Oklahoma State University Athletics
2018 Cowgirl Softball Roster
Roster
Pence, Taylor
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/ Cowgirl SoftballUTL
/ Cowgirl SoftballDP/1B
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/ Cowgirl SoftballC
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Jersey Number 8
Taylor Pence
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hugh HS
- Hometown:
- Hugo, Oklahoma
Bio
2018 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
Career Highs
Hits   1, six times, last vs. Maine, 3/2/18
Runs Scored   2 vs. New Mexico, 2/10/18
Runs Batted In   3 vs. New Mexico, 2/10/18
Walks   1, four times, last vs. Jackson State, 3/10/17
Strikeouts   1, five times, last vs. Maine, 3/2/18
Stolen Bases   No stolen bases
2018 (Senior): Appeared in 33 games, primarily serving as one of Coach Gajewski’s first pinch runners off the bench … Blasted her first home run at OSU  - a three-run shot - to right-center field and helped lift the Pokes to a run-rule win over New Mexico on Feb. 10 … Started in left field for the Cowgirls’ contest against Oakland on Feb. 12 … Crossed home plate twice during Oklahoma State’s record-setting 21-run outburst vs. Western Michigan on Feb. 11 … Has scored 10 times and driven in seven runs so far this season … Helped spearhead OSU’s partnership with the Nike N7 Youth Movement and continued to involved around campus with SAAC and other functions … One of 10 Cowgirls selected as a first-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Scored a run during the NCAA Tournament.
2017 (Junior): Made 39 appearances, including two starts, during her inaugural season at Oklahoma State ... Tallied three hits in 10 at bats, while also drawing four walks and scoring eight runs during her limited time at the plate ... Scored her first run as a Cowgirl against McNeese State on February 10 during the Tiger Classic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana ... Secured her first career hit eight days later against South Florida during the Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Foundation Invitational ... Recorded both her RBI against Evansville on March 7 during Oklahoma State’s record-setting 21-run outburst.
Prior to OSU (Neosho County, 2015-16): Shined in her two years at Neosho County Community College ... Was one of just two players on the NCCC roster to start all 31 of the team’s games in 2016 ... Recorded a team-high 101 at-bats, along with a .257 batting average and a team-high 26 runs scored ... Showed her eye at the plate with 10 walks - the second highest total among the squad ... Posted NCCC single-game highs for at-bats (5), runs (4) and hits (3) ... Finished the season with the team’s third-best slugging percentage at .347.
Personal: Born on October 5, 1995 in Paris, Texas ... Daughter of Tonya Payne and Tommy Pence ... Was active at Hugh High School in FCCLA, Youth Advisory Board, coaching summer softball teams, World Changers and was a member of her church youth group ... Played basketball along with competing in softball during her high school career ... Shined off the field in high school as a member of the National Honors Society ... Majoring in education and therapeutic recreation.
Career Highs
Hits   1, six times, last vs. Maine, 3/2/18
Runs Scored   2 vs. New Mexico, 2/10/18
Runs Batted In   3 vs. New Mexico, 2/10/18
Walks   1, four times, last vs. Jackson State, 3/10/17
Strikeouts   1, five times, last vs. Maine, 3/2/18
Stolen Bases   No stolen bases
2018 (Senior): Appeared in 33 games, primarily serving as one of Coach Gajewski’s first pinch runners off the bench … Blasted her first home run at OSU  - a three-run shot - to right-center field and helped lift the Pokes to a run-rule win over New Mexico on Feb. 10 … Started in left field for the Cowgirls’ contest against Oakland on Feb. 12 … Crossed home plate twice during Oklahoma State’s record-setting 21-run outburst vs. Western Michigan on Feb. 11 … Has scored 10 times and driven in seven runs so far this season … Helped spearhead OSU’s partnership with the Nike N7 Youth Movement and continued to involved around campus with SAAC and other functions … One of 10 Cowgirls selected as a first-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Scored a run during the NCAA Tournament.
2017 (Junior): Made 39 appearances, including two starts, during her inaugural season at Oklahoma State ... Tallied three hits in 10 at bats, while also drawing four walks and scoring eight runs during her limited time at the plate ... Scored her first run as a Cowgirl against McNeese State on February 10 during the Tiger Classic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana ... Secured her first career hit eight days later against South Florida during the Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Foundation Invitational ... Recorded both her RBI against Evansville on March 7 during Oklahoma State’s record-setting 21-run outburst.
Prior to OSU (Neosho County, 2015-16): Shined in her two years at Neosho County Community College ... Was one of just two players on the NCCC roster to start all 31 of the team’s games in 2016 ... Recorded a team-high 101 at-bats, along with a .257 batting average and a team-high 26 runs scored ... Showed her eye at the plate with 10 walks - the second highest total among the squad ... Posted NCCC single-game highs for at-bats (5), runs (4) and hits (3) ... Finished the season with the team’s third-best slugging percentage at .347.
Personal: Born on October 5, 1995 in Paris, Texas ... Daughter of Tonya Payne and Tommy Pence ... Was active at Hugh High School in FCCLA, Youth Advisory Board, coaching summer softball teams, World Changers and was a member of her church youth group ... Played basketball along with competing in softball during her high school career ... Shined off the field in high school as a member of the National Honors Society ... Majoring in education and therapeutic recreation.
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