Softball

Katy Taylor enters her sixth  season as an assistant coach at Fort Scott Community College. 

In her first season as an assistant, Taylor helped guide the Greyhound softball program with just eight players. After finishing with a 13-33 season, a large freshman class was recruited to come in and make an immediate impact. The 2019-2020 season was cut short due to Covid-19 finishing the year with a 5-7 record. In the Post-Covid 2020-2021 season, the greyhounds finished the year 5-41. Coming off a tough previous season, the greyhounds finished the following 2021-2022 season, 12-32 just missing post season play. In the 2022-2023 season, Taylor was a part of one of the most successful seasons since at FSCC. The greyhounds finished 30-18 overall with a Top five finish in the conference, as well as a post season bid for the first time in 14 years. The team set numerous records in many individual and team categories. (138) Team stolen bases, 13 game winning streak, National ranking (1st in program history), (30 wins) 2nd highest in program history and most importantly the Greyhounds finished the year with a 3.64 Team GPA tied for 17th in the NJCAA. Taylor has coached many Academic All-Americans, All-Conference players and All-Region players during her tenure at FSCC. Taylor has a great knowledge and passion for the game and helping young women grow on and off the field. 

A native of Owasso, Okla, Taylor is coming off her senior season at Rogers State University. She played one season for the Hillcats, appearing in all 59 games as a middle infielder. In 2018 she helped guide the Hillcats to a Heartland Conference Tournament championship and a berth into the NCAA Division II National Tournament. Rogers State finished the campaign 39-20. 

Prior to Rogers State, Taylor spent two seasons with the University of Iowa in the Big Ten. As a Hawkeye, Taylor appeared in 82 games from 2016-17.  

Taylor started her career at Labette Community College in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference in 2015. As a shortstop, she garnered, KJCCC Freshman of the Year, First Team All-KJCCC, First Team All-Region VI and First Team NJCAA All-American honors in her lone season in Parsons. Taylor also broke the NJCAA single-season record for stolen bases (89). Labette finished the season with a fifth place finish at the NJCAA Division II National Tournament that spring after winning a Region VI title and finishing second in the KJCCC regular season standings. 

At Owasso High School, where Taylor graduated from in 2014, Taylor helped lead the Lady Rams to a pair of region championships while also finishing second at the state tournament in 2011. 

Taylor is the daughter of David and Pat Taylor. She’s a graduate of Pittsburg State University with a Bachelor of Science with an emphasis in Recreation Services and sport hospitality management.