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Jersey Number 23
Taylor Tinsley
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- B/T:
- R/R
- High School:
- George Walton Academy
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, Ga.
Bio
Career Highlights
โข NFCA Third Team All-American (2025)
โข All-Big Ten First Team (2025)
โข All-Pac-12 First Team (2024)
โข Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2023)
โข 2-time NFCA All-West Region First Team honoree (2025, 2024)
โข NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (April 23, 2024)
โข Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (March 17, 2025)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (last April 22, 2024)
โข D1Softball National Pitcher of the Week (April 23, 2024)
โข Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 13, 2023)
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Career
Tinsley has made 89 appearances (59 starts) in the circle through three seasons โฆ owns a career 39-15 record and 2.04 earned run average โฆ has totaled 342.1 innings and 373 strikeouts โฆ owns a .226 opponent batting average and 1.01 WHIP โฆ has recorded six saves โฆ has totaled 26 complete games and eight shutouts โฆ has allowed 130 runs (100 earned), 297 hits and 59 walks โฆ has given up 35 home runs โฆ has thrown two no-hitters โฆ has recorded eight double-digit strikeout performances โฆ NCAA Tournament statistics: 6-2 record, 2.01 ERA, 12 appearances (seven starts), four complete games, 48.2 innings, 38 strikeouts, 17 runs allowed (14 earned), .212 opponent batting average and 1.05 WHIP.
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2025
Tinsley was named an NFCA Third Team All-American and selected to the All-Big Ten and NFCA All-West Region First Teams in her junior season โฆ led the Bruinsโ pitching staff in ERA for a second consecutive season with a 2.44 mark โฆ recorded an 18-1 record with 159 strikeouts over 137.2 innings, 24 starts and 11 relief appearances โฆ recorded a .210 opponent batting average and 0.95 WHIP โฆ allowed 56 runs, including 48 earned, 107 hits and 24 walks ย โฆranked fourth in the nation and led the Big Ten with a 6.63 K/BB ratio โฆ ranked second in the Big Ten in WHIP (0.95) and sixth in both strikeouts (159) and K/7 (8.08) โฆ posted five double-digit strikeout performances โฆ earned three saves โฆ totaled 11 complete games and two complete-game shutouts โฆ pitched the second no-hitter of her collegiate career at San Diego State, striking out nine Aztecs and allowing one baserunner via walk (March 8) โฆ named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week following 6.0 shutout innings, 11 strikeouts and two baserunners allowed over two games in the Purdue series (March 17) โฆ in NCAA Tournament play, led UCLA with a 2.10 ERA and posted a 3-2 record with 18 strikeouts and two complete games over 26.2 innings, four starts and two relief appearances โฆ earned a save in the NCAA Super Regional title game at No. 14 South Carolina with 1.1 scoreless innings and two strikeouts (May 25) โฆ allowed one run and struck out four in 3.1 innings of relief versus No. 7 Tennessee at the Womenโs College World Series (June 1) โฆ punched out a season-high 14 batters and threw a one-hitter in UCLAโs season opener versus IU Indianapolis (Feb. 7) โฆ struck out eight and allowed one unearned run in a complete-game victory over No. 16 Nebraska at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 20) โฆ struck out seven and allowed one run in a complete-game losing effort to No. 11 Duke (Feb. 23) โฆ struck out 13 in a complete-game victory at Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 28) โฆ struck out 10 hitters over 5.0 scoreless innings in a game one win versus Purdue (March 14) โฆ threw 5.0 scoreless frames, allowed three hits and recorded seven strikeouts in a win in game one at Iowa (March 22) โฆ struck out nine and allowed two hits and one run over 6.0 innings in her game two win at Maryland (March 29) โฆ tossed a one-hit, complete-game shutout with 10 strikeouts in a game one victory over No. 21 Ohio State, the nationโs home runs leader, earning Tinsley Softball America โStar of the Weekโ honors โฆ the performance marked Ohio Stateโs first time being shut out and was the teamโs fewest hit total in 2025 โฆ allowed one run and totaled six strikeouts over 6.1 innings in game two versus Northwestern (May 4) โฆ recorded a complete-game victory against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (May 8) โฆ provided two solid starts in games one and three of NCAA Regionals against UC Santa Barbara, pitching 4.0 innings of one-run ball in both outings to help UCLA to a pair of mercy-rule wins (May 16 & 18) โฆ threw a complete-game and allowed three runs to No. 10 Texas Tech at the WCWS.
