Tatyana Forbes (born June 27, 1997) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(WPF). She is also a member of

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, and competed at the

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College career

Forbes began her collegiate career at

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. During her freshman year in

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, she finished fifth in the country with a .479 batting average, recorded 34 multi-hit games and had at least one hit in 48 games on the season. She broke the conference and school records for hits in a season with 104. Following an outstanding season she was named a top ten finalist for

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, Big South Freshman of the Year, First-Team All-Big South, and Big South All-Freshman Team. During her sophomore year in

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, she led the Sun Belt Conference with a .406 batting average, and ranked second in the league with 35 stolen bases and fourth with 67 hits. Following the season she was named First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference. She transferred to

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for her junior year. During her junior year in

, she appeared in 38 games, where she posted a .315 batting average with 37 hits and eight RBI, and accumulated 51 total putouts and assists. On July 18, 2019, Forbes transferred to

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. During her senior year in

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, Forbes led the nation with 43 hits, while also ranking fifth in batting average (.538), and eighth in on-base percentage (.593), before the season was cancelled due to the

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. During her redshirt senior year in

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, she led the team with 51 hits, and a team-best 15 multi-hit games. During the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament, she led all batters with three hits during the tournament, while going 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBI in NC State's first round ACC Tournament win against

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. She was subsequently named to the ACC All-Tournament team. She finished her Wolfpack career ranked as NC State's career batting average leader (.423) and career on-base percentage leader (.484).

Professional career

On May 25, 2022, Forbes signed a professional contract with the

of the

league.

International career

Forbes represented

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at the

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, starting all eight games in left field. She represented Mexico at the

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, where she hit .250 and recorded six hits with five runs scored in nine games. She represented Mexico at the

Personal life

Forbes was born to Marie and Robert Forbes and has two brothers, Robert and Bryan. Her father and uncle, Johnny, played professional soccer in Los Angeles. Since 2017, she has been dating former professional baseball player, Eduardo Silva, who is now a firefighter for the City of Pembroke Pines, Florida.

References

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