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Mizzou Softball's Taylor Pannell Heads to SEC Rival Texas A&M

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Former Mizzou pitcher Taylor Pannell transfers to SEC rival Texas A&M Aggies after three seasons with the Tigers.
Former Mizzou pitcher Taylor Pannell transfers to SEC rival Texas A&M Aggies after three seasons with the Tigers. | Mizzou Athletics

Left handed pitcher Taylor Pannell is headed to Texas A&M. Pannell who played three seasons for the Mizzou Tigers will look to anchor a pitching staff at A&M looking to fill the absence of senior Emily Kennedy who now plays in AUSL for the Bandits.

Kennedy had majority of the innings for A&M (157.2) in 2025 so Pannell will have big shoes to fill. However, Pannell is experienced and ready for the role as she posted a 2.75 career ERA, 123 strikeouts, and an opposing batting average of .231.

At Mizzou, Pannell assumed the role of closer for the Tigers tying the NCAA single season record with 15 saves in 2024 and is the current NCAA overall save leader with 24 across her three seasons.

As Pannell moves on to an in conference rival in A&M, time will tell if she keeps her role of closer or moves into more of a starting role within the pitching rotation for head coach Trisha Ford.

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Allison Smith
ALLISON SMITH

Allison Smith is an expert in leadership and organizational behavior in collegiate and professional women’s sports. Smith is a professor (Georgia State University), researcher, and writer. Smith holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee in Kinesiology and Sport Studies. Smith’s research centers on combatting the underrepresentation of women leaders in sport, lack of organizational structure for work life integration for sport employees, and lack of programming and oversight for preparing athletes to transition to life after sport. Since graduating with a bachelor’s in journalism in 2011, Smith has sought opportunities to write about sports as a contributing writer focused on the growth of women’s collegiate, Olympic, and professional sports in this new age and movement for multiple outlets including Athletic Director U, and now Forbes.com. As a former Division I and II pitcher and Division III pitching coach Smith will bring unique insight and expertise to Softball on SI.

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