Taylor Shumaker
| Taylor Shumaker | |
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| Florida Gators – No. 21 | |
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| Born: March 16, 2006 Fullerton, California, U.S. | |
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Taylor Shumaker (born March 16, 2006) is an American college softball player for Florida. As a freshman in 2025, she was named NFCA National Freshman of the Year.
High school career
[edit]Shumaker attended Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California. On November 8, 2023, she committed to play college softball at Florida.[1]
College career
[edit]As a freshman during the 2025 season, Shumaker started all 60 games and hit .387 with 74 hits, 70 runs, 17 doubles, 21 home runs and 83 RBIs.[2] On February 8, 2025, she went 2-for-2 with two home runs against No. 22 Michigan. becoming the first Florida freshman since 2008 to hit two home runs in the regular season against a ranked opponent. She finished the weekend series with nine hits, including two doubles and five home runs, 11 runs scored and 11 RBIs, and was subsequently named the SEC Freshman of the Week.[3][4] She set Florida freshman records for RBIs, doubles, home runs, and runs scored. During the regional of the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament, she went 4-for-7, with three home runs, seven RBIs, and six runs scored. She recorded her 21st home run of the season, surpassing Brittany Shutte's record for the most home runs by a freshman in program history.[5][6] Following an outstanding season she was named the Softball America Freshman of the Year and NFCA National Freshman of the Year.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Softball Inks Five on Signing Day". floridagators.com. November 8, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Taylor Shumaker". floridagators.com. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "SEC Softball Players of the Week: Feb. 10". secsports.com. February 10, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ Ram, Noah (February 13, 2025). "Florida softball off to 8-0 start behind freshman Taylor Shumaker's superstar start". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ Brockway, Kevin (May 17, 2025). "Gators steamroll through Gainesville Regional, advance to Super Regionals". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ Bernstein, Max (May 20, 2025). "Four home runs power Florida softball to win over FAU at NCAA Gainesville Regionals". alligator.org. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ Person, Sarah (May 20, 2025). "Florida's Taylor Shumaker Named Softball America's Freshman of the Year". SI.com. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Florida's Shumaker voted 2025 NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year". nfca.org. May 27, 2025. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
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