PERSONAL...
Daughter of Louis and Gina Taylor.
AT DRURY...
CAREER
Hit .277 for her career and played in 175 games starting 171 of those ... In 526 at bats she had 149 hits, 73 RBIs, scored 78 runs with 37 walks, 32 doubles and 11 walks ... Was 8-of-12 for her career in stolen bases.
SENIOR
Tied Stacy Razo for team lead with three homers and seven doubles in 2013 and was second on the team with a .375 slugging percentage and 54 total bases ... Denise hit .264 for the season and had 38 hits with a .296 on base percentage in 154 total plate appearances ... Taylor played and started 46 games and had a season high three hits vs. Northeastern State (2/8/13) and at Quincy (4/27/13) ... Had three two RBI games, those coming vs. Northeastern State, vs. Maryville (4/6/13) and at Missouri-St. Louis (4/13/13) ... Recorded stolen bases at Missouri-St. Louis (4/13/13) and at Maryville (4/14/13) ... Was walked five times ... Had a pair of five game hitting streaks and scored nine runs.
JUNIOR
Hit .270 on the season and had 37 hits with 18 RBIs and scored 13 runs. . . Denise had seven doubles, three homers and was walked 17 times. . . She stole a base against Northwest Missouri State (2/21/12). . . Had a six game hitting streak with a season high two hits in six different games. . . Had two RBIs in a game three times with those against Illinois-Springfield (4/14/12), at Lincoln (2/29/12) and vs. Northwest Missouri State (2/21/12). . . Matched her career high with two doubles at Illinois-Springfield (3/18/12). . . Was walked a season high two times in games vs. Maryville (4/6/12) and vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (3/3/12). . . Currently ranks third all-time with 392 at bats and is also third in career doubles with 25. . . Ranks fourth all-time with 111 hits trailing Sadie Ball by just two, is fourth all-time with eight homers just three shy of Amber Hayden and is fourth all-time with 42 walks.
SOPHOMORE
Hit .295 and started 26 games with numbers of 23 hits, 14 RBIs, 10 runs and six doubles. . . Had a season high 3 hits vs. Bellarmine with two doubles (3/12/11) and posted two RBIs in a game five times. . . Made 19 appearances on the mound and posted a 6-5 record with a 4.22 ERA in 79.2 innings of action. . . Had 44 strikeouts with a season high 10 vs. Upper Iowa (3/5/11). . . Had seven strikeouts vs. Bellarmine (3/12/11).
FRESHMAN
One of the Panthers top freshman in 2010, Denise was second on the team with 51 hits, 36 runs and 12 doubles. . . She had five homers, 24 RBIs, 21 walks and stole 5-of-7 bases. . . Taylor had a season high three runs at Kentucky Wesleyan and scored two runs six times. . . She had a season best four hits at Saint Joseph's and had three hits in a game three times. . . Denise had four RBIs vs. Eckerd with two of those being doubles. . . She homered twice at Bellarmine (3/7/10).
PREP...
Earned first team all-conference honors her junior and senior seasons and was a first team all-district selection for Carthage High School her senior season. . . Earned second team all-district honors as a sophomore. . . Was a two-time first team all-area honoree, was named Carthage MVP three times and was earned KSN hometown MVP her sophomore season. . . Helped Carthage win Class 6A State titles in 2007, 2009. . . Played for coach Gordon Godfrey. . . Holds several Carthage records in basketball. Among those are career points (1,492), most rebounds career (1,015) and most field blocks career (225). . . Was a member of the National Honor Society, on the A Honor Roll and a first team academic all-state selection her senior season. . . Graduated with a 3.9 grade point average.
DENISE'S DRURY CAREER HIGHS...
Hitting
Hits: 4 at Saint Joseph's (May 1, 2010)
Longest Hitting Streak: 8 games
RBIs: 4 vs. Eckerd (February 9, 2010)
Runs: 3 at Kentucky Wesleyan (March 6, 2010)
Doubles: 2 at Illinois-Springfield (March 18, 2012)
2 vs. Bellarmine (March 12, 2011)
2 vs. Eckerd (February 9, 2010)
Home Runs: 2 at Bellarmine (March 7, 2010)
Stolen Bases: 1 --8 times
Walks: 3 vs. Missouri-St. Louis (April 25, 2010)
Pitching
Innings Pitched: 8.0 vs. Upper Iowa (March 5, 2011)
Strikeouts: 10 vs. Upper Iowa (March 5, 2011)
DENISE'S FAVORITES...
Food: Italian
Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings
Musical Artist: Eric Church
Movie: Miss Congeniality
Magazine: US Weekly
TV Show: Say Yes To The Dress
Pro Athlete: Adam Scott
Hitting Stats
|
YEAR
|
G/S
|
AVG.
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SO
|
SB-A
|
|
2010
|
52/52
|
.288
|
177
|
36
|
51
|
12
|
0
|
5
|
24
|
21
|
40
|
5-7
|
|
2011
|
26/26
|
.295
|
78
|
20
|
23
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
4
|
16
|
0-0
|
|
2012
|
51/47
|
.270
|
137
|
13
|
37
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
18
|
17
|
31
|
1-2
|
|
2013
|
46/46
|
.264
|
144
|
9
|
38
|
7 |
0
|
3
|
17
|
2
|
28
|
2-3
|
|
Totals
|
175/171
|
.277
|
526
|
78
|
149
|
32
|
0
|
11
|
73
|
44
|
115
|
8-12
|
Pitching Stats
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YEAR
|
APP
|
ERA
|
GS
|
W
|
L
|
CG
|
SV
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
SO
|
|
2011
|
19
|
4.22
|
15
|
6
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
79.2
|
88
|
75
|
48
|
53
|
44
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