NiJaree
Canady

Career highlights

• 2026 International Cup Bronze Medalist (Elite Team) — Tossed 6.1 innings with 4 strikeouts and 2 runs allowed for a 2.21 ERA
• 2024 Japan All-Star Series – Threw 6.2 innings with 5 strikeouts and 7 earned runs
• 2023 Japan All-Star Series – Threw 10 innings with 13 strikeouts and 9 hits allowed for a 3.50 ERA
• Ended the 2023 Division I collegiate season leading the nation with a .57 ERA and 11.3 K’s per seven innings.
• Recorded 8 shutout victories for Stanford, including a shutout victory over Washington to send the Cardinal to the 2023 WCWS semifinals.
• Threw 135 innings with 218 strikeouts and 64 hits allowed for a 0.57 ERA in her freshman season at Stanford.

Collegiate highlights

• 2026: WCWS All-Tournament Team, WCWS Runner-Up; CSC Academic Team Member of the Year; Top 100 Most Influential Athletes by Times Magazine; USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist; All-Big 12 Tournament Team; All-Big 12 Defensive Team; All-Big 12 First Team; Co-Big 12 Pitcher of the Year; 4x Big 12 Pitcher of the Week; NFCA Second Team All-American; Softball America First Team All-American; D1Softball First Team All-American 
• 2025: WCWS All-Tournament Team, WCWS Runner-Up, D1Softball National Pitcher of the Year, Softball America First Team All-American, D1Softball First Team All-American; CSC Academic Team Member of the Year; Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Big 12 All-Tournament Team, First Team All-Big 12, USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 3 Finalist, Big 12 Pitcher of the Year
• 2024 (at Stanford): USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, All-Pac-12 First Team, WCWS All-Tournament Team; NFCA First Team Academic All-American; NFCA All-Region First Team; NFCA First Team All-American; NFCA National Pitcher of the Year; Honda Sport Award for Softball 
• 2023 (at Stanford): USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist, NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year, Softball America Freshman of the Year, D1 Softball Freshman of the Year, WCWS All-Tournament Team, All-Pac-12 First Team, All-Pac-12 Freshman Team

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Prior to Stanford

• Two-time Kansas Softball Gatorade Player of the Year (2021, 2022)
• Led her team to back-to-back state championships (2021-22), including the first ever for her high school.
• Shawnee County Spring Athlete of the Year (2021-22) and Overall Athlete of the Year
• First Team All-City (2019, 2021), First Team All-League (2019, 2021), First Team All-State (2019, 2021)
• Max Prep Softball First Team All-American (2021), 6A Sports Player of the Year (2021), City Player of the Year (2021)
• Had a 0.26 ERA as a junior with 232 strikeouts across 107.2 innings, hitting .478 with 13 home runs
• Had a 0.82 ERA as a senior with 163 strikeouts over 74.2 innings, hitting .530 with 42 RBIs

Get to Know …

• Daughter of Bruce and Katherine Canady
• Has a younger brother, Bruce Canady Jr.
• Enjoys reading and playing with her dog