Tieley Vaughn

2025

Voted as a team captain by her teammates in her first season with the Panthers.
Emerged as the Panthers everyday second baseman … started in 51 games.
Recorded a hit in each of the first four games of the season at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 7-8).
Batted .368 (7-for-19) with three doubles over five games at the Houston Tournament from Feb. 14-16.
Hit a three-run double against Columbia (2/21) … finished 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.
Reached base in eight consecutive games from April 9-18 … went 8-for-21 with six runs scored, three doubles, a home run, five RBI, and eight walks in that span.
Led off the bottom of the first inning with a three-run home run at Penn State (4/15) … Finished 2-for-4 with three runs scored, four RBI, and one walk.
Batted .333 (14-for-42) with 13 walks, 11 runs scored, seven RBI, three doubles, a home run, and went 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts over 16 games in the month of April.
Made an incredible diving catch in shallow center field during the eighth inning in Pitt’s upset victory over No. 11 Virginia Tech (4/17).
Homered in both games of the double header against Louisville to close out the regular season (5/2).
Batted .350 over the final seven games of the season, including recording a hit in six consecutive games.

2023 (South Florida)

Made an appearance in 29 games, earning a start in 23
Batted a .443 Slugging Percentage
Recorded her first collegiate hit, a double against Boston College (2/10)
Scored her first collegiate run against Rhode Island (3/3)
She hit her first collegiate home run against No. 9 Texas (3/19)
In the series against ECU (3/24-26) she scored 5 runs, hit two doubles, hit a home run, and had two RBI
Had an eight-game hitting streak, the longest on the team on the season
Apart of Black Student Athlete Council at USF Freshman-Junior year.
Accepted the 2023 AAC Together We Stand award

2022 (South Florida)

High School

Attended Paul R. Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida
Batted .452 with an on-base percentage of .521 and 11 stolen bases senior year
Had a .951 fielding percentage as a senior
A member of District Softball Champion team as a sophomore
Three-time all-conference selection
Offensive player of the year as a senior
Participated in competitive cheerleading, earning a bronze medal at the 2018 Cheerleading World Championships

USA Softball

Was a member of the U-17 team that became the first-ever Women’s Pan American Championship gold medalists … finished the tournament with a perfect 8-0 record
Hit an RBI single as Team USA defeated Mexico, 2-0, in the championship game.
Was a competitive cheerleader and earned a team bronze medal at the 2018 Cheerleading World Championships.

Club