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

Career:
Closed out her four-year career as an Eagles ranked in a number of statistical categories ... Saw action in a total of 154 contests, 136 as a starter ... Recorded 43 mulit-hit contests and drove in two or more runs on 15 occasions ... Finished with a career hitting mark of .376 (153 for 407), good for 11th place on the program's all-time chart ... 28 doubles tied for the No. 14 position all-time at Emory ... Recorded eight triples, the seventh-highest total in school history ... Tied for third on the school's all-time list with 73 walks ... .480 career on-base percentage mark is fifth on the program's all-time ladder. 

Senior (2017):
Made the most of her senior season, starting all 38 games in left field ... Led the UAA in hitting with a .436 average (51 of 117), with that effort placing her 15th on the school's seasonal list ... First Team All-UAA and captured NFCA All-Atlantic Region First Team honors as well ... CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... Registered a team-high 16 multi-hit contests and drove in two or more runs on five occasions ... Topped the UAA and was 23rd in the D-III ranks with a .538 on-base percentage, good for the No. 3 spot on the school's seasonal chart ... Drew a conference-high 22 walks, tying the school's ninth-highest seasonal total ... 51 hits paced the team and was fifth among UAA players ... Tied Cassie Baca for the team lead and for fifth place on the conference ladder with 32 runs scored ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Mar. 27) after hitting a blistering .619 over a six-game stretch, collecting a team-high 13 hits in 21 plate appearances, knocking in five runs and pacing the squad with a .680 on-base percentage ... 2-for-3 hitting performance and totaled three RBIs, the last two on a two-out single that closed out a four-run fourth frame, giving the Eagles a 5-1 cushion in an eventual five-inning, 9-1 triumph over Maryville (Mar. 21) ... Went 4-for-4 in the batter's box and scored a run in the series opener at Case Western Reserve (Mar. 24 ... Collected a pair of hits and crossed the plate on Jessie Michael's three-run homer in the first inning of the series finale (Mar. 25) against Case Western ... Perfect 3-for-3 at the plate and socked a two-run double in Emory's 8-0 triumph vs. Centre College (Mar. 19) ... Hit safely in three-of-five trips to the plate and scored the squad's first run in a 7-5 verdict over Averett (Feb. 26) ... Accounted for two of Emory's three hits and scored its lone run in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Christopher Newport ... Came up with a defensive gem when she gunned down the potential tying run at the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning that kept the Eagles ahead by the eventual 2-1 winning margin vs. New York University (Apr. 21) ... Aided in a five-inning 13-1 decision over NYU (Apr. 21) with three hits, three ribbies and two runs scored ... Final collegiate game at home saw her post a 3-for-3 showing at the plate with two RBIs, one coming on a third-inning triple that plated Sam Vincent with what proved to be the game's final score in a five-inning 8-0 triumph vs. Brandeis (Apr. 8) ... Hit safely twice in three at-bats and socked a three-run homer that highlighted a four-run third frame in the series finale vs. Washington University (Apr. 1) ... Crossed the plate twice, including the game-winning score and produced a RBI single that ignited a three-run second inning in a 7-0 victory vs. Averett (Feb. 12) ... Emory Class of 2017 100 Senior Honorary.  

Junior (2016):
Appeared in 52 games and made all of her 51 starts in left field … Finished fourth on the team and 15th among UAA players in hitting (.373, 57-of-153) … 57 hits ranked fourth on the squad and eighth on the league ladder … Stroked a conference-best 16 doubles, tying the program’s seventh-highest seasonal total … Finished the campaign with a team-high four triples, good for a 10th-place tie on the school’s seasonal ladder … Drew a league-high 27 walks, tying the second-highest mark in program annals … Second on the club with 49 runs scored, placing her second in the UAA … Delivered 14 multi-hit contests and knocked in two or more runs on eight occasions … Garnered a spot on the All-UAA Second Team … Member of the UAA All-Tournament Team after hitting .303 and tying for the No. 2 on the conference chart with 10 runs scored and four doubles … CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team … Named UAA Hitter of the Week (Feb. 15) after hitting a torrid .692 (9-of-13), and pacing the team in both runs (6) and RBIs (7) in helping Emory to a 4-0 record at the season-opening 3n2 Elite Event … In a 7-0 win vs.  Huntingdon (Feb. 13), she picked up three hits and three RBIs, including a two-run triple … Two hits and accounted for both of Emory’s runs, including the GWRBI with a two-out single in the bottom of the seventh that snapped a tie, in a 2-1 win vs. Benedictine (May 20) in the first game of the NCAA Atlanta Super Regional – hit a two-out triple earlier in the contest that tied the score at 1-1 … Recorded a pair of doubles and crossed the plate twice in a 12-3 victory vs. LaGrange (Apr. 23) … Three hits in four plate appearances and knocked in Emory’s first run of the contest in an eight-inning 4-3 victory over Southwestern (Apr. 16) … 2-for-4 at the plate and finished with two runs scored and two RBIs in a five-inning, 12-0 decision vs. Shorter (Mar. 25) … Opened the game with a two-bagger and would later score the first of three times in a five-inning, 8-0 win vs. Lynchburg (Mar. 24) … Three-of-five at the plate with a pair of doubles and a triple and scored three times in a 13-5 decision vs. Brandeis (Mar. 13) in the finale of the UAA Championships … Collected two hits, including a double, in three at-bats and scored three runs in a 6-2 outcome over Rochester (Mar. 11) at the UAA Championships … Came through with a two-run double in helping the Eagles to a 7-2 verdict vs. Case Western (Mar. 11) … Two hits to her credit and tripled in Alyssa Pollard with the final score of a four-run fifth that closed out an 8-0 triumph vs. Lake Forest (Mar. 6) … 3-for-3 with three ribbies and crossed the plate on three occasions in a 19-1 win over Agnes Scott.

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 ... Double major in biology and mathematics.  


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
2017 38-38 117 32 51 19 4 2 1 8-10 .436
TOTAL 154-136 407 107 153 63 28 8 2 18-24 .376