Bowling Green State University Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 9
Taylor Behrendt
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Walled Lake Northern
- Hometown:
- Walled Lake, Mich.
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Bowling Green |
- Saw action in 48 of BGSU's 49 games, making 47 starts
- Started 38 games at first base and nine at third base
- Hit .289 with a .384 on-base percentage and a .342 slugging pct.
- Was a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen-base attempts, and tied for the team lead with six sac bunts
- Led the Falcons with 149 at-bats, tying for the team high in hits (43)
- Had eight doubles, 22 walks, 23 RBI and 24 runs scored
- Reached base in 33 of 34 games from Feb. 27 to April 28, and the lone game in which she didn't reach was the lone game in which she came off the bench as a pinch-hitter
- Had a 14-game reached-base streak, and after it ended on March 21, proceeded to reach base in the next 19 games, for BG's longest streak of the season
- Primarily hit third in the order (38 times), but also batted in the second (five games), cleanup (two games) and sixth (two games) spots
- Hit .280 in MAC games, ranking second on the team
- Hit .571 on the season's opening weekend, going 4-for-7 in wins over Queens and Hampton
- The next weekend, was 3-for-6 with five runs scored and three RBI in a pair of victories vs. Towson
- Had a hit, a stolen base and a sac bunt in a win over ETSU at that school's tournament
- The next day, walked, stole a base and had a three-run double against Tennessee State
- Had a hit in four of the final five games at the Make It Happen Games, with a two-run single vs. Colgate
- Reached base in all six games of that tourney, including a two-walk, one-run game vs. Illinois State
- Had an RBI single and scored a run at Coastal Carolina
- Hit a team-best .545 in the Charleston Southern series, going 6-for-11 in the three games
- Was 2-for-4 in the middle game, and went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in the finale
- Batted .364 in the Central Michigan series, with at least one hit in all three games
- Was 1-for-3 with a double in the opener, and had an RBI double and came around to score in game two
- In the final game of the weekend, was 2-for-4
- Walked, singled and scored a run in BGSU's win at Western Michigan
- Hit .400 with a .500 on-base pct. in the Buffalo series
- Had a double in the opener, then walked, singled and stole two bases in the second game
- Went 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs and an RBI in the final game that weekend
- Walked, was hit by a pitch and scored two runs against Ohio State
- Batted .364 in the Kent State series, with two hits in both the first and third games
- Drew a walk in each of the three Toledo games, with an RBI single in the opener and a run scored in game two
- Played in two of the three games at Ohio, going 1-for-3 with an RBI in both
- Had a double in the latter contest
- Drove in three runs in the UMass series
- In the middle game vs. the Minutewomen, had RBI singles in back-to-back innings
- Had an RBI double and came around to score in BG's 8-0, five-inning win over Oakland
2025
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Started 51 of the Falcons' 52 games
- Made 37 of those starts at first base, three at second and 11 at third
- Batted .303 to rank third on the team
- Also was third on the club in at-bats (155), hits (47), RBI (21 (tied for third) and on-base pct. (.391)
- Was a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen-base attempts, ranking third on the team in steals
- Ranked second on the Falcons in walks (21) and was fourth in runs (24)
- Hit .280 in MAC games, and was second on the team in runs (15) and third in hits (23), walks (nine) and OBP (.366)
- Batted .329 in non-conference contests, and was second on the team in walks (12) and third in RBI (13)
- Hit .302 in home games, ranking second on the team with 11 runs scored
- Had a .342 batting average in the Falcons' 13 neutral-site games
- Started all five games in the season-opening Spartan Classic, hitting .267
- Scored a run in each of the first three games of the weekend
- Went 2-for-3 vs. Akron in the final game of that tourney
- Hit a team-best .438 at the Norman Tournament, going 7-for-16 with a pair of doubles
- Had an RBI single vs. Wichita State, and walked and scored vs. Abilene Christian
- Went 2-for-3 with a double vs. Tulsa on day two
- Singled and scored a run against #2 Oklahoma, as the Falcons took the four-time defending national champions to extra innings
- Then, went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI in a win against Tulsa later that day
- Walked twice and had an RBI single vs. UConn at the Chanticleer Showdown
- Had another RBI hit and scored a run vs. Wisconsin the next day
- Drew three walks and scored a run against Coastal Carolina
- Went 2-for-3 with an RBI double vs. Indiana at the Hoosier Classic
- The next day, was 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and a stolen base in a win over IU Indy
- Had a sac fly and an RBI in a rematch against the Hoosiers
