Tannon Snow transfering to Auburn

[WarTiger 3,896]

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BREAKING NEWS: Auburn to get Tannon & Taylon Snow

UPDATED FRIDAY PM:

​It’s been a circuitous path, but it looks like Clint Myers and the Snow sisters will be together at last.

This week, Tannon and Taylon Snow announced that both would be attending Auburn University in the future—immediately for Tannon, who will transfer from the University of Washington where she just completed her freshman year and start at her new school in August, and in the fall of next year for 2017 grad Taylon, who had verbally committed to Washington, will instead join her sister on the SEC school’s campus in a little over a year.

Both are accomplished players—each has been a FloSports 1st Team All-American and a Hot 100 honoree (2015 for Tannon, 2017 for Taylon)—so this is huge news for Auburn, which may have come up a game short in its quest for a National Title, but is already very excited to learn about its two newest recruits.

“We can’t believe the number of media requests we’ve gotten in the last few days,” laughs the athletes’ father, Craig, who spoke with FloSoftball Friday night. “Once Taylon put the word out through social media she’d be going to Auburn, the response from the state of Alabama has been crazy.”

Adds the younger sibling, “After posting on my Tweeter and Instagram, I had 200 new followers. On one, a guy responded, ‘We’re so proud and honored to have you as part of the Auburn family.’”

The athlete, their father and mother, Trista, traveled to Auburn on Monday and returned Thursday night back to their Southern California home. Tannon is with her family and keeping a low profile, trying not to make the transfer a big deal.

“She just didn’t feel it was a good fit,” explains her father of the decision to leave Washington. “She wasn’t comfortable in Seattle and had a nice meeting with Coach (Heather) Tarr at the end of the season to say she wouldn’t come back.”

“Coach Carr and the staff was gracious and supportive; they gave her a release and if we see her on the field we’ll give each other a warm hello.”

Tannon has been officially accepted into her new school which was chosen because of the familiarity with the Myers family going back years.

“Coach Myers and his sons (Corey and Casey) started recruiting Tannon when she was in the eighth grade,” Craig remembers. “Part of the reason we’ve always been fond of them is they are similar in style to the girls’ club coach, Mike Stith (of the OC Batbusters), so there’s a comfortability factor there.”

Taylon remembers being impressed with the then-ASU coaches at their on-campus camps.

“Even at the ASU camps they were constantly teaching you how to be the type of players they want to see play on the field. It’s crazy to see what they’ve done with the program in three years and to finish as the World Series runner-up this season. They’re special coaches who hold a place in my heart and my sister’s too.”

Taylon says the visit to Auburn sealed their desire to join up with the coach both once intended to play for.

“Tannon and I feel in love with the area this week,” she continues. “It is a college town, not too much going and everyone was so nice and laid back. I’ve always been in love with the South and the country feel. It feels so different from California, but we’re excited to be going there.”

Did the players consider following Myers to Auburn when he first accepted the job?

“We thought about it,” Taylon remembers, “but at the time how far away it is was a big factor. But Tannon and I have learned now that a flight’s a flight, be it an hour or two hours; it’s not that big of a difference. Now, that isn’t as big of a deal to us.”

Four years ago, when Tannon Snow was a freshman infielder at Chino Hills (California) High, she committed to Clint Myers as the then-Arizona State Sun Devil coach had won two WCWS titles in the previous five years (2008, 2011).

However, not long after Tannon had committed to Myers, he took the job at Auburn and within three seasons had the Tigers a game away from its own National Championship.

During that time, Tannon would go on to emerge as one of the top young players in the country, setting California state records with 60 career home runs and 212 RBI. The third baseman set CIF-Southern Section records with 28 home runs and 89 RBI in 32 games and batted .501 as a senior.

Pictured above: Taylon has come up big on the biggest stages including the two club National Championships.

Amazingly, she very likely would have had more home runs if not hobbled by injuries.

Tannon missed much of her sophomore year after being cleated and spraining her ankle and Achille’s tendon, and she wasn’t at full strength as a junior after spraining her other ankle. She was finally 100 percent for her senior year and exploded for 28 home runs.

She was a catalyst for the OC Batbusters winning the last two titles at PGF Nationals and was so impressive finishing out her prep career she was selected as one of 10 players for the inaugural Louisville Slugger Hit Club.

This spring, Tannon started 43 of 50 games for Washington and showed flashes of the talent that had her highly coveted: she hit a home run in the opening game against Texas Tech in February and went 6-or-8 in a series against Oregon State in March.

Taylon has followed in her sister’s footsteps as a major D1 talent and had an explosive freshman campaign when she set the all-time CIF-Southern Section record with 72 hits in a season. She was the baby on the OC Batbuster team that won the first National Championship in 2014 and playing alongside future World Series Finals players like infielder Sydney Romero of Oklahoma and pitcher Kaylee Carson of Auburn, Taylon more than held her own as she hit a key RBI double in the title game.

