2019 Softball Roster
Roster
Taylor Kelly
- Position:
- Utility
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Calhoun, GA
- High School:
- Calhoun HS
2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2018 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
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Appeared in a career-high 14 contests over her senior season, primarily as a pinch hitter ... Earned one start in right field and two at designated player ... Went 5-for-16 at the plate, setting a career high for hits in a season, to post a .313 average with one run scored ... Drove in two runs and slugged the first home run of her career to record a .500 slugging percentage over her final season ... Held a .353 on-base percentage with one hit by pitch ... Knocked a pinch-hit single in the top of the seventh at Memphis (2/27) to put the go-ahead run on base ahead of Mia Davidson’s game-winning grand slam ... Turned in just her multi-hit game of her career and first since March 22, 2016 with a 2-for-2 night at the plate vs. Memphis (4/10) ... Slugged a two-run homer against the Tigers, the first of her career, to record her first multi-RBI game as a Bulldog.
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Earned two starts (DP/OF) over her junior campaign and made 10 appearances off the bench as a pinch hitter ... Recorded three hits and drew two walks at the plate, while driving in two RBIs ... First hit of the season was a pinch-hit single at Missouri (3/17) ... Coming to the plate in a pinch-hit appearance with the bases loaded, drew a walk-off walk against No. 10 Texas A&M (4/7) to secure a 5-4 victory in the 10th inning ... Knocked a pinch-hit RBI single in the series finale against the No. 10 Aggies (4/8) to tie the game in the fourth inning and ultimately force extra innings.
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Appeared in 11 games, while earning four starts (two at DP, one at OF, one at 1B) ... Made five pinch-hit appearances over her sophomore campaign ... Totaled three hits and one RBI while scoring three runs ... Made her season debut against Stephen F. Austin (2/10), earning a start in the outfield ... First hit of the season came against Central Arkansas (3/5) ... Scored a career-best two runs while tallying her lone RBI of the season against Jackson State (4/5) ... Started at designated player at Alcorn State (4/18), going 1-for-3 with a run scored.
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Helped Calhoun to two Georgia High School Association AA State Championships with a total record of 114-35 ... Had a cumulative on-base percentage is .541 and was a perfect 26-for-26 at stealing bases in her high school career ... Was named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association’s All-State and All-Region teams on multiple occasions, along with having been named the GACA Class AA Player of the Year following her junior season ... Also amassed four varsity letters in softball ... Shattered Calhoun records for runs batted in for a season (64), career RBI (175), career doubles (39), career home runs (32) and career batting average (.476) ... Previously helped her Atlanta Vipers to an Amateur Softball Association 16-Under National Championship and an ADA 16-Under State Championship ... In two years with the Vipers, posted a .959 fielding percentage and a .397 batting average with 22 home runs and 137 RBI.
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CAREER HIGHSÂ
At-Bats: 3, 9x, last at Alabama State (March 27, 2018)
Hits: 2, twice, last vs. Memphis (April 10, 2019)
Runs: 2, vs. Jackson State (April 5, 2017)
RBI: 2, vs. Memphis (April 10, 2019)
Doubles: 1, vs. Southeastern Louisiana (March 22, 2016)
Home Runs: 1 vs. Memphis (April 10, 2019)
Walks: 2, vs. Southeastern Louisiana (March 22, 2016)
Putouts: 9, vs. Auburn (March 18, 2016)
Assists: 1, at Mississippi Valley State (April 28, 2016)