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2024
Tinsley was named to the All-Pac-12 and NFCA All-West Region First Teams her sophomore season โฆ led the Bruinsโ pitching staff with a 1.90 ERA and 166 strikeouts โฆ recorded an 18-8 record and pitched 147.1 total innings over 22 starts and 12 relief appearances โฆ ranked second in the Pac-12 in ERA (1.90) and K/7 (7.88) and third in strikeouts (166) โฆ ranked second in the Pac-12 and ninth in the NCAA with a 6.38 K/BB ratio โฆ earned three saves โฆ recorded a .239 opponent batting average โฆ named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week twice and the NFCA National Pitcher of the Week once on April 23 โฆ posted three double-digit strikeout performances โฆ earned wins in all three games of a season-turning sweep at then-Pac-12 leader and fifth-ranked Stanford โฆ went the distance for a 9.0-inning shutout and struck out a career-high 15 batters in a game one win at Stanford (April 19) โฆ came on in relief in games two and three at Stanford, allowing just two hits over 6.2 innings in the wins (April 20-21) โฆ over the three games, limited Stanford to just seven hits and struck out 20 batters over 15.2 scoreless innings while holding the Cardinal to 0-for-17 with RISP, earning her NFCA National Pitcher of the Week honors โฆ posted a 3-0 record and 1.91 ERA over 22.0 innings and six appearances in her postseason debut โฆ earned back-to-back complete-game victories against Grand Canyon in the NCAA Regional final and No. 14 Georgia NCAA Super Regional final after a two-week stretch in which she was limited due to injury โฆ 98 days after surrendering a career-high in earned runs to Georgia, Tinsley limited its offense to just one run to punch UCLAโs ticket to the Womenโs College World Series โฆ allowed one earned run or fewer in four of her eight losses โฆ pitched a complete game, struck out eight and allowed just one earned run in a loss to No. 8 Texas (Feb. 9) โฆ allowed just two earned runs across three complete-game performances and 22.0 total innings at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 23-25) โฆ among all pitchers from the 30 teams competing at the Mary Nutter, Tinsley ranked first in innings pitched (22.0) and strikeouts looking (10) and tied for first in strikeouts (30) โฆ struck out nine and allowed just three hits in a shutout against No. 24 Northwestern (Feb. 23) โฆ allowed no earned runs and struck out 11 in a complete-game loss to Baylor (Feb. 24) โฆ struck out nine in a complete-game victory over No. 5 Tennessee (Feb. 25) โฆ struck out seven and allowed just one run in a complete-game loss to No. 13 Florida (March 1) โฆ struck out nine batters and allowed just two hits and no runs in a win over Utah (March 8) โฆ struck out seven batters over 4.0 innings in game two against Utah (March 9) โฆ struck out 12 batters and allowed just one run on three hits and one walk in a complete-game victory against Oregon State (April 5) โฆ struck out nine and allowed just one run against No. 20 California (April 12) โฆ made three relief appearances and totaled 8.2 innings pitched at the Womenโs College World Series โฆ allowed just one run at the WCWS and struck out five batters.
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2023
Tinsley was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, posting a 6-1 record with a 1.47 ERA over 57.1 innings in her first season โฆ made 13 starts and seven relief appearances โฆ pitched three complete-game shutouts โฆ totaled 48 strikeouts โฆ allowed 53 hits and 19 runs, including 12 earned โฆ became the first Bruin since Amanda Freed in 1999 to pitch a no-hitter in their first career pitching appearance, tossing a no-no versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 11) โฆ earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors (Feb. 13) โฆ pitched four solid innings versus Iowa at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, striking out six batters and allowing just one run (Feb. 24) โฆ pitched a complete-game shutout with eight strikeouts versus Texas A&M the next day (Feb. 25) โฆ threw three scoreless innings in her start and win against Cal Poly at the Judi Garman Classic (March 4) โฆ followed that with five more scoreless innings in her next start versus Howard, striking out seven and allowing just two hits (March 7) โฆ pitched two innings of shutout relief at No. 19 Oregon (March 26) โฆ tossed four innings of shutout ball to earn the win versus No. 6 Stanford (April 2) โฆ was one out away from a no-hitter in her start at Long Beach State, finishing with a five-inning, complete-game shutout (April 19).
