Twin sisters, Tara and Taylor Chatowsky, graduate students on the Roger Williams University Softball team, joined host Bryce Johnson on Hawk Talk this week. They discussed what it is like playing college softball with each other, being back in action, and juggling.

https://rwuhawktalk.podbean.com/e/hawk-talk-episode-27-tara-and-taylor-chatowsky/

https://youtu.be/-23G0xm3Cto



Tara and Taylor are both fifth-year members of the Hawks after taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility extended by the NCAA due to the events of COVID-19. Both are stand-out athletes and students in the Roger Williams accounting program.

Tara is a left-handed hitting outfielder for RWU. She broke in as a freshman and put together a fantastic first season in blue. She was named to the All-CCC Second Team that season after posting a .317/.383/.402 triple-slash line, all three marks ranked within the top-five on the team and the top-35 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference. She followed that up with another terrific season in 2018. She once again earned All-CCC Second Team recognition by raising her batting average (.338) and slugging percentage (.471) while also driving in 13 runs, the second most on the Hawks. That season she ranked in the top-five on the team in RBIs (2^nd), slugging (3^rd), batting average (4^th) and on-base (.378, 5^th). Off the field, she earned All-Conference and All-American honors academically from the CCC and NFCA respectively. As a junior, she once again thrived on and off the field. She was top-five in all three triple-slash categories (.327/.420/.441, 4^th/2^nd/3^rd) In addition, she was tied for the team lead in walks (16) and was third in hits (36). Off the diamond she once again earned NFCA All-American and CCC All-Conference honors academically. Last spring, Tara was putting together her best season to date, leading the Hawks in triple-slash (.469/.500/.688), hits (15), RBIs (9), triples (2), home runs (1) and total bases (22) before the season was shut down. She was named to the CCC All-Academic team and earned the James R. Russo Award as the graduating female senior student athlete with the highest cumulative GPA.

Taylor is a right-handed hitting infielder for RWU. In 2017 she posted a .264/.363/.385 slash line while being tied for the team lead with a pair of home runs and ranking third on the Hawks with 17 runs scored. As a sophomore, she had 11 hits, seven RBIs and three steals. She was chosen as an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and to the CCC All-Academic team. In her junior campaign, Taylor scored seven runs, and stole a pair of bases in 21 games for Roger Williams. She once again earned NFCA All-American and CCC All-Conference recognition academically. Taylor was also having her best season yet last spring ranking in the top-five on the roster in triple-slash (.375/.375/.458, 3^rd/5^th/4^th), runs batted in (4, 5^th) and hits (9, 5^th). She was named the CCC Player of the Week for the week of March 9^th and to the CCC All-Academic team.