2021 Softball Roster
Roster
Edwards, Taylor
P/1B
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/ SoftballUTIL
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/ SoftballC
/ SoftballC/1B
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/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballOF
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/ SoftballC
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Jersey Number 33
Taylor Edwards
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- B/T:
- L/L
- High School:
- Carson HS
- Hometown:
- Carson, Calif.
Bio
2021
Edwards recorded a .278 batting average in 21 games for the Bruins, racking up five hits, including three doubles, seven runs scored and five runs batted in โฆ notched a pair of two-hit, two-RBI performances at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 20 and May 8 โฆ doubled twice in that game against the Cardinal, picking up two RBIs.
2020
Edwards played in 20 games, going 2-for-10 (.200) with six runs scored, a home run and four runs batted in ... had what proved to be the final hit of the COVID-19 shortened season, belting a three-run homer on March 8 in a mercy-rule win over Cal Poly, the first dinger of her career ... had an RBI single and a stolen base on Feb. 7 versus Cal Poly ... also scored runs against No. 15 Georgia (Feb. 15), USF (Feb. 16), Auburn (Feb. 23), Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 28) and Weber State (Feb. 29).
CARSON HIGH SCHOOL
Edwards played four years of softball and four years of basketball at Carson High School in Carson, Calif. ... First Team All-City, All-Marine League and Scholar Athlete every season ... was named Marine League Player of the Year as a senior, as she hit .578 with nine home runs, 35 runs batted in, nine doubles, nine steals and eight triples ... two-time First Team All-Area and Slugger of the Year ... hit .521 during her career with 18 homers, 108 RBI, 26 steals, 24 doubles and 24 triples ...ย was the 2019 CHS Athlete of the Year, and the only female athlete honored by the Carson Colts Alumni Association (Vollnogle Leadership Award) ... coached in softball by Rudy Aguirre and Cam Werner ... was a CIF Championship Game MVP in 2018 in basketball ... played travel softball with SoCal Athletics under coach Terry Thompson.
PERSONAL
Born Taylor Lauren Edwards in Los Angeles ... parents are Lashawn and Alfred Edwards ... brother, Jordan, attends school at UC Riverside ... cousin, Oscar Edwards, was an All-American with UCLA football (1974-1976) ...ย hobbies include restoring cars with her father and photography ... chose to attend UCLA because she was born here, and for the great education and athletic programs ... favorites include the television show "Martin", singer J. Cole, the Golden State Warriors and their star Stephen Curry ...ย political science major.
Taylor Edwards' Game Highs
Edwards recorded a .278 batting average in 21 games for the Bruins, racking up five hits, including three doubles, seven runs scored and five runs batted in โฆ notched a pair of two-hit, two-RBI performances at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 20 and May 8 โฆ doubled twice in that game against the Cardinal, picking up two RBIs.
2020
Edwards played in 20 games, going 2-for-10 (.200) with six runs scored, a home run and four runs batted in ... had what proved to be the final hit of the COVID-19 shortened season, belting a three-run homer on March 8 in a mercy-rule win over Cal Poly, the first dinger of her career ... had an RBI single and a stolen base on Feb. 7 versus Cal Poly ... also scored runs against No. 15 Georgia (Feb. 15), USF (Feb. 16), Auburn (Feb. 23), Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 28) and Weber State (Feb. 29).
CARSON HIGH SCHOOL
Edwards played four years of softball and four years of basketball at Carson High School in Carson, Calif. ... First Team All-City, All-Marine League and Scholar Athlete every season ... was named Marine League Player of the Year as a senior, as she hit .578 with nine home runs, 35 runs batted in, nine doubles, nine steals and eight triples ... two-time First Team All-Area and Slugger of the Year ... hit .521 during her career with 18 homers, 108 RBI, 26 steals, 24 doubles and 24 triples ...ย was the 2019 CHS Athlete of the Year, and the only female athlete honored by the Carson Colts Alumni Association (Vollnogle Leadership Award) ... coached in softball by Rudy Aguirre and Cam Werner ... was a CIF Championship Game MVP in 2018 in basketball ... played travel softball with SoCal Athletics under coach Terry Thompson.
PERSONAL
Born Taylor Lauren Edwards in Los Angeles ... parents are Lashawn and Alfred Edwards ... brother, Jordan, attends school at UC Riverside ... cousin, Oscar Edwards, was an All-American with UCLA football (1974-1976) ...ย hobbies include restoring cars with her father and photography ... chose to attend UCLA because she was born here, and for the great education and athletic programs ... favorites include the television show "Martin", singer J. Cole, the Golden State Warriors and their star Stephen Curry ...ย political science major.
Taylor Edwards' Game Highs
| AT-BATS | 4, at Cal State Fullerton (2/20/21) |
| RUNS SCORED | 2,ย vs. Stanford (5/8/21) |
| HITS | 2, vs. Stanford (5/8/21) 2. at Cal State Fullerton (2/20/21) |
| RUNS BATTED IN | 3, vs. Cal Poly (3/8/20) |
| DOUBLES | 2, vs. Stanford (5/8/21) |
| HOME RUNS | 1, vs. Cal Poly (3/8/20) |
| TOTAL BASES | 4, Three Times (last vs. Stanford, 5/8/21) |
| WALKS | 1, Four TImes (last vs. Stanford, 5/8/21) |
| STOLEN BASES | 1, vs. Cal Poly (2/7/20) 1, vs. UC San Diego (3/9/21) |
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Tennessee (June 1, 2025)
Sunday, June 01
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Texas Tech (May 31, 2025)
Saturday, May 31
Highlights - UCLA Softball vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