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High School
Tinsley was a three-sport star at George Walton Academy (Lawrenceville, Ga.) โฆ played four years of softball, two years of basketball and two years of golf โฆ ranked as the No. 1 pitcher and No. 2 overall recruit in the 2021 class by Softball America โฆ ranked as the No. 2 pitcher and overall recruit by Extra Inning Softball โฆ two-time winner of the Walton Tribune Athlete of the Year award in 2019 and 2021 โฆ awarded First Team All-State for Class-A Private, First Team All-Region 8A, First Team All-County and George Walton Academy Best of the Best Award four times in her high school career for each accolade โฆ three-time Region 8A Pitcher of the Year โฆ named Georgia Dugout Club Pitcher of the Year in 2021 โฆ compiled a 49-18 record, 0.72 ERA, 842 strikeouts in 449.2 innings pitched in her high school career โฆ led George Walton Academy to a Region 8-A Private championship her junior season in 2021 โฆ in her sophomore year in 2019, she struck out 21 batters in an 11-inning game to defeat Tattnall Square Academy in the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) State Championship Tournament โฆ coached by Kathrine Meeks โฆ played club ball for the GA Bombers under coach Patrick Lewis โฆ named to the 2021 PGF All-American Team after two impressive showings at the PGF National Tournament in Summer 2021 for the Georgia Impact โฆ struck out 100 batters in 57.2 innings with just four walks and a 1.40 ERA with Georgia Impact.
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Personal
Born Taylor Nicole Tinsley in Snellville, Ga. โฆ parents are Denise and Keith Tinsley โฆ has one sister, Patrice โฆ decided to attend UCLA because โI wanted to be in an environment that would push me to be the best version of myselfโ โฆ greatest athletic thrill was striking out 21 batters to defeat Tattnall Square Academy in extra innings of the GHSA State Championship Tournament โฆ famous athlete she admires most is Serena Williams โฆ hobbies include traveling, journaling, doodling and painting โฆ favorites include the Atlanta Braves, actor Chadwick Boseman, the movies Lion King and Lion King 2 and the show Stranger Things โฆ majoring in psychobiology โฆ pursuing a career in physical therapy.
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Taylor Tinsley's Career No-Hitters (2)
2/11/23 vs. CSU Bakersfieldย (5.0 IP, 0 R, 4 SO, 0 BB, 1 E) |ย Box Scoreย |ย Recap
3/8/25 at San Diego State (7.0 IP, 0 R, 9 SO, 1 BB, 1 E) |ย Box Scoreย |ย Recap
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Taylor Tinsleyโs Career Highsย
โข NFCA Third Team All-American (2025)
โข All-Big Ten First Team (2025)
โข All-Pac-12 First Team (2024)
โข Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2023)
โข 2-time NFCA All-West Region First Team honoree (2025, 2024)
โข NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (April 23, 2024)
โข Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (March 17, 2025)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (last April 22, 2024)
โข D1Softball National Pitcher of the Week (April 23, 2024)
โข Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 13, 2023)
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Career
Tinsley has made 89 appearances (59 starts) in the circle through three seasons โฆ owns a career 39-15 record and 2.04 earned run average โฆ has totaled 342.1 innings and 373 strikeouts โฆ owns a .226 opponent batting average and 1.01 WHIP โฆ has recorded six saves โฆ has totaled 26 complete games and eight shutouts โฆ has allowed 130 runs (100 earned), 297 hits and 59 walks โฆ has given up 35 home runs โฆ has thrown two no-hitters โฆ has recorded eight double-digit strikeout performances โฆ NCAA Tournament statistics: 6-2 record, 2.01 ERA, 12 appearances (seven starts), four complete games, 48.2 innings, 38 strikeouts, 17 runs allowed (14 earned), .212 opponent batting average and 1.05 WHIP.
