Jordan Taylor (softball)

Jordan Taylor

USSSA Pride – No. 17

Pitcher

Born: October 14, 1988 (age 29)
Valencia, California

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Professional debut

NCAA: 2008, for the Michigan Wolverines

NPF: 2011, for the USSSA Pride

Teams

Michigan Wolverines (2008-2011)
USSSA Pride (2011-Present)

Career highlights and awards

3x ALl-NPF Team Selection
2x Crowles Cup Champion (2013-2014)
All-NPF Team Pitcher (2015-2017)
3x NFCA All-American Second Team (2008, 2010, 2011)
4x NFCA All-Great Lakes Region First Team
Big Ten Pitcher of the Year (2010)
Big Ten Freshmen of the Year (2008)
3x All-Big Ten Conference First Team (2008, 2010, 2011)
13x Big Ten Pitcher of the Year

Medals

Women's softball

Representing United States
Pan American Games
	2011 Guadalajara	Team

Jordan Taylor (born October 24, 1988) is an American, former collegiate All-American, right-handed softball pitcher originally from Valencia, California. She played for the Michigan Wolverines softball team from 2008–2011, Team USA, in the National Pro Fastpitch and is currently on the U.S. Women's Futures national softball team. She is the Big Ten Conference career strikeouts leader and held the wins mark, and also ranks in records for the Wolverines and in the NCAA Division I.

Taylor played high school softball at Valencia High School in Valencia, California. As a Senior in 2007, she compiled a perfect record of 32-0, setting the record for "the best record in state history." During the 2007 season, she threw 24 shutouts and four no-hitters and allowed only six earned runs in 216 innings pitched for a 0.19 ERA. She also struck out 406 batters for an average of 13.2 strikeouts per seven innings. During her high school career at Valencia, Taylor had a record of 77-8 with an 0.27 ERA and 1,055 strikeouts in 579.1 innings. She was selected as the 2007 National High School Coaches Player of The Year while playing for Valencia. Also as a Senior, Taylor set the California state record for most wins in a week with 10.

Taylor enrolled at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2007 and was selected as a 2008 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Second Team All-American, Big Ten First Team and Freshman of The Year. On February 8, she made her debut vs. Maryland Terrapins in the Kick-off Classic; she surrendered no earned runs in a 2-0 loss. She went on to toss a no-hitter (on March 15 against the Miami RedHawks) and rank top-10 in school season records for wins, ERA, WHIP and shutouts, all career bests. The wins is a top-10 conference season record and ranked top-10 in the NCAA, along with the ERA.

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