Bowling Green State University Athletics
2024 Softball Roster
Behrendt, Taylor
Jersey Number 6
Taylor Behrendt
- Position:
- Middle Infielder
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Walled Lake Northern
- Hometown:
- Walled Lake, Mich.
Bio
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Bowling Green |
- 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."
SB: First Pitch Dinner Recap (Jan. 11, 2024)
Wednesday, January 24
BGSU-CMU Softball Highlights (May 13, 2022)
Saturday, May 14
BGSU In The Nest : Nikki and Alex Sorgi (Softball)
Wednesday, May 08
BG Softball Beats Akron in Game 1 on Senior Day 4.27
Saturday, April 27
