Rucker Taylor

American baseball player and coach (born 1984)

Rucker TaylorCurrent position

Title| Head coach
Team| Davidson
Conference| Atlantic 10
Record| 193–143 (.574)
Biographical details
Born|  (1984-06-03) June 3, 1984 (age 41)
Fairhope, Alabama, U.S.
Alma mater| Vanderbilt University
Samford University
Playing career
2003–2006| Vanderbilt
Position(s)| Second baseman / Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2012| Samford (Asst.)
2013–2018| Davidson (Asst.)
2019–present| Davidson
Head coaching record
Overall| 193–143 (.574)
Tournaments| A10: 8–9–0 (.471)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

* Atlantic 10 (2022)

Awards

* Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2022)

Rucker Taylor is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Davidson Wildcats baseball team. Taylor played baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team while obtaining a degree. He achieved his master's degree while coaching for the Samford Bulldogs baseball team.

## Coaching career

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Taylor began coaching as a graduate assistant for the Samford Bulldogs baseball team in 2007.

On August 1, 2012, Taylor joined Dick Cooke's coaching staff with the Davidson Wildcats baseball team.[1] Taylor served as the major catalyst for turning Davidson into a winning program, as they have finished with a winning record in 5 of his 6 seasons as coach.

In February, 2018, Taylor was named the successor to Cooke beginning the 2019 season.[2]

## Head coaching record

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Statistics overview  Season  | Team  | Overall  | Conference  | Standing  | Postseason

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Davidson Wildcats (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2019–present)
2019 | Davidson  | 29–22 | 14–6 | 2nd | Atlantic 10 Tournament
2020 | Davidson | 13–3 | 0–0 |  | Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 | Davidson | 27–24 | 11–13 | 4th (South) |
2022 | Davidson | 43–13 | 20–4 | 1st | Atlantic 10 Tournament
2023 | Davidson | 30–24 | 15–8 | 2nd | Atlantic 10 Tournament
2024 | Davidson | 24–28 | 10–14 | T-9th |
2025 | Davidson | 27–29 | 18–12 | 4th | Atlantic 10 Tournament
Davidson: | 193–143 (.574) | 88–57 (.607) |
Total: | 193–143 (.574) |

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

## See also

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* List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches

## References

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1. ^ "Rucker Taylor Joins Davidson Baseball Coaching Staff". www.davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson College. August 1, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
2. ^ Brian Foley (February 12, 2018). "Davidson's names Rucker Taylor as head coach after 2018 season". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. PenciDesign. Retrieved June 7, 2018.

## External links

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* Davidson Wildcats bio

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Current head baseball coaches of the Atlantic 10 Conference

* Rucker Taylor (Davidson)
* Jayson King (Dayton)
* Kevin Leighton (Fordham)
* Shawn Camp (George Mason)
* Gregg Ritchie (George Washington)
* David Miller (La Salle)
* Raphael Cerrato (Rhode Island)
* Mik Aoki (Richmond)
* Jason Rathbun (St. Bonaventure)
* Fritz Hamburg (Saint Joseph's)
* Darin Hendrickson (Saint Louis)
* Sean Thompson (VCU)

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Davidson Wildcats head baseball coaches

* Club only (1870s–1901)
* John A. Brewin (1902–1905)
* W. T. Everett (1906–1907)
* Tommy Stouch (1908)
* W. T. Everett (1909)
* H. E. Barr (1910)
* Red Garman (1911)
* William Guerrant (1912)
* W. T. Cook (1913–1914)
* Bill Fetzer (1915–1919)
* Fred Hengeveld (1920–1922)
* Buck Currie (1923)
* William L. Younger (1924–1931)
* Red Laird (1932–1939)
* Norman Shepard (1940–1944)
* No team (1945)
* Lefty Jamerson (1946–1950)
* Packard (1951)
* Dave Poole (1952)
* Chuck Clements (1953–1956)
* Tom Stevens (1957–1972)
* Jack Burris (1973)
* Tom Stevens (1974–1972)
* Junior Wade (1975)
* Palmer Muench (1976–1980)
* Charlie Slagle (1981)
* George Greer (1982–1987)
* Jim Stoeckel (1988–1990)
* Dick Cooke (1991–2018)
* Rucker Taylor (2019– )

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Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Coach of the Year

* 1988: Ramsburg
* 1989: Castleberry and Wilson
* 1990: Ramsburg
* 1991: Hill
* 1992: Hill
* 1993: Hill
* 1994: Stone
* 1995: Stone
* 1996: Stone
* 1997: Morrey
* 1998: Walter
* 1999: Conti
* 2000: Sudbrook
* 2001: Wilson
* 2002: Atkins
* 2003: Leoni
* 2004: Leoni
* 2005: Restaino
* 2006: Sudbrook
* 2007: Hibbs
* 2008: Googins
* 2009: Vittorio
* 2010: Lake
* 2011: Foster
* 2012: Hendrickson
* 2013: Ritchie
* 2014: Hamburg
* 2015: Cerrato
* 2016: Cerrato
* 2017: Sudbrook
* 2018: Hendrickson
* 2019: Stiffler
* 2020: Not awarded
* 2021: Miller
* 2022: Taylor
* 2023: Hamburg
* 2024: Hendrickson
* 2025: Cerrato

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