2025 Softball Roster
Roster
Shumaker, Taylor
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Jersey Number 21
Taylor Shumaker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fullerton, Calif.
- High School:
- Esperanza
Bio
Major: Undecided
Career Honors:
As a Freshman (2025):
Honors:
National Ranks:
SEC Ranks:
UF Single Season Ranks:
UF Freshman Ranks:
Statistics:
Notables:
High School/Travel Ball:
Career Honors:
- 2025 NFCA First Team All-American
- 2025 NFCA Freshman of the Year
- 2025 All-SEC First Team
- 2025 NFCA All-Gulf Region First Team
- 2025 Softball America Freshman of the Year
- 2025 Softball America Second Team All-American
- 2025 Softball America All-Freshman Team
- 2025 D1 Softball First Team All-American
- 2025 D1 Softball All-Freshman First Team All-American
- 2025 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist
- 2025 NFCA National Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalist
- 2025 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 4x SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 10, March 10, April 22, & May 5, 2025)
- NFCA Player of the Week (Feb. 11, 2025)
- D1 Softball's National Player of the Week (Feb. 11, 2025)
- Softball America 'Star of the Week' (Feb. 11, 2025)
As a Freshman (2025):
Honors:
- 2025 NFCA First Team All-American
- 2025 NFCA Freshman of the Year (Unanimous)
- 2025 All-SEC First Team
- 2025 NFCA All-Gulf Region First Team
- 2025 Softball America Freshman of the Year
- 2025 Softball America Second Team All-American
- 2025 Softball America All-Freshman Team
- 2025 D1 Softball First Team All-American
- 2025 D1 Softball All-Freshman First Team All-American
- 2025 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist
- 2025 NFCA National Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalist
- 2025 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 4x SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 10, March 10, April 22, & May 5, 2025)
- NFCA Player of the Week (Feb. 11, 2025)
- D1 Softball's National Player of the Week (Feb. 11, 2025)
- Softball America 'Star of the Week' (Feb. 11, 2025)
National Ranks:
- RBI: 86 (T-2nd)
- Runs: 72 (5th)
- Total Bases: 164 (7th)
- Home Runs: 22 (11th)
SEC Ranks:
- Runs: 72 (1st)
- Total Bases: 164 (1st)
- Home Runs: 22 (2nd)
- RBI: 86 (2nd)
- Slugging Percentage: .808 (3rd)
- Doubles: 17 (6th)
- Hits: 79 (6th)
- Sacrifice Flies: 4 (8th)
- Stolen Bases (9th)
UF Single Season Ranks:
- Total Bases: 164 (1st)
- RBI: 86 (T-1st)
- Home Runs: 22 (T-1st)
- Slugging Percentage: .808 (2nd)
- Runs: 72 (T-7th)
- Doubles: 17 (T-7th)
UF Freshman Ranks:
- Home Runs: 22 (1st)
- RBI: 86 (1st)
- Runs: 72 (1st)
- Doubles: 17 (1st)
- Slugging Percentage: .808 (1st)
- On-Base Percentage: .490 (2nd)
- Sacrfice Flies: 4 (T-2nd)
- Batting Average: .389 (3rd)
- Hits: 79 (3rd)
- Walks: 41 (4th)
- Stolen Bases: 18 (T-6th)
- At Bats: 203 (8th)
Statistics:
- One of just four Gators to start all 65 games, all in right field
- Batted .389 (79-for-203) with 72 runs, 22 home runs, 17 doubles, a triple, 41 walks, three hit by pitches and four sacrifice flies
- Led the team in home runs, RBI, runs, doubles, slugging percentage (.808) and total bases (164)
- Recorded 23 multi-RBI, a team-high, 24 multi-hit and five multi-home run games
- Swiped 18 bases in 19 attempts, second-most on the team
Notables:
- First Florida freshman to earn NFCA First Team All-American honors in program history
- Second Gator in program history to be named the NFCA Freshman of the Year and first since Amanda Lorenz (2016)
- Was a unanimous selection
- Tied Florida's single-season records for both home runs (22) and RBI (86)
- First Gator to be named SEC Freshman of the Week four times
- Recorded five multi-home run games: vs. No. 22 Michigan (Feb. 8), vs. USF (Feb. 9), vs. California Baptist (Feb. 21), vs. No. 17 Alabama (April 18) and vs. May (April 17)
- Plated four runs vs. Iowa State (Feb. 23), matching the single-game program record
- Matched season-high of six RBI twice: at Houston (March 5) & vs. No. 17 Alabama (April 18)
- Hit first career grand slam vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (May 2)
High School/Travel Ball:
- 2024 Alliance Fastpitch All-Star
- 2023 Alliance Fastpitch National Champion
- Alliance Super Cup Offensive MVP
- First Team All-League
- 2023 All-CIF
- 2023 League MVP
- 2023 All-Orange County
- 2022 All-Orange County
- 2022 All-CIF
- 2021 California State Champion
- 2021 Alliance Player of the Month
- 3x All-State selection
- Scholar-Athlete (3x)
Tim Walton, Korbe Otis, Reagan Walsh, Kendra Falby Postgame Press Conference 5-30-25
Saturday, May 31
Tim Walton, Korbe Otis, Keagan Rothrock Postgame Press Conference 5-29-25
Thursday, May 29
Kendra Falby, Jocelyn Erickson Rawlings Gold Glove Press Conference 5-28-25
Wednesday, May 28
Tim Walton, Kendra Falby, Taylor Shumaker Pre-WCWS Press Conference 5-28-25
Wednesday, May 28
