Bates College

Career: One of 89 Senior Scholar Award-winners, who have participated in varsity sports for four years and maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or better. 

• In a league of her own: Amanda Taylor’s summer on the Cape with the country’s best amateur baseball league

2023: NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Saw action in 19 games, starting 18 as a senior for the Bobcats.... Hit .227/.320/.250 on the season, going 10-44 at the plate with seven runs scored, a double, and four RBIs.... Went 1-2 with a walk in a 4-3 win over Wisconsin-Platteville (March 20).... Went 1-3 with a run scored and an RBI in a 12-4 win over Keuka College (March 21).... Went 1-3 with a walk and an RBI in a 5-4 win over Lawrence (March 24).... Went 1-3 against Buffalo State (March 25).... Went 2-3 with three runs scored and two walks in a doubleheader split with Middlebury (April 1).... Went 2-6 with a run scored and an RBI in a doubleheader split with Bowdoin (April 7).... Went 1-4 with a run scored and an RBI in a 9-4 win over Wesleyan (April 8).... Went 1-3 with a double in the NESCAC semifinals against Williams (May 13).

2022: NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Saw action in 11 games, starting nine for the Bobcats.... Went 5-22 at the plate with a run scored, a double, two triples, and three RBIs on the season.... Went 2-4 with a run scored, a triple, and a stolen base against Hamline (March 21).... Went 2-3 with three RBIs and a double in an 11-3 win over Keuka College (March 25).... With 1-3 with a triple in a 3-1 win over Thomas College (April 6).

2021: NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Saw action in eight games, starting seven in an abbreviated season for the Bobcats.... Went 5-23 at the plate on the year with four runs scored, a home run, three RBIs and three walks.... Went 2-7 with two runs scored, a home run and two RBIs in a doubleheader split against Saint Joseph's (March 27).... Went 1-3 with a walk against Saint Joseph's (March 31).... Went 2-4 with a run scored in a 6-4 win over Colby (April 24).... Scored a run, drove in a run and drew two walks in a doubleheader against Tufts (April 25).

2020: Started four games in an abbreviated season for the Bobcats.... Went 1-4 with a run scored against Catholic (March 8).... Went 1-2 in a 5-0 win over Wheaton (March 12).

Minor: Rhetoric

Personal: 2019 graduate of Fair Lawn (N.J.) High School, competing in softball and soccer.

Favorite food: French fries
Vacation spot: Cape Cod, Mass.
Athletic teams: New York Yankees, Green Bay Packers
Hobbies: Golf
Person most admired: My grandpa
Career aspirations:  To work in the front office for a professional sports organization
Why Bates? I chose Bates for the sense of community I felt, and the collaborative environment.