Taylor Black

Biography

Assistant Coach - 2026 will be 4th Season at Florida Taylor Black completed his third year on the Florida coaching staff in 2024-25 after being announced as an assistant coach by Head Coach Kevin O'Sullivan on June 13, 2022. The Gators have reached the College World Series in Omaha in two of Black's three seasons while advancing to the NCAA Tournament every year. Black and company played an irreplaceable role in the Gators' midseason SEC turnaround. In the team's final 18 conference games, the offense slashed .296/.406/.500 with 26 homers and 32 stolen bases. Much of the early struggles were due to the fact that the Gators saw 10 key players go down with an injury during the season. Despite this, Florida delivered a .639 winning percentage highlighted by a .704 mark in the last 27 games (19-8). The Gators simply refused to quit, boasting 15 come-from-behind victories, nine of which occurred in the last 27 games. Thanks to Black, shortstop Colby Shelton and catcher/designated hitter Brody Donay both enjoyed career years at the plate. Shelton reached base in 44 of 45 games before suffering a season-ending hamate injury, hitting .377/.458/.606 with seven home runs, 19 doubles, 40 runs, 35 RBI and six stolen bases. The Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist recorded 23 multi-hit games despite seeing limited action. Meanwhile, Donay slugged a career-high 18 home runs while slashing .303/.418/.646 for a 1.064. The junior finished with two triples, 10 doubles, 45 runs, 41 RBI and eight s