2015 Track & Field Roster

Khala Taylor

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Sophomore
  • Last School(s) Great Oak HS
  • Hometown Temecula, Calif.

Biography

Career Highlights:
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2013)
  • Easton Freshman All-America (2013)

As a Senior (2017):
Started 54 of 55 games in left field for the Bears in her final season… Notched 20 runs, 33 hits and 17 RBIs in 147 at-bats… Completed 11 stolen bases on 12 attempts, including a single-game season-high of three… Proved clutch in close game efforts including a three-RBI performance versus Kent State in an 8-7, six-inning battle.

As a Junior (2016):

Returned to the softball team after two years of competing in track and field and stepped right back into the lineup as Cal's primary right fielder...Appeared in 54 games and started 51, hitting .295 with 16 runs, 13 RBI and 10 stolen bases...Had 13 multi-hit games, including two at the NCAA Regional in Tuscaloosa, Ala....Enjoyed strong stretch at the plate from April 13 to April 20, going a combined 8 for 16 with four RBI and a run scored against Santa Clara, Washington and UC Santa Barbara...Had season-high hit streak of five games from May 13 to May 21 (Arizona, Texas State, Alabama).

As a Sophomore/Junior (2014-15):

Lettered in track for two years at Cal, participating in the Pac-12 Championships both years...specialized in the 400 meters and also threw the javelin...part of Cal's winning 4x100 meter relay team at the Big Meet against Stanford in both 2014 and 2015...owns personal outdoor best of 55.20 in the 400.

As a Freshman (2013):

Cal's starting left fielder in 56 games, appearing in all 57 games of the 2013 campaign...Led the Golden Bears in batting average (.335) and triples (2)...Totaled 14 multi-hit games and reached a six-game hitting streak...Started all four games at left field in the Ann Arbor Regional, batting 3-for-5 with a run scored and one RBI vs. Valparaiso (5/18)...Named to the Chevron Spring Fling All-Tournament Team...Went 2-for-2 with two runs scored vs. Utah Valley (2/16)...Batted 3-for-4 with one RBI in her first career start vs. Cal State Northridge (2/9) and 2-for-3 with a run scored vs. Indiana (2/10) to bat to go 5-for-10 (.500) in opening weekend.

High School:

Member of the National Society of High School Scholars...Participated in multiple extracurricular activities including AVID and Great Oak Step Team...Was a track athlete all four years... Two-time GOHS Girls Sprinter of the Year... Two-time GOHS MVP...Other notable honors include: As a senior...Southwestern League Champion in 200 M, 400 M and anchored the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 both relays which were also Southwestern League Champions...CIF Division 1 Champion in 400 M...CIF Division 1 Finalist 2nd in 4 x 400 M...State Finalist 3rd in the 400 M...State Finalist 6th in the 4 x 400 relay...Ran the 6th fastest time in Riverside County History in the 400 M which was (54.96s)...Broke All of her school records in 2012 in the 100 M (12.19s), 200 M (24.60s), 400 M (54.96s) and both the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relays...All Valley Girls Track Athlete of the Year...Riverside County Girls Track Athlete of the Year Finalist...California Indoor Champion 4x400 M...New Balance All American...As a junior...Southwestern League Champion in 100 M and 4 x 400 relay...State Finalist 5th in the 4 x 400 relay...All-Valley 1st Team...As a sophomore...Southwestern League Champion in 200 M, 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relays...As a freshman...All-Valley 1st Team ...Southwestern League Champion in 4 x 400 relay

Club Ball:

Played for the Corona Angels...won 13th place at Premier Nationals 18U...2nd at the Triple Crown USA Nationals...9th at the 2011 18U Premier Nationals...First at the 2011 18U Champions Cup...First at the 2010 16U Champions Cup...Second at the 14U ASA National Championship in 2009...

Personal:
Career aspirations include becoming an orthopedic surgeon, a professional singer or an ambassador of sports...Has been singing since she was three-years-old and has had professional training...Father, Rodney is a Registered Nurse who recently retired from a 30 year career as a Master Chief in the U.S. Navy...Mother Marlanea owns an MBA from University of Phoenix and is a contract specialist for the US Military...has a little sister, Makyia, who is also a softball player for the former travel ball organization of Khala, inspires her every day..

Pre-game Rituals & Game Superstitions:
I give all glory to God for my accomplishments when I'm at the plate and on the field.

Major:
Majoring in Social Welfare, with a minor in African American Studies.
 
Season
AVG
GP-GS
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SLG
BB
HBP
SO
OBP
SB-SBA
FLD%
2013 .335 57-56 164 24 55 2 2 0 10 .372 5 0 27 .355 15-18 .914
2016 .295 54-51 146 16 43 2 2 0 13 .336 13 1 21 .354 10-13 .951
2017 .224 55-54 147 20 33 2 1 0 17 .252 12 2 23 .292 11-12 .962
Totals
.284 166-161 457 60 131 6 5 0 40 .320 30 3 71 .336 36-43 .942

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Redshirt

    Sprints
  • 2015Sophomore

    Sprints