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- 2/25/20: Stanford's Taylor Gindlesperger Embracing Sophomore Success - Brady Vernon (Softball America)
Career Accolades
- WCWS All-Tournament Team (2023)
- NFCA All-West Region second team (2023)
- Two-time NFCA All-West Region third team (2021, 2022)
- Three-time All-Pac-12 second team (2021,2022, 2023)
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
- Four-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
As a Fifth Year (2023)
- WCWS All-Tournament Team
- NFCA All-West Region second team
- All-Pac-12 second team
- CSC Academic All-District
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Started all 62 games in center field
- Led the team in batting average (.353), hits (72), runs (40), doubles (16), total bases (100) and stolen bases (9)
- Produced six triples in 2023, becoming the program's all-time leader with 24 at No. 20 Oregon (March 19)
- Ranks sixth in school history in career steals (53)
- Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in the NCAA Super Regional win at No. 5 Duke (May 27) to help Stanford punch its first ticket to the Women's College World Series since 2004
- Hit .483 with 14 hits, including two doubles, seven runs scored and two RBI in nine NCAA Tournament games
- Posted a .583 batting average with seven hits and two runs scored in four WCWS games
As a Senior (2022)
- NFCA All-West Region third team
- All-Pac-12 second team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Stanford’s primary starter in center field, started every game she appeared in with 56 starts
- Put together a .341/.377/.481 slash line with 63 hits, 33 runs, 11 doubles, six triples, one home run and 25 RBI
- Led the Cardinal in batting average, hits and triples on the season
- Didn't make an error in 63 chances, also adding four assists
- Was a home run shy of the cycle against UIC, going 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and two runs
- Went 3-for-3 at the plate against San Jose State
- Batted in four runs off a double and a ground out against Mount St. Mary’s
- Scored a three runs in the win at UC Davis
- Homered in the win over Oklahoma State
- Also had three hits against Minnesota, Mizzou and Pacific
- Drove in three runs while going 2-for-4 against Arizona
- Scored a pair of runs in the series-clinching win at Arizona
- Went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs in the win at Alabama
- Scored twice and had a pair of walks in the Regional-clinching victory at Alabama
As a Junior (2021)
- NFCA All-West Region third team
- All-Pac-12 second team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Continued her upward trend and put together one of the best seasons by a Stanford player
- Tied the school record for triples in a season with eight, adding five doubles and four home runs
- Three of her four home runs were hit inside the park
- Her eight triples was tied for third in the nation and led the Pac-12
- Stanford’s leading batter with a .333/.385/.517 line, scoring a team-high 41 runs
- Was 11-for-17 on the basepaths
- Stanford’s every-day starter in center field and in the No. 2 spot in the order
- Scored a season high three runs against Cal Poly (March 14)
- Tripled twice in the win at Utah (March 28)
- Had eight total bases against San Jose State opening weekend (Feb. 20)
- Hit the walk-off hit in the bottom of the 13th to clinch the series against Oregon State (May 1)
As a Sophomore (2020)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Hit a team-best .402 with a team-high 26 runs scored, three doubles, four triples, a home run and a team-leading 24 RBIs
- Started all 26 games in center field
- Swiped 13 bases in 14 steal attempts to finish fourth in the Pac-12
- Slugged .573 and reached base at a .451 clip
- Finished seventh in the Pac-12 in hits (33) to place 35th in the nation
- Paced the Cardinal with five multi-RBI contests while collecting 10 multi-hit games
- Walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat Seattle University (Feb. 13)
- Hit .588 with five runs scored, a double and seven RBIs during opening weekend at GCU Kickoff Tournament
- Hit .429 with five runs scored and five RBIs during the DeMarini Invitational (Feb. 28 - March 1)
- 3 for 4 with a pair of triples and two RBIs vs. ETSU (March 7)
- Hit .467 with seven runs scored, a double, three triples and six RBIs at Tennessee Invitational to finish the year
As a Freshman (2019)
- Appeared in 42 games and started 33
- Hit .167 with 13 runs scored, a home run and 10 RBIs
- Stole six bases in seven attempts
- First career home run was a grand slam as part of a 2-for-3 day with a career-best five RBIs at Santa Clara (April 9)
- Went 2 for 3 with two runs scored vs. Arizona State (April 28)
Prior to Stanford
- 2018 graduate of Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz.
- Four-year letterwinner
- Three-time all-conference (2016-18)
- All-Arizona Team (2017)
- USA Today All-State third team (2017)
- MaxPreps Underclass All-American (2017)
- Team leader in batting average (.486), hits (53), and RBI (36) in 2016
- Team leader in batting average (.555), hits (71), RBI (50), doubles (21), OBP (.581), and stolen bases (18-for-20) in 2017
- Team leader in hits (61), runs (55), doubles (18), triples (4), and stolen bases (19-for-21) in 2018
- Helped team to back-to-back D1 state championships (2016-17)
- Team finished as runner-up in the 2018 6A state championship
Club Competition
- Competed for Arizona Athletics (2014-16) and Firecrackers AZ (2016-18)
- 2018 PGF High School All-American
Personal
- Daughter of Lori and Matt Gindlesperger
- Has two brothers, Ryan and Chad Kaup
- Brother, Ryan, played two years of baseball at Claremont McKenna College and two years as shortstop at Miami University (Ohio)