2021 Softball Roster
Roster
Kent, Taylor
OF
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/ SoftballC
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Jersey Number 13
Taylor Kent
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Fort Myers, Fla.
- High School:
- Fort Myers
Bio
2021 / Graduate
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…appeared in 37 games and started in 18…hit .309 and had a .377 on-base percentage…went 7-for-7 on stolen bases…went four-straight games with a stolen base (3/13-3/25)…hit a double in her 2-3 performance against Saint Joseph’s…assisted in achieving the program’s highest regular season win percentage (.737) and the CAA North Division regular season championship.
2020 / Senior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…appeared in nine games and started in six games in the shortened spring season…finished the year with a .412 batting average, six runs on seven hits and three RBIs…went 2-for-three with two RBIs and two stolen bases against Norfolk State on 3/8…granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 / Junior
Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...appeared in 49 games and started 26 games for the Dragons…helped the Dragons reach the CAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years while getting the program’s first two CAA postseason victories…finished the year with a .238 batting average, 21 runs, 19 hits and two RBIs on the year…was first on the team in stolen bases with 14 with an 87% success rate…went a perfect 4 for 4 with 3 runs and an RBI in a victory against South Dakota.
2018 / Sophomore
Appeared in 48 games and got the start 47 times as a sophomore…finished the season with three doubles, a triple and 17 RBI…led the team with 66 hits…went 4-for-5 and notched her 100th hit against Elon…had a perfect appearance at the plate in two consecutive games against Howard (4-for-4) and Penn (3-for-3)…went 3-for-3 with a triple and two RBI in an 18-1 victory against Coppin State…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2017 / Freshman
Made 47 appearances as a rookie and got the start 42 times…batted .308 on the season, which was good for the third-best average on the squad…recorded 40 hits, including three doubles and a home run…totaled 30 runs scored and knocked in nine RBI…stole nine bases in 11 attempts…earned a spot on the 2017 Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar Athlete List…2017 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award winner.
Background
A four-year varsity letter-winner for Fort Myers High School…earned Second Team All-Area honors as a sophomore and First Team All-Area as a junior and senior…maintained the highest batting average on her team for three seasons…also spent one year as a member of the varsity sailing team…member of the National Honor Society, Art National Honor Society and English National Honor Society…graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Personal
Daughter of Gary and Sandra Kent…majoring in business engineering.
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…appeared in 37 games and started in 18…hit .309 and had a .377 on-base percentage…went 7-for-7 on stolen bases…went four-straight games with a stolen base (3/13-3/25)…hit a double in her 2-3 performance against Saint Joseph’s…assisted in achieving the program’s highest regular season win percentage (.737) and the CAA North Division regular season championship.
2020 / Senior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…appeared in nine games and started in six games in the shortened spring season…finished the year with a .412 batting average, six runs on seven hits and three RBIs…went 2-for-three with two RBIs and two stolen bases against Norfolk State on 3/8…granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 / Junior
Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...appeared in 49 games and started 26 games for the Dragons…helped the Dragons reach the CAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years while getting the program’s first two CAA postseason victories…finished the year with a .238 batting average, 21 runs, 19 hits and two RBIs on the year…was first on the team in stolen bases with 14 with an 87% success rate…went a perfect 4 for 4 with 3 runs and an RBI in a victory against South Dakota.
2018 / Sophomore
Appeared in 48 games and got the start 47 times as a sophomore…finished the season with three doubles, a triple and 17 RBI…led the team with 66 hits…went 4-for-5 and notched her 100th hit against Elon…had a perfect appearance at the plate in two consecutive games against Howard (4-for-4) and Penn (3-for-3)…went 3-for-3 with a triple and two RBI in an 18-1 victory against Coppin State…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2017 / Freshman
Made 47 appearances as a rookie and got the start 42 times…batted .308 on the season, which was good for the third-best average on the squad…recorded 40 hits, including three doubles and a home run…totaled 30 runs scored and knocked in nine RBI…stole nine bases in 11 attempts…earned a spot on the 2017 Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar Athlete List…2017 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award winner.
Background
A four-year varsity letter-winner for Fort Myers High School…earned Second Team All-Area honors as a sophomore and First Team All-Area as a junior and senior…maintained the highest batting average on her team for three seasons…also spent one year as a member of the varsity sailing team…member of the National Honor Society, Art National Honor Society and English National Honor Society…graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Personal
Daughter of Gary and Sandra Kent…majoring in business engineering.
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