Florida softball’s sophomore outfielder, Taylor Shumaker, was named the D1 Softball National Player of the Week and the SEC Softball Player of the Week on Monday after posting a .714 batting average at the Judi Garman Classic.
The California native felt right at home this week in Fullerton, notching 15 hits, including four home runs and four doubles. She also knocked in 19 runs, scored 14 herself, walked four times, stole two bases and posted a 2.207 OPS. She set a program single-game record with five runs scored against East Texas A&M, had a multi-homer game against UCLA — her second of the season and seventh of her career — and had 4-hit games against both UCLA and Oregon State.
Shumaker leads the nation in hits (41), runs (41) and doubles (11), while ranking second in total bases (82) and fourth in RBIs (37).
Florida suffered its first loss of the season in a 15-12 defeat at the hands of the UCLA Bruins, but the Gators remain ranked inside the top 10 by USA TODAY/NFCA (No. 7), ESPN/USA Softball (No. 8), Softball America (No. 8) and D1Softball (No. 9).
The Gators are back at home this weekend to kick off SEC play with a three-game series against the Missouri Tigers. Saturday’s game starts at 1 p.m. ET on SEC Network+, Sunday’s game is at 4 p.m. ET on SEC Network and Monday’s series finale is at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
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This article originally appeared on Gators Wire: Taylor Shumaker named National/SEC Softball Player of the Week
Reporting by David Rosenberg, Gators Wire / Gators Wire
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