2021 Softball Roster
Roby, Taylor
Jersey Number 8
Taylor Roby
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Bullitt East
- Hometown:
- Mt. Washington, Ky.
Bio
• NFCA All-America Second Team (2023)
• Three-Time NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team Honoree (2021, 2022, 2023)
• D1Softball All-America Second Team (2023)
• Three-Time All-ACC Selection (2022 Third Team; 2021, 2023 First Team)
As a graduate senior (2023):
• Named to the NFCA All-America second team
• Earned D1Softball second team honors
• Picked up her third straight NFCA All-Southeast Region selection
• Named to the All-ACC third team
• Tabbed ACC Co-Player of the Week (April 25)
• Started all 56 games in the circle or at designated player
• Posted a career-best .360 batting average with 59 hits, nine doubles and 23 home runs
• Led the team with 33 walks and a 1.308 OPS
• Posted a 2.47 ERA and a 10-7 record and two saves in 37 appearances and 23 starts
• Delivered 59 strikeouts in 122.0 innings of work
• Holds Louisville’s career (63) and season (23) home run records
• Ranked third on the ACC’s list for career home runs
• Led the ACC in home runs and RBI during the regular season
• Finished her season tied for second in the nation in home runs, 12th in slugging percentage (.835), 14th in total bases (137) and 20th in RBIs (57)
• Registered 17 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games
• Put together an 11-game hitting streak and 16-game on-base streak
• Went 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI to clinch the Virginia series (4/23)
• Blasted a two-run homer in the top of the seventh against Virginia to break a 4-4 tie and lift the Cards to a 6-4 win to clinch the series (4/22).
• Hit a solo home run to put the Cardinals on the board after trailing 2-0 against Virginia (her 18th home run of the season - set new school record) (4/21)
• Blasted two home runs - including her school-record-tying 17th of the season in the 9-1 win against Oakland (4/16).
• Hit two home runs, including a grand slam to drive in a career-best six runs in the 8-0 win over Syracuse (4/1)
• Registered a double and a home run and got the complete game win in the circle in the 5-3 victory over Syracuse (4/1)
• Picked up the save in the 3-2, nine-inning win over NC State to complete the series sweep (3/26)
• Hit two home runs in the 9-6 win over Pitt (3/19)
• Went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double and delivered four RBIs in the 13-9 win over Duke - also homered in the 4-2 loss to the Blue Devils in game one of the doubleheader (3/11)
• Tied a career-high with nine strikeouts in the 7-0 win over Northern Kentucky (3/2)
• Hit two home runs and drove in four in the 15-5 win at UCF (2/26)
• Registered a solo home run to tie the game at 1-1 in Louisville’s eventual 2-1 win over Wisconsin and extended her career total to 42 to tie the school’s all-time record (2/19)
• Pitched a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts in the 2-0 win over Wisconsin (2/18)
• Took over UofL’s all-time home run list with a two-run shot in the 8-0 win over Bradley for her 43rd career home run (2/15) - Went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double in that game and tied her career-high with four RBIs.
• Her RBI double in the eighth inning gave the Cardinals a 2-1 lead in the eventual 4-1 win over South Alabama (2/10)
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll
As a redshirt senior (2022):
• All-Southeast Region Second Team selection
• Named to the All-ACC Third Team
• Tallied career highs in single season home runs (15) and RBIs (45)
• Led the team with 15 multi-RBI games
• Earned her career-best 15th win in the circle and blasted a three-run homer for her career-best 15th home run of the season in the 12-3 win against UIC
• Tossed a complete game, two-hit shutout and registered a two-run homer in the 8-0 series-opening victory against Syracuse (4/15)
• Notched a complete game win to clinch the series against North Carolina (4/10)
• Connected on a home run and double and tossed a complete game to get the win against North Carolina (4/8)
• Went 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs against Liberty - establishing a career-high and tying a school record for hits in a game (3/30)
• Got the complete game win, struck out nine and scattered six hits in eight innings to get the win in the 4-2 victory at No. 16/15 Clemson (3/27)
• Went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs in the 9-8 win against Illinois (3/5) - also scored the game-winning run
• Went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBIs and two runs against Villanova (2/18)
• Went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBis against Indiana (2/11)
• Hit a home run with three RBIs against FAU (2/10)