- Hit .583 in the Buffalo series, going 7-for-12 with a team-leading four runs scored in the three games
- Was 3-for-4 in each of the first two games, scoring two runs in the opener and adding a run and two RBI in game two
- Had a hit and scored a run in the final game of the UB series
- Went 2-for-4 with two RBI in the opening game of the Green Bay DH, and drew a pair of walks in the nightcap
- Hit .375 with a .583 OBP in the Kent State series, with at least one hit and one walk in each of the three games
- In the opener, scored two runs and had a two-run single as BG posted a 10-2, six-inning win
- Then, was 1-for-2 with two walks and two more RBI in game two
- Had another hit, another walk and scored two runs in the final game of the series
- Was 2-for-4 with a two-run double against Youngstown State, and added a hit in the nightcap of that DH
- Had an RBI double against Ball State
- Picked up a hit in each of the first two games of the Western Michigan series
- Scored a run in the first and the last game of that series
- Went 2-for-4 and scored a run in the opening game of the Ohio DH
- HIt .429 in the Central Michigan series, going 3-for-7 with a .556 OBP
- Walked and had an RBI single in the opener, then went 2-for-3 in the middle game at CMU
- Had four hits and a walk in the Toledo series
- Tied her career best with three hits in the final game in the Glass City, going 3-for-4 with a run scored
- Had a hit against Miami at Meserve Field
- Had an RBI single in BGSU's 3-0 win over Robert Morris on the final day of the regular season
2024
- Saw action in 32 of BGSU's 44 games, making 28 starts on the year
- Started 24 games at third base, three at second base and one at shortstop
- Beginning with the Detroit Mercy doubleheader on March 30, started the final 24 games of the season at third
- Batted .185 with an on-base pct. of .329 on the year
- Scored 10 runs, tying for sixth on the team, and drew 14 walks to tie for third on the Falcons
- Had two doubles among her 12 total hits, and drove in eight runs on the year
- Hit .229 in MAC games, with an on-base pct. of .315
- Tied for third on the team with seven RBI in conference contests
- Played in three of BGSU's four games at the Battle at the Beach
- Made her debut against host Coastal Carolina on opening day, then played in both contests the next day
- Drew a pair of walks in her first collegiate start, against Louisville
- Appeared in three games, making two starts, at the Hoosier Classic the next weekend
- Started the second game of the Morehead State DH, drawing a walk and scoring a run
- Walked twice, stole a base and scored a pair of runs vs. Detroit Mercy
- Then, in that day's second game, had another walk along with the first hit of her collegiate career
- Went 1-for-2 in that second contest, stealing two more bases while scoring a run and driving in a run
- Singled in the second game of the Miami DH
- Had a breakout game against Akron, driving in four runs in a 7-6 win at Meserve Field
- Went 2-for-4 for the first multiple-hit game of her BG career
- Had a three-run double in the first inning and an RBI single in the third
- Started all three games at Ball State, going 2-for-3 in the opener
- Drew a walk in the opening game of the Central Michigan DH
- Then had an RBI single and came around to score as part of BGSU's four-run fifth inning in game two
- Hit .429 in the Kent State series, including a 2-for-3 performance in the opener
- Walked in game two and singled in game three, with a sac bunt in each of those contests
- Drew two more walks and scored a run in the second game of the Youngstown State DH
- The lone Falcon to reach base in all three games of the Northern Illinois series
- Drew a walk in the opener, then doubled and scored two runs in the middle game
- Had a two-run single and scored a run in the final game of the series
- Drew a walk in each game of the DH at Ohio
- Wore uniform #6 as a freshman
Walled Lake Northern High School |
Commerce, Mich. |
- A three-year letterwinner at Walled Lake Northern H.S. ('23), where she played for coach Kristen Woodard
- A two-time All-State First-Team selection for the Knights, after earning honorable mention as a sophomore
- Earned all-conference, all-district and all-region accolades three times each
- Team captain as a senior
Personal |
- Born in Pontiac, Mich.
- Daughter of Christopher Behrendt and Crystal Parsons
- Has an older sister, Alyssa Behrendt, and three younger brothers - Colton Watkins, Jacob Watkins and Christopher Behrendt
- Plans to major in nursing at BGSU
- Has played travel ball for Turnin2
- Favorite athlete is Sis Bates
- Lists Josie Muffley as her biggest influence, "because she's from around my hometown and she's an all-around amazing athlete"
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
"The people and the campus. When I came on my visit, it just felt like a home away from home."
BGSU Softball "Outside the Chalk" - Coach Michelle Gardner (April 29, 2026)
Thursday, April 30
BGSU Softball "Outside the Chalk" - Morgan Beckham (April 21, 2026)
Wednesday, April 22
BGSU Softball Highlights (April 17, 2026)
Friday, April 17
"Outside The Chalk" -- Hannah Simko (April 14, 2026)
Tuesday, April 14
