| Hometown | Topeka, Kansas |
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| College | Stanford – 2026 |
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Career highlights
- 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
- 2023: 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
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