2009 Outlook: Will miss first few weeks of the season because of thumb surgery after fall workouts ... will see more time behind plate this season, but will also see time at other positions ... good leader and communicator ... plays full out on every play.
2008 (Sophomore): One of only three Lady Govs to appear and start in all 47 games in 2008, including 36 starts at third base, eight at shortstop and two behind the plate ... enters 2009 season with second longest streak of games started from the beginning of a career (105) ... the streak is also tied for the sixth longest all-time in school history ... led team in 2008 in runs (26), home runs (4), walks (18), stolen bases (5) and hit by pitches (5), which is second highest in a single season by an APSU player ... also had career best and team high 11-game hit streak (3/15-30), which also tied for the fifth longest such streak in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2008 ... enters 2009 with a team best three-game hit streak ... set single-game career high in assists versus Tennessee State (4/12).
2007 (Freshman): Rewrote several school records, both overall and for freshmen ... started all 58 games (tied school record) ... also set school record for at bats (184) ... along with games played and at bats, led team in runs scored, home runs, total bases, slugging percentage, walks and being hit by pitch ... set all-time freshmen records for runs scored (35)?tied for fifth best overall in school history?home runs (10) ?tied third best overall?total bases (87)?seventh best overall?while tying record for RBIs (27) ... became first player in school history to hit two home runs in same game (Belmont 4/18) ... home run total was 10th best per-game in OVC ... proved versatile by getting starts at six different positions, including third base (28), left field (11), shortstop (nine), right field (seven), second base (two) and catcher (one) ... second on team with 13 multiple-hit games, including a season-high three hits three times (Tennessee Tech (4/6), Southeast Missouri (4/14) and Belmont (4/18) ... third on team with six multiple-RBI games, including a season- and team-high five versus Southeast Missouri (4/14) ... had third longest hit streak on team in 2007 (six games) ... tied for team lead with eight two-out RBIs ... recorded game-high five putouts twice (Chattanooga 3/2, Samford 3/30) and assists (five) twice (Lipscomb 4/3, Eastern Illinois 4/28).
High School: Played shortstop for Kacey Pedigo at Mt. Juliet ... following senior season was named to Tennessee Sports Writers AAA First-team, The Tennessean Second-Team, all-district, all-district tournament teams ... selected to play in Middle Tennessee Softball Coaches Association North/South All-State Game and the Tennessee-Kentucky All-State Game ... named Student/Athlete of the Year as senior at Mt. Juliet and received Golden Bear Award.
Personal: Daughter of John and Regina Taylor ... birthday is Aug. 1 ... is a special education major ... was worked with special needs kids as Special Olympics advisor while in high school, as well as coaching a Special Olympics swim team and basketball team ... during summer volunteers at Empower Me Day Camp for kids with special needs ... wants to teach and coach after college ... Michael Jordan is most admired athlete.
