2026 Softball Roster

Sydney Duenckel
Colleen Murphy
Colleen Murphy
Steve Musco

2 Emma Taylor

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Havertown, Pa.
  • High School Haverford

Biography

2026 (Senior)
  • Elected team captain for the 2026 season
  • Notched a 7-11 record in 27 games pitched, starting 22 of them
  • Led the team with 106.2 innings pitched, finishing with a second-best 3.87 ERA
  • Pitched a complete game shutout against Boston College on Feb. 13, Yale's first win against a Power Four program since defeating Boston College 1-0 on March 25, 1995
  • Hit her first career home run against Charleston on Feb. 21
  • Named the winning pitcher in Yale’s 7-6 victory over Princeton on April 18
  • Reached the 300 strikeout milestone against Dartmouth on April 25, finishing with 304 for her career
  • 2026 All-Ivy Honorable Mention
2025 (Junior)
  • Appeared in 29 games, starting 27
  • Pitched in 28 games, going 10-13 with a team-low 4.86 ERA over 122.1 innings
  • Led the team in strikeouts with 68
  • Recorded six complete games
  • 2025 Academic All-Ivy Selection
  • 2025 CSC Academic All-District Honoree
2024 (Sophomore)
  • Appeared in 33 games
  • Pitched in 32 games, going 11-10 with a 3.25 ERA over 159.1 innings
  • Struck out a team-leading 93 batters
  • 2024 All-Ivy Second Team
  • Named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week on March 11 and 18
  • Named Ivy League Co-Pitcher of the Week on April 1
2023 (First Year)
  • Pitched a season high seven strikeouts against Sacred Heart
  • Recorded 65 total strikeouts  
  • 3.74 ERA 
  • Pitched in 91.2 innings on the season 
  • Pitched five complete games 
  • Made 23 pitching appearances while starting in 15 
  • Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week after she picked up a 2-1 complete game victory against Penn, and struck out three batters while only allowing one run
Before Yale: 
  • 2021 and 2022 Delco Player of the Year at Haverford High School
  • Named first team all-state in 2022
  • Two-time first team all-league selection
  • School record holder for most career strikeouts (541), most single season strikeouts (245), most career wins (53), most single season wins (21) and most career shutouts (16)
  • Three-time team captain and two-time MVP. 
Personal: Also played field hockey in high school… Volunteered at a local food pantry.
 
Why Yale? "Yale offers the combination of academics and athletics that I was looking for and a ton of opportunities that I cannot wait to take advantage of. When committing to Yale for softball, the coaches were genuine, and I could see myself working with them. The players have also been incredibly welcoming."

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Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2023First Year

    P/1B
    2
  • 2

    2024Sophomore

    P/1B
    2
  • 2

    2025Junior

    P/1B
    2
  • 2

    2026Senior

    P/1B
    5'7"
    2