CAREER ACCOLADES

2013 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Third Team All-American

2013 NFCA All-Central Region First Team

2013 All-Big 12 First Team

Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 19, 2013; Feb. 26, 2013)

2011 NFCA All-Central Region Second Team

2011 Big 12 Freshman of the Year

2011 All-Big 12 First Team

IN THE TEXAS CAREER RECORD BOOK, THOM RANKS …

4th in runs batted in (135)

7th in doubles (37)

8th in runs scored (122)

9th in home runs (28)

T-10th in stolen bases (41)

AS A JUNIOR (2013)

Bounced back from sophomore campaign and became an All-American shortstop who led the team in home runs, hits and runs batted in … established the Texas single-season record with 66 RBIs, good for the eighth most in a year by a Big 12 Conference player … finished 17th among all NCAA Division I players with 1.1 RBIs per game … on the program yearly charts: tied the record for doubles (16) and total bases (132), tied for second in home runs (15) and sacrifice flies (four), placed third in runs scored (55), fourth in hits (71), seventh in slugging percentage (.710) and 10th in batting average (.382) … became the fifth player in NCAA history to hit four or more grand slams during a season with her bases-clearing shot against South Carolina in the NCAA Austin Regional championship (May 19) … also tied the NCAA record for grand slams during a game with two at Houston (Feb. 16) … during contest at the Cougars, drove in a UT single-game record eight runs … matched another NCAA record, for doubles in a contest, with three versus Utah State (Feb. 23) … in addition to power numbers, stole a career-high 21 bases … led the Longhorns with nine game-winning RBIs and added a squad second-best six game-winning runs scored … hit .402 (45-for-112) with runners on base and batted .600 (nine-for-15) with the bases loaded … drove in runs 16 times out of 26 opportunities with a runner on third base and less than two outs, a conversion rate of 61.5 percent … produced a team-leading 21 multiple-hit games and 16 multi-RBI contests … tied for the team lead with 21 two-out RBIs … during Big 12 contests, posted a .397 average (23-for-58), 16 RBIs, 14 runs scored and 10 stolen bases … led all UT regular starters with a .375 batting average (nine-for-24) during the NCAA Tournament and paced the squad with 11 RBIs and a .875 slugging percentage during the event … among all Division I NCAA Tournament participants, finished fourth in RBIs with 11 … one of just seven players to hit three or more home runs during the NCAA postseason event and one of seven with three or more doubles … tied for third among all NCAA Tournament participants with 21 total bases and knotted at eighth in slugging percentage … hit .556 (five-for-nine) during the NCAA Austin Regional with a 1.333 slugging percentage, eight RBIs, four runs scored and two homers … in UT’s 51 victories, topped the team with 63 RBIs and 65 hits and tied for the top spot with 13 long balls … during 18 games against ranked foes, produced a .358 batting average (19-for-53) and held a commanding team lead in RBIs (18), home runs (six) and slugging percentage (.717) … the team’s hottest hitter over the final 30 games of the year, batting .371 (33-for-89) with seven doubles, six home runs, 28 RBIs and 11 stolen bases … was on fire to start the year, hitting .451 (23-for-51) in February with 23 RBIs and a .902 slugging percentage … even better in April, when she hit .471 (16-for-34), scored 11 runs, drove in nine and slugged .647 … defensively, started 60 of the team’s 61 contests, 57 at shortstop, and reduced 2012 error total by 14 to seven … turned in a .955 fielding percentage and recorded 73 assists … in three-game regular-season series against No. 1/1 Oklahoma (April 19-21), hit .500 (four-for-eight) with four RBIs and two stolen bases … finished the Iowa State series (April 12-14) with a .750 batting average (six-for-eight), four runs scored and three batted in … drove in the game-winning run at No. 18/15 Baylor (March 23) with a ninth-inning, bases-loaded single to center field and recorded the game-tying RBI versus the Bears (March 24) with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly … in doubleheader against No. 15/18 Louisiana (March 6), went five-for-seven with five runs batted in and six scored … finished the Hilton Houston Plaza Invitational (2/15-17) with a .500 batting average (eight-for-16), 13 runs batted in, eight runs scored and five stolen bases.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2012)

Started all 60 games for the Longhorns at shortstop … stood fourth on the team with nine doubles and second in sacrifice bunts with eight … ranked fifth on the squad with 28 runs batted in and seven stolen bases … defensively, topped the Longhorns with 94 assists … collected 10 multiple-hit games and six contests with two or more runs batted in … recorded two hits in back-to-back games at No. 4 Oklahoma (May 5-6) … collected two RBIs along with a double on April 22 against Oklahoma State … hit a solo home run at Iowa State (March 25) … posted a season-high three hits at Iowa State (March 24) … went two-for-four with one RBI against No. 2 California (March 15) at the Spring Fling tournament in Honolulu … hit first home run of the season in a two-for-three performance against Colorado State (Feb. 12) … tallied a season-high three RBIs in a two-for-three performance on Feb. 10 against UTSA … opened the season with a career-high eight-game hitting streak, snapped Feb. 23 against Cal State Northridge.

