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Jersey Number 6
Taylor Lynch
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Red Oak HS
- Hometown:
- Red Oak, Texas
Bio
2016 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
2016 Second-Team All-Big 12
2016 Third-Team NFCA All-Region
2017 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2017 Third-Team NFCA All-Region
2018 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2018 Second-Team All-Big 12
2018 First-Team NFCA All-Region
Career Highs
Hits   4 vs. Maine, 5/21/16
Runs Scored   3, seven times, last vs. Baylor, 4/13/18
Runs Batted In   5, three times, last at Wich. State, 4/18/18
Walks   3 at Kansas, 4/5/18 (G1)
Strikeouts   2, six times, last at UCLA, 4/28/18
Stolen Bases   2, twice, last vs. Penn State, 2/11/17
2018 (Junior): Named a second-team All-Big 12 performer for the second time in her career … One of five Cowgirls to start in every game throughout the season, locking down right field in all 61 contests … Posted the third-best batting average among her teammates at .358 … Notched the second most hits of any Cowgirl with 72 … Nineteen of her hits went for extra bases, as she smacked 11 doubles and eight home runs … Her 72 hits and 47 RBI ranked eighth among all Big 12 competitors in 2018 … Tallied a career-high 47 RBI to trail only Madi Sue Montgomery for the team lead … Posted an above-.400 on-base percentage for the second time in her three-year collegiate career … Stole three bases and did not commit an error in 50 defensive chances … Tied her career high with five runs batted in and hit a walk-off three-run home run in a 2-for-4 outing against Pacific on March 11 … Blasted her fourth home run of the season – an opposite-field solo shot – in the series finale vs. Iowa State on March 25 … Logged three extra-base hits (one home run, two doubles) and drove in five runs during OSU’s 10-4 series-clinching win over Texas Tech on March 31 … Her five RBI in the series finale against Texas Tech on March 31 made her the 10th Cowgirl to record at least 100 career RBI ... Drew a career-high three walks in game one of a doubleheader at Kansas on April 5 … Hit her career-high-tying sixth home run of the year in the first inning against UT Arlington on April 10 … Drove in five runs for the third time in 2018 during a 9-6 loss at Wichita State on April 18 … Scored two runs and drove in one during the Cowgirls’ 3-1 victory at Texas on April 20 … Set her new career high with a home run against South Dakota on April 27 … Went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI against South Dakota on April 28 … Posted a 3-for-3 line at the plate during the Cowgirls’ clash with No. 17/16 Baylor on May 11 … Bounced her eighth home run of the season off the center-field wall and over the fence during a 7-6 victory over Texas Tech on May 11 ... Her two-run blast was the first half of back-to-back home runs for the Cowgirls, as Madi Sue Montgomery followed it with a solo shot ... Hit back-to-back home runs with Montgomery twice during the 2018 season … Became the ninth Cowgirl to record 200 career hits when she notched the elusive base knock against No. 3 Oklahoma on May 4 ... One of 10 Cowgirls selected as a first-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Earned first-team NFCA All-Region honors ... Notched a hit in all three of OSU’s NCAA Tournament games.
2017 (Sophomore): Started 57 of Oklahoma State’s record-setting 63 games ... Finished second on the team with a .333 batting average ... Scored the third-most runs of any Cowgirl in 2017 with 33 while also posting the second-highest hit total among the squad with 60 ... Her 60 hits were good enough to crack for the 20th on the OSU single-season hits list ... Posted an impressive .399 on-base percentage during her second season in Stillwater ... Named to the All-Region Third Team for his play in the outfield ... Earned her first Academic All-Big 12 nod, as she was one of 11 Cowgirls to take home first-team honors ... Ranks fifth in team history with a .363 career batting average, while her .492 slugging percentage puts her in 14th all-time and her .415 on-base percentage ranks 11th ... Her .363 career batting average is the highest for any player has played at least 50 percent of her games at third base ... Sits 25th on the program’s all-time runs scored list (76) through her first two seasons as a Cowgirl ... Tallied 15 mutli-hit games, including four three-hit outings ... Went 3-for-4 at the plate and scored a season-high three runs against Wichita State on March 8 ... Also drove in three runs and scored three runs during another 3-for-4 outing, this time against Eastern Kentucky on March 12.
