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Bio and Career
Highlights
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Taylor M. Tankersley...graduated from
Warren Central High School (MS)...member
of 5A State Championship Team as
senior...attended University of
Alabama...went 8-5 with seven saves and
2.65 ERA in 25 games (three starts) as
junior...his grandfather, Earl
Tankersley, played for the St. Louis
Browns...enjoys golf, music and
reading...created Eric's Legacy
Scholarship Fund in memory of his high
school friend...through the fund, awards
one college scholarship each year to a
student from Vicksburg, MS...awarded
first scholarship in December 2006... is
engaged to Lauren Lahmeyer.
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2007
Career Highlights:
Went 6-1
with one save and 3.99 ERA in 67 games with Marlins
... established career highs with six wins, 67
games, 47.1 innings, 49 strikeouts ... recorded save
(fourth of career) September 25 vs. Chicago-NL,
retiring only batter faced ... notched three wins in
13 games in May ... did not allow a run in his six
wins combined (5.2 innings) ... Served two stints
with Marlins ... began season on 15-day DL with left
shoulder tendinitis and was reinstated on April 13
... went 4-1 with 6.65 ERA in 32 games, before he
was optioned to Albuquerque (AAA) on June 29 ... was
recalled July 14 and went 2-0 with one save and 1.48
ERA over final 35 appearances ... allowed a run in
just two of final 35 games (24.1 innings) ... did
not allow a run in final 18 games (10.0 innings) ...
Stranded 40 of 50 (80.0 %) inherited runners ...
held left-handed hitters to .179 (14x78) average,
compared to .301 (28x93) for righthanders... had 1-0
record with 1.93 ERA in seven Interleague games ...
Went 0-1 with 4.76 ERA in seven games with
Albuquerque ... was 1-0 with 6.75 ERA in four games
with Jupiter (A) during rehab from April 2-12.
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