Bowling Green State University Athletics
2019 Softball Roster
Blevins, Taylor
Jersey Number 26
Taylor Blevins
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Hempfield
- Hometown:
- Greensburg, Pa.
Bio
2020 ^
One of five Falcons to start every game, making 17 starts in center field ... hit .271 with three extra-base hits among her 16 total hits ... was second on the team with 13 runs scored, and tied for second with 16 hits ... had two triples to lead the team, and also paced the Falcons in stolen bases, going 6-for-7 ... was perfect in 22 chances in the field ... was second in the MAC and 63rd in the country in triples per game (0.12) ... hit a team-leading .412 at the Chattanooga Challenge on the season's opening weekend ... went 7-for-17 in that tourney, with at least one hit in every game ... had a double and an RBI in the opener, a win over Tennessee Tech ... had two hits, including her first career triple, in the next game, vs. Indiana State ... had two hits, stole a base and scored two runs in the win over host UTC ... with two extra-base hits on the weekend, matched her total for all of her junior year ... the next weekend, reached base in all four games as BG went 4-0 at the Tiger Classic in Nashville ... scored a run in all four games, and was 4-for-4 in stolen-base attempts on the weekend ... went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run and two RBI in a 7-1 win over host Tennessee State ... the next day, walked twice, stole a base and scored a run against Central Connecticut State ... was 1-for-3 with a sac bunt, two stolen bases and two runs scored in a five-inning win over Rider ... in the weekend's final game, walked, stole another base and scored a run vs. Creighton ... had five hits and scored five runs as the Falcons won five games in Clearwater, Fla. ... had a hit and scored a run vs. Penn State ... then, had four hits and four runs in the final two games of the weekend ... had a base hit and scored two runs vs. Chattanooga ... then, went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and two runs scored vs. Seton Hall.
^ BGSU played only 17 games in 2020 due to COVID-19
2019
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight season ... played in 48 of BGSU's 51 games, making 35 starts ... started 28 games in left field, five in right and two as the designated player ... hit .311 on the season to rank fourth on the Falcons ... was second on the club in stolen bases, with 12 steals in 14 attempts ... was third on the team with 37 hits ... scored 21 runs and had two doubles and seven RBI ... in MAC games, was third on the team with a .306 batting average ... on the season, hit .364 (20-for-55) with runners on base, and batted .429 (15-for-35) with two outs ... tied for third on the team with 11 multiple-hit games ... batted second in the lineup in 34 of her 35 starts ... was a perfect 2-for-2 as a pinch-hitter ... hit a team-high .400 in home games, and led the Falcons with 12 runs scored at Meserve Field ... had a base hit in the first Saint Francis game at the GWU Tournament ... the next day, walked and scored a run against ETSU ... scored in a pinch-running appearance vs. SFU in the final game of that tourney ... had at least one hit in all five games of the UGA Classic in Athens, Ga. ... was 6-for-12 on the weekend ... went 2-for-3 vs. No. 7 Georgia ... was 2-for-4 with a run scored in the opening game of the DH sweep of Oakland ... hit .500, going 3-for-6, at the Morehead State Classic, with a double and a pair of RBI ... was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in BG's 21-0 win over St. Bonaventure that weekend ... had a hit and a stolen base, and scored a run vs. Dayton ... hit .417 in the MAC-opening series at Ohio, going 5-for-12 vs. the Bobcats ... had two hits in each end of the Saturday DH in that series ... had her third-straight multiple-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in the opening game of the Purdue Fort Wayne DH ... had two hits in each end of the Toledo twinbill, giving her five two-hit games in a six-game span ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored in both games vs. the Rockets, adding an RBI in the opener ... drove in the run that made it a 3-1 BG lead in what proved to be a 3-2 win over the Rockets ... had a hit in each end of the Miami DH, scoring a run in both games as well ... stole a base in the opener ... had a base hit in the opening game of the Ball State series, and drove in a run in the final game in Muncie ... hit .545 in the Buffalo series, going 6-for-11 in the three games ... had two hits in each of the three contests ... was 2-for-4 with a run in the opener, then was 2-of-3 with a walk, a run, two stolen bases and an RBI in the next game, a 10-2 BG win ... was 2-for-4, driving in another run, in the final UB game ... was 1-for-2 in the opener at Detroit Mercy, and also was hit by a pitch and stole a base ... singled and swiped a base in the opening game of the Western Michigan series ... went 1-for-3 with a run scored against Wright State ... then, scored another run in a pinch-running appearance in the second game of the WSU DH ... singled, walked, stole a base and scored three runs in BG's 8-3 win over Cleveland State in the final home game of the season ... had a sacrifice bunt in her only plate appearance in the final game of the year, BG's 2-1 win at Kent State.
