2026 Softball Roster
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Pannell, Taylor
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Jersey Number 6
Taylor Pannell
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Milan, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Tennessee
Bio
2025 CSC Academic All-American
2025 NFCA Second Team All-American
2025 CSC Academic All-District
2025 All-SEC First Team
2024 All-SEC First Team
2024 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
SEC Freshman of the Week (5/2-4)
2022-23 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH (Tennessee):
Started in all 63 Lady Vols games as a redshirt sophomore… Slashed .398/.493/.747 on the year while leading the Lady Vols in all three categories… Tied for 10th in program history for single-season RBIs with 65… Tied for 8th in program history for single-season home runs with 16… Finished in the top-15 in the SEC in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, runs, hits, and RBI… Hit a 2-run home run to break a 2-2 tie in the fifth and scored the walk-off run in the 9th against no. 9 UCLA to advance to the semi-finals of the WCWS… Opened up scoring in the first inning with an RBI single against no. 3 Florida in WCWS in elimination game run-rule victory (5/30)… Played in 53 games, making 52 starts in her second year on Rocky Top… Slashed .294/.323/.497 for the year with a slash line of .342/.360/.589 in SEC play… Hit eight home runs - six in league play - with 33 RBIs on the year… Recorded two runs off of two hits while also producing two RBIs in the victory over Virginia in the NCAA Regionals (5/18) … Made her NCAA Tournament debut producing one run to help the Lady Vols defeat Dayton (5/17)… Named SEC Freshman of the Week for her performance against Kentucky (5/6)
High School:
Powerful speedster and All-American shortstop out of Rock Island High School right along the Illinois-Iowa border… Rated by Extra Inning Softball as the No. 1 third base infielder and No. 4 overall prospect for the class of 2022… Also ranked as a top-5 player in the country by MaxPreps and FloSoftball… Recognized as a high school All-American by Extra Inning Softball as a freshman in 2019 and again as a junior in 2021… Claimed All-State and All-Conference honors her freshman and junior seasons… Led the state of Illinois with 17 home runs while batting .580 with 61 runs scored and 39 stolen bases in 2021 and was recognized as the Illinois high school player of the year… Played travel ball for Georgia Impact (Lewis)… Selected as one of 21 high school juniors to compete in the 2021 PGF Futures All-American Game.
2025 NFCA Second Team All-American
2025 CSC Academic All-District
2025 All-SEC First Team
2024 All-SEC First Team
2024 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
SEC Freshman of the Week (5/2-4)
2022-23 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH (Tennessee):
Started in all 63 Lady Vols games as a redshirt sophomore… Slashed .398/.493/.747 on the year while leading the Lady Vols in all three categories… Tied for 10th in program history for single-season RBIs with 65… Tied for 8th in program history for single-season home runs with 16… Finished in the top-15 in the SEC in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, runs, hits, and RBI… Hit a 2-run home run to break a 2-2 tie in the fifth and scored the walk-off run in the 9th against no. 9 UCLA to advance to the semi-finals of the WCWS… Opened up scoring in the first inning with an RBI single against no. 3 Florida in WCWS in elimination game run-rule victory (5/30)… Played in 53 games, making 52 starts in her second year on Rocky Top… Slashed .294/.323/.497 for the year with a slash line of .342/.360/.589 in SEC play… Hit eight home runs - six in league play - with 33 RBIs on the year… Recorded two runs off of two hits while also producing two RBIs in the victory over Virginia in the NCAA Regionals (5/18) … Made her NCAA Tournament debut producing one run to help the Lady Vols defeat Dayton (5/17)… Named SEC Freshman of the Week for her performance against Kentucky (5/6)
High School:
Powerful speedster and All-American shortstop out of Rock Island High School right along the Illinois-Iowa border… Rated by Extra Inning Softball as the No. 1 third base infielder and No. 4 overall prospect for the class of 2022… Also ranked as a top-5 player in the country by MaxPreps and FloSoftball… Recognized as a high school All-American by Extra Inning Softball as a freshman in 2019 and again as a junior in 2021… Claimed All-State and All-Conference honors her freshman and junior seasons… Led the state of Illinois with 17 home runs while batting .580 with 61 runs scored and 39 stolen bases in 2021 and was recognized as the Illinois high school player of the year… Played travel ball for Georgia Impact (Lewis)… Selected as one of 21 high school juniors to compete in the 2021 PGF Futures All-American Game.
WCWS Championship Series Final - Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, June 07
WCWS Championship Game 3: Highlights
Friday, June 06
WCWS Championship Game 2: Postgame Press Conference
Thursday, June 05
WCWS Championship Game 2: Highlights
Thursday, June 05