• Went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double and three RBIs against Bethune-Cookman (2/11)
• Hit a home run with three RBIs against FAU in game two of the season-opening doubleheader
•Tossed a complete game shutout to get the win in the circle in the season-opener against FAU (2/10)
• Named to the ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll
• NFCA Scholar Athlete
As a redshirt junior (2021):
• Named to the 2021 NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team
• All-ACC First Team selection
• Led the team with 14 home runs and 43 RBIs, 26 walks a .697 slugging percentage and a .480 on-base percentage
• Second on the team with a .359 batting average - also a career-best
• Tallied a team-high 13 multi-RBI games
• Put together a 10-game hitting streak and a 14-game reached-base streak
• Led the pitching staff with 12 wins, 165.2 innings and a 2.96 ERA
• Tied for team lead with 83 strikeouts
• Did not allow a run in seven innings in the 0-0, 11-inning tie against No. 7/7 Florida State (4/25)
• Tossed a complete-game one-hitter to get the 5-1 win against No. 7/7 Florida State (4/25)
• Got the complete game shutout win in the Cards 2-0 victory over Duke (4/16) - scattered four hits and struck out five
• Went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in the 6-2 win at Pitt (4/3)
• Went 2-for-3 in the 2-0 loss at No. 6/5 Florida (2/28)
• Named ACC Player of the Week (2/23)
• Tossed a complete game one-hit shutout in the 4-0 win against Virginia (2/21)
• Went 3-for-4 with a home run and tied a career-high with four RBI in the 5-4 win against Virginia (2/20)
• Went 2-for-3 with a home run and produced all three of Louisville’s RBIs in the 4-3 loss to NC State (2/19)
• Went 2-for-2 with two-run homer in the 8-4 loss at NC State (2/19)
As a redshirt sophomore (2020):
• Led the team with a seven home runs, 16 RBIs and a .623 slugging percentage in the shortened season
• Also drew a team-best 15 walks at the plate, standing tied for fourth in the ACC in that category
• Totaled four multi-RBI games - the most on the team
• Tied for fourth in ACC with seven home runs
• Posted a team-best 2.00 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 73.2 innings
• Tied for team lead with five victories in the circle
• Ranked ninth in the ACC with a 2.00 ERA
• Started every game at pitcher or designated player
• Scattered two hits and struck out a season-high seven batters in the 9-1 win over Evansville (3/8)
• Went 2-for-3 with a home run, and scored twice in the 4-3 win over Illinois (3/8)
• Connected on a leadoff home run in the top of the eighth to send the Cards to a 3-2 win against Tulsa (3/1), also got the win in the circle
• Went 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs in the 9-0 win over Penn State
• Tossed a two-hit shutout in the 8-0 win against Wichita State (2/21), backed her performance in the circle by going 2-for-3 with two RBIs
• Hit a home run in the 4-2 win against No. 21 Ole Miss (2/7)
• Also hit home runs against Missouri and Michigan (twice)
• Registered a complete game win against No. 21 Ole Miss (2/7) and Wisconsin (2/15)
As a redshirt freshman (2019):
• Led the team with 2.62 ERA, three saves and a 14-4 record in the circle
• Second on the team with 33 appearances
• Struck out 65 batters in 107.0 innings of work
• Fifth on the team with a .287 batting average
• Third on the team with four home runs
• Produced 23 RBIs and scored 20 runs on the season
• Belted out a home run in the 2-1 win over host No. 18/17 Northwestern in the Evanston Regional to help send the Cardinals to the Regional final
• Tossed a career-high 10.0 innings in the 7-6 loss at NC State (5/4)
• Named ACC Player of the Week (4/23)
• Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, four RBIs and three runs (career-highs in hits, RBIs and runs) in the 11-10 win over Georgia Tech (4/21)
• Hit a walk-off RBI single in the 8-7 win over No. 24/23 Kentucky (4/17), went 2-for-5 with her first career triple and also got the win in that game
• Picked up the win in the circle in the Cards’ 10-9 victory over No. 3/3 Florida State (4/8), also had a hit and scored a run in that game
• Hit a three-run homer to break a 1-1 tie in the 5-2 win over Indiana (3/26)
• Combined on a shutout, surrendering one hit and striking out seven in the 8-0 win over Morehead State (3/12)
• Went 2-for-3 with two runs in the 8-0 win over Syracuse (3/16)
• Scored a pair of runs in the 14-0 win over Mercer (3/10)
• Combined for a shutout in the 6-0 win over Radford (3/9)
• Picked up a save and combined on the shutout in the 1-0 win over Radford (3/8)
•Tossed a complete game shutout and scattered three hits while striking out three against Indiana State (3/2)
• Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the 5-3 win over Missouri (3!)