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2025
Tinsley was named an NFCA Third Team All-American and selected to the All-Big Ten and NFCA All-West Region First Teams in her junior season โฆ led the Bruinsโ pitching staff in ERA for a second consecutive season with a 2.44 mark โฆ recorded an 18-1 record with 159 strikeouts over 137.2 innings, 24 starts and 11 relief appearances โฆ recorded a .210 opponent batting average and 0.95 WHIP โฆ allowed 56 runs, including 48 earned, 107 hits and 24 walks ย โฆranked fourth in the nation and led the Big Ten with a 6.63 K/BB ratio โฆ ranked second in the Big Ten in WHIP (0.95) and sixth in both strikeouts (159) and K/7 (8.08) โฆ posted five double-digit strikeout performances โฆ earned three saves โฆ totaled 11 complete games and two complete-game shutouts โฆ pitched the second no-hitter of her collegiate career at San Diego State, striking out nine Aztecs and allowing one baserunner via walk (March 8) โฆ named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week following 6.0 shutout innings, 11 strikeouts and two baserunners allowed over two games in the Purdue series (March 17) โฆ in NCAA Tournament play, led UCLA with a 2.10 ERA and posted a 3-2 record with 18 strikeouts and two complete games over 26.2 innings, four starts and two relief appearances โฆ earned a save in the NCAA Super Regional title game at No. 14 South Carolina with 1.1 scoreless innings and two strikeouts (May 25) โฆ allowed one run and struck out four in 3.1 innings of relief versus No. 7 Tennessee at the Womenโs College World Series (June 1) โฆ punched out a season-high 14 batters and threw a one-hitter in UCLAโs season opener versus IU Indianapolis (Feb. 7) โฆ struck out eight and allowed one unearned run in a complete-game victory over No. 16 Nebraska at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 20) โฆ struck out seven and allowed one run in a complete-game losing effort to No. 11 Duke (Feb. 23) โฆ struck out 13 in a complete-game victory at Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 28) โฆ struck out 10 hitters over 5.0 scoreless innings in a game one win versus Purdue (March 14) โฆ threw 5.0 scoreless frames, allowed three hits and recorded seven strikeouts in a win in game one at Iowa (March 22) โฆ struck out nine and allowed two hits and one run over 6.0 innings in her game two win at Maryland (March 29) โฆ tossed a one-hit, complete-game shutout with 10 strikeouts in a game one victory over No. 21 Ohio State, the nationโs home runs leader, earning Tinsley Softball America โStar of the Weekโ honors โฆ the performance marked Ohio Stateโs first time being shut out and was the teamโs fewest hit total in 2025 โฆ allowed one run and totaled six strikeouts over 6.1 innings in game two versus Northwestern (May 4) โฆ recorded a complete-game victory against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (May 8) โฆ provided two solid starts in games one and three of NCAA Regionals against UC Santa Barbara, pitching 4.0 innings of one-run ball in both outings to help UCLA to a pair of mercy-rule wins (May 16 & 18) โฆ threw a complete-game and allowed three runs to No. 10 Texas Tech at the WCWS.
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2024
Tinsley was named to the All-Pac-12 and NFCA All-West Region First Teams her sophomore season โฆ led the Bruinsโ pitching staff with a 1.90 ERA and 166 strikeouts โฆ recorded an 18-8 record and pitched 147.1 total innings over 22 starts and 12 relief appearances โฆ ranked second in the Pac-12 in ERA (1.90) and K/7 (7.88) and third in strikeouts (166) โฆ ranked second in the Pac-12 and ninth in the NCAA with a 6.38 K/BB ratio โฆ earned three saves โฆ recorded a .239 opponent batting average โฆ named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week twice and the NFCA National Pitcher of the Week once on April 23 โฆ posted three double-digit strikeout performances โฆ earned wins in all three games of a season-turning sweep at then-Pac-12 leader and fifth-ranked Stanford โฆ went the distance for a 9.0-inning shutout and struck out a career-high 15 batters in a game one win at Stanford (April 19) โฆ came on in relief in games two and three at Stanford, allowing just two hits over 6.2 innings in the wins (April 20-21) โฆ over the three games, limited Stanford to just seven hits and struck out 20 batters over 15.2 scoreless innings while holding the Cardinal to 0-for-17 with RISP, earning her NFCA National Pitcher of the Week honors โฆ posted a 3-0 record and 1.91 ERA over 22.0 innings and six appearances in her postseason debut โฆ earned back-to-back complete-game victories against Grand Canyon in the NCAA Regional final and No. 14 Georgia NCAA Super Regional final after a two-week stretch in which she was limited due to injury โฆ 98 days after surrendering a career-high in earned runs to Georgia, Tinsley limited its offense to just one run to punch UCLAโs ticket to the Womenโs College World Series โฆ allowed one earned run or fewer in four of her eight losses โฆ pitched a complete game, struck out eight and allowed just one earned run in a loss to No. 8 Texas (Feb. 9) โฆ allowed just two earned runs across three complete-game performances and 22.0 total innings at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 23-25) โฆ among all pitchers from the 30 teams competing at the Mary Nutter, Tinsley ranked first in innings pitched (22.0) and strikeouts looking (10) and tied for first in strikeouts (30) โฆ struck out nine and allowed just three hits in a shutout against No. 24 Northwestern (Feb. 23) โฆ allowed no earned runs and struck out 11 in a complete-game loss to Baylor (Feb. 24) โฆ struck out nine in a complete-game victory over No. 5 Tennessee (Feb. 25) โฆ struck out seven and allowed just one run in a complete-game loss to No. 13 Florida (March 1) โฆ struck out nine batters and allowed just two hits and no runs in a win over Utah (March 8) โฆ struck out seven batters over 4.0 innings in game two against Utah (March 9) โฆ struck out 12 batters and allowed just one run on three hits and one walk in a complete-game victory against Oregon State (April 5) โฆ struck out nine and allowed just one run against No. 20 California (April 12) โฆ made three relief appearances and totaled 8.2 innings pitched at the Womenโs College World Series โฆ allowed just one run at the WCWS and struck out five batters.
