{"id":177443,"date":"2026-03-04T06:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177443\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T06:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:40:12","slug":"shumaker-earns-d1-softball-national-player-of-the-week-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177443\/","title":{"rendered":"Shumaker Earns D1 Softball National Player of the Week Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 For the second time in her career, Taylor Shumaker<\/a> has been named the D1 Softball National Player of the Week, the organization announced on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Shumaker, who was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week on Monday, helped lead Florida to a 4-1 week at the Judi Garman Classic in her hometown of Fullerton, California.<\/p>\n

The sophomore outfielder hit a team-best .714 (15-for-21) with 19 RBIs, four home runs, four doubles, four walks and 14 runs. She also slugged 1.476 and held a .731 on-base percentage over five games.<\/p>\n

Against East Texas A&M on Feb. 26, Shumaker set a new Florida single-game record, scoring five runs and driving in eight, a new career-best and just one RBI shy of matching the program single-game record.<\/p>\n

She hit a pair of home runs against No. 8\/9 UCLA on Feb. 27, the second multi-home run game of the season and seventh of her career.<\/p>\n

Shumaker recorded two four-hit performances, versus both the Bruins and Oregon State, matching her career-best.<\/p>\n

She currently ranks No. 1 in the NCAA in hits (41), runs (41) and doubles (11), second in total bases (82) and fourth in RBIs (37).<\/p>\n

Shumaker and the Gators open Southeastern Conference play at home this weekend, hosting a three-game series vs. Missouri from March 7-9.

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