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Evan Taylor recaps his recent Rutgers football visit: ‘Absolutely enjoyed it’

North Carolina prospect Evan Taylor talks about this recent Rutgers football official visit.

Evan Taylor counts this past weekend’s official visit to Rutgers football an unquestioned success.

A 6-foot-2, 185-pound defensive back from Cuthbertson High School (Waxhaw, NC), Taylor has 31 total tackles and five interceptions over the past two seasons. The class of 2024 prospect is quickly gaining attention and momentum on the recruiting front, with two Big Ten offers coming in the last two weeks.

In March, he received his first offer via East Carolina. In late May, Taylor was offered by Rutgers followed by Nebraska.

The trip to Rutgers, he said, showed him a different side of the program.

“It was awesome. I had a greatt time and was surrounded by outstanding coaches and staff. Very thankful for the hospitality they showed me and my family,” Taylor told Rutgers Wire.

“Had the chance to see what Rutgers is really about and absolutely enjoyed it.”

His parents also joined him on the official visit.

“They loved the visit and enjoyed it just as much as I did,” Taylor said. “Rutgers really took care of us and showed us a great ttime.”

Taylor has an official visit to East Carolina for this weekend and then he will be at Nebraska the weekend of June 16. Taylor said he is planning to announce his commitment sometime before his senior season.

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Rutgers certainly left a positive impression on Taylor following his official visit this past weekend.

“That family is an important thing there,” Taylor said. “Everyone has a bond together are just like family there.”

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Evan Taylor talks Rutgers football offer, upcoming official visit

Evan Taylor talks Rutgers football official visit in June.

Over the past week, North Carolina athlete Evan Taylor has been offered by Nebraska and Rutgers football. And now both Big Ten programs will be getting official from Taylor.

Offered by Rutgers as a safety, Taylor 6-foot-2, 185 prospect who has 31 tackles and five interceptions over the past two seasons. He is a three-star recruit from Cuthbertson High School (Waxhaw, NC).

In March, he was offered by East Carolina, his first offer. The offer from Rutgers a week ago was his first Power Five offer.

Scroll down and check out what Evan Taylor had to say about his Rutgers football offer as well as Nebraska ahead of his June official visits to both programs!

Rutgers football recruiting: Evan Taylor locks in an official visit

Evan Taylor will visit Rutgers football in early June for an official visit.

Class of 2024 recruit Evan Taylor has an official visit lined up in early June for Rutgers football. This comes just days after Taylor was offered by Rutgers.

Taylor is a 6-foot-2, 185-pound wide receiver and safety from Cuthbertson High School (Waxhaw, NC).

In May alone was offered by Florida Atlantic, Brown, Ohio and Charlotte. Rutgers came in last week followed by Nebraska.

In March, his first offer came in from East Carolina.

In two seasons as a safety, Taylor has 31 total tackles with five interceptions. He was offered by Rutgers as a defensive back.

Over the weekend, Taylor announced on social media that he will be visiting Rutgers:

 

Rutgers currently has eight commitments in the class of 2024. One of the most recent commits, Isaiah Crumpler, is a four star recruit from North Carolina.

According to On3, Crumpler is the fifth-best player this recruiting class in North Carolina.

The Rutgers recruiting class is currently top 30 in the nation according to 247Sports.

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Rutgers football recruiting: Evan Taylor picks up a second Big Ten offer in less than a week

Evan Taylor received a second Big Ten offer on Tuesday.

After being offered by Rutgers football last week, Nebraska has come in an offered Evan Taylor.

The standout athlete from North Carolina, currently unranked by the recruiting services, now holds two Power Five offers in a recruitment seems like it could be set to take off.

Lining up as both a wide receiver and a safety, Taylor is a 6-foot-2, 185-pound athlete from Cuthbertson High School (Waxhaw, NC). He is a member of the 2024 recruting class.

It has been a busy May for Taylor, who so far this month has been offered by Florida Atlantic, Brown, Ohio and Charlotte. In March, he received his first offer via East Carolina.

And now in the past week, Taylor has offers from Rutgers followed by Nebraska.

He tweeted about the Nebraska offer on Tuesday morning.

 

Likely to play defensive back at the next level, he has 31 tackles as a safety over the past two seasons along with five interceptions. On offense, Taylor had 38 catches for 528 yards and seven touchdowns in 10 games played last season.

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Earlier in May, Rutgers landed a commitment from Isaiah Crumpler, a four star recruit. According to On3, Crumpler is the fifth-best player in North Carolina in this recruiting cycle.

The 2024 recruiting class for Rutgers currently has eight verbal commitments.

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Rutgers football recruiting: North Carolina athlete Evan Taylor gets his first Big Ten offer

Evan Taylor, an athlete from North Carolina, picked up an offer from Rutgers football this week.

