University of Minnesota Athletics
2025 Softball Roster
Krapf, Taylor
Jersey Number 13
Taylor Krapf
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- High School:
- Winter Springs High School
- Hometown:
- Oviedo, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Duke
- Major:
- Biology
Bio
| PRONUNCIATION |
Academic All-Big Ten
CSC Academic All-District
• Started all 50 games
• Led Minnesota in home runs (16), doubles (14), RBIs (41), slugging (.815), total bases (110), and on base percentage (.489)
• Second on the team in batting average (.326)
• Finished third in hits (44)
2024 | JUNIOR
NFCA Great Lakes All-Region Second Team
All-Big Ten First Team
CSC Third Team Academic All-American
CSC Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 53 games for Minnesota
• Finished her junior season batting .311 with 58 RBI and 70 runs scored
• Launched 11 home runs
• Had the second best slugging percentage for Minnesota at .602
• Set a season high four hits against Ohio State (April 6)
• Hit three doubles against the Buckeyes, matching Minnesota’s single game record (April 6)
• Launched two home runs against both NC State (March 16) and Iowa (April 27)
• Hit a grand slam against Illinois, and hit Minnesota's single game RBI record with seven (March 29)
• Had 10 putouts against Longwood (March 8)
2023 | SOPHOMORE
NFCA Third Team All-American
NFCA Great Lakes All-Region First Team
All-Big Ten First Team
Big Ten Player of the Week (Feb. 27)
• Co-led Minnesota with a .342 batting average
• Minnesota's season leader in RBI (48), slugging percentage (.671), walks (25), OB% (.446)
• Fourth overall in Big Ten with 14 HRs
• Co-led Minnesota with 14 HRs
• Set a career high of six RBI against Michigan hitting two three-run bombs against the Wolverines
• Notched a career high of two home runs in a game this season, setting it against Texas A&M Commerce (Feb. 24) and matching it against Michigan (May 6)
• Went 10-for-36 for stolen bases on the year
• Tied for third in the Big Ten with 372 putouts
2022 | FRESHMAN (at Duke)
• Played in 26 games, making three starts
• Hit her first collegiate home run in her home state of Florida, with a double in two-run shot in a win over Florida A&M (Feb. 19)
• Hit a three-run home run in a win over James Madison
• Competed in two postseason games as a freshman, including an NCAA Super Regional game against UCLA (April 12)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
• Was a four-year letterwinner and starter in softball at Winter Springs High School
• Contributed to Hagerty High School’s FHSAA Regional Championship and FHSAA 8A State Championship
• Had the game winning hit in the state championship as a freshman
• Ranked as the No. 18 prospect in the country according to Extra Innings Softball
• Improved from a .275 batting as a freshman to a .577 as a senior
• Earned Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Academic Team honors
• Competed for the Tampa Mustangs and won the 2020 Triple Crown Southeast National Championship
• Named USA Elite World Fastpitch Championship Defensive MVP
• A four-year letter winner in weightlifting
• Took second at Disparti Weightlifting invitational
• Finished third in District and Regional Championships
• Placed sixth at the FHSAA State Championship
• Science National Honor Society Member
• Rho Kappa Honor Society Member
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Joseph and Carreen Krapf
• Has an older brother, Jeremy, and younger sister, Brooke
• Intends to major in Biology
Minnesota (4) - Michigan (0) Highlights
Friday, May 02
Sydney Schwartz Throws No-Hitter
Tuesday, April 29
Gophers (8) - North Dakota (0) Highlights
Sunday, April 27
Gophers (5) - North Dakota (3) Highlights
Saturday, April 26