2016 (Freshman): Started and saw action in all but one of Oklahoma State’s 58 games ... Impressed people across the nation early in her career and was on the 2016 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top-25 list ... Named to the All-Big 12 Second Team, as well as the All-Big 12 Freshman Team ... Earned a spot on the All-Midwest Region Second Team ... Finished with 13 doubles, the eighth-most in the Big 12 ... Compiled an Oklahoma State-record 23-game hitting streak ... Batted .391 on the year, the sixth-best in the Big 12 ... Finished with 75 hits, the fourth-most in the conference ... Her 22 hits during conference play were the third-most in Big 12 action ... Collected18 RBIs during conference play, the third-most in Big 12 play ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in an 8-4 upset win over No. 9 Washington on Feb. 26 in Palm Springs, Calif ... Had a single-game best four RBIs on a 1-for-4 performance in an 11-9 win over Kansas on May 7 to help secure the series win ... Went 4-for-5 with two runs and an RBI in a 10-1 win over Maine in the Georgia Regional in Athens on May 21.Â
High School: Was a three-time team MVP at Red Oak HS in Red Oak, Texas … Played under head coach Tatum Thorne … Was also recruited by Northwestern State and Missouri … Named a MaxPreps Second Team All-American after hitting .684 and recording a .727 on-base percentage her senior year … Received All-State honors as a senior … Earned several district accolades, including Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.
Personal: Born Jan. 22, 1997 ... Daughter of Pam and Richard Lynch … Double majoring in marketing and management, while also minoring in both entrepreneurship and sports management … Has one brother, Richard, and one sister, Tiara … Is related to Mike Bacsik, a former pitcher for the Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals.
2016 Second-Team All-Big 12
2016 Third-Team NFCA All-Region
2017 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2017 Third-Team NFCA All-Region
2018 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2018 Second-Team All-Big 12
2018 First-Team NFCA All-Region
Career Highs
Hits   4 vs. Maine, 5/21/16
Runs Scored   3, seven times, last vs. Baylor, 4/13/18
Runs Batted In   5, three times, last at Wich. State, 4/18/18
Walks   3 at Kansas, 4/5/18 (G1)
Strikeouts   2, six times, last at UCLA, 4/28/18
Stolen Bases   2, twice, last vs. Penn State, 2/11/17
2018 (Junior): Named a second-team All-Big 12 performer for the second time in her career … One of five Cowgirls to start in every game throughout the season, locking down right field in all 61 contests … Posted the third-best batting average among her teammates at .358 … Notched the second most hits of any Cowgirl with 72 … Nineteen of her hits went for extra bases, as she smacked 11 doubles and eight home runs … Her 72 hits and 47 RBI ranked eighth among all Big 12 competitors in 2018 … Tallied a career-high 47 RBI to trail only Madi Sue Montgomery for the team lead … Posted an above-.400 on-base percentage for the second time in her three-year collegiate career … Stole three bases and did not commit an error in 50 defensive chances … Tied her career high with five runs batted in and hit a walk-off three-run home run in a 2-for-4 outing against Pacific on March 11 … Blasted her fourth home run of the season – an opposite-field solo shot – in the series finale vs. Iowa State on March 25 … Logged three extra-base hits (one home run, two doubles) and drove in five runs during OSU’s 10-4 series-clinching win over Texas Tech on March 31 … Her five RBI in the series finale against Texas Tech on March 31 made her the 10th Cowgirl to record at least 100 career RBI ... Drew a career-high three walks in game one of a doubleheader at Kansas on April 5 … Hit her career-high-tying sixth home run of the year in the first inning against UT Arlington on April 10 … Drove in five runs for the third time in 2018 during a 9-6 loss at Wichita State on April 18 … Scored two runs and drove in one during the Cowgirls’ 3-1 victory at Texas on April 20 … Set her new career high with a home run against South Dakota on April 27 … Went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI against South Dakota on April 28 … Posted a 3-for-3 line at the plate during the Cowgirls’ clash with No. 17/16 Baylor on May 11 … Bounced her eighth home run of the season off the center-field wall and over the fence during a 7-6 victory over Texas Tech on May 11 ... Her two-run blast was the first half of back-to-back home runs for the Cowgirls, as Madi Sue Montgomery followed it with a solo shot ... Hit back-to-back home runs with Montgomery twice during the 2018 season … Became the ninth Cowgirl to record 200 career hits when she notched the elusive base knock against No. 3 Oklahoma on May 4 ... One of 10 Cowgirls selected as a first-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Earned first-team NFCA All-Region honors ... Notched a hit in all three of OSU’s NCAA Tournament games.
