Taylor Pannell

Photo by: Will Burris/Mizzou Athletics

Photo by: Will Burris/Mizzou Athletics

Photo by: University of Missouri

Photo by: Mizzou Athletics

Photo by: Reesi Nesbitt/ Mizzou Athletics

Photo by: Mizzou Athletics

Photo by: Reesi Nesbitt/ Mizzou Athletics

SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)

2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

JUNIOR (2025)

Made 33 appearances in 2025 with seven starts.
Notched a 5-9 record with a 3.33 ERA over 73.2 innings.
Picked up a trio of saves and had three complete games in 2025.
Notched a career-high 69 strikeouts and limited opposing hitters to a .254 batting average.
Leads the NCAA Division I as the current active career saves leader with 24 (3 in 2025, 15 in 2024, six in 2023).
Made her first career start against Rutgers (2/20), registering a complete-game shutout, allowing five hits with seven strikeouts over seven innings.
Earned the win over South Dakota State (3/1), allowing one earned run on two hits over 5.0 innings for the complete-game victory. Tallied seven strikeouts.
Notched five strikeouts in 3.1 innings against Princeton (3/13).
Registered a career-best eight strikeouts in a midweek win over SIUE (4/15), pitching 6.0 innings in the complete-game victory. Allowed one earned run on four hits.
Pitched a career-high 8.1 innings against Texas A&M (4/17).
Picked up a pair of saves in the series victory over Georgia (5/1 & 5/3).
Closed out the seventh in the series opener with UGA (5/1), notching a pair of Ks for the save. Followed that performance with another two-strikeout inning of work for the save to secure the series win over the Dogs (5/3).

SOPHOMORE (2024)

Appeared in 30 games as Mizzou’s primary closer.
Matched the NCAA single-season saves record with a career-best 15 which is tied with Taylor Bauman of FGCU (2018, 36 games) and Mallory Aldred of Canisius (2008, 41 games).
Also, is the sole Mizzou (Kacey Marshall, 12 saves in 1994) and SEC (Kellie Wilkerson, MSU, 14 saves, 2002) saves record holder.
Also, compiled a 4-1 record over 34.2 innings with a 1.21 ERA.
Notched 35 strikeouts and limited opposing hitters to a .185 batting average.
In SEC play, totaled six saves over 11 appearances. Also went 1-1 over 14.1 innings with 16 strikeouts. Limited to opponents to a .143 batting average on a 0.49 ERA.
Picked up her NCAA-matching 15th save of the season against Duke (5/25), closing the door in the final two innings with a pair of Ks.

FRESHMAN (2023)

Made 21 appearances, registering six saves as Missouri’s primary closer.
Also compiled a 2-0 record with a 3.28 ERA over 21.1 innings.
Notched 19 strikeouts and limited opposing offenses to a .217 batting average.
Made Mizzou debut against Prairie View A&M (2/12), pitching the final inning with a pair of strikeouts in the combined shutout.
Tallied first career save at UCF (2/14), shutting out the final inning.
Registered a career-high trio of strikeouts for the save against Kansas City (3/8), allowing just two hits and no runs over the final two innings.
Earned her first SEC save, scattering a hit over an inning at LSU (4/6).
Also pitched a career-best two innings against LSU (4/7 and 4/8). Posted a strikeout in game two of the series on April 7.
Notched consecutive wins over Arkansas (5/6 and 5/7). Tallied two strikeouts over the final 1.2 innings of the series finale to secure the weekend win.

PREP

One of the top pitchers in the state, earning first team all-state honors after posting a 21-5 record and striking out 180 batters over 157 innings during her senior season at Lee's Summit West HS.
Also batted .500 during her senior campaign.
Was the 62nd-ranked pitcher/hitter duo in the 2022 class according to Extra Innings Softball.
Named to the principal's honor roll all four years during high school.
Played her club ball with Aces Fastpitch and fellow freshman Cierra Harrison.
Chose the Tigers over Western Illinois and South Dakota State.

PERSONAL