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Video: I am Nadia Taylor and we are Texas Softball [April 18, 2011]
• Career statistics
CAREER ACCOLADES
• Three-time NFCA All-Central Region First Team (2009-11)
• Two-time All-Big 12 Second Team (2009, 2011)
• 2011 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2010 All-Big 12 First Team
• Big 12 Player of the Week (March 2, 2010)
AS A JUNIOR (2011)
•started all 56 games at third base
•recorded three hits, including a double and scored one run in Texas' season-opening 6-2 win against Louisville (Feb. 10)
•hammered a three-run home run and drew a walk to help UT to a 6-0 victory over Loyola Marymount (Feb. 26)
•belted a solo homer in the Horns' 5-0 win against Hofstra (March 4)
•went 2-for-2 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and a walk in a 12-0 run-rule win over No. 4 Washington (March 17)
•registered two hits, two RBI, a home run and a walk in UT's 12-0 win against Kansas (March 26)
•combined for four hits, an RBI and a run scored in the Longhorns' two-game series sweep at No. 18 Oklahoma State (April 2-3)
•drilled a pair of homers and went 4-for-7 with three runs scored in Texas' two victories at Texas Tech (April 22-23)
•posted a season-best six-game hitting streak from April 22 at Texas Tech to May 1 against No. 14 Oklahoma
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010)
• started all 58 of Texas' games at third base
• ranked second in the Big 12 during league play with a .465 batting average, while adding four homers and 14 RBI
• ranked second on the club with her .368 batting average and 63 hits
• ranked fourth on the club with 39 runs scored and 18 walks
• notched a season-high four RBI in her 2-for-2 effort that included a double and a run scored against No. 19 Fresno State (Feb. 21)
• connected for three hits, four RBI, a home run and three runs scored as UT beat UC Davis, 14-5 (Feb. 27)
• hammered a two-run home run, singled and scored two runs in a 7-4 victory against Oregon State (Feb. 28)
• recorded a 2-for-4 outing with a double in UT's 11-5 win over Ohio (March 6)
• went 2-for-3 and blasted a walk-off solo homer that lifted Texas to a 1-0 win over No. 7 Arizona State (March 18)
• posted three hits, three runs scored and a double in a 13-8 win over San Jose State (March 18)
• tallied two hits and a walk in the Horns' 5-2 win against No. 4 Michigan (March 20)
• put together a season-best seven-game hitting streak from March 24 vs. Texas State until March 30 vs. UTSA ... during the streak she posted a 3-for-3, three-RBI effort in UT's 9-0 win against Nebraska (March 27)
• equaled a UT single-game record with four hits in Texas' 7-0 win at Kansas (April 2)
• tied a season-high with four RBI and posted a career-best two homers in a 5-2 win over No. 7 Missouri (April 10)
• notched two hits and drove home a run in UT's 9-1 win against No. 7 Oklahoma State (April 24)
AS A FRESHMAN (2009)
• started 58 of UT's 60 games at third base
• connected for a two-run homer in her collegiate debut as UT downed Florida State, 3-2 (Feb. 6)
• posted two hits and a run scored in a 5-4 win over Long Island (Feb. 22)
• recorded two runs and a pair of RBI in Texas' 10-2 win over Louisiana-Monroe (Feb. 26)
• notched two hits in both ends of the Horns' doubleheader split with Texas A&M Corpus Christi (March 5)
• blasted a two-run homer in UT's 10-1 victory at Cal State Northridge (March 10)
• registered two hits, a home run and two RBI in a 3-2 win over Penn State (March 12)
• tallied two hits, including a double and added an RBI and a run scored in a 15-6 run-rule win over No. 6 Oklahoma (March 28)
• went 2-for-3 with two RBI, a double and a run scored in UT's 6-5 win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi (April 2)
• posted a double and a run scored in a 2-1 loss at Nebraska (April 10)
• connected for two hits, including an RBI double in a 2-0 win at Texas Tech (April 15)
• recorded two hits and a pair of RBI in a 5-0 win over Kansas (April 18)
• notched a career-high three hits and added an RBI and one run scored in a 12-2 run-rule victory at Oklahoma State (April 25)
• roped a solo home run in Texas' 3-2 extra-inning win over UTSA (April 30)
• tallied a career-high three RBI and added two hits and a run scored in a 10-5 win over Nebraska at the Big 12 Championship (May 9)
NATIONALLY
Played club softball for Impact Gold out of Houston, Texas for head coach K.C. Jackson ... led her club to a first-place finish at the 2007 Colorado Firework tournament and a top-10 finish at the 2008 ASA Gold Nationals ... helped the Impact to an 11th-place finish at ASA Gold Nationals in 2007... played club ball with fellow Longhorn Lexy Bennett.
BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year letterwinner at Atascocita (two years) and Humble (two years) High Schools ... tabbed first-team all-district four times ... named district most valuable player in 2007 and team MVP all four seasons ... led her club in hitting for four seasons ... tabbed team defensive player of the year in 2005 and 2008 ... earned three varsity letters in basketball ... twice named to the all-district first team (2007-08) on the hardwood and was named honorable mention in 2006 ... led her squad in scoring and rebounding her junior and senior seasons ... member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Full name is Nadia Jaranique Taylor ... born July 11, 1990 in New Orleans, La. ... is the daughter of Patrick and Katie Taylor ... has two siblings Patrick Jr. (13) and Nakia (14) ... is a physical culture and sports major ... six-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection.