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2023
Tinsley was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, posting a 6-1 record with a 1.47 ERA over 57.1 innings in her first season โฆ made 13 starts and seven relief appearances โฆ pitched three complete-game shutouts โฆ totaled 48 strikeouts โฆ allowed 53 hits and 19 runs, including 12 earned โฆ became the first Bruin since Amanda Freed in 1999 to pitch a no-hitter in their first career pitching appearance, tossing a no-no versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 11) โฆ earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors (Feb. 13) โฆ pitched four solid innings versus Iowa at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, striking out six batters and allowing just one run (Feb. 24) โฆ pitched a complete-game shutout with eight strikeouts versus Texas A&M the next day (Feb. 25) โฆ threw three scoreless innings in her start and win against Cal Poly at the Judi Garman Classic (March 4) โฆ followed that with five more scoreless innings in her next start versus Howard, striking out seven and allowing just two hits (March 7) โฆ pitched two innings of shutout relief at No. 19 Oregon (March 26) โฆ tossed four innings of shutout ball to earn the win versus No. 6 Stanford (April 2) โฆ was one out away from a no-hitter in her start at Long Beach State, finishing with a five-inning, complete-game shutout (April 19).
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High School
Tinsley was a three-sport star at George Walton Academy (Lawrenceville, Ga.) โฆ played four years of softball, two years of basketball and two years of golf โฆ ranked as the No. 1 pitcher and No. 2 overall recruit in the 2021 class by Softball America โฆ ranked as the No. 2 pitcher and overall recruit by Extra Inning Softball โฆ two-time winner of the Walton Tribune Athlete of the Year award in 2019 and 2021 โฆ awarded First Team All-State for Class-A Private, First Team All-Region 8A, First Team All-County and George Walton Academy Best of the Best Award four times in her high school career for each accolade โฆ three-time Region 8A Pitcher of the Year โฆ named Georgia Dugout Club Pitcher of the Year in 2021 โฆ compiled a 49-18 record, 0.72 ERA, 842 strikeouts in 449.2 innings pitched in her high school career โฆ led George Walton Academy to a Region 8-A Private championship her junior season in 2021 โฆ in her sophomore year in 2019, she struck out 21 batters in an 11-inning game to defeat Tattnall Square Academy in the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) State Championship Tournament โฆ coached by Kathrine Meeks โฆ played club ball for the GA Bombers under coach Patrick Lewis โฆ named to the 2021 PGF All-American Team after two impressive showings at the PGF National Tournament in Summer 2021 for the Georgia Impact โฆ struck out 100 batters in 57.2 innings with just four walks and a 1.40 ERA with Georgia Impact.
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Personal
Born Taylor Nicole Tinsley in Snellville, Ga. โฆ parents are Denise and Keith Tinsley โฆ has one sister, Patrice โฆ decided to attend UCLA because โI wanted to be in an environment that would push me to be the best version of myselfโ โฆ greatest athletic thrill was striking out 21 batters to defeat Tattnall Square Academy in extra innings of the GHSA State Championship Tournament โฆ famous athlete she admires most is Serena Williams โฆ hobbies include traveling, journaling, doodling and painting โฆ favorites include the Atlanta Braves, actor Chadwick Boseman, the movies Lion King and Lion King 2 and the show Stranger Things โฆ majoring in psychobiology โฆ pursuing a career in physical therapy.
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Taylor Tinsley's Career No-Hitters (2)
2/11/23 vs. CSU Bakersfieldย (5.0 IP, 0 R, 4 SO, 0 BB, 1 E) |ย Box Scoreย |ย Recap
3/8/25 at San Diego State (7.0 IP, 0 R, 9 SO, 1 BB, 1 E) |ย Box Scoreย |ย Recap
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Taylor Tinsleyโs Career Highsย
| Innings Pitched | 9.0 at Stanford (4/19/24) |
| Strikeouts | 15 at Stanford (4/19/24) |
| Hits Allowed | 11, Two Times (last at Washington, 3/23/24) |
| Runs Allowed | 7 vs. Oklahoma State (2/11/24) |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 6 vs. Georgia (2/16/24) |
| Walks Allowed | 4, Four Times (last vs. Tennessee, 6/1/25) |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 vs. Oklahoma State (2/11/24) |
| Pitches | 143 vs. Baylor (2/24/24) |
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Saturday, May 31
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Thursday, May 29
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