Taylor Wike

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Photo by: UNC Athletic Communications

Position:
SS/2B
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hiddenite, N.C.
High School:
Alexander Central

Career: Owns UNC career records in walks (122), assists (451) and double plays turned (48) • Ranks top-10 in 17 North Carolina career records and 11 single-season records • Started 225 games in Carolina Blue - all but one game during her tenure • Batted .355, slugging .565 with an .465 on-base percentage • Playing middle-infield all four years, logged 356 outs, assisting 451 with a Tar Heel record of 48 double-plays turned • Slugged 26 home runs with season highs of eight both as a sophomore and senior • Drew 122 walks for another Tar Heel record, while stealing 52 bases to rank ninth in program history • Ranks 23rd in career walks in NCAA Softball history.

2018 Honors:
» NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team
» All-ACC First Team
» ACC All-Tournament Team
» ACC Player of the Week (3/13)
» ACC Player of the Week (4/3)

2017 Honors:
» NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team
» All-ACC Second Team
» ACC Academic Honor Roll

2016 Honors:
» All-ACC Second Team
» ACC All-Tournament Team

2015 Honors:
» NFCA National Freshman of the Year Finalist (Top 25)
» All-ACC First Team

2018 (Senior): Started all 56 games at shortstop • Hit .354 with 20 extra-base hits for a .591 slugging percentage • Drove in a team-best 34 runs on 58 hits • Drew 25 walks while taking five pitches for a .451 on-base clip • Stole 20 bases on 25 attempts • Led the Tar Heels with three triples and tied for the most home runs with eight • Logged 84 outs, assisting a team-high of 98 while turning nine double plays • Recorded 15 multi-hit games, leading the team with nine multi-RBI games • Registered an 11-game reached-base streak • Went 3-for-4 vs. UCF (2/11) • Drove in a single-game high of five runs in a 3-for-4, two-runs-scored outing at Charlotte (3/7) • Logged eight RBI in a four-game span against Charlotte (3/7) and Duke (3/9-10) to earn the ACC’s Player of the Week honor • Slugged a home run in three straight games (3/17-3/20) • Tallied four consecutive multi-hit games at Winthrop (3/28) and Virginia (3/30-31) en route to her second ACC Player of the Week award • Went 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs vs. NC State (4/16) • Went 2-for-3 in back-to-back games to wrap up the season vs. Campbell (5/10) and Georgia Tech (5/10) in the ACC Tournament.

2017 (Junior): Started all 61 games at shortstop after playing second base her first two seasons • Named All-ACC (Second Team) for the third consecutive season and earned her first career NFCA All-Southeast Region selection (Third Team) • Hit .346 with a .484 slugging percentage and a .419 on base percentage • Totaled 65 hits, a team-high 13 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 25 walks, 42 RBIs and a team-best 49 runs scored • Led the team with 10 sacrifice bunts to go with three sac flies • Helped UNC break the season record for stolen bases with a personal-best 18 steals in just 20 attempts • Her .900 season stolen base percentage is the fifth-best all time at UNC, while her career .914 pct. through three seasons is the highest in program history • Top 10 in the ACC in doubles (3rd), runs (4th), sac bunts (3rd), stolen bases, RBIs and sac flies • Tied for 10th at UNC in single-season runs • A clutch hitter, she hit .379 (36-95) with runners on base and drove in 18 two-out RBIs • Led UNC to a record 24 double plays turned with a team-high 14, ranking fifth all time at UNC and fourth in the ACC • Fifth in the ACC with a team-high 126 assists • Through just three seasons, her name is already etched throughout the record book, sitting in the top 10 at UNC in career batting average (.355), on base percentage (.469), runs (144), doubles (36), hit by pitch (17), walks (97), assists (353) and double plays turned (39) • Currently holds the best on-base and SB percentages in program history and needs just four double plays, nine walks, 37 runs and 81 assists as a senior to reach each career mark • Homered twice for three RBIs against Marshall • Hit 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI in the VT opener (3/17), finishing the weekend hitting .625 with a .727 on base percentage over the three-game series • Led UNC at the plate in the ACC Tournament, hitting .500 with four hits, three walks, three runs and two RBIs, reaching base at least twice in all three games.

