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Jersey Number 8
Taylor McKinney
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- UTIL
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, Ala.
- High School:
- Macon East Academy
Bio
Career Accolades
2025 All-Sun Belt First Team
2025 NFCA All-Region Second Team
2024 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2024 NFCA All-Region First Team
2023 All-Sun Belt Second Team
Junior (2024)
Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team and NFCA All-Region First Team on .343 batting average (second for Troy), .550 slugging percentage (third for Troy), .444 on-base percentage (second for Troy) … Hammered six homers, including a pair in the series against South Alabama … Ended with 28 RBIs for fifth at Troy … Earned 25 walks and two HBPs … Sat third for Troy with seven doubles … Went 10-of-11 in stolen base attempts with two against Alabama State (Feb. 14) and James Madison (March 22) … Walked off with homers against South Alabama and Southern Miss … Had six multi-RBI games with three at 2-plus and three at 3-plus (Florida A&M – Feb. 17, Columbia – March 9, Sacred Heart – March 9) … Tied for the second-most multi-hit games for Troy (16) with 15 at plus-2 and a three-hit game against Auburn … Eight-game hitting streak from March 9 – March 19 with 14 in that span … Defensively, she had 175 chances with 105 putouts, 61 assists and three double-plays for a .949 fielding percentage with 48 starts at second base
Sophomore (2023)
Earned All Sun-Belt Second Team accolades… Started and played in all 53 games during the 2023 season… Led the team batting at a .349 clip with 53 hits, eight doubles, four triples, 12 home runs, 51 RBIs and a team-high 105 total bases… Finished tied first on the club with 15 multi-hit contests and ranked first with 13 multi-RBI games… Ranked fifth in the Sun Belt with a .691 slugging percentage; the highest on the Troy roster… Ranked third in the Sun Belt with 51 RBIs… Tied her career-high of three hits in three games Kennesaw State (2/18), North Florida (3/4) and Southern Miss (4/2)… Drew 30 walks on the season, the second most on the squad… Set a new career-high with five RBIs against Southern Miss (4/2).
Freshman (2022)
Breakout freshman campaign for the Trojans, batting .294 with seven home runs, 25 RBIs and five doubles … Home run, batting average and RBI tallies ranked third on the team … Started 48 games and played in 50 … Tied for second on the club with 10 multi-hit games and added four multi-RBI contests … Season-best three hits (in three at-bats) against Texas State … Hit two home runs in Troy’s 7-2 victory over South Alabama in the second-to-last game of the regular season … First career home run came in Troy’s early-season victory at UAB … Hit .329 with a .512 slugging percentage and .375 on-base percentage in league play … Made three appearances in the circle, allowed an earned run in 2.1 innings
High School
Played four seasons at Macon East Academy… Named the 2018 AISA All-State Player of the Year and 2018 AISA State Tournament MVP… Two-time super all-state member… Blasted four home runs in the state tournament… Holds the school single-season home run record (16) … Tallied 23 RBIs and six home runs with a .663 on-base percentage and 1.197 slugging percentage her junior year
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Personal
Full name is Taylor Yvonne McKinney… Born May 6, 2003… Daughter of Terrance and Yumeka McKinney… Has two brothers, Treston and Thaddeus… Majoring in criminal justice
2025 All-Sun Belt First Team
2025 NFCA All-Region Second Team
2024 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2024 NFCA All-Region First Team
2023 All-Sun Belt Second Team
Junior (2024)
Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team and NFCA All-Region First Team on .343 batting average (second for Troy), .550 slugging percentage (third for Troy), .444 on-base percentage (second for Troy) … Hammered six homers, including a pair in the series against South Alabama … Ended with 28 RBIs for fifth at Troy … Earned 25 walks and two HBPs … Sat third for Troy with seven doubles … Went 10-of-11 in stolen base attempts with two against Alabama State (Feb. 14) and James Madison (March 22) … Walked off with homers against South Alabama and Southern Miss … Had six multi-RBI games with three at 2-plus and three at 3-plus (Florida A&M – Feb. 17, Columbia – March 9, Sacred Heart – March 9) … Tied for the second-most multi-hit games for Troy (16) with 15 at plus-2 and a three-hit game against Auburn … Eight-game hitting streak from March 9 – March 19 with 14 in that span … Defensively, she had 175 chances with 105 putouts, 61 assists and three double-plays for a .949 fielding percentage with 48 starts at second base
Sophomore (2023)
Earned All Sun-Belt Second Team accolades… Started and played in all 53 games during the 2023 season… Led the team batting at a .349 clip with 53 hits, eight doubles, four triples, 12 home runs, 51 RBIs and a team-high 105 total bases… Finished tied first on the club with 15 multi-hit contests and ranked first with 13 multi-RBI games… Ranked fifth in the Sun Belt with a .691 slugging percentage; the highest on the Troy roster… Ranked third in the Sun Belt with 51 RBIs… Tied her career-high of three hits in three games Kennesaw State (2/18), North Florida (3/4) and Southern Miss (4/2)… Drew 30 walks on the season, the second most on the squad… Set a new career-high with five RBIs against Southern Miss (4/2).
Freshman (2022)
Breakout freshman campaign for the Trojans, batting .294 with seven home runs, 25 RBIs and five doubles … Home run, batting average and RBI tallies ranked third on the team … Started 48 games and played in 50 … Tied for second on the club with 10 multi-hit games and added four multi-RBI contests … Season-best three hits (in three at-bats) against Texas State … Hit two home runs in Troy’s 7-2 victory over South Alabama in the second-to-last game of the regular season … First career home run came in Troy’s early-season victory at UAB … Hit .329 with a .512 slugging percentage and .375 on-base percentage in league play … Made three appearances in the circle, allowed an earned run in 2.1 innings
High School
Played four seasons at Macon East Academy… Named the 2018 AISA All-State Player of the Year and 2018 AISA State Tournament MVP… Two-time super all-state member… Blasted four home runs in the state tournament… Holds the school single-season home run record (16) … Tallied 23 RBIs and six home runs with a .663 on-base percentage and 1.197 slugging percentage her junior year
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Personal
Full name is Taylor Yvonne McKinney… Born May 6, 2003… Daughter of Terrance and Yumeka McKinney… Has two brothers, Treston and Thaddeus… Majoring in criminal justice
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