia Daily News (pay per view). August 10, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  3. ^ "CARL TAYLOR NAMED HEAD SOFTBALL COACH". DrexelDragons.com. Drexel University. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ "CAA Softball Record Book" (PDF). CAASports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved 3 September 2019.