AS A FRESHMAN (2011)

The Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year who set a UT single-game record with five hits at Texas Tech on April 23 … led all Big 12 hitters in league play with a .444 batting average … tied for the team lead with 41 RBIs and led club with 12 doubles … ranked third on the squad with 11 homers and 13 stolen bases … roped an RBI double in the Longhorns’ 2-1 loss to No. 17 Baylor (May 15) … hit a two-run homer and added a single in Texas’ 6-3 loss at No. 8 Missouri (May 8) … collected the previously mentioned Texas single-game record five hits and added two runs scored and an RBI as UT downed Texas Tech, 9-5 (April 23) … tallied two hits, two RBIs and a home run in Texas’ 15-2 win at Texas Tech (April 22) … helped Texas to a 6-1 win over Iowa State with three hits, including a solo homer, three runs scored and two stolen bases (April 17) … posted a pair of hits, two stolen bases and an RBI in Texas’ 4-3 win against No. 20 Texas A&M (April 6) … connected for a two-run home run and an RBI single in a 9-2 victory against Fresno State (March 18) … went three-for-three with a two-run single, a solo homer and two runs scored in the Longhorns’ 12-0 win over No. 4 Washington (March 17) … recorded five-straight multi-RBI games in Texas’ five-game tournament sweep at the Judi Garman Classic (March 17-20) … led all players at the tournament with 13 RBIs … registered two hits, a home run and a season-best four RBIs in UT’s 5-0 win over Hofstra (March 4) … posted a three-for-four outing with three RBIs, a homer and two runs scored as Texas downed Colorado State, 12-4 (Feb. 19) … tallied a two-run homer and an RBI double in the a 14-4 victory against Louisville (Feb. 13).

USA SOFTBALL

Earned a place on the 2013 USA Women’s National Team … made Team USA debut as a starter at second base in the World Cup VIII opener (July 12), where she stole a base, helping the Americans to a 7-0 win over Canada … recorded three assists and two putouts in a loss to Japan (July 14) … blasted a home run, while going two-for-three at the plate, in USA’s come-from-behind win against Puerto Rico (July 15) … batted .267 with four RBIs and two runs scored in Canadian Open … doubled and drove in a run against the California A’s in the Canadian Open (July 17) … collected two hits, scored a run and drove in a team-high three runs, including the game-winning run to lead Team USA to a 7-4 win over Canada in the first round of playoff action at the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship (July 21) … singled and drive in a run against Argentina at the Mayor’s Cup (Aug. 7) … had two hits and scored a run against Puerto Rico (Aug. 8) … singled and knocked in a run in Team USA’s 16-0 win over Argentina at the Pan American Games Qualifier (Aug. 10) … chipped in offensively with a single, a run scored and an RBI in USA’s 11-0 victory over Brazil (Aug. 11) … went two-for-three with a triple, single, walk, two runs scored and an RBI (Aug. 12) … scored a run in Team USA’s 7-0 win over Argentina in a Pan American Games Qualifier (Aug. 14).

NATIONALLY

Played club softball for the Texas Blaze for head coach J.B. Slimp … led club to a 13th-place finish at the 2010 ASA 18U Gold National Championship and a third-place finish at the 2010 Colorado Independence Day tournament.

BEFORE TEXAS

A four-year letterwinner at Vista Ridge High School … three-time Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) All-State selection (2008-10) … four-time Austin American-Statesman All-CenTex honoree, including the CenTex MVP honor in 2010 … four-time all-district selection … named 2010 District 16-5A MVP and 2008-09 District Offensive Player of the Year … 2007 District Newcomer of the Year … three-time Hill Country News Dazzling Dozen honoree … led Vista Ridge to the University Interscholastic League State Semifinals in 2009 and to the regional finals in 2007 and 2008 … posted a .528 batting average with 50 runs scored, 21 RBIs, 15 doubles and 34 stolen bases as a senior 2010 TGCA Academic All-State selection … four-time academic all-district honoree.

PERSONAL

Full name is Taylor Ann Thom … born Sept. 11, 1991, in Austin, Texas … daughter of Thomas and Sheri Thom … has two brothers, Mason (19) and Ethan (12) … majoring in corporate communication … three-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection (Fall 2010, Spring 2011 and Spring 2012).