2018
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 42 of BGSU's 52 games, making eight starts ... all eight starts came in left field ... scored 14 runs on the year and was second on the team with seven stolen bases ... batted .095 in 21 at-bats ... went 7-for-8 on the basepaths ... appeared in all five of the Falcons' games -- all wins -- at the CSU Dome Invitational on the season's opening weekend ... made four pinch-running appearances, and played left field in the other game ... stole a base and scored a run vs. Canisius ... scored three times as a pinch-runner the following weekend at the Elon Classic ... crossed the plate against Elon, Rhode Island and Mount St. Mary's in that tourney ... during BG's trip to Nashville, made a pinch-running appearance and scored a run in three-straight games ... in her first at-bat of the season, reached on an infield error against Ball State ... stole a base in a pinch-running appearance vs. Miami ... made another pinch-running appearance in the opening game at Buffalo, then made her first start of the season in the second game vs. the Bulls ... had a sacrifice bunt to advance a pair of runners in the fourth inning of that game, helping to start a seven-run inning ... appeared as a pinch-runner in all three of BG's wins at Akron ... stole a base in the opener ... scored a run in each end of BG's doubleheader sweep of the Zips the next day, with a steal in that afternoon's first game ... for the third-straight game, scored a run in a pinch-running appearance as the Falcons downed Detroit Mercy ... the next evening, drew the start in left field at Notre Dame, and went 1-for-2 at the plate with a putout and an assist ... started all three games of the Kent State series ... in the opener (on her birthday), saw a total of 27 pitches in her three plate appearances, with at least seven pitches each time ... fouled off a total of 14 pitches in the game, and had a 12-pitch at-bat in which she fouled off seven pitches before drawing a walk ... the next day, had a base hit in the first game of a DH ... stole a base and scored a run at Wright State ... was intentionally walked in the bottom of the seventh inning of BGSU's 3-2, walk-off win over MAC-leading Ohio.
2017
Was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... appeared in 42 of BGSU's 56 games, making 13 starts ... started nine games at second base (with BG going 7-2 in those games), and made two starts each in right field and as the designated player ... led BG in pinch-running appearances, with 22 ... hit .163 on the year, with her seven hits including a double ... scored 10 runs and had two RBI ... was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen-base attempts ... had two hits in three at-bats (.667) with the bases loaded ... had a hit and scored a pair of runs in a win over Indiana State ... recorded her first extra-base hit with a double in a win over Jackson State ... was 1-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base and a run in another win over JSU ... went 2-for-3 against Indiana on the first day of the Hoosier Classic ... the game was her first career multiple-hit contest, and she also had her first collegiate RBI vs. the Hoosiers ... had another RBI in her next game, BG's win at Central Michigan ... had a bases-loaded single that tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning, and eventually came around to score as BG had a five-run frame ... scored BG's lone run in the opening game of the Ohio series ... went 1-for-1 at Fort Wayne ... made a pinch-running appearance in each end of the Akron doubleheader, coming around to score in each case.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Hempfield Area H.S. (’16) under coach Robert Kalp ... a two-time all section player and a three-time Sweet 16 all section team selection ... six-time player of the week ... batted .411 in her high-school career, and helped the Spartans to an overall record of 79-15 in her four years ... had career totals of 14 doubles, nine triples, and eight homers including one grand slam ... also had 76 runs scored, 49 runs batted in and 31 stolen bases, along with a .955 fielding percentage ... team won back-to-back WPIAL QUAD A section championships in 2015 and '16 ... the team finished third in the state in '15 before winning a state championship in her senior season ... member of National Society of High School Scholars, and made high Honor Roll in all four years.
PERSONAL
Full name is Taylor Nicole Blevins ... born on April 27, 1998, in Pittsburgh, Pa ... a communication major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.74 through the Spring 2020 semester ... daughter of Al and Lisa Blevins ... has an older brother, Albert ... played travel ball for the Outlaws ... her team won three of six tournaments in 2016, including the Midwest Regional Championship.
