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Post by aggierattler on Aug 29, 2021 14:21:52 GMT -5
I am too…you never see a kid committing 2 years early at our level. Exactly!!!
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Post by bseballaggie on Aug 30, 2021 10:18:01 GMT -5
As a former Aggies baseball player, I love seeing this! The next step to the baseball factory.
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Post by aggie2039 on Sept 9, 2021 8:17:15 GMT -5
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Post by aggie2039 on Sept 9, 2021 19:49:31 GMT -5
m.salisburypost.com/2021/08/29/high-school-taylor-commits-to-nc-at/2023 commit A former Salisbury Hornet who now plays for Concord Academy, Taylor has two years of high school baseball ahead of him, but he’s already committed to D-I North Carolina A&T. He announced his commitment to the Aggies last week. “North Carolina A&T may not have the glitz and the glam of ACC baseball, but it’s the right fit for me and if you’re good enough, the scouts will find you no matter where you are,” Taylor said. “Going to an HBCU school was very important to me. The campus, the school, the culture — everything felt right at North Carolina A&T. And it’s close to home.” Times are changing. North Carolina A&T, the nation’s largest HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), was a flagship school for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for 50 years, but the Aggies begin competition this school year in the Big South Conference against new opponents such as High Point, UNC Asheville, Campbell, Gardner-Webb, Radford and Winthrop. North Carolina A&T is the second HBCU to join the Big South. Hampton University made the move earlier. In baseball, it’s going to be a step up for the Aggies. Taylor looks forward to the day when he can be part of it. It be your own people....wschronicle.com/2021/09/bustas-person-of-the-week-justin-jt-taylor-black-high-school-athletes-must-change-the-narrative-that-hbcus-are-a-step-down/He’s a young Black high school athlete and one of the top high school recruits in the country, and he chose an HBCU. “I get questions all the time about why I choose a Black university. We must change the narrative that an HBCU is a step down or settling. And I’m speaking of Black people that’s asking me these questions and telling me I could’ve gone to one of the big-name universities,” shared Justin “JT” Taylor. He’s one of the top high school baseball recruits in the country. Justin’s father, Bradley Taylor, said, “This decision was all his and I had to check myself, because as a parent you want the best for our children and we wanted him to go to the best university with all the notoriety and the biggest platform to showcase his abilities. But Justin made it clear that N.C. A&T or any other HBCU wasn’t a step down or settling. I’m proud of his ability to articulate what he wants and what matters to him. It lets my wife and I know that he’s been listening to the advice we gave him at a young age.” Bradley and his wife, Tramika, pastor The Reach Church, located in Salisbury. Bradley is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University where he played basketball and was a part of the hall of fame back-to-back CIAA championship team. Mom Tramika added, “He’s always responded well to what we’ve taught him. Sometimes it’s hard to tell kids what we’ve learned as adults, but he listens well and has grown into an amazing young man.”
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Post by aggie94 on Sept 10, 2021 12:41:02 GMT -5
m.salisburypost.com/2021/08/29/high-school-taylor-commits-to-nc-at/2023 commit A former Salisbury Hornet who now plays for Concord Academy, Taylor has two years of high school baseball ahead of him, but he’s already committed to D-I North Carolina A&T. He announced his commitment to the Aggies last week. “North Carolina A&T may not have the glitz and the glam of ACC baseball, but it’s the right fit for me and if you’re good enough, the scouts will find you no matter where you are,” Taylor said. “Going to an HBCU school was very important to me. The campus, the school, the culture — everything felt right at North Carolina A&T. And it’s close to home.” Times are changing. North Carolina A&T, the nation’s largest HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), was a flagship school for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for 50 years, but the Aggies begin competition this school year in the Big South Conference against new opponents such as High Point, UNC Asheville, Campbell, Gardner-Webb, Radford and Winthrop. North Carolina A&T is the second HBCU to join the Big South. Hampton University made the move earlier. In baseball, it’s going to be a step up for the Aggies. Taylor looks forward to the day when he can be part of it. It be your own people....wschronicle.com/2021/09/bustas-person-of-the-week-justin-jt-taylor-black-high-school-athletes-must-change-the-narrative-that-hbcus-are-a-step-down/He’s a young Black high school athlete and one of the top high school recruits in the country, and he chose an HBCU. “I get questions all the time about why I choose a Black university. We must change the narrative that an HBCU is a step down or settling. And I’m speaking of Black people that’s asking me these questions and telling me I could’ve gone to one of the big-name universities,” shared Justin “JT” Taylor. He’s one of the top high school baseball recruits in the country. Justin’s father, Bradley Taylor, said, “This decision was all his and I had to check myself, because as a parent you want the best for our children and we wanted him to go to the best university with all the notoriety and the biggest platform to showcase his abilities. But Justin made it clear that N.C. A&T or any other HBCU wasn’t a step down or settling. I’m proud of his ability to articulate what he wants and what matters to him. It lets my wife and I know that he’s been listening to the advice we gave him at a young age.” Bradley and his wife, Tramika, pastor The Reach Church, located in Salisbury. Bradley is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University where he played basketball and was a part of the hall of fame back-to-back CIAA championship team. Mom Tramika added, “He’s always responded well to what we’ve taught him. Sometimes it’s hard to tell kids what we’ve learned as adults, but he listens well and has grown into an amazing young man.” How can this guy open his mouth to say such a thing having gone to WSSU? Self hate is real
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Post by DOOMS on Sept 10, 2021 13:11:01 GMT -5
I didn't see where his daddy said anything negative. You may have misread.
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Post by aggie2039 on Sept 10, 2021 13:40:55 GMT -5
I didn't see where his daddy said anything negative. You may have misread. Nahhh, it’s implied … like hidden racism. His dad doesn’t believe HBCUs offer the same exposure as bigger schools, the son had to educate him.
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Post by DOOMS on Sept 10, 2021 14:20:50 GMT -5
Do you think hbcus offer the same exposure as larger schools?
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Post by VA's Finest on Sept 10, 2021 15:24:54 GMT -5
Nonetheless, that kid has a good head on his shoulders.
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