She has continued to improve on the field, winning another Batbuster crown at PGF Nationals last summer, earning 1st Team FloSoftball All-American honors as a sophomore and junior year—this season—and in May being named as the No. 1 prospect on the FloSoftball 2017 Hot 100 list.

Certainly able to blaze her own path to whatever school she would choose, Taylon admits that she’s very close to Tannon and it’s always been a dream of hers to play alongside her older sister. She’ll get that chance at Auburn for two years, in the 2018 and ’19 seasons.

“We’ve always wanted to play together, but if I was at Auburn and didn’t like it she would want me to go out and make my own path. Auburn just is the place for me now: there’s the Myers family there, I’ll get to play with Tannon, I love the college town and the people there are crazy about softball and the Tigers!”

All-American status, record-setting accomplishments and lofty expectations aside, both players know nothing will be handed to them once each sets foot on Jane B. Moore Field, the Tigers’ home turf.

“I told Tannon this week, ‘You’re going to have to work your tail off now with this new opportunity, nothing’s going to come easy,’” Craig Snow said, “and I loved her answer. Tannon answered, ‘That’s when I perform my best.’”

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[bigbird 60,359]

I'm not gonna complain.

[ellitor 33,062]

Who says it doesn't Snow in Auburn? Tannon played 2nd & 3rd base for the Huskies. If she can play immediately as the article above implies, one would think she is a strong candidate to take over for Emily Carasone @ 2nd.this season. She was a top recruit nationally in the 2015 class, shattering all kind of California softball records.

Her high school stats & accomplishments from her Washington bio page Link

High School: Attended Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, Calif. … named the 2015 MaxPreps National Softball Player of the Year ... named to the USA Today All-American first team ... earned Baseline League MVP and Player of the Year ... earned Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/All-CIF SS first team honors ... set a single season California state record with 28 home runs and 89 RBI in her senior year ... career marks of 60 home runs and 212 RBI also set state records ... batted .573 with a slugging percentage of 1.513 and an OPS of 2.129 in senior season ... as a junior, recorded 61 hits, 21 doubles, 14 homers and batted .565 to earn Maxpreps All-American honors and Sierra League MVP selection ... earned All-State first team honors by Cal-Hi Sports ... named first team All-American Underclass by Cal-Hi Sports ... four-time All Sierra League and All San Gabriel Valley first team ... helped team win the CIF-SS Division III Championship her freshman year.

[auburntiger1987 759]

Wow this is awesome. Getting some nice pieces to fill vacancies

[OlderWhiskey 953]

Glad to have both these young ladies coming to the Plains. According to PAC-12 stats, Tannon started 43 games for the Huskies, and appeared in seven more. She hit .230 with 6 homers. Is she required to sit out a year after transferring? The article says she can't play with her sister until 2018.

Question for the experts: In the photo above, it appears that Taylon's foot is out of the batter's box, prior to striking the ball. Is this not a violation? Not picking on the player, just trying to understand the rule.

[ellitor 33,062]

Glad to have both these young ladies coming to the Plains. According to PAC-12 stats, Tannon started 43 games for the Huskies, and appeared in seven more. She hit .230 with 6 homers. Is she required to sit out a year after transferring? The article says she can't play with her sister until 2018.

Has not been confirmed yet if she has to sit or not. She's not playing w/ Taylon til 2018 because Class of 2017 girls which Taylon is, don't play til the 2018 season. The article implies she does not have to sit though with it saying they will play together in 2018-2019. If Tannon has to sit the 2017 season they would play together 2018-2020. FWIW Kaylee Carlson did not have to sit in 2016 after transferring from UNC in 2015 so there is a possibility Tannon does not have to sit..

Question for the experts: In the photo above, it appears that Taylon's foot is out of the batter's box, prior to striking the ball. Is this not a violation? Not picking on the player, just trying to understand the rule.

I think a batted ball just can't contact the batter w/ her foot out of the box. It seems like Tiffany Howard had many slap swings in her career where the bat contacted the ball with her foot out of the box.

[OlderWhiskey 953]

Thanks for answers. I'm so anxious for Taylon to get here, I keep forgetting that she's a junior.

[OlderWhiskey 953]

OK, I did a little research, and I still think the player can't contact the ball with her foot on the ground outside the box. Here is a link to a similar question answered by a registered ASA umpire. http://en.allexperts.com/q/Softball-2562/2011/4/Slappers-1.htm

Evidently the technique is to strike the ball in mid-stride with the foot in the air, which is OK. This all seems to be a lot for the HP umpire to watch for, so I suspect violations occur that are not called. I totally agree that if the ball touches you outside the box, you are out. I got called out on this in Little League.

