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2019 Softball

5 Taylor DeLeon

  • Position OF
  • Height 5-1
  • Custom3 L/R
  • Major Mathematics
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Summerville, SC
  • High School Ashley Ridge HS

Biography

FMU: Returning starter....PBC All-Academic Team 2019....Started 40 of 44 games as a freshman (2018) splitting time between LF and RF....Batted in the two-hole for 19 contests....Batted .297 with 16 RBIs and 21 runs scored with .359 on-base percentage....Only 1 error in 36 fielding chances with 3 outfield assists....Signed during Dec. 2016 early singing period....Could start in the outfield as a freshman....A slap hitter....Has good speed and like to get dirt on her uniform....Fills a need after graduating of two four-year starters in the outfield....Has some pop in her bat and can swing away as well as slap....Excited about becoming a Patriot....Looking forward to what she will accomplish both on the field and in the classroom....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2018, 2019....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2017 (fall), 2018 (spring, fall), 2019 (spring)....Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM).

PERSONAL: 

  • Born Taylor Renee DeLeon in North Charleston, S.C.
  • Graduate of Ashley Ridge High School, where she played under the direction of coach Larissa Shannon
  • Selected to play in the 2017 S.C. Coaches Association for Women’s Sports North-South All-Star Games
  • As a senior, hit .493, one of the highest averages in the state, and posted a .511 on-base percentage
  • Batted lead-off as a junior and hit .492 with a pair of doubles
  • Earned 2016 All-Region honors and helped the Swamp Foxes to a 16-3 record and an appearance in the district championship game
  • Nickname is TD

PERSONAL FAVORITES: 

  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Teacher
  • Favorite Superhero: Spider-Man (he wears a cool outfit and spider webs come out his hand which is pretty cool)
  • Favorite Athlete: Deshaun Watson.
  • Favorite Sports Team: Clemson University Tiger football
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show: Titanic
  • Favorite Food: Tacos
  • Favorite Vacation Spot: The lake
  • Twitter Handle: Tdeleon5
  • Instagram Account: __justtaylor__
  • Your Motivation Music: Hip Hop/Rap
  • Favorite Thing About FMU: I fell in love with FMU because I love how small the campus is; I love all the paths through the campus and that when I visited the campus for the first time, everyone I met was very nice and welcoming; it was a great feeling to have everyone there helping me and making sure I was comfortable with the change from high school to college
  • Favorite Off-Field Activity: Boating and fishing
  • Goals for Upcoming Season: Come back better than I was last year; that means striving for a .400 batting average and on-base percentage
  • Interesting Notes: I have a weird and crazy obsession with penguins (would have 50 penguins as pets if someone would let me); I have a penguin blanket I take everywhere with me and every time I go to an aquarium I cry tears of joy when I see them
  • Brush With Greatness: My youth group growing up would go to Liberty University for an event called Winterfest and I got a pass to go backstage and meet my favorite christian band For King and County. Also, at the same event the year prior, I met Humble Tip, a Christian rapper, and he signed my scarf and I got to talk to him for a few minutes

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2018Freshman

    OF
    5'1"
    5
  • 5

    2019Sophomore

    OF
    5'1"
    5