2021 Softball Roster
Clark, Taylor

Jersey Number 9
Taylor Clark
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Bat/Throw:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Mechanicsburg, Pa.
- High School:
- Mechanicsburg Area Senior HS
- Prev School:
- Virginia Tech
Bio
Accolades
- SEC All-Tournament Team (2021)
2021
- Appeared in 55 games, including 37 starts
- Earned her first hit of the season against North Carolina (Feb. 27)
- Was 2-for-4 with a run scored and RBI in game two against Kent State (March 5)
- Drove in a pair of runs on a double in the game one win at Kentucky (March 27)
- Went 2-for-4 in the series finale at Georgia (May 2) with a run scored and a stolen base
- Hit her first home run of the season in the SEC Tournament semifinals against Tennessee (May 14) and added an RBI single in the Tournament Championship against Florida (May 15)
- Hit a three-run home run in the NCAA Regional championship game against Clemson (May 23)
2020
- Appeared in 17 games, including nine starts, during the shortened season
- Scored three times against Florida State (Feb. 7), including a two-run home run, her first as a member of the Crimson Tide
- Was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk on her senior day against Penn State (Feb. 22), smashing a fourth-inning home run
2019
- Appeared in 32 games, including seven starts
- Made her Crimson Tide debut as a pinch-hitter against Murray State (Feb. 8)
- Earned her first start at second base in the second game against the Racers (Feb. 9)
- Scored the first run in the win over Saint Francis (March 2)
- Scored twice in the second win over Niagara (March 14)
- Earned her first RBI with the Crimson Tide in the win over UAB (April 3)
- Earned her first hit with the Crimson Tide against Belmont (April 23)
- Hit an RBI single in game three against LSU (May 5)
2017-18 (Virginia Tech)
- Played in 41 games with 35 starts at third base as a sophomore in 2018
- Tied for second on the team with 18 RBIs that same season
- Led the Hokies in batting average (.278), slugging (.528) and on-base percentage (.381) in 2018 ACC play
- Hit a three-run home run in the 2018 ACC Championship quarterfinal vs. Pitt
- Played in 42 games with 31 starts as a true freshman, including six at shortstop and 25 at third base
Prep Highlights
- Attended Mechanicsburg Area Senior High in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
- Three-time All-Sentinel Team selection
- Four-time Mid-Penn First Team selection
- Two-time all-state selection
- First in district for slugging her senior year with 1,000
- Earned Sentinel Player of the Year and first team Big 15 selection as a senior
- Earned MVP award as a freshman and senior
- Earned Offensive Player of the Year as a junior, hitting .466 with four doubles, three triples, five home runs, 21 RBIs and 37 runs scored
- Played club softball for TNT Gold
Personal Information
- Born Taylor Rose Clark on Oct. 6, 1997
- Daughter of Randy and Terry Clark
- Four brothers, Steven, Scotty, Jon and Ashton and one sister, Dana
- Majoring in accounting
NCAA Super Regional GM 2 Postgame: Coach Murphy
Saturday, May 24
NCAA Super Regional GM 1 Postgame: Coach Murphy & Kali Heivilin
Friday, May 23
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy, Jocelyn Briski & Audrey Vandagriff
Thursday, May 22
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy
Wednesday, May 21