Career Accolades

As a Junior (2025)

NFCA All-West Region second team
All-ACC third team
ACC All-Academic Team
Started all 55 games for the Cardinal at second base
Hit her first home run of the season on February 9 against Fresno State
- Led off the bottom of the first with a solo shot to right field
Picked up a hit in each of the first 10 games of the season
Tied a program record for single-season home runs with 19, leading the team
Over a six-game stretch from April 5-15, Kern hit eight home runs
Posted the fourth-best slugging percentage in program history at a .774 clip
Led the team in runs scored (63) and tied for the lead in total bases (127)
Slashed .348/.509/.774 for a team-leading 1.283 OPS
Walked 41 times, the third-most in a season in program history
Finished the season with 43 RBI

As a Sophomore (2024)

Second Team All-Pac-12
NFCA All-Region Third Team
Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
Started all 67 games for the Cardinal at second base
Led the team with a whopping 1.013 OPS, thanks to team leading marks in slugging (.509) and on base percentage (.504)
Set program single-season records with 58 walks and 22 HBP
Led the team in runs scored with 44
Did damage in a number of ways, hitting nine doubles, four triples and seven home runs
Drove in 32 runs, the fourth-most on the team
Walked off the win against Utah on March 23 with a solo home run to centerfield

As a Freshman (2023 at Indiana)

Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Year
TUCCI/NFCA Top 3 Freshman of the Year finalist
Top 25 Collegiate Player of the Year finalist
NFCA All-America second team
D1Softball All-America first team and freshman team
NFCA All-Region first team
All-Big Ten first team
All-Big Ten Freshman Team
Three-time Big Ten Player of the Week
Six-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week
IU May Scholar-Athlete of the Month
Started all 62 games for the Hoosiers
Broke three single-season program records: home runs (23), RBI (65) and runs scored (68)
Led the team in batting average (.404), on base percentage (.578) and slugging percentage (.942)
Tied the Big Ten record for most home runs by a freshman in a single season with her 23rd home run against Tennessee (May 20)

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