BLEVINS - CAREER STATS
One of five Falcons to start every game, making 17 starts in center field ... hit .271 with three extra-base hits among her 16 total hits ... was second on the team with 13 runs scored, and tied for second with 16 hits ... had two triples to lead the team, and also paced the Falcons in stolen bases, going 6-for-7 ... was perfect in 22 chances in the field ... was second in the MAC and 63rd in the country in triples per game (0.12) ... hit a team-leading .412 at the Chattanooga Challenge on the season's opening weekend ... went 7-for-17 in that tourney, with at least one hit in every game ... had a double and an RBI in the opener, a win over Tennessee Tech ... had two hits, including her first career triple, in the next game, vs. Indiana State ... had two hits, stole a base and scored two runs in the win over host UTC ... with two extra-base hits on the weekend, matched her total for all of her junior year ... the next weekend, reached base in all four games as BG went 4-0 at the Tiger Classic in Nashville ... scored a run in all four games, and was 4-for-4 in stolen-base attempts on the weekend ... went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run and two RBI in a 7-1 win over host Tennessee State ... the next day, walked twice, stole a base and scored a run against Central Connecticut State ... was 1-for-3 with a sac bunt, two stolen bases and two runs scored in a five-inning win over Rider ... in the weekend's final game, walked, stole another base and scored a run vs. Creighton ... had five hits and scored five runs as the Falcons won five games in Clearwater, Fla. ... had a hit and scored a run vs. Penn State ... then, had four hits and four runs in the final two games of the weekend ... had a base hit and scored two runs vs. Chattanooga ... then, went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and two runs scored vs. Seton Hall.
^ BGSU played only 17 games in 2020 due to COVID-19
2019
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight season ... played in 48 of BGSU's 51 games, making 35 starts ... started 28 games in left field, five in right and two as the designated player ... hit .311 on the season to rank fourth on the Falcons ... was second on the club in stolen bases, with 12 steals in 14 attempts ... was third on the team with 37 hits ... scored 21 runs and had two doubles and seven RBI ... in MAC games, was third on the team with a .306 batting average ... on the season, hit .364 (20-for-55) with runners on base, and batted .429 (15-for-35) with two outs ... tied for third on the team with 11 multiple-hit games ... batted second in the lineup in 34 of her 35 starts ... was a perfect 2-for-2 as a pinch-hitter ... hit a team-high .400 in home games, and led the Falcons with 12 runs scored at Meserve Field ... had a base hit in the first Saint Francis game at the GWU Tournament ... the next day, walked and scored a run against ETSU ... scored in a pinch-running appearance vs. SFU in the final game of that tourney ... had at least one hit in all five games of the UGA Classic in Athens, Ga. ... was 6-for-12 on the weekend ... went 2-for-3 vs. No. 7 Georgia ... was 2-for-4 with a run scored in the opening game of the DH sweep of Oakland ... hit .500, going 3-for-6, at the Morehead State Classic, with a double and a pair of RBI ... was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in BG's 21-0 win over St. Bonaventure that weekend ... had a hit and a stolen base, and scored a run vs. Dayton ... hit .417 in the MAC-opening series at Ohio, going 5-for-12 vs. the Bobcats ... had two hits in each end of the Saturday DH in that series ... had her third-straight multiple-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in the opening game of the Purdue Fort Wayne DH ... had two hits in each end of the Toledo twinbill, giving her five two-hit games in a six-game span ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored in both games vs. the Rockets, adding an RBI in the opener ... drove in the run that made it a 3-1 BG lead in what proved to be a 3-2 win over the Rockets ... had a hit in each end of the Miami DH, scoring a run in both games as well ... stole a base in the opener ... had a base hit in the opening game of the Ball State series, and drove in a run in the final game in Muncie ... hit .545 in the Buffalo series, going 6-for-11 in the three games ... had two hits in each of the three contests ... was 2-for-4 with a run in the opener, then was 2-of-3 with a walk, a run, two stolen bases and an RBI in the next game, a 10-2 BG win ... was 2-for-4, driving in another run, in the final UB game ... was 1-for-2 in the opener at Detroit Mercy, and also was hit by a pitch and stole a base ... singled and swiped a base in the opening game of the Western Michigan series ... went 1-for-3 with a run scored against Wright State ... then, scored another run in a pinch-running appearance in the second game of the WSU DH ... singled, walked, stole a base and scored three runs in BG's 8-3 win over Cleveland State in the final home game of the season ... had a sacrifice bunt in her only plate appearance in the final game of the year, BG's 2-1 win at Kent State.
