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2018 Softball Roster

6 Taylor Gerhart

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • High School Wardlaw Hartridge
  • Hometown Winfield Park, N.J.

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2017)
Preseason All-PBC ... CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete ... As a shortstop, she was the lone Brave to play in and start all 53 games ... Hit .361 in 169 at-bats, good for fourth-best on the team ... Totaled 89 bases ... Scored 31 runs, third most among Braves, and racked up a team-high 48 RBIs, which ranked third in the PBC ... Her 61 hits and three triples ranked ninth in the PBC ... Notched 10 doubles and four home runs ... Slugged .527 and compiled a .391 on-base percentage ... Drew eight walks, was hit by a pitch once and was 12-for-12 in stolen-base attempts ... Had one sacrifice fly and four sacrifice bunts ... Had 18 multi-hit games and a team-best nine multi-RBI games ... Hit .414 with runners on base, .462 with runners in scoring position and .947 (18-for-19) with a runner on third and less than two outs ... Recorded 74 putouts and 125 assists in the field ... Had a season-high four hits in a 4-for-4 performance with four runs scored, an RBI and a double on Feb. 9 at Queens ...  Went 4-for-7 with eight RBIs, five runs scored, a double and a triple in a doubleheader against Elizabeth City State on Feb. 19 ... Was 5-for-8 with seven RBIs, two runs scored, a double, a triple and a home run in a twinbill at Winston-Salem State on April 2 ... Had three hits against Kutztown (Feb. 4) and Winston-Salem State (April 2) ... Had four RBIs against Elizabeth City State (Feb. 19, both games) and Winston-Salem State (April 2) ... Drove in three runs against Barton (Feb. 11), Converse (Feb. 25), Winston-Salem State (April 2) and Montevallo (April 14) ... 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)
All-PBC ... PBC All-Academic Team ... Preseason All-PBC ... At shortstop, she started all 54 games for the Braves ... Hit .348 in 158 at-bats, good for third best on the team ... Scored 30 runs, fourth most among Braves ... Recorded six doubles, one triple and seven home runs ... Racked up 38 RBI, second most on the squad ... Tallied 84 total bases and a .532 slugging percentage ... Compiled a team-leading .422 on-base percentage ... Walked 19 times and was hit by a pitch twice ... Stole 16 bases, third most among Braves ... Had 16 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games ... Recorded 94 putouts and 117 assists ... Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and a walk-off home run against Francis Marion on March 9 ... Ripped a walk-off single in a win over Augusta on April 4 ... In the bottom of the ninth against Wingate on April 6, she blasted a walk-off single up the middle ... Sent a walk-off grand slam over the left-field fence in an 8-4 win over Flagler on April 8, giving her four walk-off hits on the season and three within a five-day span ... Drove in three runs against Concord and Coker, had four runs batted in against Georgia Southwestern and put together a 5 RBI game against Flagler ... Had three hits on four occasions, against St. Andrews, Francis Marion, Flagler and North Georgia (in the PBC semifinals) ... Scored three runs against Conrord and Francis Marion ... Had a home run and a double in the PBC semifinals against North Georgia ...  A member of the squad that was named an Easton/NFCA Divsion II All-Academic Team for the second-consecutive year.

AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
All-PBC ... PBC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 10) ... PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... Helped UNCP to earn the 2015 PBC Softball Sportsmanship Award … At shortstop, she played in and started in 46 games for UNCP … Posted the third-leading batting average of .331, had with 24 runs, 41 hits, nine doubles and three homers … Had 28 RBI on 124 at-bats … Was 5-for-7 in stolen base attempts … Notched a .445 on-base percentage (second on the team), a slugging percentage of .476 (second on the team) and a fielding percentage of .919 … Recorded 65 putouts and 93 assists … Totaled 59 total bases to finish fourth on the team, three sacrifice flies and seven sacrifice hits … Walked 24 times during the year … Hit a perfect 4-for-4 against Winston-Salem State on March 25, went 3-for-5 against USC Aiken on April 17, 2-for-3 against Winston-Salem State on February 7, both games of the twinbill with Lander on February 21 and St. Andrews on March 18, 3-for-4 against Georgia Southwestern on March 8, 2-for-4 against Mars Hill on February 13 and 2-for-2 against Montevallo on March 21 … Had home runs against Winston-Salem State, Lander and St. Andrews … Logged a season best four RBI against Winston-Salem State … Added another three RBI in the season opener against Kutztown … Crossed home plate a season-best twice against Winston-Salem State twice, Lander, St. Andrews and Mount Olive … Had 10 multiple hit games, was second on the team with five multiple RBI games, had a six game hitting streak and an 11 game streak of reaching base.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Wardlaw Hartridge High School under coach Jackie Maclean … Lettered in softball, basketball and soccer … In her junior season, she assisted her team to a 20-4 record that became GMC Gold Division Champions with a .573 batting average, .640 on-base percentage, 58 RBI and 23 stolen bases … Was a member of the GMC All-Division Team, All-Preparatory First Team, All-Middlesex County Second team and All-Area honorable mention team … Named to the Greater-Middlesex Conference (GMC) All-Academic Team … Played travel softball for the New Jersey Breakers under coach Tony Catalno and helped the squad to become NEPA Hurricanes Showcase Champions.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Kathi and Jeff Gerhart … Has on older brother Ryan … Graduated with a 3.75 cumulative grade point average … A member of the honor roll … Was a peer leader, student council vice president, captain's council president and a member of the Winfield youth group and club interact … An accounting major at UNCP.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2015Freshman

    INF
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2016Sophomore

    INF
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2017Junior

    INF
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2018Senior

    INF
    5'8"
    6