• Hit her first career home run, a three-run shot to pull the Cards within 5-3 against No. 7/8 Tennessee - collected a career-high three RBIs in that game (2/25)
• Got the win in the circle and had a hit in the 7-5 victory over Bradley (2/24)
• Posted a one-hit, five inning shutout against Buffalo (2/9)
• Scored her first career run in the 9-8 loss to Northwestern (2/15)
• Registered her first hit, and went 2-for-3 in the 3-0 loss to Idaho State (2/8)
• Notched her first career double to bring in her first RBI in the 10-0 win over Buffalo (2/9)
• Had two hits in the 7-5 win over Utah State (2/10)
High School/Travel Ball:
• Played softball for five years at Bullitt East
• Named the Metro Louisville Softball Player of the Year and Sixth Region Player of the Year after going 23-5 with a 1.15 ERA to go along with 217 strikeouts in 176 innings of work
• Registered a .590 batting average with 14 home runs and 50 RBIs
• Three-time first-team all-state and all-region selection and is a four-time all-district honoree
• Earned 2016 MaxPreps All-American and Courier-Journal Player of the Year honors in 2016 after batting .590 with 15 home runs, 18 doubles and 50 RBIs
• Complemented her offensive numbers with a 1.10 ERA and 220 strikeouts in the circle
• Helped the Louisville Sluggers 18U go undefeated in the USA Softball Junior Olympic Cup to win the championship
• Collected an Amateur Softball Association (ASA) ‘A’ national title in 2016 a member of the Southern Force Carroll travel team
• Member of the Beta Club and the National Honor Society
Personal:
• Full name is Taylor Brooke Roby
• Birthday is Jan. 21, 2000
• Daughter of Eric and Jennifer Roby
• Has an older sister, Meghan
• Majoring in sport administration
• Her sister was a five-time All-American in track & field at Bellarmine University
• Wears No. 8 because it was her dad’s number in soccer and basketball
• Greatest accomplishment was winning the Courier-Journal Softball Player of the Year in 2016 and getting to meet Peyton Manning
• Greatest challenge to overcome was the sudden death of her travel ball coach, Don Dobina
• Three-Time NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team Honoree (2021, 2022, 2023)
• D1Softball All-America Second Team (2023)
• Three-Time All-ACC Selection (2022 Third Team; 2021, 2023 First Team)
As a graduate senior (2023):
• Named to the NFCA All-America second team
• Earned D1Softball second team honors
• Picked up her third straight NFCA All-Southeast Region selection
• Named to the All-ACC third team
• Tabbed ACC Co-Player of the Week (April 25)
• Started all 56 games in the circle or at designated player
• Posted a career-best .360 batting average with 59 hits, nine doubles and 23 home runs
• Led the team with 33 walks and a 1.308 OPS
• Posted a 2.47 ERA and a 10-7 record and two saves in 37 appearances and 23 starts
• Delivered 59 strikeouts in 122.0 innings of work
• Holds Louisville’s career (63) and season (23) home run records
• Ranked third on the ACC’s list for career home runs
• Led the ACC in home runs and RBI during the regular season
• Finished her season tied for second in the nation in home runs, 12th in slugging percentage (.835), 14th in total bases (137) and 20th in RBIs (57)
• Registered 17 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games
• Put together an 11-game hitting streak and 16-game on-base streak
• Went 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI to clinch the Virginia series (4/23)
• Blasted a two-run homer in the top of the seventh against Virginia to break a 4-4 tie and lift the Cards to a 6-4 win to clinch the series (4/22).
• Hit a solo home run to put the Cardinals on the board after trailing 2-0 against Virginia (her 18th home run of the season - set new school record) (4/21)
• Blasted two home runs - including her school-record-tying 17th of the season in the 9-1 win against Oakland (4/16).
• Hit two home runs, including a grand slam to drive in a career-best six runs in the 8-0 win over Syracuse (4/1)
• Registered a double and a home run and got the complete game win in the circle in the 5-3 victory over Syracuse (4/1)
• Picked up the save in the 3-2, nine-inning win over NC State to complete the series sweep (3/26)
• Hit two home runs in the 9-6 win over Pitt (3/19)
• Went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double and delivered four RBIs in the 13-9 win over Duke - also homered in the 4-2 loss to the Blue Devils in game one of the doubleheader (3/11)
• Tied a career-high with nine strikeouts in the 7-0 win over Northern Kentucky (3/2)
• Hit two home runs and drove in four in the 15-5 win at UCF (2/26)
• Registered a solo home run to tie the game at 1-1 in Louisville’s eventual 2-1 win over Wisconsin and extended her career total to 42 to tie the school’s all-time record (2/19)
• Pitched a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts in the 2-0 win over Wisconsin (2/18)
• Took over UofL’s all-time home run list with a two-run shot in the 8-0 win over Bradley for her 43rd career home run (2/15) - Went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double in that game and tied her career-high with four RBIs.
