University of Wisconsin-Superior Athletics

YELLOWJACKET CAREER
2019: Named First Team All-UMAC as a pitcher ... Went 8-8 with a 3.88 ERA in 22 appearances, including 16 starts ... Pitched one no-hitter, four shutouts and 13 compete games over 110 innings ... Collected 86 strikeouts against just 27 walks ... Picked up two saves ... Two-time UMAC Pitcher of the Week on April 22 and April 8 ... Struck out six and walked three in a 2-0 no-hitter at St. Scholastica April 3 ... Also had the game-winning single against the Saints that day in the fifth inning ... Stuck out a season-high 10 in a 9-1 win against North Central on April 20 ... Led team with a .362 batting average in 33 games played, all starts ... Also had a team-best four home runs and 23 RBIs ... Home run total tied for seventh in the UMAC ... Had 10 multiple-hit games, five multiple-RBI games and an eight-game hitting streak ... Streak lasted from April 15 at Martin Luther to April 24 at Bethany Lutheran, hitting 13-for-22 (.591) in that stretch.

Before UWS: Played two seasons of softball at Minnesota Duluth before transferring to UW-Superior ... Hit .212 with four home runs and 24 RBIs as an infielder ... Was 6-3 in 32 games, including 11 starts, in the circle ... Carried a 3.87 ERA in 88.2 innings pitched ... A 2016 graduate of Duluth Denfeld High School ... Started all four years for the Hunters as a pitcher and a utility player ... Captained the team for three seasons (2014, 2015 and 2016) ... Three-time first team All-Lake Superior Conference honoree (2014, 2015, and 2016) ... Selected to the Minnesota State All-Star team (2016) ... Named as the Duluth News Tribune player of the year (2015) ... Selected as a coaches All-State honorable mention (2015) ... Played under head coach Dick Swanson ... Was also a four time letterwinner in both volleyball (outside hitter) and basketball (point guard) for the Hunters ... Daughter of Jamie and Heather Taipale ... Older sister, Ciarra, played four years of softball for the Yellowjackets from 2015-18 as an outfielder.