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Jersey Number 4
Shelby Taylor
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-4
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Livingston, La.
- High School:
- Doyle HS
FRESHMAN (2026): Made 40 appearances with 12 starts in the outfield, primarily at right field (11) with a lone start at left … Began season as a pinch runner before breaking into the starting lineup near midseason … Finished fourth in stolen bases (3) … Recorded three multi-hit games, one multi-RBI performance and one multi-run outing … Tallied six hits through her first three career starts including a career high three hits and three runs against Prairie View A&M (March 1) … Set a career best two RBIs against No. 2 Texas Tech (March 7).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played high school softball for Doyle High School ... Also played club softball for Hotshots National Nelson 18U ... As a senior, helped Doyle to a Non-Select Division III State Championship … Named 2024 District MVP as Doyle's Offensive Player of the Year with All-District First Team accolades … Earned The Advocate's 2024 Outstanding Player for Class 3A and below after tallying 42 runs, 30 stolen bases and 20 RBIs … Recorded a .480 batting average with 146 hits, including a mark of .531 in her junior year … Ranked #50 in the final in Extra Inning Softball's Extra Elite 100 Class of 2025 Outfielder Rankings … #15 in the Southwest Region … Teammates with fellow 2025 signee and freshman Kylee Savant at Doyle.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played high school softball for Doyle High School ... Also played club softball for Hotshots National Nelson 18U ... As a senior, helped Doyle to a Non-Select Division III State Championship … Named 2024 District MVP as Doyle's Offensive Player of the Year with All-District First Team accolades … Earned The Advocate's 2024 Outstanding Player for Class 3A and below after tallying 42 runs, 30 stolen bases and 20 RBIs … Recorded a .480 batting average with 146 hits, including a mark of .531 in her junior year … Ranked #50 in the final in Extra Inning Softball's Extra Elite 100 Class of 2025 Outfielder Rankings … #15 in the Southwest Region … Teammates with fellow 2025 signee and freshman Kylee Savant at Doyle.
HIGHLIGHTS: Houston 5, Utah 2
Sunday, March 30
HIGHLIGHTS: Houston 10, McNeese 6
Wednesday, March 26
HIGHLIGHTS: Houston 10, Lamar 6
Wednesday, March 19
Cinematic Recap vs. Iowa State
Tuesday, March 11
