2026 Softball Roster

Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
Grady Boudreaux
Grady Boudreaux
Grady Boudreaux
Grady Boudreaux
Juliana Landefeld
Juliana Landefeld
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy

5 Taylor Wayne

  • Position P/UTIL
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Sonora
  • Hometown La Habra Heights, Calif.
  • Major Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) / Mechanical Engineering (M.S.)

Biography

2026: Graduated in May with a Master's in Mechanical Engineering ... RMAC First Team All-Academic ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree ... Made 27 appearances in the circle with 22 starts and appeared in 32 total games ... Went 8-8 in the circle with a 4.52 ERA and struck out 42 in 113 innings pitched ... Worked seven complete games ... Led team in wins and innings pitched ... Hit a home run, drove in two runs and scored five times on offense ... Struck out a season-high five in a complete game win over MSU Moorhead on Feb. 1 ... Struck out two and allowed two runs on five hits in a win against MSU Billings on Feb. 8 ... Won three consecutive starts against UCCS (Feb. 21 & 22) and at Fort Lewis (Feb. 28), working 20 innings and allowing just five earned runs in that span ... Struck out four in a no-decision against the Skyhawks on March 1 ... Took a no-decision after eight innings of work against MSU Denver on March 14 in a start in which she allowed two earned runs ... Struck out two in 4.1 innings in a win over Black Hills State on April 4 ... Worked a seven-inning complete game and didn't allow an earned run in a win at Chadron State on April 11 ... Allowed a run on six hits in a win against CSU Pueblo on April 24 ... Made 100th career appearance in the circle in the RMAC Tournament against MSU Denver on May 7 ... Had a pair of 2-3 games at the plate against UCCS Feb. 21-22 and scored twice in each game ... Homered on Feb. 22 against the Mountain Lions.

2025: Graduated in May with a degree in Mechanical Engineering ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll member ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... Graduated in May 2025 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering ... Returned to action by making 27 appearances with 16 starts in the circle and seven appearances with two starts in right field at the end of the season ... Went 7-9 with a save in the circle with a 5.43 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 120 innings pitched ... Led team in strikeouts and innings pitched ... Also turned in 10 complete game efforts ... Recorded career-best pitched totals in nearly every statistical category ... Batted .200 at the plate with two runs scored ... Went the distance in her first start of the season, striking out four against St. Mary's (TX) on Jan. 31 ... Won three straight decisions from Feb. 16-22 against UCCS and Fort Lewis ... Worked eight innings to beat the Mountain Lions on Feb. 16 before working five innings with four strikeouts on Feb. 17 ... Spun a seven-inning complete game against the Skyhawks with five strikeouts on Feb. 22 ... Struck out a career-high seven at Colorado Mesa on March 1 ... Picked up the win at Regis on March 23 with 4.1 innings of no-hit relief ... Struck out three in six innings to earn the win on April 13 against Adams State ... Won each of her final two starts of the season against New Mexico Highlands, working six innings with five strikeouts and two runs allowed on April 25 before following that with a seven-inning complete game with two strikeouts and two runs allowed in the season finale on April 26 ... Recorded a single against #11 Angelo State on Feb. 1 ... Had a pair of hits and two runs scored in the NMHU series to end the year.

2024: RMAC Academic Honor Roll member ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... Missed the season due to injury.

2023: RMAC Academic Honor Roll member ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award recipient ... Went 3-6 with a 5.19 ERA over 20 appearances with 11 starts ... Struck out 30 in 62 innings of work ... Struck out a season-high four on two occasions ... Worked a complete game one-hit shutout against Chadron State (March 20) ... Allowed just two runs over her final five appearances of the season spanning 14.2 innings ... Also scored a run against Adams State (Apr. 15).

2022: Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... Appeared in 29 games with six starts as a freshman … Made 26 appearances in the pitching circle primarily in relief … Also started twice at second base and once at DP … In 53.1 innings pitched, was 3-7 with a 7.74 ERA and 24 strikeouts … Recorded first collegiate hit on a home run against New Mexico Highlands … Scored three runs and drove in three RBI hitting .125 for the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Pitcher, outfielder, and shortstop for Sonora HS (Calif.) ... Team's MVP as a junior ... Played club ball for Athletics Jendro-Wayne ... AP Scholar ... National Honor Society member ... Principal's Honor Roll student ... Dual Scholar Athlete in softball and volleyball ... Received high school's Academic Achievement Award and the President's Award for Educational Excellence.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2022Freshman

    P/UTIL
    5'2"
    5
  • 5

    2023Sophomore

    P/UTIL
    5'4"
    5
  • 5

    2024Junior

    P/UTIL
    5'4"
    5
  • 5

    2025Redshirt Junior

    P/UTIL
    5'4"
    5
  • 5

    2026Redshirt Senior

    P/UTIL
    5'4"
    5