2024 Baseball Roster

Marison Bilagody (Arizona Athletics)

44 Grant Taylor

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Class Senior
  • B/T R/R
  • Major Construction Management
  • Hometown Murrieta, Calif.
  • Height 6-5
  • Highschool Murrieta Valley HS
  • Weight 228
  • Letters 4

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE
WSU CAREER
: 57 career appearances, 45 as a starter…15 career wins, one save…252 career strikeouts, third-most WSU history…4.67 ERA in 240.2 innings…four-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll…CSC Academic All-District…graduated with degree in construction management, 3.55.
 
SENIOR (2024): Named All-Pac-12 Conference…made 15 starts, went 5-4 with 4.21 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 99 strikeouts in 83.1 innings…finished regular season second in Pac-12 with 99 strikeouts, the seventh-most strikeouts in WSU single-season history…was third in Pac-12 in innings (83.1), fourth in WHIP (1.19) and eighth in ERA (4.21)…had three games of 10-plus strikeouts…in conference play, led Pac-12 with 76 strikeouts and was third with 60.1 innings…started opening day, earned win with five innings at Utah Tech (2/16)…named to Round Rock Classic All-Tournament Team, earned win with three strikeouts, one earned run on one hit in six innings to earn win over No. 24 Kentucky (2/23)…had five strikeouts in four no-hit innings against Rhode Island (3/3)…earned win with one earned run and five strikeouts in six innings against Utah (3/8)…struck out six in five innings at UCLA (3/15)…had six strikeouts in 5.1 innings against Arizona State (3/22)…set WSU record with 17 strikeouts in one-hit shutout win at Washington (3/28), struck out 10 straight hitters at one point, later named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week and National Pitcher of the Week…allowed one earned run on three hits in six innings at Stanford (4/5)…struck out nine in seven innings against California (4/12)…struck out five in six innings at No. 19 Arizona (4/19)…struck out 10 in seven innings against Fresno State (4/26)…struck out 10 and allowed two earned runs on four hits in six innings against No. 6 Oregon State (5/3)…recorded seven strikeouts in five innings at No. 20 Oregon…named to Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll, President’s Honor Roll and CSC Academic All-District (Construction Management, 3.55).

JUNIOR (2023): Appeared in 14 games, 13 as a starter…went 3-4 with 55 strikeouts in 56 innings…struck out seven and allowed two earned runs in five innings of win at UC San Diego in Tony Gwynn Legacy (2/26)…earned win, struck out seven in 5.1 scoreless innings against Southern Indiana (3/5)…struck out three, allowed one hit and one earned run in four innings of series-clinching win at No. 15 Oregon State (3/12)…struck out career-high nine in five innings against Oregon (3/19)…earned win, struck out five and allowed one earned run in six innings of series-clinching win over No. 12 UCLA (4/2)…struck out five and allowed one earned run in 5.2 innings against Arizona (4/16)…earned win, struck out six in five innings of series-clinching win over Santa Clara (4/22)…named to Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (3.47, Construction Management).

SOPHOMORE (2022): Started all 14 games appeared in…went 4-5 with 4.67 ERA…tied for team-lead with 71 strikeouts and walked 28 in 71.1 innings…led team with 54 strikeouts in Pac-12 Conference play…opening-day starter at Hawaii (2/18)…earned win, struck out five and allowed three hits in six shutout innings against Long Island (2/24) in Arizona…earned win, struck out seven and allowed two earned runs on four hits in five innings of win over Texas A&M (3/4) at Frisco Classic in Texas…struck out seven, allowed one earned run in six innings against No. 4 Oregon State (3/12)…struck out five, allowed three earned runs and worked into sixth at Washington (3/18)…struck out six and allowed two earned runs in six innings at No. 18 Stanford (3/25)…recorded seven strikeouts in five innings against Utah (4/2)…struck out six with zero earned runs in seven innings of win at No. 9 Arizona (4/9)…earned win with career-high eight wins, two earned runs on five hits in seven innings against USC (4/30)…named Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week after two-hit shutout of Arizona State (5/19), struck out seven in first WSU shutout since 2018 and first time WSU shut out Arizona State since 2015…named to Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (Construction Management)...played summer ball in the Cape Cod League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, made eight appearances, six as a starter, went 2-1 with 2.59 ERA and 49 strikeouts with just 19 walks and 24 hits allowed in 31.1 innings.

FRESHMAN (2021): Appeared in 11 games, three as a starter…went 3-0 with one save, a 3.04 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 26.2 innings…in Pac-12 play, made seven appearances, two starts and went 3-0 with one save, a .194 batting average against and 18 strikeouts in 20 innings…made season debut with three strikeouts in start at UNLV (3/23)…struck out only batter faced against Gonzaga (4/13)…worked scoreless inning of relief in win over No. 13 Arizona (4/16)…made pair of scoreless appearances in series win at California…struck out only batter faced at California (4/23)…earned first career save after retiring all seven batters faced to close out series-clinching win at California (4/25)…earned first career win with five strikeouts in four innings of relief in series-clinching win over No. 8 Oregon (5/2)…struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings of work against No. 16 UCLA (5/8)…in first career Pac-12 start, earned win with three strikeouts and one earned run allowed in five innings at USC (5/16)…started, earned win with four strikeouts and one earned run on four hits in 5.2 innings in series-clincher over Washington (5/29)...played for the Corvallis Knights which won the championship in the West Coast League…made 11 appearances and posted a 3.99 ERA with 65 strikeouts…named to Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (Construction Management).

FRESHMAN (2020): Appeared in three games, all out of the bullpen…did not allow a run and recorded three strikeouts in 3.1 innings…made collegiate debut at CSU Bakersfield (2/16) striking out only hitter he faced…struck out one in scoreless inning against Niagara (3/5)…struck out one in two scoreless innings of work against Gonzaga (3/10).

HIGH SCHOOL 
Attended Murrieta Valley High School…as a SENIOR, named Preseason All-American California Region Honorable Mention and All-Southwestern League second-team after recording 56 strikeouts and a 3.41 ERA in 39 innings…named team Pitcher of the Year…named to Perfect Game Top-500 Prospects.

PERSONAL
Parents, Cary and Nancy…younger brother, Adam…career goal is to graduate with a degree and keep playing baseball…nickname is GT or G…enjoys golfing, hiking, and off-roading…knows American Sign Language…pursuing construction engineering degree at WSU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2020Freshman

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 210 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2021Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 222 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2022Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 226 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2023Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 225 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2024Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'5" 228 lbs
    44