Class of 2024 athlete Evan Taylor picked up his first Power Five offer last week with Rutgers football officially getting involved with the North Carolina athlete.

Taylor is a 6-foot-2, 185-pound athlete from Cuthbertson High School (Waxhaw, NC). Versatile in that he plays on both sides of the ball, Taylor had 38 catches for 528 yards and seven touchdowns in 10 games played last season.

In two seasons as a defensive back, he has 31 total tackles with five interceptions.

Taylor is a bit under-recruited. So far this month, Taylor has been offered by Florida Atlantic, Brown, Ohio and Charlotte. In March, he was offered by East Carolina.

He tweeted about the Rutgers football offer on May 17, tagging Rutgers head coach [autotag]Greg Schiano[/autotag] and cornerbacks coach Mark Orphey:

 

The Rutgers football recruiting class currently stands at eight commits. The latest commit came in early May from Isaiah Crumpler.

A four-star recruit from D.H. Conley High School (Greenville, N.C.), Crumpler is a speedy and athletic wide receiver prospect. According to On3, Crumpler is the fifth-best player in North Carolina in this recruiting cycle.

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Jordan Sprinkle spurns Arkansas, signs rookie deal with Chicago White Sox

Jordan Sprinkle, who announced his intent to transfer to Arkansas following the 2022 season, has elected to turn pro.

Turns out that Jordan Sprinkle will not report to Arkansas after all.

Sprinkle, who announced his intent to transfer to Arkansas from UC-Santa Barbara earlier this month, was selected in the fourth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Chicago White Sox.

On Tuesday, it was reported that Sprinkle has elected to sign a deal with the White Sox, and will forgo his commitment to Arkansas Baseball. According to MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis, the White Sox signed Sprinkle for full slot value for the 131st pick for $452,900.

Sprinkle had an impressive three-season career for the Gauchos. He hit for a .319 average with 10 home runs, 67 RBI, and 51 stolen bases. He was known best for his ability to get extra-base hits. In his three year career, Sprinkle recorded 29 double and six triples.

Sprinkle joins four other Razorbacks who have signed their rookie contracts. Tuesday was the busiest day for draft signings, as [autotag]Robert Moore[/autotag] and [autotag]Jalen Battles[/autotag] also signed deals with the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays respectively. Pitchers [autotag]Connor Noland[/autotag] (Cubs) and [autotag]Evan Taylor[/autotag] (Marlins) have also signed rookie deals.

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Arkansas lefty Evan Taylor likely to sign with Marlins after going in ninth round

Evan Taylor has the build and the stuff to make it all the way to The Show.

Evan Taylor looks the part of Major League bullpen arm. He may get his chance.

Taylor, an Arkansas left-handed reliever, was taken in the ninth round of the 2022 MLB draft on Monday by the Miami Marlins. He was the eighth player taken in the draft with Arkansas connections.

Taylor’s first three years at Arkansas didn’t look like they would amount to much, having never logged an earned-run average lower than 6.43 in any of his seasons. But the 6-foot-4, 250-pounder broke out in a big way in his final season with the Razorbacks.

The Florence, Alabama, native struck out 54 batters in 44 1/3 innings and held opponents to a .179 average. Left-handed batters had no chance, batting .095 against him.

Left-handed specialists aren’t a thing in the MLB anymore since the league instituted the three-batter rule, but the best ones, those who can retired hitters from both sides of the plate, still find themselves with high value.

Taylor could return to Arkansas for one final season if he chose to, but it’s likely he will sign as he would lose all leverage in next year’s draft.

Stayin’ Alive: Arkansas forces winner-take-all game with Ole Miss after win Wednesday

Zack Morris’ brilliant ninth inning saves Arkansas, forces winner-take-all game against Ole Miss on Thursday.

With the bases loaded, nobody out in the ninth inning and Arkansas nursing a two-run lead, Zack Morris made his jog from the bullpen. Two nights before he recorded a grand total of one out in a start against Ole Miss.

On Wednesday, he recorded three. In that exact situation.

The junior gave up a run-scoring infield hit, but recorded a strikeout, induced a flyout and a lineout to lift Arkansas to a win, 3-2, over the Rebels.

The victory forced a winner-take-all game between the two teams on Thursday night. The winner of that will play in the national championship series against Oklahoma, which eliminated No. 5 Texas A&M earlier in the day.

Ole Miss loaded the bases with no one out in the ninth after Evan Taylor allowed a single on the first pitch and Brady Tygart hit back-to-back Rebels batters on consecutive pitches. Van Horn called for Morris.

Chris Lanzilli homered for Arkansas in the second but was immediately followed in the bottom of the inning by Kemp Alderman going solo. Hagen Smith came out recorded strikeouts on eight of the next nine outs he recorded.

Meanwhile, Brady Slavens went yard with another solo home run in the fifth and Michael Turner hit an RBI single in the eighth to provide a bit of insurance.

