Washington State University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
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Mar 20 (Fri)
4:05 p.m.
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Jersey Number 10
Taber Fast
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfield
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Chehalis, Wash.
- Height:
- 6-2
- High School:
- Olympia HS
- Weight:
- 210
- Prev School:
- Texas Tech
TEXAS TECH
RS-SOPHOMORE (2025): Did not play…missed season with injury.
SOPHOMORE (2024): Appeared in five games, two as a starter…recorded seven strikeouts in eight innings…fired a scoreless inning in his 2024 debut against Oregon State…had a scoreless, eight pitch inning against Texas Southern....received medical redshirt.
FRESHMAN (2023): Appeared in 12 games, seven as a starter…went 1-0 with 6.03 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 34.1 innings…earned his first-career win vs. Grand Canyon, career-high six innings of one-run ball against the Lopes, along with a career-high four strikeouts…first career hit was a pinch-hit double.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Olympia High School…ranked the top lefthander and sixth-best overall prospect in the state in 2022…helped OHS to its first state championship in his 115-year history, responsible for final out, tossing a rocket throw from right field to beat the tying runner at home base to secure a 7-6 win and 4A title over Puyallup…a few games earlier, tossed a two-hit complete-game shutout to send Olympia to the 4A state tournament semifinals…Olympia named Perfect Game’s No. 1 high school in the state of Washington and the No. 16 team in the nation by Baseball America after a 26-3 record and 4A state title (4A highest classification in Washington)…went 4-1 with 77 strikeouts, a 2.1 ERA and hit .430, 20 RBI, six doubles and three triples on the season…named to SBLive’s Washington high school all-state baseball team (outfielder)…named to first team 4A all-area…ranked as Perfect Game’s No. 1 left-handed pitcher and No. 6 overall player in the state of Washington…named to 2022 ABCA/Rawlings High School Region 7 All-Region team.
PERSONAL
Born in Centralia, Wash.…parents, Brycen and Kami…sister, Alyx…dad, Bryan played baseball at George Fox University…grandpa, Darcy Fast was a lefthanded pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1968) and played baseball and basketball at Warner Pacific (1965-67)…sister, Alyx played basketball at Minot State in North Dakota.
RS-SOPHOMORE (2025): Did not play…missed season with injury.
SOPHOMORE (2024): Appeared in five games, two as a starter…recorded seven strikeouts in eight innings…fired a scoreless inning in his 2024 debut against Oregon State…had a scoreless, eight pitch inning against Texas Southern....received medical redshirt.
FRESHMAN (2023): Appeared in 12 games, seven as a starter…went 1-0 with 6.03 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 34.1 innings…earned his first-career win vs. Grand Canyon, career-high six innings of one-run ball against the Lopes, along with a career-high four strikeouts…first career hit was a pinch-hit double.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Olympia High School…ranked the top lefthander and sixth-best overall prospect in the state in 2022…helped OHS to its first state championship in his 115-year history, responsible for final out, tossing a rocket throw from right field to beat the tying runner at home base to secure a 7-6 win and 4A title over Puyallup…a few games earlier, tossed a two-hit complete-game shutout to send Olympia to the 4A state tournament semifinals…Olympia named Perfect Game’s No. 1 high school in the state of Washington and the No. 16 team in the nation by Baseball America after a 26-3 record and 4A state title (4A highest classification in Washington)…went 4-1 with 77 strikeouts, a 2.1 ERA and hit .430, 20 RBI, six doubles and three triples on the season…named to SBLive’s Washington high school all-state baseball team (outfielder)…named to first team 4A all-area…ranked as Perfect Game’s No. 1 left-handed pitcher and No. 6 overall player in the state of Washington…named to 2022 ABCA/Rawlings High School Region 7 All-Region team.
PERSONAL
Born in Centralia, Wash.…parents, Brycen and Kami…sister, Alyx…dad, Bryan played baseball at George Fox University…grandpa, Darcy Fast was a lefthanded pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1968) and played baseball and basketball at Warner Pacific (1965-67)…sister, Alyx played basketball at Minot State in North Dakota.
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