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2016 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 9
Taylor Rowland
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chino Hills, Calif.
- High School:
- Ruben S. Ayala
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 4 (3x), last vs. South Carolina (3/11/17)
- Runs: 3 vs. Oregon State (2/19/17)
- Hits: 3 vs. Oregon State (2/19/17)
- Hit Streak: 3 games (2x), last (3/3/17 - 3/5/17)
- RBIs: 4 (2x) vs. Ole Miss (3/24/17)
- Doubles: 1 (5x), last vs. Ole Miss (3/25/17) (
- Triples: N/A
- Home Runs: 1 (2x) vs. Ole Miss (3/24/17)
- Walks: 1 (8x), last vs. Eastern Kentucky (4/4/17)
- Stolen Bases: N/A
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
- Drove in the game-tying run in comeback win over No. 9 Alabama (4/15)
- Went 2-for-3 with an RBI double in series-clinching win over #23 Ole Miss (3/25)
- Homered and tied a career high with four RBIs in series-opening win over #23 Ole Miss (3/24)
- Drove in two runs with a single in loss to #25 Arkansas (3/17)
- Had pich-hit walk-off single win over Delaware (3/5)
- Had an RBI single and scored a run in win over Bradley (3/3)
- Doubled and scored a run in win over Nebraska (2/24)
- Had a scored and an RBI in win over UC Santa Barbara (2/23)
- Went 2-for-2 with three RBIs in win at New Mexico State (2/20)
- Set career highs with three hits, three runs and four RBIs in win over Oregon State (2/19)
- Hit first-career homer in win vs. Northern Colorado (2/19)
- Drove in first-career run with a bases-loaded walk in 7-1 win over UNC Greensboro (2/11)
- Made Tennessee debut as a pinch hitter in season-opening win over Tennessee Tech (2/10)
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
- Redshirted after being injured prior to the season
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Ranked as the No. 59 player in Full Count Softball's Hot 100
- Helped lead her club team, the Orange County Batbusters, to the 2011 Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) National Title
- Named to Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass Team in 2014
- Earned first-team all-league honors as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Named Rookie of the Year for Ayala High School in 2013 after batting .407 with six homers
- Led her team with eight home runs and 36 RBIs during her junior season
- Batted .375 with 26 RBIs and five homers as a senior in 2015
- Captain of the Orange County Batbusters for two years
- Also played summer ball for the So Cal Athletics
PERSONAL
- Majoring in Communication Studies
- Says her biggest softball thrill was driving in three go-ahead run in the Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) National Championship in 2011
- Favorite musical group is The xx
- Chose Tennessee because she "fell in love with the campus and it is a special place that feels like home"
- Says her hair has to be perfect before she plays
- Says her biggest sports influence is her brother Michael
- Models her game after former Tennessee All-American and current volunteer assistant coach Madison Shipman
- Was part of the Captain's Council at Ruben S. Ayala High School
- Enjoys art, music and spending time with family
- Hopes to become a trainer or physical therapist after graduation
- Chose Tennessee over Arizona State, Cal and Arizona
- Parents are Mike Rowland and Tracy Rodriguez
- Has three older sisters, Kayla Rowland, Lauren Walden and Matti Walden, and one older brother, Michael Rowland
- Taylor A. Rowland was born on March 22, 1997, in Hesperia, Calif.
- Recipient of the Joan A. Giltner Women's Athletic Endowed Scholarship
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.25.25)
Sunday, May 25
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.24.25)
Saturday, May 24
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.23.25)
Friday, May 23
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Ohio State (5.18.25)
Sunday, May 18
