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	#18 - Jessica Taylor
	Class: Junior Height/Weight: 5-7     Hometown: Baltimore, Md. Position: P     High School: Mt. de Sales   Bats: R

On Taylor: Developed into the No. 3 starter last year…coming off a back injury that kept her on the sidelines for most of the fall season…will start the season on a pitch count and limited to the bullpen…could contend for one of the top spots in the rotation if healthy…should be 100 percent by mid-season…a role model student-athlete who is one of the hardest workers on the team…does not rattle in the circle…enjoys pitching in tight situations.

2005: Made 22 appearances, including 12 starts, posting a 5-8 record and a 2.92 ERA in 91.0 innings… Held opponents to a .268 batting average, ninth-best in the America East… Pitched four complete games, including one shutout… Gave up 58 runs, 38 earned, and allowed 94 hits… Struck out 65 batters while walking 39… Did not get a hit in four at-bats, but scored one run as a pinch-runner… Was named to the UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational all-tournament team after blanking Sacred Heart.

2004: Made 11 appearances as a pitcher and batted in seven games as a walk-on… Developed into a very reliable reliever and a late-inning closer… Allowed 24 hits in 22.1 innings of work, finishing the season with a 3.13 ERA… Struck out 18 batters while only walking eight… Held opponents to a .270 batting average... Was impressive in her lone start, despite losing to Vermont, giving up only two runs in 6.1 innings.

Background: Received first-team all-county and second-team all-Met as a senior... That year, she was also chosen as MVP and honored with the William Held Athletic Leadership Award... Was a first-team all-Metro and first-team all-county selection as a junior... In 2001, she was selected as Baltimore Sun Pitcher of the Week and was chosen team MVP at the end of the season... Posted a 1.20 ERA as a freshman and was profiled by Fox 45...  Once pitched a shutout to snap Spalding's 32-game win streak... Enjoys art, playing soccer and horseback riding… Born Sept. 11, 1985... Daughter of George and Nadine Taylor... Has two siblings, Jason and Jordan… Majoring in psychology.