Missouri State

Honors
MVC Board of Directors Academic Excellence: 2022-23
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
MVC Honor Roll: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2022, 2023
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023

Career Summary
Made 102 career appearances with 10 starts…Finished her career with 23 runs scored, 10 stolen bases, six hits and two RBI.
 
2023 (Senior)     
Made 34 appearances with five starts in her final season, primarily serving as a pinch runner…Missed the final month of the season due to injury…Scored 10 runs on the season and stole three bases…Knocked her lone hit of the season and recorded an RBI against Nicholls (Feb. 10)…Scored two runs in MSU’s series win at Illinois State (April 7-9)…Drew the honorary start on her Senior Day versus Belmont (April 22)…MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.

2022 (Junior)
Appeared in 34 games, while drawing two starts at second base for the Bears…Recorded her only hit of the season against Stephen F. Austin (February 20)…Stole two bases on the season…Scored nine runs as a pinch runner, including one in MSU’s MVC Tournament Championship victory over Northern Iowa (May 14)…NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete…Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022.

2021 (Sophomore)
Played in 24 games and started in three of them … Went a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts … Earned her first collegiate start against UTA (March 6) where she recorded her first hit of the season … Tallied a key RBI single in MSU’s 3-1 win over No. 23 Iowa State (March 7) … Scored a run in back-to-back appearances against Drake (March 28) and Valpo (April 17) … Garnered MVC Honor Roll laurels  ... Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters.

2020 (Freshman)
Played in 11 games as a true freshman, all as a pinch runner ... Stole her first career base in win over Jackson State (March 1) in Oxford ... Scored a key run in 3-1 win over Creighton (Feb. 14) in Denton, Texas ... Made collegiate debut vs. No. 7 Minnesota (Feb. 7) in Clearwater, Fla. … Earned MVC Honor Roll laurels ... Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2019 and spring 2020 semesters.

High School
Earned Oklahoma all-state honors as a utility player and was a state finalist for the Wendy's High School Heisman her senior season at Bixby (Okla.) High ... Was also a four-time academic all-conference pick for coach Joy Marie Galliart and earned all-district distinction three times ... Was Spartans team captain her last two seasons and was a key part of a 29-10 junior campaign in 2017 for Bixby ... Won her team's highest honor – The Spartan Award – twice during her prep career ... Also competed in track and field in high school ... Played travel softball with the Tulsa Shootout.
 
Personal
Kathryn Evelyn Taylor was born 7/19/01 in Houston, Texas ... Daughter of Chris and Rachel Taylor of Bixby, Okla. ... Has a brother, Zach ... Majoring in Entertainment Management.