Taylor entered in the sixth and allowed just a single hit through his first three innings. Alderman took the first pitch of the ninth to right field, though, to bring the tying run to the plate and finish Taylor’s night for Brady Tygart, the man who served as Arkansas’ closer most of the year.

But it was Morris who closed it and kept the Diamond Hogs alive for another day.

Razorbacks escape Central Arkansas’ upset effort in extra inning win

The Razorbacks took advantage of a late-inning mishap by Central Arkansas to grab the win.

It took extra innings, but the Razorbacks pulled it out.

A 10th inning mishap by Central Arkansas with runners in scoring position gave Arkansas the break they needed as they walked off victorious, defeating the Bears, 2-1 Tuesday at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock.

Tied 1-1 heading to the 10th inning, Central Arkansas would strand a runner at third base to end their half of the inning, giving Arkansas a chance to walk away was winners. [autotag]Robert Moore[/autotag] and [autotag]Cayden Wallace[/autotag] would reach on a single and a walk respectively.

[autotag]Michael Turner[/autotag] would reach base at the expense of Wallace being thrown out at second base on a fielder’s choice but would advance Moore to third base. [autotag]Brady Slavens[/autotag] stepped in the box and would take a base on balls with a full count, but the last pitch escaped the pitcher, allowing Moore to score and to give Arkansas the win.

Defense was the name of the game prior to the 10th inning walkoff. Arkansas took their first lead of the game in the 5th inning, breaking a scoreless tie. [autotag]Braydon Webb[/autotag] opened the inning with a single to left field, and scored two at-bats later on a single to left field by [autotag]Dylan Leach[/autotag] to give the Razorbacks the 1-0 lead.

Central Arkansas answered in the top of the 6th inning. Hunter Hicks grounded out to score Kolby Johnson, who reached with a leadoff double, from third base.

Pitching wise, both teams received production from their bullpens. For Arkansas, starter [autotag]Will McEntire[/autotag] allowed three hits and an earned run in 6.0 innings, striking out four batters. [autotag]Zack Morris[/autotag], [autotag]Evan Taylor[/autotag], [autotag]Mark Adamiak[/autotag], and [autotag]Heston Tole[/autotag] would carry the load for the remaining four innings, with neither reliever allowing a hit.

Central Arkansas’ Oliver Laufman tossed seven innings in his start, allowing six hits and an earned run. Andrew Shoultz struck out four batters and allowed a hit in 2.2 innings of relief.

Webb led the Arkansas offense with two hits, while Leach led in RBI with one.

The Razorbacks return to Baum-Walker Stadium on Friday to host Ole Miss. First pitch of the weekend-opener is set for 6:30 p.m. CT

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Razorbacks shut out LSU to take series

The Razorbacks clinched the series over LSU by relying on the long ball and solid pitching.

In game one of the much-anticipated series between rivals No. 6 Arkansas and No. 12 LSU, the Razorbacks relied on solid pitching from Connor Noland, who carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning, and again on Brady Tygart late in the game to secure the win.

Friday’s game was much of the same, as freshman [autotag]Hagen Smith[/autotag] was dominant from the very beginning in Arkansas’ 4-0 win over LSU at Baum-Walker Stadium.

Arkansas (27-7, 10-4 SEC) got a solid outing from Smith on Friday, as he pitched arguably his best game against an SEC opponent in his young career. In the win over LSU (23-11, 7-7 SEC), Smith matched his season-high in strikeouts against SEC foes with seven and allowed a season-low two hits and zero earned runs in SEC play in seven innings of work.

[autotag]Zebulon Vermillion[/autotag] and [autotag]Evan Taylor[/autotag] finished the game and combined to allow one hit in the final three frames.

While Smith did his job on the mound, the Arkansas defense backed him up as well. The Razorbacks played errorless ball, and made elite plays such as this one from short stop [autotag]Jalen Battles[/autotag]:

All four of Arkansas’ runs came via the long ball, with two coming in the 3rd inning.

[autotag]Zack Gregory[/autotag] put the Razorbacks on the board with a solo home run to lead off the inning. He smashed the second pitch of the at-bat to left field to give Arkansas the 1-0 lead. [autotag]Brady Slavens[/autotag] walked later in the inning, setting up [autotag]Michael Turner[/autotag] to extend the lead by nailing his 4th home run to lift Arkansas to a 3-0 lead.

To add insurance, [autotag]Chris Lanzilli[/autotag] joined the home run party by hitting a lazer to left field, pushing the Arkansas lead to 4-0. Lanzilli’s 47th career home run traveled 361 feet, and left his bat at a screaming 100 miles per hour according to Arkansas Baseball Player Development.

Arkansas will go for the sweep over LSU on Saturday. First pitch for the final game of the series is set for 2 p.m. CT.

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