Upcoming Event: Softball versus SMSU on September 14, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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1 p.m.
Softball
vs SMSU
South Dakota State University Athletics
2025 Softball Roster
Baker, Tayler
Jersey Number 12
Tayler Baker
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Sun Prairie East H.S.
- Hometown:
- Madison, Wis.
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS & AWARDS
2025: Appeared in 32 games and made 20 starts in the circle … recorded a 3.93 ERA with 95 strikeouts in 108 2/3 innings of work … collected 11 wins and two saves … had a career-high nine strikeouts against East Texas A&M (February 7) … named Kwik Star Summit League Softball Peak Pitcher of the Week (May 5) with consecutive complete-game performances that saw her strike out 16 while only giving up a run in each game versus North Dakota … recorded a 5-1 record and logged a 3.08 ERA during conference play ... earned All-Summit League Second Team honors … named to the Summit League All-Tournament Team after pitching all three games in the conference tournament.
Before SDSU: A multiple-sport standout at Sun Prairie East High School ... a four-time first team all-conference and all-district performer ... helped her high school team make state title game appearances in both 2022 and 2021, while Sun Prairie East was a semifinalist in 2023 and a quarterfinalist in 2024 ... hit .512 as a senior with four home runs, nine doubles, 25 runs scored and 30 RBIs ... pitched 81 2/3 innings and had a 1.11 ERA. ... accumulated a 11-1 record with 135 strikeouts to just 21 walks given up ... earned her the Big 8 Conference Player of the Year award ... also a member of her high school's bowling team ... contributed to a state championship team in 2023 after previously taking third two straight years ... finished her career with a second-place finish in 2024 ... team finished second at the national championships in 2021 and 2022, as well as eighth in 2023 ... placed 14th individually at the national level in 2023.
HONORS & AWARDS
- 2025 All-Summit League Second Team
- 2025 Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team
- 2024-25 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
- 2024-25 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2025: Appeared in 32 games and made 20 starts in the circle … recorded a 3.93 ERA with 95 strikeouts in 108 2/3 innings of work … collected 11 wins and two saves … had a career-high nine strikeouts against East Texas A&M (February 7) … named Kwik Star Summit League Softball Peak Pitcher of the Week (May 5) with consecutive complete-game performances that saw her strike out 16 while only giving up a run in each game versus North Dakota … recorded a 5-1 record and logged a 3.08 ERA during conference play ... earned All-Summit League Second Team honors … named to the Summit League All-Tournament Team after pitching all three games in the conference tournament.
Before SDSU: A multiple-sport standout at Sun Prairie East High School ... a four-time first team all-conference and all-district performer ... helped her high school team make state title game appearances in both 2022 and 2021, while Sun Prairie East was a semifinalist in 2023 and a quarterfinalist in 2024 ... hit .512 as a senior with four home runs, nine doubles, 25 runs scored and 30 RBIs ... pitched 81 2/3 innings and had a 1.11 ERA. ... accumulated a 11-1 record with 135 strikeouts to just 21 walks given up ... earned her the Big 8 Conference Player of the Year award ... also a member of her high school's bowling team ... contributed to a state championship team in 2023 after previously taking third two straight years ... finished her career with a second-place finish in 2024 ... team finished second at the national championships in 2021 and 2022, as well as eighth in 2023 ... placed 14th individually at the national level in 2023.
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