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Jersey Number 2
Taylor Drayton
- Position:
- Infield/Outfield
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cleveland HS (USMAPS)
- Hometown:
- Clayton, N.C.
HONORS AND ACCOLADES
2021: Landed on the 2021 All-Patriot League Second Team … Appeared in 29 games, making the start in 27 … Racked up eight multi-hit games and drove in 16 total runs … Homered twice, both of which were cranked out during conference games … Had her strongest outing of the season against Lehigh, during which she went 4-for-5 at the plate with four RBI and a triple (April 3) … Also made a handful of appearances in the circle, tossing a total of 4.2 innings … Finished the year slashing .289/.422/.337 with six extra-base hits and 16 total RBI.
2020: Appeared and started in all 23 games … Hit .295 going 23-for-78 from the plate … Belted three home runs, totaled eight doubles and a triple … Scored 18 runs and had 16 RBIs … Had an on-base-percentage of .309 … Posted a .984 fielding percentage … Had 12 extra-base hits and seven multi-hit games … Went 3-for-5 and had three RBIs vs. Florida A&M on March 6 and was a single shy of hitting for the cycle ... Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019: Saw action in 55 of 56 games for Army, including 51 starts … posted a .287 average (43-for-150) with eight doubles, six home runs, 27 RBI and 30 runs scored … was a perfect 10-for-10 on stolen base attempts … only baserunner in the league to have a 100-percent success rate on stolen bases with at least 10 attempts … tallied 12 multi-hit games and five contests with multiple RBI … was Army’s most consistent offensive threat, finishing in the top-3 of every offensive category … tied for third in the Patriot League in runs scored, sixth in home runs and stolen bases, and ninth in RBI … also pitched in 10 games, including seven starts … compiled a 4.20 ERA … was winless in five decisions … tossed two complete games … allowed 42 hits and 17 walks with 18 strikeouts in 36.2 innings of work … notched her first-career complete game in a six-inning effort against Jacksonville State on Feb. 8 … produced a perfect 2-for-2 performance at the plate with an RBI, run scored and stolen base versus Duke on Feb. 23 … slugged a solo homer against Central Michigan on March 8 … was 3-for-4 with two stolen bases against Butler on March 12 … added a 2-for-3 showing with an RBI, double and a run scored opposite the Bulldogs on March 13 … earned a career-high five strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work against La Salle on March 16 … drilled a solo shot in the series finale against Holy Cross on March 24 … added a three-run blast in the series finale at Lafayette on March 31 … led the Cadets to their first series victory over Lehigh in 27 years on April 13-14 … finished with six hits, five runs scored, three RBI, three stolen bases and three multi-hit performances opposite the Mountain Hawks … accumulated a career-high 7.0 innings in a complete-game effort against Marist on April 10 … documented her first multi-home run game in the front end of a doubleheader at Albany on April 17 … was 2-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored opposite the Great Danes … capped the season with a 3-for-4 showing at the plate with a double, three RBI and two runs scored in the season-finale versus Saint Peter’s … First Team All-Patriot League selection.
2018: Played in 48 games while making 41 starts as a freshman … saw action at pitcher, in the outfield, second base and at designated player … at the plate, compiled a .301 average, .347 on-base and .421 slugging percentage … totaled 40 hits, 22 RBI, 13 runs scored, eight doubles and two homers … had 10 multi-hit outings … made her collegiate debut against UConn (2/9) … blasted a solo home run for her first career hit, which tied the game with two outs in the seventh inning and forced extra innings at USF (3/9) … recorded a 10-game hitting streak from March 9-20 … drove in three and had two hits against Chattanooga (3/17) … swiped a career-best two bases at home against Iona (4/11) … batted 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI at UMass Lowell (4/14) … went a perfect 3-for-3 with a career-high four RBI and a home run versus Albany (4/18).
At Cleveland High School: Named the Pitcher of the Year … also played for the North Carolina Challengers ... attended USMAPS for a year.
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Personal: Company E-4 … majoring in Sociology.
