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2020 Softball Roster

Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Brian & Jeanne Bradley
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Taylor Ricketts Head Shot

21 Taylor Ricketts

  • Position
    Infield
  • Height
    5-3
  • Bat/Throw
    R/R
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Georgetown, KY
  • Major
    Pre-Early Childhood Education

Biography

OVERALL: Started 138 of USI's 139 games at shortstop throughout the last three seasons.

2020: Collected Academic All-GLVC honors...was having a career-year at the plate before COVID-19 shortened the Eagles' season to 19 games...hit .288 with two doubles, two triples and 11 RBI...was second on the team in RBI, while her two triples ranked second in the GLVC and 46th in the nation...drew a team-high 14 walks, ranking third in the GLVC and 48th, nationally, in walks per game (0.74)...also was third in the GLVC and 37th, nationally, in sacrifice flies (3)...had a season-high six-game hitting streak that saw her go 8-of-24 (.333) at the plate with a double, a triple and six RBI...had a season-high three hits in USI's win over No. 8 West Chester and drove in a season-high three runs in USI's loss to Ferris State.

2019: Played and started all of USI's 56 games as shortstop, where she hit .262 with six doubles, a triple and 12 RBIs as a junior...had a season-best eight-game hitting streak from February 20-March 2 that saw her .478 (11-23) with three doubles, a triple and five RBIs...had a season-high two hits in eight games and posted a pair of games with at least two RBIs...drove in a season-high three RBIs in USI's win over Ohio Dominican.

2018: Played in all of USI's 64 games, making 63 starts at shortstop for the Eagles...hit .222 with four doubles and seven RBIs...hit .474 when leading off an inning, which became a huge factor for the Eagles during the NCAA II Softball Championship in which her ability to get on base represented the go-ahead runs in USI's wins over No. 1 North Georgia and No. 6 Angelo State...hit .273 with a double and an RBI in the NCAA II Softball Championship.

2017: Played in 17 games, making seven starts, during her first year of collegiate softball...gave the Eagles a solid glove at second base during the NCAA II Tournament when starting second baseman Claire Johnson was limited to offensive duties due to injury...saw limited time at the plate, posting a .154 batting average in 15 at-bats...had a pair of RBIs on the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Scott County High School in Georgetown, Kentucky, where she earned third-team All-State honors after leading SCHS to its second KHSAA state championship in the last three years...also earned All-District and All-Region honors as a senior in 2016...hit a grand slam in the championship game of the 2014 KHSAA, helping SCHS to a 7-6 victory over McCraken County High School...was 3-for-3 with a triple, a run scored, and an RBI in SCHS's 9-7 victory over MCHS in the 2016 KHSAA state championship game.

TRAVEL: Competed for the Team Kentucky ASA Gold travel squad in 2015, helping her squad capture the championship in the Triple Crown Sports 16U East Coast Summer Nationals in Myrtle Beach South Carolina...enters USI with a few familiar faces as teammates after competing with fellow 2017 signees Allison Schubert, Shelby Maros, and Jennifer Leonhardt on the Team Kentucky ASA Gold travel team.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Derek and Leslie Ricketts.

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2017Freshman

    Infield
    5'3"
    21
  • 21

    2018Sophomore

    Infield
    5'3"
    21
  • 21

    2019Junior

    Infield
    5'3"
    21
  • 21

    2020Senior

    Infield
    5'3"
    21