2017 Softball Roster
Roster
Taryn Atlee
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Foothill
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, Calif.
As a freshman (2017): Started all 51games, including 34 at second base and 17 at shortstop...named First Team All-Big Ten...named a top 25 finalist for the the 2017 Schutt Sports/NFCA National Freshman of the Year award...named All-ECAC Second Team...led the team in batting average (.393), hits (66), and triples (4) as leadoff hitter...in top of the seventh with two outs, sent an extra base hit to the right field wall to send in the two winning runs in RU's 2-0 shutout of Iowa (April 16)...went 4-for-5 in the middle game of series with Nebraska (April 8), including a double and a triple...posted three hits and two RBIs in win at Seton Hall (April 5)...reached base in 11-straight at bats, seventh in the NCAA D1 Record books, with eight consecutive hits in the Ā span (March 24-29)...notched two hits, two runs, and three walks at Hofstra (March 29)...reset career high with a 4-for-4 performance in 7-5 win over Indiana (March 25)...registered a team-high 12-game hit streak (Feb. 19-March 5)...posted two doubles and a run in the 8-0 shutout of Lehigh (March 4)...registered her first collegiate home run against NC State (March 3)...finished second on the team with a .429 batting average in her first weekend of collegiate action...notched a team-high three hits, including a triple, in just her second career start at Ohio (Feb. 17)...registered two hits and an RBI in her first start as a Scarlet Knight (Feb. 17).
Prior to Rutgers: Four-year varsity player at Foothill HSā¦three-time Foothill Knight MVP and Student Athlete Award recipient as a freshman, sophomore, and senior yearā¦named Century All-League as a freshman, Ā sophomore, and senior ā¦claimed a PGF National Championship as a member of the Orange County Batbuster 14u teamā¦two-time Principalās Award recipient for academic excellence (2013 and 2014)...named All-County as a senior, ranked in the topĀ 100 of 2016Ā recruits in US for issue of FLO Softball ... named aĀ 2016Ā WesternĀ High School All-Americanā¦comes from an athletic familyā¦father, Daryn Atlee, two sport athlete who played basketball and baseball at Point Loma and San Jose State, went off to play professional basketball in Japanā¦older brother, Drake, currently plays baseball at Cal State Northridgeā¦uncle, Derric Atlee, is a former Chico State baseball playerā¦intends on studying broadcast and journalism.
