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Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Softball - New Hampshire

Gatorade Player of the year

Sarah Taylor

Right-handed pitcher/third baseman
CONCORD HS
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

.545

Batting Average

37

RBI

3

Home Runs

0.76

ERA
“Taylor’s hitting ability is excellent and she is clutch in the situations that I’ve seen. Her bat is available for every game, even if she’s not pitching.”
Tom Wall
Head Coach - Pinkerton Academy head coach

Athletic Excellence

At the time of her selection, the 5-foot-7 junior right-handed pitcher and third baseman had led the Crimson Tide (18-1) to a berth in New Hampshire’s Division I postseason semifinals this season. Taylor batted .545 with three home runs and 37 RBI through 18 games, compiling a 1.442 OPS. She also posted an 8-0 record on the mound with a 0.76 ERA in 46 innings, striking out 92 batters compared to just 10 walks. She is a Division I First Team All-State selection and was named the New Hampshire Union Leader’s Athlete of the Month for May. 

Academic Achievement

Taylor has maintained an A average in the classroom. She is verbally committed to playing softball on scholarship at Stonehill College beginning in the fall of 2024. 

Exemplary Character

A member of the Concord High Key Club service group, Taylor has also volunteered locally as both a pitching and hitting instructor for youth softball leagues.