2021 Softball Roster

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Taylor Gindlesperger

25 Taylor Gindlesperger

  • Position
    Outfield
  • Height
    5-8
  • Class
    Junior
  • High School
    Hamilton
  • Hometown
    Chandler, Ariz.
  • Major
    Science, Technology, and Society

Biography

Career Accolades 

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020)

As a Sophomore (2020) 

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Hit a team-best .402 with a team-high 26 runs scored, three doubles, four triples, a home run and a team-leading 24 RBIs
  • Started all 26 games in center field
  • Swiped 13 bases in 14 steal attempts to finish fourth in the Pac-12
  • Slugged .573 and reached base at a .451 clip
  • Finished seventh in the Pac-12 in hits (33) to place 35th in the nation
  • Paced the Cardinal with five multi-RBI contests while collecting 10 multi-hit games
  • Walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat Seattle University (Feb. 13)
  • Hit .588 with five runs scored, a double and seven RBIs during opening weekend at GCU Kickoff Tournament
  • Hit .429 with five runs scored and five RBIs during the DeMarini Invitational (Feb. 28 - March 1)
  • 3 for 4 with a pair of triples and two RBIs vs. ETSU (March 7)
  • Hit .467 with seven runs scored, a double, three triples and six RBIs at Tennessee Invitational to finish the year
As a Freshman (2019)
  • Appeared in 42 games and started 33
  • Hit .167 with 13 runs scored, a home run and 10 RBIs
  • Stole six bases in seven attempts
  • First career home run was a grand slam as part of a 2-for-3 day with a career-best five RBIs at Santa Clara (April 9)
  • Went 2 for 3 with two runs scored vs. Arizona State (April 28)

Club Competition

  • Competed for Arizona Athletics (2014-16) and Firecrackers AZ (2016-18)
  • 2018 PGF High School All-American

Prior to Stanford

  • 2018 graduate of Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz.
  • Four-year letterwinner
  • Three-time all-conference (2016-18)
  • All-Arizona Team (2017)
  • USA Today All-State third team (2017)
  • MaxPreps Underclass All-American (2017)
  • Team leader in batting average (.486), hits (53), and RBI (36) in 2016
  • Team leader in batting average (.555), hits (71), RBI (50), doubles (21), OBP (.581), and stolen bases (18-for-20) in 2017
  • Team leader in hits (61), runs (55), doubles (18), triples (4), and stolen bases (19-for-21) in 2018
  • Helped team to back-to-back D1 state championships (2016-17)
  • Team finished as runner-up in the 2018 6A state championship

Personal

  • Daughter of Lori and Matt Gindlesperger
  • Has two brothers, Ryan and Chad Kaup
  • Brother, Ryan, played two years of baseball at Claremont McKenna College and two years as shortstop at Miami University (Ohio)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2019Freshman

    Outfield
    5'8"
    25
  • 25

    2020Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'8"
    25
  • 25

    2021Junior

    Outfield
    5'8"
    25