Taryn Kern Season 2024

Career Accolades

• Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Year (2023)
• TUCCI/NFCA Top 3 Freshman of the Year finalist (2023)
• Top 25 Collegiate Player of the Year finalist (2023)
• NFCA All-America second team (2023)
• D1Softball All-America first team and freshman team (2023)
• NFCA All-Region first team (2023)
• All-Big Ten first team (2023)
• All-Big Ten Freshman Team (2023)
• Three-time Big Ten Player of the Week (2023)
• Six-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2023)
• IU May Scholar-Athlete of the Month (2023)

At Indiana (2023)

• 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)

Personal

• Daughter of Chris and Tilena Kern
  • Father played baseball at Gonzaga
• Has one brother, Tanner, and one sister, Tessa