Kansas University freshman Owen Taylor was named Big 12 Baseball Newcomer of the Week on Monday for his performances May 5-9 at Northwestern and at No. 3-ranked TCU.
During that span, Taylor ranked second in the conference in RBIs (4) and total bases (8), behind only teammate and fellow classmate TJ Martin. Taylor batted .455 (5-for-11) with two walks, two runs, a home run and four RBIs in the four games he played.