Taylor Koenig

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Last School(s):
Norco HS/Tennessee
Hometown:
Mira Loma, Calif.

Career Highlights:

Pac-12 All-Academic First Team (2016)

As a Junior (2016):

Transferred to Cal in the summer of 2015 from Tennessee and appeared in 55 games (49 starts)...Tied for third on the team with four home runs...Had five multi-hit games, including back to back two-hit games against LIU-Brooklyn and Long Beach State at the Mary Nutter Classic in Cathedral City, Calif...Played a big role in Cal's win over No. 3 Oregon, going 2 for 3 with a home run and three runs scored...Led the Bears in the classroom, compiling a 4.0 GPA and earning first team All-Academic honors.

As a sophomore at Tennessee (2015):

Started 56 games and appeared in 62 for the Volunteers, hitting .268 with 17 home runs and 49 RBI...had six multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games...improved her on-base percentage over 40 points from freshman to sophomore year, finishing at .429 in 2015...also saw an increase in slugging percentage to finish at .648...collected a career-high seven RBI against Northern Kentucky on Feb. 8 thanks to a 4 for 4 day that included a three-run home run, a double and two singles...homered in Tennessee's win over LSU at the SEC Tournament...hit first career grand slam against No. 18 Missouri on March 20.

As a freshman at Tennessee (2014):

Earned Freshman All-SEC honors after hitting .305 in her first collegiate season...appeared in 54 games and started 49, all at third base...had 11 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games...had a double in Tennessee's NCAA Regional win against Virginia Tech...had career-long five game hitting streak from March 30 to April 8...recorded her first collegiate hit and RBI in her first collegiate game against Northern Colorado on Feb. 7...hit her first collegiate home run as well as her first double the next day against Northern Colorado.

High School:

Two-year team captain at Norco High School where she earned CalHiSports.com third team All-State honors as a senior in 2013...As a junior, helped Norco win the CIF Southern Section Division I title, go 32-2 and earn the title of Powerade Fab50 National Champion...hit .372 with nine home runs, 40 RBI and five steals during a junior season in which Norco spent time at No. 1 in the ESPN Fab 50 national rankings...as a sophomore, hit .325 with one home run, 21 RBI and four steals...as a freshman, hit .301 with two home runs, 15 RBI and two steals...was a four-year member of the Principal's Honor Roll.

Club Ball:

Won three Premier National Championship titles in a row with SoCal Athletics U18 Gold (2011-13), where she was a four-year team captain...also played for the Corona Angels.

Personal:

Legal studies major plans to be involved in law enforcement and coach after college...Parents are James Koenig, Jr. and Bobbie...Has one older brother, James, and one younger sister, Brooke...Hobbies include spending time at Disneyland, snowboarding and Playstation.

Season	AVG	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SLG	BB	HBP	SO	OBP	SB-SBA	FLD%
2016	.179	55-49	123	13	22	2	0	4	12	.293	17	6	34	.308	0-0	.922
Totals	.179	55-49	123	13	22	2	0	4	12	.293	17	6	34	.308	0-0	.922