Taylor Uden

BLOOMINGTON, IN - APRIL 28, 2018 - /sb during the Indiana vs. Michigan game at Andy Mohr Field in Bloomington, IN. Lydia Knoll/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Alan Petersime

Photo by: Ben Mikesell

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Glendale, Ariz.
Position:
IF
Height:
5-10

SENIOR YEAR (2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played in all but one game, making 55 starts at first base … collected 31 hits, 23 runs and 18 RBI … tied her career high with seven home runs, five of which came in the las 17 games … earned at least one hit in each of the first four games … went 2-for-4 with a homer in the season opener against Boise State … also hit a home run against Northwestern on Feb. 10 … scored a pair of runs and drew two walks in Indiana’s win against Boston College Feb. 17 … had two hits, including an RBI double against Georgia Tech Feb. 18 … collected a pair of hits and a run in IU’s victory against Delaware State on March 3 … had a hit, a run and an RBI in IU’s game two win against Ohio State on March 23 … in IU’s series sweep at Maryland, batted .500 with five hits, three runs and four RBI with a double, triple and home run … in the series opener against the Terrapins, went 2-for-3 with two runs and four RBI as she knocked an RBI double and three-run homer … hit the game-winning solo homer in IU’s 1-0 win at Purdue on April 25 … in the second game against the Boilermakers, scored four runs on two hits, including another solo shot … hit a walk-off solo home run in the ninth inning as IU defeated No. 15 Michigan on April 28 … brought in the winning run at Rutgers on May 5 on a sacrifice fly … knocked a walk-off home run to push the Hoosiers past Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals … registered a hit, a run, an RBI and two walks against Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals

JUNIOR YEAR (2017)
• Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (March 20)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Set new career highs in average (.304), hits (51), runs (33), RBI (35), home runs (7) and doubles (12) … her 33 runs led the team, as did her 35 RBI … also led the Hoosiers in multi-RBI games with 10 … posted 11 multi-hit performances … went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a run against South Carolina on Feb. 17 … put together an eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 16 to Feb. 26 … went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI against Oakland on March 11 … was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on March 20 after hitting .727 in the Hoosier Classic as she hit two homers and four doubles during the four-game event … in those four games, she scored five runs, picked up five RBI and earned four walks … went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a career-high four RBI against Rutgers on March 24 … the four runs tied a single-game record for Indiana … had two hits, two runs and an RBI in Indiana’s win at Penn State on April 1 … collected two hits and a run as the Hoosiers defeated Purdue on April 11 … also put up a pair of hits in IU’s win at Ohio State on April 15 … in Indiana’s series sweep against Maryland, batted .545 with six hits, four runs and three RBI … scored a pair of runs and collected a hit in the Big Ten Tournament game against Michigan State

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2016)
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Played in 49 games, with 40 starts … played primarily at first base and had a .986 fielding percentage … led the team with 31 RBI, including 10 games with multiple RBI … finished the year with a .295 average and 33 hits with 13 runs … in the last five games of the season, collected 11 RBI and nine hits … in the Big Ten Tournament, collected four hits, two RBI and a run to earn All-Tournament Team honors … went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run in Indiana’s 4-0 shutout victory against Wisconsin to open the Tournament and picked up a hit against No. 2 Michigan in the quarterfinals … knocked a three-run homer in Indiana’s 5-0 shutout against Delaware on Feb. 20 … went 2-for-3 with two RBI against UIC on March 18, including a walk-off single … hit a three-run homer to complete a run-rule victory against Penn State on April 10 in the sixth inning, where she collected four total RBI and scored twice … during Indiana’s three-game series at Maryland May 7-8, had nine RBI and five hits, including three doubles

FRESHMAN YEAR (2015): Started and played in 55 games … her 55 starts ranks second-most on the team behind Rebecca Blitz (56) … split time between shortstop and third base, with the majority of starts coming at shortstop … hit .238 with 36 hits, 23 runs and 17 RBI … tied for the team lead with 10 doubles … scored her first career run against San Diego (Feb. 7) … registered nine multi-hit games … hit her first career home run against UCLA on Feb. 19 … went 2-for-4 with three runs, an RBI and a walk against Lehigh on Feb. 27 … hit a home run against Kennesaw State on March 8 … in game two of the March 28 doubleheader against Illinois, she went 2-for-4 with two runs, a career-high five RBI and a home run … against Illinois on March 29, registered four RBI on 2-for-3 hitting with a run and a double … made her collegiate pitching debut against Ball State on April 21, surrendering a pair of runs in 0.1 innings pitched

PREP/PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner from Glendale, Ariz. ... batted .473 with 35 runs, 38 RBIs, nine homeruns, two triples, 13 doubles and a .976 fielding percentage in her senior season with Raymond S. Kellis High School ... four-time All District selection ... was also named First Team All-Section, All-District Academic and All-Arizona Academic in her junior and senior seasons ... four-year AIA Scholar Athlete ... named the Female Athlete of the Year at her high school ... holds school records for average (.632) and double in a season (22), which were both set her junior year ... played travel ball with the Arizona Hotshots ... also lettered in volleyball, basketball and badminton ... daughter of Stacy Pickrel and Eric Uden ... has one sister, Madison, who plays softball at Michigan