2018
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 42 of BGSU's 52 games, making eight starts ... all eight starts came in left field ... scored 14 runs on the year and was second on the team with seven stolen bases ... batted .095 in 21 at-bats ... went 7-for-8 on the basepaths ... appeared in all five of the Falcons' games -- all wins -- at the CSU Dome Invitational on the season's opening weekend ... made four pinch-running appearances, and played left field in the other game ... stole a base and scored a run vs. Canisius ... scored three times as a pinch-runner the following weekend at the Elon Classic ... crossed the plate against Elon, Rhode Island and Mount St. Mary's in that tourney ... during BG's trip to Nashville, made a pinch-running appearance and scored a run in three-straight games ... in her first at-bat of the season, reached on an infield error against Ball State ... stole a base in a pinch-running appearance vs. Miami ... made another pinch-running appearance in the opening game at Buffalo, then made her first start of the season in the second game vs. the Bulls ... had a sacrifice bunt to advance a pair of runners in the fourth inning of that game, helping to start a seven-run inning ... appeared as a pinch-runner in all three of BG's wins at Akron ... stole a base in the opener ... scored a run in each end of BG's doubleheader sweep of the Zips the next day, with a steal in that afternoon's first game ... for the third-straight game, scored a run in a pinch-running appearance as the Falcons downed Detroit Mercy ... the next evening, drew the start in left field at Notre Dame, and went 1-for-2 at the plate with a putout and an assist ... started all three games of the Kent State series ... in the opener (on her birthday), saw a total of 27 pitches in her three plate appearances, with at least seven pitches each time ... fouled off a total of 14 pitches in the game, and had a 12-pitch at-bat in which she fouled off seven pitches before drawing a walk ... the next day, had a base hit in the first game of a DH ... stole a base and scored a run at Wright State ... was intentionally walked in the bottom of the seventh inning of BGSU's 3-2, walk-off win over MAC-leading Ohio.
2017
Was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... appeared in 42 of BGSU's 56 games, making 13 starts ... started nine games at second base (with BG going 7-2 in those games), and made two starts each in right field and as the designated player ... led BG in pinch-running appearances, with 22 ... hit .163 on the year, with her seven hits including a double ... scored 10 runs and had two RBI ... was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen-base attempts ... had two hits in three at-bats (.667) with the bases loaded ... had a hit and scored a pair of runs in a win over Indiana State ... recorded her first extra-base hit with a double in a win over Jackson State ... was 1-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base and a run in another win over JSU ... went 2-for-3 against Indiana on the first day of the Hoosier Classic ... the game was her first career multiple-hit contest, and she also had her first collegiate RBI vs. the Hoosiers ... had another RBI in her next game, BG's win at Central Michigan ... had a bases-loaded single that tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning, and eventually came around to score as BG had a five-run frame ... scored BG's lone run in the opening game of the Ohio series ... went 1-for-1 at Fort Wayne ... made a pinch-running appearance in each end of the Akron doubleheader, coming around to score in each case.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Hempfield Area H.S. (’16) under coach Robert Kalp ... a two-time all section player and a three-time Sweet 16 all section team selection ... six-time player of the week ... batted .411 in her high-school career, and helped the Spartans to an overall record of 79-15 in her four years ... had career totals of 14 doubles, nine triples, and eight homers including one grand slam ... also had 76 runs scored, 49 runs batted in and 31 stolen bases, along with a .955 fielding percentage ... team won back-to-back WPIAL QUAD A section championships in 2015 and '16 ... the team finished third in the state in '15 before winning a state championship in her senior season ... member of National Society of High School Scholars, and made high Honor Roll in all four years.
PERSONAL
Full name is Taylor Nicole Blevins ... born on April 27, 1998, in Pittsburgh, Pa ... a communication major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.74 through the Spring 2020 semester ... daughter of Al and Lisa Blevins ... has an older brother, Albert ... played travel ball for the Outlaws ... her team won three of six tournaments in 2016, including the Midwest Regional Championship.
BLEVINS - CAREER STATS
| Year | avg | gp-gs | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att | po | a | e | fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017.... | .163 | 42-13 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .186 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 17 | 11 | 2 | .933 |
| 2018.... | .095 | 42-8 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .095 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .174 | 0 | 1 | 7-8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2019.... | .311 | 48-35 | 119 | 21 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | .328 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 4 | 12-14 | 41 | 2 | 4 | .915 |
| 2020.... | .271 | 17-17 | 59 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .356 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .317 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| TOTAL... | .256 | 149-73 | 242 | 58 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 70 | .289 | 10 | 2 | 59 | 0 | .291 | 0 | 7 | 28-32 | 88 | 15 | 6 | .945 |
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