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16 Tayler Berens

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Willows HS
  • Hometown Artois

Biography

Notable Awards
• All-CCAA First Team (2023)
• CCAA All-Tournament Team (2023)
• CSC Academic All-District (2023)

As a Senior (2024)
- Selected to the All-CCAA Second Team
- Played in all 42 games, starting all in the outfield
- Batted .313 with 1 homerun, 3 triples, 5 doubles, and 17 RBIs 
- Led the Wildcats in hits (45) and RBIs (17)
- Recorded 13 multiple hit games

As a Junior (2023)
- Selected to the All-CCAA first team as an at-large
- Voted to the CCAA All-Tournament team
- Earned CSC Academic All-Academic status
- Started 46 of 48 games
- Led the team in batting average (.321) and RBIs (23)
- Tied the lead in triples with 4
- Also had 4 doubles
- Recorded 9 outfield assists
- Recorded 9 multi-hit games
- Lone 4-hit game was in the regular-season finale at Cal State East Bay (April 29)
- Went 5-for-18 in the CCAA Tournament

As a Sophomore (2022)
- Played in 31 games for the Wildcats in 2022, batting .400 on the season
- Delivered a pinch-hit two-run double in her first Chico State at-bat February 4, 2022 vs. Biola
- Hit her first career homer as a ’Cat May 6, 2022 against Cal State Dominguez Hills during the CCAA Tournament
- Earned 2021–22 CCAA All-Academic honors
- Received the 2021–22 Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award

Pre-Chico Days
- A 2020 graduate of Willows High School…Batted .510 over four varsity seasons
- Racked up 102 hits and 78 RBI in just 60 games
- Led the Honkers to a pair of Sacramento Valley League titles
- Named team and league MVP in 2018 and 2019
- Three-time All-SVL selection
- Received Second Team All-Northern section honors in 2019
- Also lettered in basketball and volleyball
- A member of three basketball SVL title teams, and the 2017–18 Northern Section Division IV champion
- In volleyball, helped Willows High capture two SVL crowns

Personal
- Born November 16, 2001, in Chico
- Daughter of Jake and Tara
- Has two younger siblings, Wyatt and Dylan
- Her mom is her hero (“She’s shown me what it means to be a strong woman and a great mom. She’s always there for my brothers and me and I am grateful”)
- Favorite course at Chico State is BSIS 496 with David Rowe
- Why she chose to attend Chico State: “I wanted to be a part of one of the best Division II softball programs in the country. I also chose Chico because ever since I was little, my grandparents have come to all my softball games, and with Chico being close to home, they will still get to support me while I’m on the field”
- Her greatest sports moment is, "During the 2023 CCAA tournament when we came into the tournament as the bottom seed and were able to make it into the championship game. While we didn't come out on top this was one of the most memorable tournaments I've played in"
- The most interesting thing she’s ever done is travel to New York with her mom
- The most impressive thing she’s ever accomplished is consistently doing well in academics and being named to the dean's list.
- Has learned by playing softball that “failure is inevitable and it’s going to happen. What’s important is that you get back up and don't let your failures bring you down. Let them help you rise up”
- Enjoys going outdoors, hiking, spending time with friends, and taking her dog Sadie on adventures
- Her biggest non-sports talent is “being creative”
- Plays the Kazoo
- When possible, she loves to go snowboarding
- Grew up on a ranch where her family raises cows, sheep, and horses
- At the top of her bucket list: “Visit all of the U.S. National Parks”
- Best advice ever received: “Relentlessly pursue the things in life that make you happy and don't stop until you get them”
- Majoring in business information systems.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2023Junior

    OF
    5'5"
    16
  • 16

    2024Senior

    OF
    5'5"
    16
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