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Ohio State Overview
• Signed her National Letter of Intent to attend Ohio State is November of 2022.
Honors & Awards
• OSU Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025)
• CSC Academic All-District Honors (2025)
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2025)
• Second Team All-Great Lakes Region
As a Sophomore (2025)
• Hit .308 on the season with 16 home runs and 54 RBI
• In 22 Big Ten games, hit .327 and drove in a team-high 29 runs
• Seven of her home runs and 26 of her RBI came against RPI top-75 opponents
• Hit two home runs against Georgia during the Bulldog Classic on March 1
• Recorded a season-high five RBI in a 10-3 victory over Purdue.
• Hit .556 with eight RBI and five runs scored in a three-game series vs. Nebraska (3/14-3/16)
As a Freshman (2024)
• Played in 42 games and had six starting assignments
• Her two hits on the season came versus Southeast Missouri State (2/10) and Rutgers (3/22)
• Had a 1.000 fielding percentage in the outfield.
More on Taylor
• Three-sport athlete at Basehor Linwood, competing in volleyball, basketball and softball
• Was the Kansas City Star’s 2023 Scholar-Athlete award winner
• Helped her team reached the Class 5A state championship three years in a row.
• Pitched during her senior season at Basehor-Linwood High School and was honored with the Earl Award as the Pitcher of the Year; was a nominee for the Offensive Player of the Year and overall Player of the Year award.
• Named a first team United Kansas Conference selection and was also the league’s Player of the Year.
• Selected to play in the Missouri-Kansas All-Star Softball series
• Finished her volleyball career with over 2,000 assists as a setter; three-time all-conference selection
• An honorable mention all-league pick in basketball
• Ranked as the No. 28 overall player in her class by Extra Innings Softball
• Finalist for the PFG All-Star Game and helped her summer ball team, Select Fastpitch, to a runner-up showing at the PFG 18U Nationals
• Is the daughter of Christy and Jarad Cruse
• Her mom played softball at the University of Kansas
