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
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