By Ed Piper
I took a look at Jacey Taylor's stats this morning (May 26). They are a major reason that La Jolla's offense has led the way this season: a ridiculous .662 individual batting average (.300 is very good in baseball and softball), with 11 home runs and 53 RBI's. Throw in 17 doubles.
The junior first baseman's average leads the team by over 200 points. (Centerfielder Savannah Putnam, a fellow junior, is hitting .451, which is outstanding.)
Her RBI count stands far above another teammate's total, Nat Alvarez, who's at 35 RBI; senior captain Roxie Metcalf, the third baseman, ranks third with 27.
Meanwhile, Taylor's home run rate is out of sight, other than Alvarez's again, at 11 home runs.
The statistics I am citing represent a very healthy team attack--Taylor is having a great season, but she's not alone in pounding the ball.
Maddie Ehlert, a third junior, is enjoying a tremendous season at the plate, batting .448. Don't let me forget catcher Aviv Laska, a sophomore, at .417. Ella Pearl, the freshman shortstop, is hitting a solid .395.
Circle back to Jacey Taylor. In 2024, as a sophomore, the left-handed power hitter had not yet hit her peak. Team statistics show Jerri, as she is rarely called, led the Vikings in average with a .405 mark.
But she only drove in 11 RBI's, which is a reflection of the anemic team and attack back then (the team was 1-23, if you can believe it).
Jacey also only hit two home runs. She didn't even lead the team in that category, being eclipsed by the since-graduated Kaitlin Murphy, who played third base, and had three home runs.
She only hit one home run her freshman year.
Jacey is only one homer away from tying Emmy Cardenas' single-season mark of 12.
Which is all to say that La Jolla under Coach Anthony Sarain head into tomorrow's (May 27) CIF fourth round playoff game at home against Crawford with a formidable attack.
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