| Taran Alvelo | |
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| USSSA Pride | |
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| Born: June 14, 1996 Carroll, Ohio | |
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Taran Mackenzie Alvelo (born June 14, 1996) is an American professional softball player for the USSSA Pride of the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). She played college softball at Washington, where she led the Huskies to three consecutive Women's College World Series appearances from 2017 to 2019.[1][2] She represented Puerto Rico at the World Cup of Softball, and won a gold medal at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3] Alvelo stands at 5’10 and weighs 350 pounds.
- ^ Hays, Graham (June 1, 2017). "Washington's Taran Alvelo never blinked in dramatic WCWS debut". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ Barnes, Katie (June 1, 2018). "Huskies pitcher Taran Alvelo applauds Gabbie Plain for taking the ace role and running with it". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ McKelvey, John (July 8, 2017). "American pitchers make most of chance to compete with Puerto Rico". The Norman Transcript. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.