Army West Point Athletics
2012 Baseball Roster
Roster
Taylor Goucher
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Tacoma, Wash.
- High School:
- Mount Rainier
MISCELLANEOUS: Submarine specialist who topped out at 87 miles per hour in high school ... throws a good slider ... still working on his change-up ... could be a force out of the bullpen this season if his velocity returns and he consistently throws strikes ... possesses the skill set necessary to develop into a set-up pitcher ... able to get groundball outs ... fields his position well ... letterman.
MILESTONES: Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll following his freshman season.
2012: Appeared in 12 games, all out of the bullpen ... registered nine scoreless outings ... posted 1-1 mark with a 3.24 earned run average ... struck out six and walked 11 ... did not allow a run in first four outings ... earned first career win against Harvard with 0.2 innings of work ... struck out two in an inning against Quinnipiac ... posted two strikeouts in 2.1 innings opposite Marist in the Hudson Valley Baseball Classic ... saddled with the loss against Fairleigh Dickinson after allowing an earned run.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Mount Rainier High ... was a two-time all-league selection at first base, earning the honors as a junior and senior.
PERSONAL: Given name is Taylor John Goucher ... born March 10, 1993, in Burien, Wash. ... parents' names are Robert and Janise Goucher ... has one sister, Amanda ... father, Robert, pitched collegiately at the University of Washington ... maternal grandfather, John Carr, served in the United States Army ... hobbies include lifting weights and listening to music ... majoring in Nuclear Engineering.