- 2021 Second Team All-Patriot League
- 2x First Team All-Patriot League (2018 & 2019)
- 2x Preseason All-Patriot League Team (2019 & 2020)
2021: Landed on the 2021 All-Patriot League Second Team … Appeared in 29 games, making the start in 27 … Racked up eight multi-hit games and drove in 16 total runs … Homered twice, both of which were cranked out during conference games … Had her strongest outing of the season against Lehigh, during which she went 4-for-5 at the plate with four RBI and a triple (April 3) … Also made a handful of appearances in the circle, tossing a total of 4.2 innings … Finished the year slashing .289/.422/.337 with six extra-base hits and 16 total RBI.
2020: Appeared and started in all 23 games … Hit .295 going 23-for-78 from the plate … Belted three home runs, totaled eight doubles and a triple … Scored 18 runs and had 16 RBIs … Had an on-base-percentage of .309 … Posted a .984 fielding percentage … Had 12 extra-base hits and seven multi-hit games … Went 3-for-5 and had three RBIs vs. Florida A&M on March 6 and was a single shy of hitting for the cycle ... Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019: Saw action in 55 of 56 games for Army, including 51 starts … posted a .287 average (43-for-150) with eight doubles, six home runs, 27 RBI and 30 runs scored … was a perfect 10-for-10 on stolen base attempts … only baserunner in the league to have a 100-percent success rate on stolen bases with at least 10 attempts … tallied 12 multi-hit games and five contests with multiple RBI … was Army’s most consistent offensive threat, finishing in the top-3 of every offensive category … tied for third in the Patriot League in runs scored, sixth in home runs and stolen bases, and ninth in RBI … also pitched in 10 games, including seven starts … compiled a 4.20 ERA … was winless in five decisions … tossed two complete games … allowed 42 hits and 17 walks with 18 strikeouts in 36.2 innings of work … notched her first-career complete game in a six-inning effort against Jacksonville State on Feb. 8 … produced a perfect 2-for-2 performance at the plate with an RBI, run scored and stolen base versus Duke on Feb. 23 … slugged a solo homer against Central Michigan on March 8 … was 3-for-4 with two stolen bases against Butler on March 12 … added a 2-for-3 showing with an RBI, double and a run scored opposite the Bulldogs on March 13 … earned a career-high five strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work against La Salle on March 16 … drilled a solo shot in the series finale against Holy Cross on March 24 … added a three-run blast in the series finale at Lafayette on March 31 … led the Cadets to their first series victory over Lehigh in 27 years on April 13-14 … finished with six hits, five runs scored, three RBI, three stolen bases and three multi-hit performances opposite the Mountain Hawks … accumulated a career-high 7.0 innings in a complete-game effort against Marist on April 10 … documented her first multi-home run game in the front end of a doubleheader at Albany on April 17 … was 2-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored opposite the Great Danes … capped the season with a 3-for-4 showing at the plate with a double, three RBI and two runs scored in the season-finale versus Saint Peter’s … First Team All-Patriot League selection.
2018: Played in 48 games while making 41 starts as a freshman … saw action at pitcher, in the outfield, second base and at designated player … at the plate, compiled a .301 average, .347 on-base and .421 slugging percentage … totaled 40 hits, 22 RBI, 13 runs scored, eight doubles and two homers … had 10 multi-hit outings … made her collegiate debut against UConn (2/9) … blasted a solo home run for her first career hit, which tied the game with two outs in the seventh inning and forced extra innings at USF (3/9) … recorded a 10-game hitting streak from March 9-20 … drove in three and had two hits against Chattanooga (3/17) … swiped a career-best two bases at home against Iona (4/11) … batted 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI at UMass Lowell (4/14) … went a perfect 3-for-3 with a career-high four RBI and a home run versus Albany (4/18).
At Cleveland High School: Named the Pitcher of the Year … also played for the North Carolina Challengers ... attended USMAPS for a year.
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Personal: Company E-4 … majoring in Sociology.
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