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2021 Softball Roster

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33 Taylor Charlton

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Position C/UT
  • Hometown Aynor, SC
  • Prev School Aynor H.S.

Biography

Junior (Sr.) Highlights (2021)
  • Voted to All-Big South Second Team
  • Named Big South Conference Player of the Week (Apr. 5)
  • Set career-highs in runs, hits, homeruns and RBI
  • The 12 homeruns are the third most in a single-season by a Winthrop player
  • Finished second on the team in RBI and third in batting average
  • Had first two homerun game on Mar. 12 vs. North Dakota
  • Finished second in the Big South in homeruns (12), third in slugging percentage (.633) and seventh in RBI (31)
  • Led the team with 10 multi-RBI games
  • Had a streak of reaching base in nine consecutive games and ended the season on a streak of eight straight
  • Finished second in the Big South in runners caught stealing (11)
  • Completed career ranked 13th in program history for all-time homeruns (16) and more than any other true catcher in program history
Junior Highlights (2020)
  • Finished second on the team in RBI (16) and tied for team-best three homeruns
  • Made 18 starts with 21 appearances with 15 starts behind the plate
  • Had four multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games
  • Drove in a career-high three runs on Feb. 16 vs. Towson
  • Drove in a run in 10-of-21 games played
  • Hit two-run go-ahead homerun in 4-2 win over Virginia on Feb. 14
  • Finished second on the team with .353 batting average, ranked 14th in the Big South
  • Ranked 10th in the Big South with a .608 slugging percentage
  • Tied for 10th in the Big South with three homeruns
  • Tied for 3rd in the Big South in sacrifice flies
  • Despite the shortened season, set a career-high with 16 RBI
  • Had a streak of seven consecutive games reaching base
  • Was an impressive 9-for-17 with runners in scoring position (.529)
  • Tied for team-high in two-out RBI (4)
Sophomore Highlights (2019)
  • Had career day at the plate Mar. 3 at East Carolina with career-highs in runs (3) and RBI (4)
  • Hit first collegiate home run at East Carolina on Mar. 3
  • Made first collegiate start in the season opener and was 1-for-3 with a run, RBI and a double
  • Scored career-high two runs in the win at Georgia Southern
  • Drove in career-high two runs in the win at Georgia Southern
  • Tied career-high in runs scored with 2 vs. Omaha on Feb. 17
  • Was fourth on the team with 16 walks and had just seven strikeouts in 93 at-bats
Freshman Highlights (2018)
  • Made collegiate debut as a pinch-runner in the season opener against Evansville
  • Scored first collegiate run on Feb. 18 vs. Samford
Prior To Winthrop
  • Played varsity softball for five years
  • During her high school career she earned the team's Most Improved and Best Offensive Player
  • She was also an All-Region and All-State selection and was chosen to play in the North-South game
Personal
  • Born Mar. 9, 1999 in Cleveland, OH
  • Is the daughter of Billie Jean and Brian Charlton
  • Is seeking a degree in athletic training
Hitting Game Highs
AT-BATS 5, at Radford - game 1 (4/6/19)
RUNS SCORED 3, at East Carolina (3/3/19)
HITS 3, at Charleston Southern (4/2/21)
RUNS BATTED IN 4, at East Carolina (3/3/19)
DOUBLES 2, vs. Western Carolina (4/17/19)
TRIPLES 1, at N.C. Central-2 (4/8/21)
HOME RUNS 2, vs. North Dakota (3/12/21)
TOTAL BASES 8, vs. North Dakota (3/12/21)
WALKS 2, seven times
STOLEN BASES 1, at Samford (2/7/20)
PUTOUTS 17, vs. Mount St. Mary's (2/28/21)
ASSISTS 4, vs. Buffalo (2/16/19)
HIT STREAK 3 games (2020/2021)
REACHED BASE STREAK 9 games (2021)

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2018Freshman

    Catcher/Utility
    5'3"
    33
  • 33

    2019Sophomore

    Catcher/Utility
    5'3"
    33
  • 33

    2020Junior

    Catcher/Utility
    5'3"
    33
  • 33

    2021Senior

    Catcher/Utility
    5'3"
    33