Prior to UALR: Spent time at Pratt Junior College before moving on to play for current UALR head coach Scott Norwood at Ouachita Baptist ... Played in 57 games while starting 53 in his lone season with the Tigers ... Hit .304 with three homers and 27 RBI, while swiping 13 bags ... Helped OBU claim a South Central Regional Championship and also advance to the NCAA Division II National Championship game.

High School: Helped Sylvan Hills High School to three conference championships and one state championship ... Received All-Conference honors in his junior and senior seasons while garnering All-State recognition his senior year ... Member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Beta Club and the Science National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Chad Edward Taylor ... Born November 6, 1985 in North Little Rock, Ark. ... Son of Edward and Lynn Newton ... Has two brothers, Seth and Aaron Newton, and one sister, Kelly Osborn ... A health science major with a minor in speech.