Jack Taxdahl

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Position:
C
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 190
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Prior Lake, Minn.
High School:
Cretin-Derham Hall

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-Big Ten (2024-25)

2025 | SOPHOMORE Appeared in six games, making one start · slashed .143/.143/.143 while recording 12 putouts and four assists behind the plate.

2024 | SUMMER Taxdahl played for the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League · appeared in 30 games, collected 15 hits, 15 RBIs and two home runs. GAME HIGHLIGHTS: collected three hits and two RBIs verus the Minot Hot Tots on July 11th.

2024 | FRESHMAN Appeared in 16 games, making six starts in his rookie season · slashed .250/.344/.250 with three RBI and four runs scored · recorded 67 putouts and four assists with one error for a .986 fielding percentage. Game Highlights: Made his collegiate debut with a pinch-hit RBI single against New Mexico (Feb. 18) · tallied a pinch-hit single against Pacific (Mar. 3) · went 1-4 in his first career start · had one hit and scored a run against Michigan (Apr. 13) · went 1-2 with a RBI and a run scored against Penn State (Apr. 28) · had one hit in the final game at Northwestern (May 18)

2023 | SUMMER Taxdahl played summer ball for the Utah Marshalls, based out of Salt Lake City, Utah · he was one of the top offensive performers for the Marshalls, hitting .329 with 20 RBI, eight doubles and a homerun · scored a team-high 26 runs and defensively threw out three would-be base stealers.

BEFORE MINNESOTA Taxdahl comes to Minnesota after completing his academic and baseball career at Cretin-Derham Hall · as a senior, he was a finalist for both the Mr. Baseball Minnesota and the East Metro Player of the Year awards · he was named All-Metro, All-Section and All-Conference in his final season · he led his high school team as a junior with a .373 batting average, tallying 28 hits, of which five were doubles and two were home runs · Taxdahl was ranked as the No. 11 player in the state and No. 1 overall in his position · his summer and fall 2022 academy seasons were strong as well, with those two teams finishing a combined 21-12 · while not pitching as his main position, he posted one of the lowest ERA's on the team throughout the summer · he played four different positions and finished with a .375 batting average in the fall season · his many accolades include being a Prep Baseball Report Futures Games participant in 2021 · as a junior, he received all-conference honors and was awarded Most Valuable Player, defensive Golden Glove, and Offensive Player of the Year.

PERSONAL Native of Prior Lake, Minn. · the son of Jon and Diane Taxdahl, he has one older brother, Ben, that attends the University of St. Thomas and plays baseball · his twin sister, Ellie, graduated from Lakeville South and will attend college in the fall of 2023 · major will be business and marketing education at Minnesota.

WHY MINNESOTA: "I felt right at home at Minnesota and knew this would be a very good fit for me. The opportunity to play in front of friends and family was extremely important to me. Also, the number of professional baseball players that have come out of the Gophers program during coach Anderson's years is remarkable. Most importantly, the Gopher baseball coaches have created a culture and atmosphere that lines up well with my interests and values. As a student-athlete, I know that playing for the Gophers would allow me the environment to excel at the game while providing a great education when my playing days are over in a market that's filled with Fortune 500 companies."