• Her RBI double in the eighth inning gave the Cardinals a 2-1 lead in the eventual 4-1 win over South Alabama (2/10)
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll
As a redshirt senior (2022):
• All-Southeast Region Second Team selection
• Named to the All-ACC Third Team
• Tallied career highs in single season home runs (15) and RBIs (45)
• Led the team with 15 multi-RBI games
• Earned her career-best 15th win in the circle and blasted a three-run homer for her career-best 15th home run of the season in the 12-3 win against UIC
• Tossed a complete game, two-hit shutout and registered a two-run homer in the 8-0 series-opening victory against Syracuse (4/15)
• Notched a complete game win to clinch the series against North Carolina (4/10)
• Connected on a home run and double and tossed a complete game to get the win against North Carolina (4/8)
• Went 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs against Liberty - establishing a career-high and tying a school record for hits in a game (3/30)
• Got the complete game win, struck out nine and scattered six hits in eight innings to get the win in the 4-2 victory at No. 16/15 Clemson (3/27)
• Went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs in the 9-8 win against Illinois (3/5) - also scored the game-winning run
• Went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBIs and two runs against Villanova (2/18)
• Went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBis against Indiana (2/11)
• Hit a home run with three RBIs against FAU (2/10)
• Went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double and three RBIs against Bethune-Cookman (2/11)
• Hit a home run with three RBIs against FAU in game two of the season-opening doubleheader
•Tossed a complete game shutout to get the win in the circle in the season-opener against FAU (2/10)
• Named to the ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll
• NFCA Scholar Athlete
As a redshirt junior (2021):
• Named to the 2021 NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team
• All-ACC First Team selection
• Led the team with 14 home runs and 43 RBIs, 26 walks a .697 slugging percentage and a .480 on-base percentage
• Second on the team with a .359 batting average - also a career-best
• Tallied a team-high 13 multi-RBI games
• Put together a 10-game hitting streak and a 14-game reached-base streak
• Led the pitching staff with 12 wins, 165.2 innings and a 2.96 ERA
• Tied for team lead with 83 strikeouts
• Did not allow a run in seven innings in the 0-0, 11-inning tie against No. 7/7 Florida State (4/25)
• Tossed a complete-game one-hitter to get the 5-1 win against No. 7/7 Florida State (4/25)
• Got the complete game shutout win in the Cards 2-0 victory over Duke (4/16) - scattered four hits and struck out five
• Went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in the 6-2 win at Pitt (4/3)
• Went 2-for-3 in the 2-0 loss at No. 6/5 Florida (2/28)
• Named ACC Player of the Week (2/23)
• Tossed a complete game one-hit shutout in the 4-0 win against Virginia (2/21)
• Went 3-for-4 with a home run and tied a career-high with four RBI in the 5-4 win against Virginia (2/20)
• Went 2-for-3 with a home run and produced all three of Louisville’s RBIs in the 4-3 loss to NC State (2/19)
• Went 2-for-2 with two-run homer in the 8-4 loss at NC State (2/19)
As a redshirt sophomore (2020):
• Led the team with a seven home runs, 16 RBIs and a .623 slugging percentage in the shortened season
• Also drew a team-best 15 walks at the plate, standing tied for fourth in the ACC in that category
• Totaled four multi-RBI games - the most on the team
• Tied for fourth in ACC with seven home runs
• Posted a team-best 2.00 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 73.2 innings
• Tied for team lead with five victories in the circle
• Ranked ninth in the ACC with a 2.00 ERA
• Started every game at pitcher or designated player
• Scattered two hits and struck out a season-high seven batters in the 9-1 win over Evansville (3/8)
• Went 2-for-3 with a home run, and scored twice in the 4-3 win over Illinois (3/8)
• Connected on a leadoff home run in the top of the eighth to send the Cards to a 3-2 win against Tulsa (3/1), also got the win in the circle
• Went 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs in the 9-0 win over Penn State