[ellitor 33,062]

OK, I did a little research, and I still think the player can't contact the ball with her foot on the ground outside the box. Here is a link to a similar question answered by a registered ASA umpire. http://en.allexperts.../Slappers-1.htm

Evidently the technique is to strike the ball in mid-stride with the foot in the air, which is OK. This all seems to be a lot for the HP umpire to watch for, so I suspect violations occur that are not called.

To be fair to Taylon. We don't even know if she made contact with her foot down & out of the box in that pic or even if she swung for that matter. Yes the foot is down & and out of the box but she is a lefty & had not swung yet. Given where the ball is that would be a very late time to swing anyway.

[slot canyon 1,327]

WOW! Earlier this morning, I read that Taylon had committed soI read some background on her and it was clear that she and her sister Tannon were very close. I felt that it must have been a difficult choice to make since they had expressed a desire to play together. Well, problem solved....welcome to Auburn ladies and thanks for joining the team. Nice of Washington to grant the release.

[steeleagle 2,945]

Lol. It's amazing how many of us AU fans of AU athletics has really gotten into this softball. I remember over the last 10-15 years AU playing but never getting into softball, as I thought the field was too small, Too many HRs, or too many great pitchers who could shut out teams so easily. But after getting interested in the rise through the NCAA playoffs 2 years ago, and then last year making it to the WCS, and the 3 games with OU, that were so fun and exciting, it is a very athletic and good sport to watch. It moves soooo much faster than baseball it seems.

And when i read jsut yesterday about the young Snow girl committing and being #1 recruit by one publication, i started reading more on her, and like others on this site wondered how she did not wish to play with her sister playing in Washington. NOW, i find it has been in the works for BOTH sisters to play for Meyers. And reading the connection these players have with the Meyer sons, it is really getting good information how the pipeline gets players to Auburn now.

Looking forward to watching more and more women's softball (thought i would never say that in my lifetime..lol)

[AUBwins 10,046]

This is fantastic news! I was happy for Taylon and now her sister can most likely play beginning next year. Now we have a sister duo that will be talked about at the CWS. I think it is Georgia that had sisters hitting back to back that were tough outs and of course we know about the Romero girls. I like how the Snow girls played with Kaylee Carlson also.

[ellitor 33,062]

FWIW the NCAA has a cool transfer questionaire web page anyone can fill out if they have the info. The questions are not deep so nothing stalkerish. Based on the answers for Tannon she should be immediately eligible to play the 2017 season. Here is the web page & the feed back provided by the answers. Link

You may be able to compete immediately after transferring if you meet ALL the following conditions:

• This is the first time you are transferring from a four-year college.
  
• You play a sport other than Division I baseball, basketball, football or men’s ice hockey.
  
• You are in good academic standing and making progress toward your degree.
  
• The school from which you are transferring has given you a written release agreement allowing you to compete immediately at your new school
  

Bullets 1, 2, & 4 are checks & 3 is a most likely giver her HS GPA on 1 of her HS bio pages was very high.

[PUB78 1,353]

Good news continues on for the softball program!!

[AU64 10,122]

Wow....the sister's commitment was an unexpected surprise wasn't it....thought perhaps once Taylon make her commitment, the possibility was much stronger.....and thanks to UDub for not penalizing Tannon......a nice touch of class.

[ellitor 33,062]

Wow....the sister's commitment was an unexpected surprise wasn't it....thought perhaps once Taylon make her commitment, the possibility was much stronger.....and thanks to UDub for not penalizing Tannon......a nice touch of class.

To us in the public yes. To those tight in the softball community likely not. They visited AU together last week looking to see if playing together & for Coach Myers was an option they wanted to take.

[auburnphan 6,050]

The article states 2018 because they consider the softball season as starting in 2018 and Taylor is a 2017 graduate and therefore her first year would be 2018.

[ellitor 33,062]

The article states 2018 because they consider the softball season as starting in 2018 and Taylor is a 2017 graduate and therefore her first year would be 2018.

For them playing together yes. Tannon will be a Jr then & Taylon a freshman. Tannon's Soph year will be this next season which is 2017.

[jared52 4,354]

Barn cheatin'.

[eulessau 115]

I have seen mention of Tannon Snow (Washington transfer) several times on this board.  Is her high school sister still coming to Auburn?  I thought I remembered seeing that she had either commited to or signed with Auburn.  Also, wasn't she rated by some recruiting service as the #1 player in the country.  Sorry if this has been asked and answered elsewhere.

[WarTiger 3,896]

 

[eulessau 115]

1 minute ago, WarTiger said:

 

Thanks, glad to know I haven't completely lost my mind!

[OlderWhiskey 953]

Here's hoping that Tannon wasn't seriously injured in that collision that Slot Canyon described.  No news will be good news on that front, I think.