Tahli Moore

Year:
Sophomore
Position:
Utility
Height:
5-3
B/T:
S/R
Hometown:
Sydney, Australia
High School:
Loreto Normanhurst College
Major:
Geographic Science

2017 as a Senior:

Appear in 19 contests before being sidelined with injury
Went 5-for-7 at the plate for a .625 average
Tallied one double and one triple with two RBI
Scored seven runs over the season
Return from injury on Senior Day to serve as a pinch runner
Knocked first double of the season against Kansas (3/5)
Went 2-for-2 with two runs and an RBI against Saint Joseph's (2/19)
Slugged an RBI triple against USC Upstate (2/11)
Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2016)

2016 as a Junior:

Appeared in 51 games this season earning 10 starts
Recorded 11 hits with two RBIs while drawing 11 walks
Was 8-for-9 in stolen bases while scoring 16 runs
Owned a .929 (11-2-1) fielding percentage in the outfield
Dean's List (Fall 2016) (Spring 2016)
Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2016)
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient

2015 as a Sophomore:
• NFCA Third Team All-Northeast Region
• VaSID First Team All-State
• Appeared in 58 games, starting in 52 of them this season
• Among the top-15 hitters in the CAA, holding a .368 batting average to rank 14th
• Hit .368 with 10 RBIs, 24 runs, a .463 slugging percentage and a .396 on-base percentage
• Tallied a .968 fielding percentage in right field, with 27 putouts and three assists to go with just one error
• Had seven multi-hit games
• Put together a seven-game win streak and reached base safely in eight straight games during the season
• Was 1-for-3 with a RBI triple and run in JMU's 4-3 come-from-behind win at Towson (3/21), notching her lone hit with two outs in the seventh to tie the game, while later scoring the game-winning run
• Had two hits in three straight games from April 12-15

2014 as a Freshman:
• Appeared in 35 games, starting 27 of them in the outfield for Madison
• Hit .250 with 17 hits, including a double in 68 at-bats
• Added 10 runs, 3 RBIs, six walks, three sacrifice bunts and three steals
• Seven of her 17 hits came during postseason play where she went 7-for-15 with two runs, a double and a RBI
• Made her collegiate debut as the starting right fielder against North Texas
• Walked and scored a run in her first career game

High School:
• Played for Great Britain in the ISF Junior World Championships
• Member of the U19 Australian Squad
• Four-time First Team All-IGSSA
• Four-time First Team All-CIS
• Two-time All-Schools State Team in 2011 and 2012 (NSW)
• All-Schools National Team in 2012 (Australia)
• Junior Sports Club Person of the Year in 2012
• Four-time member of the Junior State Teams (U-16 to U-19 NSW)

Personal:
• Daughter of Ann-Marie Poirrier
• Brother, Denny, runs track at Virginia State
• Has travelled Europe with a school music choir and orchestra
• Majoring in geographic science

Getting to Know Tahli Moore
Why did you choose to play at JMU? The school is beautiful and Coach Dean is a great coach and person
What do you love most about JMU? The view of the mountains
What is your favorite place to eat on campus? Top Dog
Most people don’t know that I … Spin fire poi
What will be your “walk out” song/songs for 2014? You’re the Voice – John Farnham
What is your favorite …
Food: Sushi
Movie: Tangled
TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy
Song: I Believe
Athlete: Sally Pearson and Stacey Parker
Holiday: Cruise in Fjii
What is one personal goal you have for the 2014 season? To start at least fifty percent of games
What are your favorite hobbies away from softball? Singing and performing
What is the best advice you’ve ever received? Take a chance, if you don’t you’ll still be in the same place you are now
What is your ideal vacation? Caribbean
If not softball, what other sport would you want to play at JMU? Field Hockey
If you could have dinner with any three people in the world, who would they be? Pink, Marilyn Monroe and Elton John