• Tossed a two-hit shutout in the 8-0 win against Wichita State (2/21), backed her performance in the circle by going 2-for-3 with two RBIs
• Hit a home run in the 4-2 win against No. 21 Ole Miss (2/7)
• Also hit home runs against Missouri and Michigan (twice)
• Registered a complete game win against No. 21 Ole Miss (2/7) and Wisconsin (2/15)
As a redshirt freshman (2019):
• Led the team with 2.62 ERA, three saves and a 14-4 record in the circle
• Second on the team with 33 appearances
• Struck out 65 batters in 107.0 innings of work
• Fifth on the team with a .287 batting average
• Third on the team with four home runs
• Produced 23 RBIs and scored 20 runs on the season
• Belted out a home run in the 2-1 win over host No. 18/17 Northwestern in the Evanston Regional to help send the Cardinals to the Regional final
• Tossed a career-high 10.0 innings in the 7-6 loss at NC State (5/4)
• Named ACC Player of the Week (4/23)
• Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, four RBIs and three runs (career-highs in hits, RBIs and runs) in the 11-10 win over Georgia Tech (4/21)
• Hit a walk-off RBI single in the 8-7 win over No. 24/23 Kentucky (4/17), went 2-for-5 with her first career triple and also got the win in that game
• Picked up the win in the circle in the Cards’ 10-9 victory over No. 3/3 Florida State (4/8), also had a hit and scored a run in that game
• Hit a three-run homer to break a 1-1 tie in the 5-2 win over Indiana (3/26)
• Combined on a shutout, surrendering one hit and striking out seven in the 8-0 win over Morehead State (3/12)
• Went 2-for-3 with two runs in the 8-0 win over Syracuse (3/16)
• Scored a pair of runs in the 14-0 win over Mercer (3/10)
• Combined for a shutout in the 6-0 win over Radford (3/9)
• Picked up a save and combined on the shutout in the 1-0 win over Radford (3/8)
•Tossed a complete game shutout and scattered three hits while striking out three against Indiana State (3/2)
• Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the 5-3 win over Missouri (3!)
• Hit her first career home run, a three-run shot to pull the Cards within 5-3 against No. 7/8 Tennessee - collected a career-high three RBIs in that game (2/25)
• Got the win in the circle and had a hit in the 7-5 victory over Bradley (2/24)
• Posted a one-hit, five inning shutout against Buffalo (2/9)
• Scored her first career run in the 9-8 loss to Northwestern (2/15)
• Registered her first hit, and went 2-for-3 in the 3-0 loss to Idaho State (2/8)
• Notched her first career double to bring in her first RBI in the 10-0 win over Buffalo (2/9)
• Had two hits in the 7-5 win over Utah State (2/10)
High School/Travel Ball:
• Played softball for five years at Bullitt East
• Named the Metro Louisville Softball Player of the Year and Sixth Region Player of the Year after going 23-5 with a 1.15 ERA to go along with 217 strikeouts in 176 innings of work
• Registered a .590 batting average with 14 home runs and 50 RBIs
• Three-time first-team all-state and all-region selection and is a four-time all-district honoree
• Earned 2016 MaxPreps All-American and Courier-Journal Player of the Year honors in 2016 after batting .590 with 15 home runs, 18 doubles and 50 RBIs
• Complemented her offensive numbers with a 1.10 ERA and 220 strikeouts in the circle
• Helped the Louisville Sluggers 18U go undefeated in the USA Softball Junior Olympic Cup to win the championship
• Collected an Amateur Softball Association (ASA) ‘A’ national title in 2016 a member of the Southern Force Carroll travel team
• Member of the Beta Club and the National Honor Society
Personal:
• Full name is Taylor Brooke Roby
• Birthday is Jan. 21, 2000
• Daughter of Eric and Jennifer Roby
• Has an older sister, Meghan
• Majoring in sport administration
• Her sister was a five-time All-American in track & field at Bellarmine University
• Wears No. 8 because it was her dad’s number in soccer and basketball
• Greatest accomplishment was winning the Courier-Journal Softball Player of the Year in 2016 and getting to meet Peyton Manning
• Greatest challenge to overcome was the sudden death of her travel ball coach, Don Dobina
Highlights: Louisville SB vs. No. 18 Florida State (Gm. 1)
Thursday, July 11
Highlights: Louisville SB at Boston College
Sunday, May 05
SB: Daisy Hess and Sam Booe Postgame vs. #22/21 Clemson
Saturday, April 27
Highlights: Louisville SB vs. No. 22/21 Clemson (Gm. 2)
Saturday, April 27
