7 Taylor Forte
7 - Taylor Forte
Height: 5-6
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Pleasantville, NY
High School: Rye Country Day
Position: 1B/OF
Bats/Throws: L/L

Career:
After two seasons in the program, she has appeared in 64 games, 47 as a starter ... Has recorded 13 multi-hit contests and driven in two or more runs on two occasions.

Sophomore (2015):
Saw action in 39 games and started 38 contests ... 32 of her starting nods came in left field ... Tied for fourth on the team and 19th among UAA performers in hitting, posting a mark of .371 (39-of-105) at the plate ... Fifth on the squad with eight doubles ... No. 3 on the team and seventh among UAA performers with 17 walks ... Produced 12 contests of two or more hits ... Handled all 48 of her defensive chances flawlessly ... 2-for-3 and came through with a two-out single in the top of the seventh inning that scored the game's lone run in a 1-0 triumph over Averett (May 9) in the NCAA Atlanta Regional ... Singled in the Eagles' first run vs. UT-Tyler (May 16) during NCAA Super Regional action ... Hit safely in eight of Emory's first nine games, registering a .500 mark at the plate (13-for-26) in that stretch ... 3-for-3 with a two-out RBI double that scored the team's final run in an 8-5 victory vs. Adrian College (Mar. 7) ... Three hits in five at-bats and scored twice in a 10-5 win against Brandeis (Mar. 11) at the UAA Tournament ... Doubled twice and finished with three RBIs, the last two coming in the fourth inning that closed out the game's scoring in a 7-3 win vs. Lynchburg (Feb. 14) ... Went a combined 4-for-6 at the plate and scored a run in a doubleheader sweep over Wesleyan College (Mar. 28) ... Singled twice and scored Emory's first run in a 3-1 victory at Maryville (Apr. 24) ... Tripled and doubled, and knocked in one run in a 9-1 verdict over Agnes Scott (Apr. 9) .... Strung together four consecutive two-hit games (Mar. 28-Mar. 31). 

Freshman (2014):
Appeared in 25 games and drew nine starting assignments ... Went 2-for-2 at the plate with a RBI vs. Virginia Wesleyan in a 16-6 win (Mar. 20) ... Knocked in a pair of runs with a single during an eight-run uprising in the third inning vs. Agnes Scott (Mar. 9). 

High School:

Her final two years as a prep saw her compete for Rye Country Day High School … Was coached by Margaret Scarcella … Closed out her final year hitting .630 ... Helped her squad to a regular-season record of 13-1 and a league title ... Was named her team's MVP her senior year ... Helped RCDHS to a berth in the NYSAIS Class C Finals ... Her first two seasons in high school were spent at Pleasantville where she helped that program to a pair of sectional titles … Earned all-league recognition both years at PHS and was MVP … Plays travel ball for the Hudson Valley Hurricanes. 

Personal:
Daughter of Lawrence and Michelle Forte ... Was an AP Scholar with Disticntion ... Plans to pursue a double major in biology and economics.  


Career Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2014 25-9 32 7 6 5 0 1 0 0-0 .188
2015 39-38 105 19 39 11 8 1 0 4-4 .371
2016 52-51 153 49 57 28 16 4 1 6-10 .373
TOTAL 116-98 290 75 102 44 24 6 1 10-14 .351