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78 Taylor Pannell

  • Position LHP
  • Height 5-5
  • Hometown Lee's Summit, Mo.
  • High School Lee's Summit West HS

Biography

Opendorse

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

  • Majoring in Agriculture Education: Teaching Certificate at Missouri.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 78

    2023Freshman

    LHP
    5'5"
    78
  • 78

    2024Sophomore

    LHP
    5'5"
    78
  • 78

    2025Junior

    LHP
    5'5"
    78