Skyhawk Softball | Leah Taylor - 32

PositionOF
YearSenior
MajorMarketing
HometownBrownsville, Tenn.
Height/Weight 5-8

2013: Named to Madness 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Preseason All-Conference Field Player of the Year and first team selection.

2012: Started in all 61 games for the Skyhawks … National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete … Ohio Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Award … Earned the OVC Medal of Honor … Named to Easton Fastpitch All-American team … Named CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-American … OVC Player of the Year … All-OVC first team … NFCA Division I All-Region team … Capital One Academic All-District … Two-time adidas OVC Player of the Week … Preseason College Sports Madness All-American … Two-time College Sports Madness’ OVC Player of the Week … Started in all 61 games for the Skyhawks ... Hit .385 with seven home runs and 34 RBI … Had a season-high four hits against Northern Colorado … Led the OVC in runs scored with 61 … Led the OVC in hits with 77 … Move into first place on the all-time UTM triples list with 17 ... Set a UTM single-season record and led the OVC with 10 triples … Led the OVC with a UTM single-season record 37 stolen bases … Had 20 multiple hit games … Tallied 125 total bases … Had a season-long hitting streak of 11 games.

2011: Appeared in 58 games for the Skyhawks … Named to OVC All-Newcomer team … Named to second team All-OVC … Hit .268 with a team leading 10 home runs and 30 RBI … Hit a team-high seven triples … Stole a team single-season record 34 bases … Set a single-game record by stealing four bases against Tennessee State.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL:  Transferred from Tennessee to UT Martin ... Helped the Lady Vols advance to the Women's College World Series .. The team was 49-15 overall and 17-8 in the SEC ... Saw action in 42 games ... Batted .333 and scored 13 runs.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-time All-District 14-AA selection ... Named to the All-District 14-AA All-Tournament team ... Helped guide Haywood County to the 2006 state tournament ... Won the District 14-AA golf tournament her sophomore year ... Competed in the state golf tournament two years.

SUMMER BALL: Played ASA 16-U softball for the Fury Fastpitch ... Helped the team with the ASA Southern nationals in Altamonte Springs, Fla., in 2008 ... Was part of the same team to make its first-ever appearance at the 18-U Gold Nationals in Oklahoma City, Okla.

PERSONAL: Is the daughter of Barrow and Julie Taylor ... Born on March 12, 1991 ... Majoring in marketing ... Was Beta Club president in high school ... Valedictorian of her senior class ... Delegate to Volunteer Girls State ... Received U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award ... Was on the Youth Leadership team ... Was a member of Insouth Junior Bank Board ... Helps out at Vacation Bible school and participates in church events ... Grandfather, Bill Taylor, played football for Gen. Robert Neyland at Tennessee.




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