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#10 Katy Taylor

Position SS/2B
Height 5-5
Class Jr.
Hometown Owasso, Okla.
High School Owasso
Previous School Labette CC

2017 as a junior… Appeared in 36 games and started 24…played primarily shortstop… had three hits, an RBI, and scored four runs… perfect 2-for-2 in stolen bases… went 1-for-2 at Northern Iowa… had an RBI at Wisconsin on April 9… went 1-for-3 at Wisconsin on April 8… scored a run as a pinch runner at Purdue on April 1… scored a run and had two putouts against Texas Tech on Feb. 11… went 1-for-2 with one run scored against Abilene Christian on Feb. 10.

2016 as a sophomore… Appeared in 46 games with 44 starts… played primarily at shortstop… had 29 hits and 15 runs…. Defensively, collected 60 putouts and 69 assists… registered five hits and five runs in league action… collected 28 putouts and 26 assists in conference play… went 1-for-3 with a single and a stolen base against Louisville on Feb. 12… hit a pair of infield singles and scored a run against Louisville on Feb. 13… scored two runs against Sam Houston State on Feb. 13… singled twice and stole two bases against TAMUCC on Feb. 14… registered a single against UIC on Feb. 19… went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles and two stolen bases against Lipscomb on Feb. 20…  led the team with a .563 batting average in five games at the Coastal Carolina Invitational from Feb. 26-28… registered two hits in Iowa’s 11-0 win over Georgia Southern on Feb. 26… registered a pair of infield singles in game two against Georgia Southern on Feb. 26… reached on a pair of singles against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 27… registered first double of the season, singled, and scored a run against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 28… plated Iowa’s only run with an RBI single up the middle against Tulsa on March 5… walked twice, scored twice, and laid down a sacrifice bunt in Iowa’s 14-8 win over Lamar on March 6… hit .308 in five games at the Rainbow Wahine Classic from March 16-19… went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles, reached on an error, and scored a run against Hawaii on March 16… doubled and walked against Hawaii on March 18… reached on a bunt single, stole a base, and scored a run in Iowa’s 4-0 win over Hawaii on March 19… walked, stole a base, and scored a run against Indiana on March 26… reached on an error and registered a sacrifice bunt against Nebraska on April 6… singled against Northwestern on April 9… walked twice, stole a base, and scored a run against the Wildcats on April 10… went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles, a stolen base, and a run scored against Wisconsin on April 15… put down a sacrifice bunt and scored a run against Wisconsin on April 16… registered a bunt single against Penn State on April 23.

2015 as a freshmen (at Labette CC)… helped the Cardinals to a 38-16 overall record and a Region VI Championship… led the nation in stolen bases (89)… led the Cardinals in hits (76), doubles (10), triples (3), walks (21), batting average (.435), and on base percentage (.485).

High School… Helped the Owasso High School Lady rams to two region championships and a second place finish in the state tournament in 2011.

Personal… Born July 26, 1996… daughter of David and Patricia Taylor… has two brothers, Dalton and Zack… also lettered in basketball and track in high school.