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• Went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a run scored and an RBI in UNC’s first win of the season vs. Cal (2/11).
• 2-for-2 with a double, two RBIs, a sac bunt and a run scored against Georgia Tech.
• 2-for-4 with a walk and two stolen bases against Towson.
• Doubled and scored then registered a walk-off walk against Miami (OH) to complete UNC’s six-run comeback in the bottom of the seventh.
• Homered twice for three RBIs against Marshall.
• Walked, singled, stole second and scored twice at East Carolina.
• Hit an RBI single and a solo home run in game two against #21 Pitt.
• Hit a two-out, two-run single in the six-run fifth inning that tied the score against #21 Pitt then walked to put the winning run in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth.
• Went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs and a sac fly against Chattanooga.
• Walked twice, stole second twice, and laid down the sac bunt that led to the game-winning run in the top of the seventh (3-2) against Charleston.
• Hit a two-out, two-run double to lead UNC past UMass Lowell, 3-1.
• Went 2-for-3 with a two-run triple and two runs scored against Northern Kentucky.
• Reached base four times against Robert Morris, going 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, a stolen base and two runs scored.
• Went 2-for-4 with a two-run triple and a total of three RBIs at Campbell.
• Hit 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI in the VT opener (3/17), finishing the weekend hitting .625 with a .727 on base percentage over the three-game series.
• Went 2-for-3 with an RBI double against No. 20/19 Tennessee.
• 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a run in game two vs. NC State, ending the game with a “walk-off” RBI single to make it a run-rule victory.
• Reached base three times in game two vs. Virginia, going 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs, two stolen bases and two RBIs.
• Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Longwood, hitting a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to help Carolina come back to win, 5-3.
• Led UNC at the plate in the ACC Tournament, hitting .500 with four hits, three walks, three runs and two RBIs, reaching base at least twice in all three games.

2016 (Sophomore): Appeared in all-but-one game as a sophomore, making 55 starts at second base • Hit .304 with 13 doubles, a triple, eight home runs, 34 RBIs and 42 runs scored • Ranked in the top 10 in the ACC in doubles, walks (30), hit by pitch (8), sacrifice bunts (6) and sacrifice flies (3) • Was especially effective during ACC play, hitting .324 with a .577 slugging percentage, ranking second in doubles and fifth in runs to earn her second consecutive All-ACC honor • Second on the team with nine multi-RBI performances while tallying 12 multi-hit games • Reached base in 22 consecutive games from March 16 to April 24 and in 33 of the final 34 games of the year • After tying the record as a freshman, she once again placed in the top-10 all time in walks.

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• Led UNC with eight hits on opening weekend, hitting .533 with a .933 slugging percentage.
• Hit a two-run double and a sac fly for three RBIs on opening day against North Dakota State (2/12).
• Was a triple shy of the cycle at Texas (2/12), leading off the game with a home run, then hitting a single, a double and a walk with a total of three runs scored.
• Went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, two runs and two stolen bases against Arkansas (2/14).
• Walked in all three plate appearances, with two stolen bases and two runs, against IUPUI (2/27).
• Drove in the game-winning run with a fifth-inning home run against Fairfield (2/28).
• Reached base all five times at Elon, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two walks, a hit by pitch and three runs scored.
• Arrived safely all three times against Syracuse (3/12) with a single, a double, a run and a hit by pitch.
• Followed by going 2-for-3 with an RBI in the Syracuse finale (3/13), leading UNC to the 2-1 win.
• Homered in back-to-back games against NC State (3/16) and Pitt (3/19), including a three-run shot in the sixth at Pitt.
• Reached base in her first three appearances in game two against Florida State (3/26) with a single, a walk and a two-run home run, adding two runs scored and a stolen base.
• Hit a two-run home run in the first inning against UNCG, then made a game-ending diving catch double play to seal up the victory.
• Walked and scored twice in game two against BC (4/9), executing a double steal with Mateen to take the lead in the fifth.
• Slugged her first triple of the season, then drew a bases-loaded walk to give UNC an early lead in the BC finale (4/10).
• Hit a two-run double to drive in the game-winning runs in the No. 18 Notre Dame opener (4/24), adding a walk and two-runs scored.
• Hit a pair of RBI singles and walked and scored against Campbell.
• Opened the first Georgia Tech game (5/7) with a two-run home run.
• Walked and scored twice in game two, then went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and two RBIs in the Georgia Tech finale (5/8).
• Went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored against No. 6 Florida State in the ACC Semifinals to earn a spot on the ACC All-Tournament Team.
• Went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI against Longwood in NCAA Regionals game 1 (5/20).

2015 (Freshman): Started all 53 games at second base • Earned All-ACC First Team honors • Named one of 25 finalists for NFCA Freshman of the Year • Led the team in batting average (.418), on-base percentage (.558) and hits (66), and was second in runs scored with 53 • Blasted seven home runs, including a grand slam at Notre Dame in extra-innings (4/26).

Prep: Hit .639 and a state record 64 RBIs her senior year while leading her team to a state championship • Registered a .568 batting average as a junior with 67 hits, which was just two short of the state record • Helped team to 2013 ASA national title • Three-time 4A state champion • Named North Carolina State Player of the Year twice • Earned 2013 All-America honors • Also played basketball • Member of the Beta Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Spanish Club.

Personal: Born Taylor Breanna Wike on Oct. 31 in Statesville N.C. • Daughter of Daryl and Mary Wike • Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Leadership Academy as a member of the Veteran Leaders program • Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science.