Army West Point Athletics
2016 Softball Roster
Roster
Taylor Gaff
- Position:
- Infield
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- West Ranch
- Hometown:
- Stevenson Ranch, Calif.
HONORS/AWARDS
- 2018 Co-Captain
2018: Appeared in nine games while making four starts in her final season … closed out her career at west Point as a .262 hitter with 28 base knocks, nine runs scored and eight RBI … in her final season, recorded hits against Boston U. (4/1) and Lafayette (5/5).
2017: Saw action in nine games, including six starts (four at first base, two at designated player) … hit .353 (6-for-17) with one RBI and three runs scored … also walked once and was hit by four pitches … posted back-to-back multi-hit games against Columbia (3/4), 2-for-3, and George Mason (3/4), 2-for-2.
2016: Made 20 appearances with 12 starts … batted .394 and finished the year with an on-base percentage of .459 … finished a perfect 4-for-4 from the plate and added two RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader at Hartford (5/3) … had four games with multiple hits.
2015: Appeared in 21 games and started 14 games as a first baseman who drew backup behind older sister Alexi (lone senior on the team) … draw time at the plate as pinch hitter six times … batted in lower half of lineup …drew starting nod in first four games of the season … registered first collegiate hit against Marshall in second game at the Charleston Challenge… stroked a single … went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI n loss to UMass Lowell in closing out tournament play … second multiple-hit game (2-for-3) recorded in 7-6 edging of Iona in home debut … scored a run the next day in 7-2 home win over FDU … sacrifice fly in eight-run fourth led Army to 8-3 first game win over Albany … saw action in five Patriot League games with three starts … first was against Colgate in second game of series along with both wins in doubleheader sweep of Boston University … also saw action against Holy Cross … batted .171 in 41 at bats … two of seven hits were double … drove in a pair of runs and scored three times … recorded multiple hit games against UMass Lowell and Iona … committed just four errors in 117 chances.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in softball at West Ranch H.S. ... helped lead the Wildcats to three straight league titles and CIF playoff appearances ... played outfield, catcher, first base and designed player ... closed out career batting .466 helping team in impressive 81-45 year to include a 22-8 mark senior year ... four-year member of the PureFastPitch out of Huntington Beach, Calif., under head coach Bill Jackson ... played eight years of travel ball competing as catcher, first base, third base and outfield ... named to Academic Honor Roll all four years.
