Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  3-year returning letterwinner....Has appeared in 82 career contests....Part-time starter in 2015....Batted .273 with a homer and 7 RBIs....Started 39 games in 2014....Second on team with 5 home runs....5 multi-hit and 5 multi-RBI games with an OPS of .655 in 2014....Earned valuable experience as a freshman....Adds depth and youth at catcher position....Transferred from Bluefield State College in West Virginia during 2012-13 academic year (December) break....Did not play softball at BSC, but played on the Blues volleyball team during the 2012 fall semester.

PERSONAL: Born Taylor Layne Barrineau in Monroe, N.C......A product of Piedmont High School, where she played for coach Jason Phelix.....As a senior, batted .394 with 18 runs scored, a homer, 10 runs batted in, and a .469 on-base percentage, while garnering honorable mention All-Rocky River Conference accolades.....Helped lead the Panthers to a 16-10 record in 2012....Nickname is Bear.

PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Nurse....Favorite Athlete: Tim Tebow....Favorite Sports Team:  Carolina Panthers....Favorite Movie: Friend Green Tomatoes....Favorite TV Show:  The League and The Office....Favorite Food:  Chinese....Favorite Vacation Spot: Beach....Celebrity Crush: Tim Tebow....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Football....Favorite Website (outside social media): Buzzfeed....Favorite Social Media Site: Instagram....Your Motivation Music: Rap/ Country/Christian....Favorite Thing About FMU: Campus Squirrels....Favorite Off-Field Activity: Sleeping....Goals for Upcoming Season:  Win more games and be more consistent than last year....Hobbies: Hanging out with my friends.