Taylor Adams Season 2021

Final bio

Solid, consistent hitter who can hit in the middle of the lineup ... Showed dramatic improvement from her freshman to sophomore season, then continued her production the rest of her career … Finished with a .300 career average (192-for-639), 13 home runs, 83 RBIs and 88 runs, while starting 210 of her 217 appearances.

SDSU Career Rankings (after the 2022 season): 2nd in stolen-base percentage (.897), 2nd in putouts (1,328), 2nd in fielding chances (1,393), T-4th in times hit by pitch (15), 8th in singles (153), 9th in fielding percentage (.986), 10th in hits (192), 10th in at-bats (639) and T-10th in games played (217)

HONORS
* Four-time All-Mountain West (2019, 21-22 second team; 2020 (only one team))

2022 SEASON - SENIOR
Finished her senior season in style by making her fourth all-Mountain West team, becoming just the third Aztec to make at least four all-league teams (also Shelby Thompson from 2017-21 and Celena Velasquez from 2003-06) … Batted .339 (42-for-124) for the season, which ranked third on the team, while adding five home runs, 23 RBIs, 23 runs, six doubles, a triple and 16 walks for a .524 slugging percentage and a .420 on-base mark … Ended up with career highs in batting average (.339), runs (23), doubles (6, tied), triples (1), home runs (5), slugging percentage (.524) and on-base percentage (.420) … Also ranked second on the team in home runs, slugging percentage and on-base percentage … Had 11 multi-hit games, four multi-RBI games and four multi-run games … Also added four game-winning RBIs and three go-ahead RBIs … Was even better in Mountain West play, hitting a team-high .415 (22-for-53) with two home runs, 14 RBIs, 10 runs and 12 walks for a .604 slugging percentage and .515 on-base mark … Reached base safely in 17 consecutive games from April 9-May 21, the longest streak of her career … Slashed .463/.542/.610 from the No. 3 spot in the batting order in 41 at-bats … Homered in the first game of the season against Middle Tennessee (Feb. 10) … Was 3-for-4 with two RBIs a run and going a homer short of a cycle against UIC the following day … Walked three times and scored a run against Southern Utah on Feb. 19 … Had back-to-back 2-for-2 games against Long Beach State (March 5) and Stony Brook (March 6) … Homered and drove in four runs vs. Colorado State on March 20 … Was 3-for-3 with two runs, a double, walk and stolen base in the San Jose State opener on April 29 … Followed that up with a 3-for-4 outing, four RBIs, three runs and a walk the following game with the Spartans (April 30) … Had three hits at New Mexico (May 13) … Was 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs in the NCAA Regional opener at No. 22/20 LSU on May 20.

2021 SEASON - JUNIOR
SDSU Single-Season Rankings (after the 2021 season): T-1st in stolen base percentage (1.000)

Had another solid season, earning all-Mountain West accolades for a third straight season ... Was 34-for-120 (.283) with two home runs, 16 RBIs, 20 runs, three doubles, 17 walks, a .381 on-base percentage and a .358 slugging mark ... Also was a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts, tied for the best stolen base percentage in program history ... Only two players (Lori Turken in 1982 - 18-for-18 and Janna Kovensky in 2004 - 17-for-17) had more stolen bases in a season without being caught stealing ... Among the SDSU leaders, ranked second in walks (17), tied for second in stolen bases (9), third in hits (34), tied for third in runs (20), fourth in batting average (.283) and at-bats (120), and tied for fourth in RBIs (16) ... Among the Mountain West leaders, ranked third in both fielding chances (256) and putouts (242), and tied for ninth in stolen bases (9) ... Also had eight multi-hit games (T-3rd on the team) and four multi-RBI games (4th on team) ... In Mountain West play, hit .282 (20-for-71) with one home run, 10 RBIs, eight runs, six walks and four stolen bases ... Ranked second on the team with a .308 home average ... Had a huge game against UC Davis on Feb. 20 (G1), going 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs and three runs ... Was 3-for-4 with two runs, an RBI and two stolen bases against California Baptist on March 6 ... Had eight walks over a three-game series with Saint Mary's from March 13-14 ... Was 4-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs at Nevada in the first game of a doubleheader on March 20 and followed with a 2-for-3 outing with two RBIs in the nightcap ... Batted .409 (9-for-22) over a season-long six-game hitting streak from April 24-May 2 ... Best game of the six-game stretch was against New Mexico on May 1 (second game) when she was 2-for-4 with four RBIs, a double and a stolen base.

