2026 Softball Roster

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21 Taylor Shumaker

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Fullerton, Calif.
  • Highschool Esperanza
  • Instagram tayyshu

Biography

Major: Undecided

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)

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Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2025Freshman

    OF
    6'0"
    21
  • 21

    2026Sophomore

    OF
    6'0"
    21

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