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Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Softball - Delaware

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SOFTBALL

Tayler Vitola

Shortstop
APPOQUINIMINK HS
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

.609

Career batting average

.651

On-base percentage

53

Stolen bases

.603

2019 batting average
“Tayler is one of the most talented players I’ve ever been around. She’s a force at the plate and her speed is unmatched by anyone in the state. She’s also a great fielder who takes hits away from our opponents.”
Brian Timpson
Head Coach - Appoquinimink coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 senior shortstop helped the PA Chaos Gold team to the Triple Crown/USA 18U national championship last summer, leading the team in batting average and stolen bases. The state’s returning Gatorade Softball Player of the Year, Vitola finished her high school career with a .609 average, .651 on-base percentage and 53 stolen bases. A two-time First Team All-State selection, she batted .603 with 11 RBI, 31 runs scored and 24 stolen bases for the Jaguars (17-2) in 2019.

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Academic Achievement

Vitola has maintained a weighted 4.40 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.

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Exemplary Character

A chemistry tutor in her school, Vitola has served as a mentor for children with physical disabilities and has volunteered locally on behalf of a food bank as well as highway clean-up initiatives and youth sports programs.