Austin Peay State University Athletics

2026 | Austin Peay

• Started 54 games, with 52 in the outfield and a pair as a designated hitter.
• Led the Governors with a .313 batting average, 68 hits – 15 of which went for doubles – and 52 runs scored.
• Posted a .516 slugging percentage with his 112 total bases, after collecting 15 doubles, a triple, and nine home runs.
• Had a .406 on-base percentage, as he reached base on balls 33 times and was hit by pitches three times, which helped him to a .922 OPS.
• Led the Governors with 21 multi-hit games, 15 multi-run games, and a 10-game hitting streak (Feb. 27-March 13).
• Tied the single-game program record with three doubles at Cincinnati (Feb. 28), as he went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI.
• Drove in a career-high six RBI against Ohio (March 10), going 3-for-6 and a triple shy of the cycle.

2025 | University of Mobile

• Started 46 games for the Rams and played in 47.
• Posted a .437 batting average with nine home runs, 15 doubles, and 60 RBI.
• Had an OPS of 1.220 after slugging .689 with a .531 on-base percentage.
• Had a seven-RBI game at United States Sports University (Feb. 25), where he went 3-for-4 with three home runs.
• Posted a six-hit performance against Abraham Baldwin (Ga.) (May 1), where he went 6-for-6 with a double, a walk, and four RBI.

2024 | Walters State CC

• Played in 50 games and finished the year with a .392 batting average, with 10 home runs, a pair of triples, and 14 doubles.
• Collected 60 hits while driving in 53 runs.
• Twenty-six of his 60 hits went for extra bases.
• Had a .706 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .466.
• Had his first-career multi-home run game at Montreat College (Apr. 2), where he went 4-for-6 with a pair of home runs and three RBI.

2023 | Walters State CC

• Began his collegiate career playing in 19 games for the Senators.
• Finished the season batting .158 with three doubles and six RBI.
• Drove in three runs and picked up his first-career hit at USC Salkehatchie (Jan. 28) after going 1-for-3 with a double.

Prep Career

• A two-sport athlete who played basketball and baseball at Hope Christian Academy.
• Prepped under head coach Esteban Maldanado.

Personal

• Zion Melek Taylor is the son of Robert and Arlecia Taylor.
• Has two siblings, Devon and TJ.
• Birthday is Jan. 21.