Stetson University Athletics

2017: Stetson Westin Invitational all-tournament team ... Started all 47 games, including 12 at first base, 11 at third base, two at shortstop and 22 at designated player ... Batted .211 with five doubles and 17 RBI ... Also scored 22 runs and walked 16 times ... Seven multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... Game-winning squeeze bunt against Mount St. Mary's. 

High School: Helped lead Wewahitchka High School to a 22-3 record, a regional championship and the finals of the Class 1A FHSAA state championship in 2016 ... Hit a walk-off single in the eighth inning in the state semifinal game vs. Union County ... Earned First Team All-State honors from Miracle Sports for the second year in a row ... Batted .585 with eight home runs, and 48 RBI as a junior ... Was named Miracle Sports Softball Florida Class 1A Offensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-State selection.

Personal: Tara Leigh Walding was born in December, 1997 in Atlanta, Georgia ... Daughter of Shannon and Michael Walding Majoring in Health Sciences.