TAYLOR AT A GLANCE: One of the top outfielders and hitters on the team.
JUNIOR (2023): Played and started 30 straight games in the outfield to start the season before an injury ended her campaign ... Collected 28 hits in 104 at-bats (.269) ... Tied with Mac Stone-Folmar for most extra-base hits (10) on Buccaneers ... Had five doubles, four triples, one home run ... Drove in a dozen runs from the top of the order ... Scored 15 runs ... Drew three bases on balls and reached on a hit-by-pitch five times ... Stole 11 bases in 12 attempts ... Team-best .423 slugging percentage ... Six multi-hit games including 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Caldwell on March 12 ... Flawless in 34 chances in the outfield ... Dean's List in the fall and the spring ... Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Commissioner's Honor Roll ... College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® (2023).
SOPHOMORE (2022): Played in 29 games, started 26 ... Batted .197 with one home run, three doubles and two RBI ... Slugged .288 with an on-base percentage of .341 ... Scored 13 runs ... Drew seven walks ... Went 9-of-13 on stolen bases ... Had a fielding percentage of .979 ... Named to the Dean's List in the fall and spring ... Also named to the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.Â
FRESHMAN (2021):Â Started in 22 out of 22Â games ... Hit .273 with one double, one triple, four RBI, a slugging percentage of .318 and an on-base percentage of .355 ... Went 9-for-9 in stolen bases ... Had a season-high two stolen bases against Tampa (Apr. 9) ... Had a fielding percentage of .909.
HIGH SCHOOL: Started four years for mother Kari Thompson at Lake Havasu High in Arizona ... Led the Knights to a 55-42 record during her career ... First-Team All-Conference in softball ... Batted .454 in 96 games with 119 runs scored and 95 RBI ... Walked 31 times against 34 strikeouts ... Posted a .512 on-base percentage ... Mashed 32 doubles, 12 triples and 10 home runs for a .738 slugging percentage ... Also played volleyball ... Second-Team All-Conference in volleyball.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Karl and Kari Thompson ... Both parents played for BarryU, Karl on the baseball team, Kari on the softball team ... Has two younger brothers, Tyler and Trevor ... Aunt Kim Gregory also played softball and volleyball at Barry, while grandfather Bob Thompson played basketball at Davis & Elkins ... Biology major.