2020 SEASON - JUNIOR (COVID SHORTENED)
SDSU Single-Season Rankings (after the 2020 season): 5th in fielding percentage (.994)

Had another good season in 2020 before the COVID-19 ended it prematurely, earning all-Mountain West honors for a second straight season ... Hit .283 (26-for-92) with a home run, seven RBIs, 15 runs and five doubles, starting all 28 games ... Posted a .370 slugging percentage and a .347 on-base percentage, while posting the fifth-best fielding percentage (.994) in SDSU single-season history ... Led the Mountain West in at-bats (92), and ranked second total plate appearances (103), third in putouts (170) and fielding chances (180), and tying for ninth in sacrifice bunts (2) ... Had four multi-hit games (T-4th on the team) and two multi-run games (T-2nd on the team) ... Tied for the team lead with three game-winning runs and tied for second in go-ahead RBIs (3) ... Led the team with a .321 average away from home ... Began the season on a seven-game hitting streak ... Was 2-for-4 with a run and stolen base in the opener at Jacksonville on Feb. 6 ... Had two RBIs, a run, an RBI and a stolen base vs. Nicholls on Feb. 7 ... Scored a pair of runs in back-to-back games vs. Villanova and Nicholls on Feb. 8 ... Had two hits, including an RBI double vs. Idaho State on Feb. 20 ... Had three hits, including two doubles, against --/No. 24 Mississippi State on Feb. 22 ... Belted a solo homer vs. No. 22/22 UCF on March 8.

2019 SEASON - SOPHOMORE
Showed dramatic improvement from her freshman season, earning second-team all-Mountain West honors ... Batted .327 (49-for-150) with a team-high tying four home runs, 24 RBIs, 18 runs, six doubles and five walks, posting a .447 slugging percentage and a .350 on-base mark ... Started 49 games and played in 50 of the team's 51 contests ... Was 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts ... Committed just five errors in 368 fielding chances for a .986 fielding percentage ... Led the Mountain West in both putouts (346) and fielding chances (368) ... Had 12 multi-hit games (tied for second on the team), four multi-RBI games and three multi-run games ... Led the team with five game-winning runs and eight game-winning plays (GW runs + GW RBIs) ... Had six go-ahead RBIs and four go-ahead runs ... In MW play, batted .346 (27-for-78) with four home runs, 15 RBIs, 10 runs, two doubles, three walks and two sacrifice bunts, while owning a .988 fielding percentage in 169 chances ... Had a nine-game hitting streak from March 15-31, the longest streak on the team for the season ... Was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a run a double in the opener vs. Syracuse on Feb. 8 ... Had three RBIs vs. Cal Poly on Feb. 24 ... Was 2-for-3 with a homer, three RBIs and a run vs. New Mexico on March 16 ... Followed with a 2-for-2 outing vs. the Lobos on March 17, adding an RBI double, run and walk ... Hit a pair of home runs and drove in four runs at Boise State on March 22 ... Had back-to-back three-hit games at Nevada from April 6-7 ... Was 3-for-3 with a RBI, walk and run scored at No. 25 Colorado State on April 27.

2018 SEASON - FRESHMAN
Had a solid first season, starting all 51 games at first base ... Was one of only three Aztecs to start in all 51 games (also Katie Byrd and Molly Sturdivant) ... Batted .268 (41-for-153) with a home run, 13 RBIs, 12 runs, five doubles, six walks and seven times hit by pitch, posting a .320 slugging percentage and a .321 on-base percentage ... Stole three bases in four attempts ... Committed just three errors in 361 chances, recording a .992 fielding percentage ... Her seven times hit by pitch were tied for the third most in SDSU single-season history ... Among the all-time SDSU freshmen, ranked first in putouts (352), second in times hit by pitch (7), third in fielding chances (361) and fourth in fielding percentage (.992) ... Ranked second in the Mountain West in putouts, fourth in chances and eighth in fielding percentage ... In 24 games during MW play, batted .250 (18-for-72) with a homer, seven RBIs, nine runs, one double, three walks and six times hit by pitch, recording a .306 slugging percentage and a .329 on-base percentage ... Posted a .989 fielding percentage with just two errors in 180 chances ... Had seven multi-hit games and one multi-run game ... Added four game-tying RBIs (tied for most on team) ... Recorded a season-long seven-game hitting streak from April 28-May 11 and reached base safely in 11 straight games from Feb. 8-22.  

CLUB - WASHINGTON LADYHAWKS
Played her club ball with the Washington Ladyhawks under head coach Wayne Miller.  

HIGH SCHOOL - JACKSON
Earned four letters at Henry M. Jackson High School in Mill Creek, Wash., under Kyle Peacocke ... Was a four-time first-team all-Wesco District selection (2014-17) and a  Seattle Times  all-area pick ... Also was a member of the 2015 All-USA Western Washington High School team ... Was a three-time captain and three-time MVP for the Wolves ... Helped lead Jackson HS to a Wesco District championship in both 2015 and 2016, and a Wesco South title in 2014 ... Also competed on the basketball team at Jackson HS.  

PERSONAL
Taylor Nicole Adams was born Jan. 28, 1999, in Kirkland, Wash. ... Daughter of Lloyd and Karen Adams ... Is majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

CAREER HIGHS
Runs: 3 - 2 times
Hits: 4 - 2 times
RBIs: 4 - 4 times
Walks: 3 - 3 times
Stolen Bases: 2 vs. California Baptist, 3/6/21
Hitting Streak: 9 - March 15-31, 2019
Reached Base Streak: 17 - April 9-May 21, 2022