The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2016 Softball Roster
Roster
Taylor McAllister
- Position:
- DP/OF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- McKinney North
- Hometown:
- McKinney, Texas
AS A JUNIOR (2016)
Played in 26 total contests as a junior with eight starts while rating second on the team in total pinch hits with five over 15 opportunities (.333) ... Pinch hit during the series finale at #12/9 Oklahoma (April 16), vs. Texas Southern (April 27) and in the first two games of the series at Iowa State (May 6-7) ... Earned a start at designated player in the 3-1 loss to BYU (April 1) ... Singled during Texas’ two-run, seventh-inning rally to tie Iowa (March 17) in a game UT would go on to win at the Rainbow Wahine Classic, 4-3 (8 inn.) ... Delivered a pinch-hit single to left during the eighth-inning outburst that led to Texas’ 3-2 (8 inn.) walk-off win over UTSA (March 8) ... Continued her hot hitting during the Texas Invitational, batting .556 (5-for-9) with a double and two RBIs while starting three games and reaching safely in all four games in which she played ... Was 2-for-2 with a RBI in the 15-1 (5 inn.) win over Abilene Christian (February 25) and 1-for-2 with a RBI double in the 8-1 triumph over Illinois (February 27) ... Blasted a three-RBI double as a pinch hitter during the 13-2 (5 inn.) win over Ball State (February 19) and registered a sacrifice fly as the starter at DP in the 8-0 (5 inn.) rematch victory over BSU (February 20) at the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational ... Made her first career Texas start in the 6-5 (8 inn.) win over North Carolina (February 12) and went 1-for-4 at the plate with a run scored ... Walked and scored a tally as UT christened its season with a 4-1 victory over Arkansas (February 11).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
Drew pinch-hitting duty during Texas’ 15-0 (5 inn.) rout of UCSB (February 6) at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz., in the 12-0 (5 inn.) romp over IPFW (February 13) during the Texas Classic and during the 11-0 (5 inn.) blanking of Ohio (March 6) at the Carolina Classic.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Appeared in four games, mostly as a pinch hitter … entered in to play the outfield and collected first career hit in her first career plate appearance in the win against Louisiana Tech (Feb. 15) … reached base with a single in a homecoming performance at North Texas (March 11).
BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year letterwinner for the Lady Bulldogs and head coach Dan Sedgwick ... a three-time District 10-4A First-Team honoree and a District 13-4A selection as a senior ... tabbed the District 13-4A Offensive Player of the Year after final campaign ... as a senior, hit .614 with 10 home runs, 51 RBIs and 37 runs scored ... walked 21 times and averaged a home run every 5.7 at bats during her last season ... guided McKinney to a 15-6 overall record and a No. 2 seed in District 13-4A with an 11-2 mark in 2013 ... named the McKinney ISD April 22, 2013, Scholar Athlete of the Week ... set the school record for career home runs and RBIs ... helped the squad to the district tournament each year of career ... following junior season, named the District 10-4A Offensive Player of the Year ... as a freshman, in consecutive games against Denison and Frisco, went five-for-five with two home runs, six runs batted in and seven scored to receive the Dallas Morning News Player of the Week award ... selected as District 10-4A Newcomer of the Year following rookie campaign ... also played volleyball her first three years at McKinney North ... an Academic All-District selection following her final softball season.
PERSONAL
Full name is Taylor Marie McAllister … born Feb. 21, 1995, in Dallas, Texas … daughter of Robert and Tracey McAllister … has one brother, Carson … major is sport management with a minor in business ... Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall & Spring 2014 and Spring 2015).
