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TaylorHess
- position P
- class Freshman
- Hometown Maple Lake, Minn.
- High school Maple Lake HS
*Pitcher
*Bats: L/Throws: L
*Travel ball team: Fury Platinum Polk
*2019 PGF National Champion and 2021 Top-20 finisher in Alliance
*2019 and 2021 first team all-state, first team all-conference and all-section for Maple Lake High School
*Gatorade Player of the Year nominee in Minnesota in addition to being three-time conference champions, a 2021 state participant, and a two-time section champion
In her junior year, she had a 0.61 ERA with five no-hitters, 18 shutouts, three perfect games, 249 strikeouts and a .449 batting average at the plate.