Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 3-year returning starter....PBC All-Conference (first team) 2019....D2CCA All-Region Team (second team) 2019....Team 2019 MVP....2019 Frankie Award for Female Breakout Performance....2019 pre-season PBC All-Conference Team....PBC All-Academic Team 2017, 2018....NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete 2017....Has started all 148 games during her career at shortstop....Career totals entering her senior year: 95 runs scored, 36 doubles, 9 homers, 68 RBIs, 34 multi-hit games, and .330 batting average....As a junior (2018), led FMU in hitting (.376), runs scored (49), on-base percentage (.491), and stolen bases (7)....16 multi-hit games and a season-best 15-game hitting streak.....2018 PBC rankings: 3rd in runs scored, 4th in on-base percentage, 9th in doubles, and 11th in hitting....Reached base safely in the final 18 contests of the 2018 campaign....In 2017, second on the team in hitting (.338), on-base percentage (.458), OPS (1.009), and slugging (.551) in 2017....Led team with 15 doubles....10 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games in 2017....Team-best 22-game streak of safely reaching base....6th in the conference in doubles...Started all 55 games in 2016....Shared team lead with 2 triples and 8 stolen bases....8 multi-hit and 4 multi-RBI games....Turned heads with defensive play at shortstop as a freshman....Walk-on in 2016.....Transfer from the University of Alabama (did not play softball)....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....Phi Alpha Theta history honor society....Pi Sigma Alpha national political science honor society....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2016, 2017, 2018.....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2015 (fall), 2016 (spring, fall), 2017 (spring, fall), 2018 (spring)....D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award 2017.

PERSONAL:

• Born Taylor Ann Johnson in San Diego, Calif.
• Graduate of La Jolla Country Day School, where she play for coaches Brad Ausmus and Corrinne Brunn
• 4-year varsity letterwinner
• 4-time first-team All-League performer
• First-team All-CIF as a senior and second-team selection as a sophomore
• Helped lead the Vikings to a share of the league title in 2012 and 2011
• La Jolla's Defensive Player of the Year in 2013 and a NFCA first-team All West Region selection
• Her team's Offensive Player of the Year in 2012
• As a senior, helped La Jolla to the DV State (volleyball) Championship and to a runner-up DV State finish in basketball
• Torreys won the state basketball championship in 2012
• Earned nine varsity letters in three sports
• Awarded the 2013 Hagey Girls Sportsmanship Award
• Nickname is Johnny

PERSONAL FAVORITES: 

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: World traveler
• Favorite Superhero: Batman
• Favorite Athlete: Brandon Crawford
• Favorite Sports Team: San Diego Padres
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: The Office
• Favorite Food: Tacos
• Favorite Vacation Spot: The Colorado River
• Twitter Handle: @taytayjohnson01
• Instagram Account: @_taylor_johnson1
• Your Motivation Music: 80's rock hits or 90's hip-hop
• Favorite Thing About FMU: FMU Softball Stadium
• Favorite Off-Field Activities: Wake boarding, snowboarding, cliff jumping, traveling, soaking up the sun
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Win and have fun