2026 Softball Roster
Roster
Taliyah Thomas
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- East Lincoln HS
- Hometown:
- Iron Station, N.C.
HONORS: 2025 Big South Preseason All-Conference Team, 2025 Big South First Team All-Conference, NFCA Third Team All-Region (2025 & 2026), Statistical Champion for the Toughest Player to Strikeout in NCAA Division I Softball during the 2025 season, 2026 Big South Preseason All-Conference Team, 2026 Big South Preseason Player of the Year, 1x 2026 Big South Player of the Week, 2026 Big South First Team All-Conference, 2026 Big South Player of the Year, 2026 Big South All-Tournament Team
2026 (Senior): Made 59 appearances while starting 56 games in center field and three games at DP....had 196 at bats with a career-high of 80 hits earning herself a new career-high with a .408 batting average...added 13 doubles, one triple, seven HRs (Career-High), 50 RBI, 63 runs scored, went 30-for-31 on stolen bases, and finished the season with 116 total bases....had a career high of five hits against Towson during Opening Weekend (2/6/26)...tied a career-high with two doubles against Towson (2/6/26)....also tied a career-high five-RBI day against Winthrop in the 2026 Big South Championship aiding in the three-peat (5/9/26)....finished the season with 91 putouts and a .989 fielding percentage.
2025 (Junior): Made 52 appearances while starting 51 games in the right field....had 177 at bats with 66 hits earning herself a career-high with a .373 batting average...bolstered 14 doubles, three triples, two HRs, 32 RBI, 57 run scored, went 32-for-34 on stolen bases, and finished the season with 92 total bases....had a season-high with three hits on four different occasions...added a career-high with two doubles against Longwood University (4/26/25)....posted a new career-high with a five-RBI day against Charleston Southern (4/11/25)....finished the season with 72 putouts and a 1.000 fielding percentage.
2024 (Sophomore): Made 47 starts .... Had 145 at-bats and 42 hits earning herself a .290 batting average ... Had three doubles and three homeruns ... Had 27 RBI and 54 total bases ... Went 27-30 for stolen bases ... Had a season-high three hits against Winthrop (5/3/24) ... Recorded a season-high four RBI against Towson (2/10/24) ... Finished the season with 63 putouts and a 1.000 fielding percentage
2023 (Freshman): Appeared in 43 games … Had six at-bats and scored 17 runs … Went 23-28 for stolen bases … Had nine putouts and finished the year with a 1.000% fielding percentage … Made her debut against Bucknell University (2/10/23) where Upstate won 8-0
