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17 Taja Felder

  • Position PITCHER
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Fresno, Calif.
  • High School Clovis East HS
  • Prev School Louisville
  • B/T L/R
  • Major MA Leadership Studies

Biography

Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal (2024, 2025)
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2021, 2024, 2025)


2025 | GRADUATE STUDENT

  • Made 29 circle appearances with 19 starts 
  • Struck out 39 batters in 90.2 innings 
  • Led the pitching staff with a 10-11 record and a 4.48 ERA 
  • Threw four complete games and one shutout 
  • Posted a .938 fielding percentage with five putouts and 25 assists 
  • Turned four double plays 
  • Dr. Diana Natalicio Memorial Tournament All-Tournament Team (2/16) 
  • College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team (5/27) 

2024 | GRADUATE STUDENT

  • Made 24 circle appearances with 14 starts 
  • Struckout 31 batters in 94.2 innings 
  • Held a 9-5 record with a 5.10 ERA 
  • Threw 4 complete games and 2 shutouts 
  • Led the pitching staff with a 64.3 win-loss percentage 
  • Team-high 8.0 innings pitched versus New Mexico (2/14) 
  • Posted a perfect fielding percentage with 2 putouts and 36 assists 
  • Turned 2 double plays 

2020-23 | UNIVERISTY OF LOUISVILLE

  • Made 23 career appearances with five starts in the circle
  • Delivered 21 strikeouts in 50.2 innings of work
  • Held opponents to a .284 batting average
  • Picked up the three wins: Toledo, Syracuse, and Virginia
  • Got her first career start against North Carolina (2022)
  • Made her first appearance in the circle in relief at NC State (2022)
  • In her second appearance of her junior season, she did not allow a run and struck out three in 3.0 innings 
  • Delivered her first career strikeout against Texas State (2020)
  • Registered her first career hit against Mississippi State (2020)
  • Connected on her first double against Michigan (2020)
  • Arthur Ashe Sport Scholar Third Team (2022)
  • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete (2021)
  • Earned Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science
CLOVIS EAST HIGH SCHOOL
  • Two-time First Team All-TRAC Selection
  • Offensive Player of the Year for the TRAC
  • California Scholarship Federation member
  • Four-year Principal's Honor Roll Selection
  • Class Salutatorian
TRAVEL TEAM | SORCERER
  • Coached by Paulie Gabales
Personal: Full name is Taja Renee Felder … born in Fresno, California … daughter of Reginald and Christine Felder … her father, Reginald, played football at NM State and her mother played softball at NM State … has two brothers, Kado and Dalen, and one sister, Mya, who played softball at Oregon and Nebraska … received her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from the University of Louisville (2023) … Graduated in May 2025 with her masters in Leadership Studies

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2024Graduate Student

    PITCHER
    5'9"
    17
  • 17

    2025Graduate Student

    PITCHER
    5'9"
    17