EDITOR’S NOTE: The Bryant 14-year-old All-Stars are headed to the Babe Ruth World Series in Pine Bluff on Saturday, Aug. 15. This is part of a series of profiles of the players on the team.
NAME: Ryan Michael Taylor
PARENTS’ NAMES: Michael Taylor and Elizabeth Schrock
SIBLINGS’ NAMES AND AGES: Carlie Taylor, 17; Jaxson Weser, 8.
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Math
FAVORITE SPARE TIME ACTIVITY: Hunting and riding four-wheelers
FAVORITE FOOD: Etouffee, crawfish and gumbo
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Jason Aldean
FAVORITE MOVIE: 22 Jump Street
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Northern Woods Lodge
FAVORITE PRO BASEBALL TEAM: Dodgers
FAVORITE PRO BASEBALL PLAYER: Yasiel Puig
FAVORITE THING ABOUT BASEBALL: Fly balls
POSITION: Centerfield
WHAT’S YOUR APPROACH AT THE PLATE? Getting a base hit.
WHAT’S YOUR APPROACH IN THE FIELD? Reading the ball off the hit.
INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? Putting the ball in play.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE? Follow through the ball while hitting.
THE BRYANT ALL-STARS WILL WIN THE WORLD SERIES BECAUSE: We have great sportsmanship. We all play well together and encourage each other to keep our heads in the game.
