Cheyanne Tarango

{{short description|American softball player (born 1993)}}

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Cheyanne Elizabeth Tarango (born August 21, 1993) is an American softball player. She attended Canyon High School in Anaheim Hills, California.{{cite news|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2013/03/14/five-questions-with-tennessee-softball-player-cheyanne-tarango/|title=Five questions with … Tennessee softball player Cheyanne Tarango|date=March 14, 2013|agency=Orange County Register|author=Connolly, Kenny|accessdate=December 17, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217110842/https://www.ocregister.com/2013/03/14/five-questions-with-tennessee-softball-player-cheyanne-tarango/|url-status=live|archivedate=December 17, 2018}} She later attended the University of Tennessee, where she played both first base and pitcher{{cite news|url=https://tnjn.com/2015/03/18/no-14-tennessee-loses-2-0-to-western-kentucky/|title=No.14 Tennessee loses 2-0 to Western Kentucky|date=March 18, 2015|agency=University of Tennessee|author=Forman, Sam|accessdate=December 17, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217111034/https://tnjn.com/2015/03/18/no-14-tennessee-loses-2-0-to-western-kentucky/|url-status=live|archivedate=December 17, 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/softball/story/_/id/8913770/espnw-tennessee-sister-act-gets-top-billing|title=Tennessee sister act gets top billing|date=February 4, 2013|agency=ESPN|author=Hays, Graham|accessdate=December 17, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217110752/http://www.espn.com/college-sports/softball/story/_/id/8913770/espnw-tennessee-sister-act-gets-top-billing|url-status=live|archivedate=December 17, 2018}} for the Tennessee Volunteers softball team.{{cite news|url=http://archive.knoxnews.com/sports/vols/other/tennessee-softballs-cheyanne-tarango-suffers-hand-injury-ep-918407273-353590441.html|title=Tennessee softball's Cheyanne Tarango suffers hand injury|date=February 5, 2015|agency=Knoxville News Sentinel|author=Frederickson, Ben|accessdate=December 17, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223150712/http://archive.knoxnews.com/sports/vols/other/tennessee-softballs-cheyanne-tarango-suffers-hand-injury-ep-918407273-353590441.html|url-status=live|archivedate=February 23, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://archive.knoxnews.com/sports/vols/other/loss-of-lady-vols-beyond-my-control-for-senior-cheyanne-tarango-ep-916281264-353594961.html|title=Loss of Lady Vols 'beyond my control' for senior Cheyanne Tarango|date=February 4, 2015|agency=Knoxville News Sentinel|author=Cobb, David|accessdate=December 17, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223150720/http://archive.knoxnews.com/sports/vols/other/loss-of-lady-vols-beyond-my-control-for-senior-cheyanne-tarango-ep-916281264-353594961.html|url-status=live|archivedate=February 23, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://archive.knoxnews.com/sports/vols/other/new-faces-same-amount-of-support-for-tennessee-softball-ep-908178529-353610281.html|title=New faces, same amount of support for Tennessee softball|date=January 31, 2015|agency=Knoxville News Sentinel|author=Cobb, David|accessdate=December 17, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223150727/http://archive.knoxnews.com/sports/vols/other/new-faces-same-amount-of-support-for-tennessee-softball-ep-908178529-353610281.html|url-status=live|archivedate=February 23, 2017}} During her college career, Tarango and the Tennessee softball team made three trips to the Women's College World Series in 2012, 2013,{{cite news|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/college/story/2013/may/25/lady-vols-edge-tide-3-2-in-super-regional/109097/|title=Lady Vols edge Tide 3-2 in super regional|date=May 25, 2013|agency=Chattanooga Times Free Press|author=Brown, Patrick|accessdate=December 17, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217110653/https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/college/story/2013/may/25/lady-vols-edge-tide-3-2-in-super-regional/109097/|url-status=live|archivedate=December 17, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.normantranscript.com/sports/storm-a-wild-experience-for-some-wcws-fans/article_561910df-040f-5a52-b9e5-6439b8d8f619.html|title=Storm a wild experience for some WCWS fans|date=June 2, 2013|agency=The Norman Transcript|author=Kinney, Michael|accessdate=December 17, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612052708/https://www.normantranscript.com/sports/storm-a-wild-experience-for-some-wcws-fans/article_561910df-040f-5a52-b9e5-6439b8d8f619.html|url-status=live|archivedate=June 12, 2022}} and 2015; finishing the 2013 season as the national runner-up after falling to Oklahoma, 2–0. Following her college career, Tarango served as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Louisville for the Louisville Cardinals softball team.

Tarango represented Mexico at the World Cup of Softball, playing on the Mexico women's national softball team. As of 2019, she plays on the Cleveland Comets, which is part of the National Pro Fastpitch.{{cite news|url=http://wswc.wbsc.org/en/2018/news/puerto-rico-beat-mexico-and-remains-undefeated-on-top-of-group-a|title=Puerto Rico beats Mexico, remains undefeated; New Zealand earns first win over South Africa|date=August 6, 2018|agency=wswc.wbsc.org|accessdate=December 17, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217053954/http://wswc.wbsc.org/en/2018/news/puerto-rico-beat-mexico-and-remains-undefeated-on-top-of-group-a|url-status=live|archivedate=December 17, 2018}}