2017 (Sophomore): Started 57 of Oklahoma State’s record-setting 63 games ... Finished second on the team with a .333 batting average ... Scored the third-most runs of any Cowgirl in 2017 with 33 while also posting the second-highest hit total among the squad with 60 ... Her 60 hits were good enough to crack for the 20th on the OSU single-season hits list ... Posted an impressive .399 on-base percentage during her second season in Stillwater ... Named to the All-Region Third Team for his play in the outfield ... Earned her first Academic All-Big 12 nod, as she was one of 11 Cowgirls to take home first-team honors ... Ranks fifth in team history with a .363 career batting average, while her .492 slugging percentage puts her in 14th all-time and her .415 on-base percentage ranks 11th ... Her .363 career batting average is the highest for any player has played at least 50 percent of her games at third base ... Sits 25th on the program’s all-time runs scored list (76) through her first two seasons as a Cowgirl ... Tallied 15 mutli-hit games, including four three-hit outings ... Went 3-for-4 at the plate and scored a season-high three runs against Wichita State on March 8 ... Also drove in three runs and scored three runs during another 3-for-4 outing, this time against Eastern Kentucky on March 12.
2016 (Freshman): Started and saw action in all but one of Oklahoma State’s 58 games ... Impressed people across the nation early in her career and was on the 2016 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top-25 list ... Named to the All-Big 12 Second Team, as well as the All-Big 12 Freshman Team ... Earned a spot on the All-Midwest Region Second Team ... Finished with 13 doubles, the eighth-most in the Big 12 ... Compiled an Oklahoma State-record 23-game hitting streak ... Batted .391 on the year, the sixth-best in the Big 12 ... Finished with 75 hits, the fourth-most in the conference ... Her 22 hits during conference play were the third-most in Big 12 action ... Collected18 RBIs during conference play, the third-most in Big 12 play ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in an 8-4 upset win over No. 9 Washington on Feb. 26 in Palm Springs, Calif ... Had a single-game best four RBIs on a 1-for-4 performance in an 11-9 win over Kansas on May 7 to help secure the series win ... Went 4-for-5 with two runs and an RBI in a 10-1 win over Maine in the Georgia Regional in Athens on May 21.Â
High School: Was a three-time team MVP at Red Oak HS in Red Oak, Texas … Played under head coach Tatum Thorne … Was also recruited by Northwestern State and Missouri … Named a MaxPreps Second Team All-American after hitting .684 and recording a .727 on-base percentage her senior year … Received All-State honors as a senior … Earned several district accolades, including Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.
Personal: Born Jan. 22, 1997 ... Daughter of Pam and Richard Lynch … Double majoring in marketing and management, while also minoring in both entrepreneurship and sports management … Has one brother, Richard, and one sister, Tiara … Is related to Mike Bacsik, a former pitcher for the Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals.
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