Career Ended her career ranked among the Highlanders Division I career leaders in games played (8th), games started (8th), at bats (6th), runs (7th), hits (7th), doubles (5th), RBI (4th), total bases (8th), walks (5th), on base percentage (T10th), sac flies (7th), sac hits (7th), stolen bases (T8th), stolen base attempts (T10th), put outs (6th), assists (3rd), and fielding percentage (7th) ... Also ranked among UCR's all-time career records in games played (10th), at bats (8th), doubles (8th), RBI (8th), and walks (8th) ...
2011 Ranked first on the team in stolen base percentage and was third in walks ... Recorded a five-game hitting streak from March 11-22 ... Posted five multiple hit games and four multi-RBI games ...
2010 One of two players on the team to start in and play every contest on the season ... Tied for second in the Big West Conference in doubles and was ninth in at bats ... Led the team in hits and tied for first in doubles, games played, and games started ... Ranked second in runs batted in and total bases; third in batting average, on base percentage, and walks; fourth in slugging percentage and runs scored; and fifth in sac bunts ... Had eight multiple hit games and seven multiple RBI games ... Recorded a five-game hitting streak on two occasions - from Feb. 27-Mar. 5 and from Apr. 24-May 2 ... Tied her career-high with three RBI vs. North Texas on Feb. 27 ... Tallied single-season career-bests in runs, hits, doubles, RBI and batting average ...
2009 Ranked ninth in the Big West in assists ... One of four players on the team to start in and play every contest on the season ... Led the team in RBI, stolen base percentage and assists ... Finished second on the squad in doubles, walks, sac bunts, total plate appearances, putouts, chances, and fielding doubles plays, and ranked third in home runs, total bases, slugging percentage, runs scored, hits, sac flies, stolen bases, at bats, and fourth in on base percentage and steal attempts ... Recorded a career-high four runs on March 13 against Longwood ... Tied her career-high with three RBI on two occasions (San Diego, February 15; and Indiana, February 27) ... Tied her career-high with three hits at Pacific on April 10 ...
2008 Saw her first action for the Highlanders in a pinch-hitting performance vs. Colorado State on February 22 ... Got her first start, picked up her first hit and knocked in her first run vs. Eastern Michigan on February 26 ... Recorded five multi-hit games including back-to-back three-hit efforts - vs. Hawaii on February 27 and vs. Northern Colorado on February 29 ... Had three multi-RBI games including three runs batted in vs. UC Santa Barbara on March 29 ... Scored two runs on two occasions - vs. Northern Colorado on February 29 and Cal State Fullerton on April 6 ... Hit her first home run vs. Cal State Fullerton on April 6 ... Garnered the team’s Golden Glove Outstanding Defense Award ...
High School Was a four-year letter winner in both soccer and softball ... Earned All-CBL honors in softball in each of her four years ... Also earned All-CBL honors in soccer on one occasion ... Named San Bernardino County Player of the Year in 2007 for soccer ... Named 2004 Rookie of the Year for softball ... Earned 2005-2006 Defensive MVP honors and Team MVP honors in 2007 in softball ... Named the 2007 Coaches Award winner for soccer and was a 2007 CIF Division Finalist in soccer ...
Personal Taylor Thomas is the daughter of Todd and Teri Thomas ... Roots for the San Francisco 49ers, the LA Dodgers, LA Galaxy, and USC football ... Lists Steve Young, Landon Donovan, Matt Leinart, and David Beckham among her favorite athletes ... Enjoys reading the works of Nora Roberts, James Patterson, and Nicholas Sparks ... Her favorite book is “Where the Red Fern Grows” ... Enjoys eating Italian food ... “Will and Grace,” “One Tree Hill” and “Survivor” are among her favorite TV shows ... Her favorite movies are “Step Mom,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” and “The Italian Job” ... Listens to Third Eye Blind, Journey and Secondhand Serenade ... Lists her hobbies as sports, reading and listening to music ... Her most memorable sports moment was scoring the game winning goal in the semifinals of the CIF with 8 minutes left ... Her biggest influences are her parents because they have pushed her the most and have supported her the whole way ...
Taylor Thomas Career Offensive/Fielding Statistics
| Year |
Avg |
GP |
GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
GDP |
OBP |
SF |
SH |
SB |
SBA |
OPS |
PO |
A |
E |
FldPct |
| 2008 |
.254 |
43 |
42 |
114 |
10 |
29 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
36 |
.316 |
12 |
1 |
26 |
0 |
.328 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
.644 |
81 |
81 |
6 |
.964 |
| 2009 |
.247 |
50 |
50 |
150 |
16 |
37 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
53 |
.353 |
21 |
1 |
22 |
1 |
.341 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
.694 |
151 |
104 |
7 |
.973 |
| 2010 |
.283 |
54 |
54 |
159 |
22 |
45 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
60 |
.377 |
17 |
2 |
15 |
1 |
.358 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
.735 |
130 |
82 |
7 |
.968 |
| 2011 |
.243 |
39 |
39 |
107 |
12 |
26 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
32 |
.299 |
16 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
.341 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
.640 |
85 |
68 |
4 |
.975 |
| Totals |
.258 |
186 |
185 |
530 |
60 |
137 |
28 |
2 |
4 |
74 |
181 |
.342 |
66 |
4 |
73 |
3 |
.343 |
3 |
17 |
10 |
12 |
.685 |
447 |
335 |
24 |
.970 |
