Softball

Career: t-6th in home runs (18), 6th in assists (303), 7th in OBP (.392), t-8th in sacrifice flies (4), 8th in RBI (104), 8th in total bases (265), 9th in slugging percentage (.518), 9th in batting average (.338), and 10th in doubles (36).

2020: Played and started all 22 games at shortstop... Finished with a batting average of .343 (fourth on the team), OBP of .425, and slugged .471... Totaled 24 hits, 17 runs scored, nine walks (second on team), eight RBI, three doubles, two homers, one stolen base, hit by one pitch, and one sacrifice bunt in 81 plate appearances... Team-high 43 assists (t-5th in SAC) and added 35 putouts for a .963 fielding percentage... Went 3-for-4 in game two vs. Limestone (Mar. 4) with one run scored and 2-for-3 in game one vs. North Greenville (Mar. 10) with two runs scored, one RBI, and one walk... Launched home runs in season-opener at Converse (Feb. 1) and at Erskine (Feb. 15)... Doubled in consecutive games over the opening weekend, game two at Converse (Feb. 1) and game one at Claflin (Feb. 2)... Also doubled in game one vs. Carson-Newman (Mar. 7)... Scored two runs in each game of final doubleheader of the season vs. North Greenville (Mar. 10)... Drew a pair of walks in season-finale vs. North Greenville (Mar. 10)... Steal came in game one vs. Cedarville (Feb. 22)... Five multi-hit games and four multi-run games.

2019: Played and started in all 42 TU games, splitting time between third base and catching... Bat for a .302 average, slugged .512 (third on the team), and had an on base percentage of .357... Led the team with 84 assists (ninth in SAC)... Tied for first in sacrifice flies with two... Second on the team with 13 doubles (t-11th in SAC) and tied second in homers with four... Third on team in at bats (129), hits (39), RBI (26), and total bases (66)... Tied third in runs (21)... Two multi-run games: at Carson-Newman (Apr. 2) and at Lenoir-Rhyne (Apr. 22)... Two three-hit outings: vs. Mount Olive (Feb. 9) and at Mars Hill (Mar. 27)... Had three-RBI games three times... Went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a run, and a homer vs. Trojans... Tripled against Converse (Feb. 10)... Credited with eight putouts vs. Lees-McRae (Feb. 26) and six assists at Catawba (Mar. 16).

2018: Started in 47 games including 46 straight at third base... Batted .303 with 44 hits including 11 doubles, four home runs and 25 RBI... 11 multi-hit games including a season-high 4-for-4 performance against Glenville State (Feb. 25)... Batted 6-for-7 in the Glenville State DH scoring three times and finish with 6 RBI including four in the opener against the GSC Pioneers... Seven-game hitting streak from Mar. 9-13 batting .480 (12-of-25) with 8 runs, 4 RBI and four doubles... Tied a TU single-game record with three doubles against New Haven (Mar. 13)... Posted a pair of doubles against Flagler (Mar. 3)... Went 2-for-3 in season finale at Milligan (Apr. 22) and hit the game-tying two-run HR in the seventh inning as TU rallied to a 10-9 victory... Homered in both games of Lee DH (Apr. 4).

2017: Started all 53 games at shortstop and hit .399 with eight home runs (T7th in TU history) and 45 RBI (7th in TU history)... Led the Pioneers with 20 multi-hit games and ranked second with 12 multiple-RBI games, and reached base safely in 44 of the team's 53 contests... Finished the season ranked eighth in the SAC in batting average, and was third on the team in both slugging percentage (.595) and on-base percentage (.433)... Hit .419 in the Pioneers' 20 conference games, with three home runs and 18 RBI... In the SAC Softball Championship tournament, she went 4-for-12 with a home run and five RBI in three games, including a grand slam in an elimination-game victory over Wingate... Team-long 15-game hitting streak from March 4-29, and finished the season by hitting safely in her final seven games... Her 67 hits are sixth in Tusculum single-season history... During her 15-game hitting streak, she went 23-of-51 (.451) with 13 RBI, five doubles and a home run... In the last seven games of the year, she went 14-of-26 (.538) with seven runs scored, 12 RBI, a double and three home runs... Went 4-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles against Brevard (Mar. 22)... Sparked a 10-run innings in TC's 10-5 win over Mars Hill as she hit a three-run homer and followed with a two-run single later in the inning.... Went 3-for-4 including the go-ahead HR in the sixth inning in TC's 9-8 win at Catawba (Apr. 22).

High School: Graduated from Independence HS in Thompson Station, Tenn... Coached by Melissa Weiland and Ashlie Brown... Lettered four years in softball... 2013 All-Tournament Team... 2013 All-District... 2015 All-District... 2016 Golden Glove Defensive Player of the Year... Led team to third place finish at 2015 District Tournament... Stats: .548 batting avg, 43 RBI, 9 HR, 8 BB, .568 on-base pct, .939 slugging pct., 16 doubles, 2 triples.

Personal: Born July 29, 1997 in Franklin, Tenn... Nickname: TJ... Daughter of Randi and Ryan Johnson... Sibling: Ashley (13)... Majoring in physical education with a minor in coaching... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Teach physcial education at the elementary or middle school level and coach high school softball... Hobbies: Softball, hanging out with family and friends, eating... Favorite class at Tusculum: Basketball; Favorite midnight snack: Starburst; Favorite movie: "The Fault in Our Stars", "Midnight Sun", "The Gallows"; Favorite musical artists: Luke Combs, Ryan Upchurch, Chris Brown; Favorite song: "Scars" by I AM THEY; Favorite sports team: Nashville Predators, Atlanta Braves; Taylor can't imagine a week without: Her family; Favorite athlete: Bo Jackson; Most thrilling moment in sports: Winning a close game and coming together as a team to reach one goal; Favorite Tusculum moment: Hanging out with her teammates; Advice to kids: "You can't always predict or control the circumstances you are put in, but you should know with certainty that you are going to be okay."; Favorite color: White and Black; Favorite food: Cabbage or sushi; Favorite sport other than softball: Basketball; People Taylor most admires: Her parents; Most famous person Taylor has ever met: Keith Urban; Toughest player Taylor has ever played against: KaraLynne Levi; What people don't know about Taylor: She can eat a whole ear of corn in 18.5 seconds and she can dance; When she was a kid, Taylor tried to be like: Monica Abbott.