Taylor Edwards

Taylor Brianne Edwards (born 26 April 1992) is an American softball player. She played for the National Pro Fastpitch League (NPF) and was a reserve player for the American team in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early life Taylor Brianne Edwards was born on April 26, 1992 in Fountain Valley, California. Her parents, Brian and Denise Edwards, raised her in Murrieta, California. Tristen also played softball.

After graduating from Vista Murrieta High School, Edwards attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. with a degree in sociology. In 2018, she went to the USA Softball International Cup with the American team, winning gold. The team won silver. Edwards also played in the Stand Beside Her tour, a series of games meant to help the softball team prepare for the 2020 Olympics.

Edwards broke two NCAA records: in 2011, most consecutive games with a home run (6) and in 2013, most grand-slams in a single game (2).

Personal life

Edwards is openly LGBTQ. She married fellow softball player Gwen Svekis on 30 June 2025. Edwards was one of a record-breaking 186 athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be out as LGBTQ.

Edwards has worked with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

She has named Stacey Nuveman-Deniz as being a role model to her.