#8 Tayler Shimizu
In 2012, Freshman Year Played in 37 games, with 33 starts during her first season at TSU...had a pair of RBI’s vs. Jackson State (2/24)...picked up a RBI during games vs. Northwestern State (2/25), Alabama State (3/14), at Belmont (4/18), and vs. Alabama A&M (5/2) Baldwin HS Helped guide team to Maui Interscholastic League Championships as a freshman, sophomore and junior...Selected first team All-MIL as a junior and senior, second team as a sophomore... Named team MVP as a senior with a .380 batting average... Graduated Cum Lade and honored as an Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. sports spotlight scholar athlete
In 2013, Sophomore Year Shimizu started 20 games and played in 27 while batting .160 (8-for-50)… had an RBI single to force extra innings at Auburn (2/15)… used a sacrifice fly to drive in the game tying run versus Hampton (3/3) and dropped a sacrifice bunt to bring home the game winning run… delivered a pinch-hit single and scored in game two with Tennessee Tech (4/28)
Personal: Tayler Kimie Shimizu...Born in Wailuku, Hawaii...Daughter of Wesley and Kara...has two sisters, Kaylee, 16, and Payten, 9... Major Elementary Education...Birthday August 8
CAREER STATS YEAR 2012 2013 TOTAL
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G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A BB SO AVG. 37-33 72 5 5 0 0 0 6 0-1 11 23 .069 27-20 50 2 8 0 0 0 4 0-1 3 12 .160 64-53 122 7 13 0 0 0 10 0-2 14 35 .107
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CAREER HIGHS: AB: 3 (x12) vs. Belmont (4/18/2012) R: 1 (x5) vs. Belmont (4/18/2012) H: 1 (x5) vs. St. Bonaventure (3/17/2012) 2B: N/A 3B: N/A HR: N/A RBI: 2 vs. Jackson State (2/24/2012) BB: 2 vs. Murray State (3/10/2012) K: 3 vs. Austin Peay (3/21/2012) SB: N/A
Tayler Shimizu Utility • 5'5 • Junior • R/R Wailuku, Hawai'i (Baldwin HS) Tennessee State University Softball