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Taylor Brown

Right-handed pitcher/first baseman
WASHINGTON HS
WASHINGTON, MISSOURI
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.50

ERA

263

Strike Outs

.548

Batting Average

62

RBI
“Taylor Brown is a phenomenal player. Her speed and ability to move the ball make her a threat. She also has great off-speed pitches as well.”
Brooke Petry
Head Coach head coach at Fort Zumwalt East High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-10 senior right-handed pitcher and first baseman led the Blue Jays to a 38-1-1 record and the 4A state championship this past season. Brown compiled a 24-0 record with a 0.50 ERA and a program-record 263 strikeouts. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Metro Player of the Year, she also batted .548 with 62 RBI and 16 home runs.

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Academic Achievement

Brown has maintained a 3.67 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at Texas A&M University this fall. 

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Exemplary Character

A member of her school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter, Brown has volunteered locally with Link Crew, a student orientation leadership council. She also has donated her time as a softball coach at Washington School youth camps in addition to offering pitching lessons to elementary and middle school girls in Franklin County.