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2026 Softball Roster

Wade Smith, ESU Athletics
Wade Smith, ESU Athletics
Mason Hart, ESU Athletics
Mason Hart, ESU Athletics

8 Taryn Burkhardt

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Silver Lake HS
  • Hometown Silver Lake, KS

Biography

Awards/Honors
2025
  • Honorable Mention All-MIAA (OF)
  • MIAA Academic Honor Roll
Notes on Burkhardt
  • In her second year at Emporia State
  • Started all 54 games in 2025
  • Previously played at Johnson County CC

Junior Season (2025)
Started all 54 games for the Hornets ... Hit .304 with a .423 OBP while scoring 41 runs, drawing 32 walks and stealing 40 bases ... Recorded 11 multi-hit games and had three games with three stolen bases.

Previous (Johnson County CC, 2023-24)
Played in 99 games over two seasons with the Cavaliers ... Stole 68 bases and scored 117 runs while posting a .411 average across two seasons ... Drew 74 walks in two season, the second-best mark in KJCCC softball history.

High School
Attended Silver Lake HS in Silver Lake, Kan. ... Named Honorable Mention Class 3A All-State as a senior hitting .479.

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2025Junior

    Outfielder
    5'3"
    8
  • 8

    2026Senior

    Outfielder
    5'3"
    8