Biography
UNLV: A one-time All-Mountain West Conference Team member ... A four-time academic all-conference member ... Ended career listed in UNLV[apos]s career and single-season record books ... In the career charts, sits fifth in slugging percentage (.543); sixth in home runs (33); and seventh in RBI (121) ... In the single-season charts, sits second in batting average (.436 in 2011) and fourth in slugging percentage (.782 in 2011).
2013: Named the Mountain West[apos]s Player of the Week on March 26 ... Started 50 of 51 contests played in with 24 at shortstop, 16 as the designated player and 10 at second base ... Led the team in home runs (nine), sacrifice bunts (nine) and multiple-run games (seven) ... Tied for the team lead game-winning runs (five) ... Finished second on the team in at-bats (151), runs (32), hits (42), RBI (32), triples (one), total bases (76), slugging percentage (.503), multiple-hit games (13) and multiple-RBI games (seven) ... Batted .278 with five doubles ... Had 13 multiple-hit games, which included a season-high three hits vs. Tulsa (March 23) ... Had seven multiple-RBI games, which included a season-high three-RBI games on two occasions: Tulsa (March 23) and Nevada, Reno (April 26) ... Had seven multiple-run games, which included a season-high three-run games on two occasions: Buffalo (March 16) and Cal State Fullerton (G2-April 20) ... Had two game-winning hits/RBI: two-run home run vs. San Jose State (Feb. 14) and solo home run vs. Virginia Tech (March 9) ... Scored the game-winning run five times ... Owned one hitting streak of at least five games ... Began the year on a six-game hitting streak that included a .389 batting average, seven hits (two home runs and one double), one multiple-hit game, five RBI and four runs ... Hit .556 with five hits, two multiple-hit games, three RBI and five runs to take the MW Player of the Week award ... Had seven walks and five stolen bases.
2012: Started all 46 contests played in with 41 at shortstop and five as the designated player ... Led the team in home runs (10) ... Tied for the team lead in stolen bases (four) ... Finished second on the team in runs (24), RBI (29), total bases (74), walks (14) and slugging percentage (.532) ... Batted .273 with 38 hits (six doubles) ... Had 13 multiple-hit games, which included a season-high two hits in all 13 contests ... Had eight multiple-RBI games, which included a season-high four RBI vs. San Diego State (May 10) ... Had six multiple-run games, which included a season-high two runs on six occasions ... Tied for the team lead with three game-winning hits/RBI: one-run single vs. CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 12), one-run double vs. Ball State (March 24) and fielder[apos]s choice RBI at New Mexico (May 4) ... Scored the game-winning run once ... Had 14 walks with one multiple-walk game vs. Houston (Feb. 25).
2011: Tabbed to the Mountain West[apos]s All-Conference Team ... Started 35 of 37 contests played in with 33 at shortstop and two as the designated player ... Led the team in batting average (.436), RBI (38) and slugging percentage (.782) ... Tied for the team lead in home runs (nine) ... Finished second on the team in doubles (11) and on-base percentage (.488) ... The .436 batting average ranked 14th nationally, while the slugging percentage was 28th best ... Scattered 48 hits ... Scored 24 runs ...Tied for the team lead with 10 multiple-RBI games, which included two four-RBI games: Utah (April 15) and Colorado State (May 14) ... Had 15 multiple-hit games, which included a season-high four hits against Mississippi State (Feb. 11) ... Had five multiple-run games, which included a season-high three-run game against Seattle (April 1) ... Had four game-winning hits/RBI: one-run single vs. San Jose State (March 6), two-run home run vs. Seattle (April 1), sacrifice fly vs. Colorado State (May 13) and grand slam vs. Colorado State (May 14) ... Scored the game-winning run ... Owned two hitting streaks of at least seven games ... Began the year on a seven-game hitting streak that included a .583 batting average, 14 hits (four doubles and three home runs), four multiple-hit games, 11 RBI and seven runs ... The second began against San Jose State (March 6), lasted eight games, and included a .440 batting average, 11 hits (two doubles and one home run), three multiple-hit games, five RBI and three runs ... In the final 10 games, beginning with a contest beginning against Utah (April 15), amassed a batting average of .452 with 14 hits (three home runs and three doubles), 15 RBI and six runs ... Had 13 walks.
2010: Started 50 of 51 contests played in with 49 at third base and one at shortstop ... Batted .264 with 37 hits (five home runs, three doubles and one triple) ... Had 22 RBI and 21 runs scored ... Had 10 multiple-hit games, which included three hits against Indiana (Feb. 21) ... Had four multiple-RBI games, which included four RBI on two occasions: Cal State Bakersfield (Feb. 12) and Indiana (Feb. 21) ... Had four multiple-run games, which included three runs against Indiana (Feb. 21) ... Had three game-winning hits/RBI: three-run home run against Cal State Bakersfield (Feb. 12), two-run triple against UC Davis (Feb. 14) and two-run home run against Indiana (Feb. 21) ... Scored the game-winning run once - against New Mexico (April 10) ... Recorded first career hit (single) against Illinois (Feb. 12) ... Recorded first career RBI (four) and run (one) against Cal State Bakersfield (Feb. 12) ... Owned two hitting streaks of seven games ... The first streak began against Illinois (Feb. 12) and included a .435 batting average, 10 hits (two home runs and one triple), nine RBI and four runs ... The second streak began against New Mexico (April 10) and included a .391 batting average, nine hits (one home run and one double), two RBI and two runs ... Had 11 walks with two multiple-walk games.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Sierra Vista HS in Las Vegas, Nev. ...
Lettered four years in softball ... Helped the Mountain Lions to back-to-back
league championships during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons ... Team was
regional champions and finished third in the state tournament during the 2005-
06 season ... Led the state in RBI in 2005-06 campaign ... Named all-state first
team in 2006-07 and second team in 2005-06 ... Selected an Adidas Top 100
Athlete in the nation in 2007 ... Injuries limited her play during her junior and
senior seasons ... Played ASA travel ball with the Lil[apos] Rebels Elite for four
seasons, which included winning the state championship in 2005-06 season.
Personal: Tayler Joy Aleman was born on March 6, 1991, in Las Vegas, Nev.
... The daughter of Randel and Jeanne Aleman ... Has two brothers, Randel and
Kolten ... Brother (Randel) wrestled at Arizona State for two years ... Majoring
in interdisciplinary studies.
