2026 Softball Roster

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14 Taylor Johnson

  • Position Utility
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • High School Los Alamitos HS
  • Hometown Seal Beach, CA
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • 2024 WCC Batting Champion
  • 2024 WCC First Team Selection 
  • 2025 WCC Second Team Selection
  • 2026 All-WCC Honorable Mention
  • 2026 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
SENIOR (2026)
  • All-WCC Honorable Mention
  • WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
  • One of three players to start in at least 50 of the team’s 51 games, serving as USD’s primary first baseman while hitting in the heart of the lineup
  • Hit .303 (43-for-142) while leading the team in on base plus slugging (.939), doubles (15), home runs (6), runs batted in (26), total bases (76), slugging percentage (.535), and hit by pitches (16) 
  • Her 15 doubles are the fourth-most in a single season in program while her six home runs are tied for 11th most 
  • Set the USD doubles record with her 41st career two-bagger in the seventh inning of the 4-3 walk-off win against Hawaii (April 16). The doubles record was previously held by Kailey Hill (‘15-’18) and Taylor Hensley (‘09-’12), who both had 40 career doubles. 
  • Tied the team-high with 12 two-hit games and hit .333 (7-for-21) across her final six games of the season, including a 3-run homer in the victory at Pacific (May 2)
  • WCC ranks in 2026: 
    • 3rd in hit by pitches (T19 in the nation)
    • 4th in doubles (T101 in the nation)
    • 11th in slugging percentage
    • T10 in home runs
    • T14 in RBI
    • 15th in total bases
    • Defense: 1st in total chances (316) and putouts (300)
  • USD program career ranks
    • 1st in doubles (44)
    • 4th in home runs (18)
    • 7th in runs batted in (101)
    • 7th in total bases (271)
    • 8th in slugging percentage (.504)
    • T9 in in games started (190) 
    • 10th in games played (195)
  • The 44 doubles also rank 38th among active career leaders across the country
JUNIOR (2025)
  • Appeared in 47 games and started in 45 as the team’s primary first baseman
  • Posted a slash line of .321/.400/.575
  • Led the team in slugging with a percentage of .575, aided by her seven doubles and team-leading nine home runs and 37 RBI
  • Also led the team in on-base percentage of .400 with eight walks and a team-leading 11 hit by pitches accumulating 77 total bases
  • Was second in the team in runs scored with 21 and hits with 43
  • Homered twice in one game on Mar. 16, a two-run home run, and the second walking off Montana leading off the bottom of the seventh inning
  • Had 10 multi-hit games on the season
SOPHOMORE (2024)
  • Played and started in 49 of her team's games, primarily at first base
  • Led the WCC with a .383 batting average 
  • Set the single-season program record with 19 doubles 
  • Led the Toreros with 27 RBI
  • Went 4-for-4 and hit her first collegiate home run in a road victory at New Mexico State (March 30)
  • Hit her second home run of the season and drove in four runs in a road win at Pacific (April 21) 
FRESHMAN (2023)
  • Played in 49 games and made 46 starts, primarily at first base, hitting .248 with 11 RBI
  • Led the WCC and ranked 16th nationally in hit by pitches per game (0.31), drawing 15 
  • Tallied two RBI in a win over UC San Diego on Feb. 20
  • Recorded a seven-game hit streak between Feb. 26 and Mar. 7
  • Led all Torero freshmen with eight multi-hit games
CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
  • Named the Sunset League Most Valuable Player as a senior
  • Led her team with a .433 batting average, six home runs and 28 RBI, while slugging .843
  • First Team All-Sunset League as a senior and Second Team All-Sunset League as a junior
  • Named to the All-CIF Team for the Southern Section of Division I
  • Tabbed as a top-11 Player to Watch by the Los Angeles Times
  • Selected to the Cal-Hi Sports California All-State Team
  • A part of the No. 1 ranked high school team nationally in 2020 and helped them finish as CIF runner-up in 2022
PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Brian and Michele Johnson
  • Mother, Michele, played softball under NFCA Hall of Famer Patty Gasso at Long Beach City College, before playing at Cal State Fullerton
  • Four-time Principals Honor Roll distinction and Academic Honors Award winner
  • Four-time Sunset League All-Academic Team
  • Four-time Los Alamitos High School Scholar Athlete Award winner
  • NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete Award winner

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2023Freshman

    Utility
    5'10"
    14
  • 14

    2024Sophomore

    Utility
    5'10"
    14
  • 14

    2025Junior

    Utility
    5'10"
    14
  • 14

    2026Senior

    Utility
    5'10"
    14