Katelyn Caneda Season 2025

Honors & Awards

• First Team All-Big Ten (2023)
• Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2023)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2023) 
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 6, 2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
• Four-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
• Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award (2024)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2023, 2024)

Sophomore (2024)

• Played in 52 games with 50 starts at second base
• Hit .266 with 34 hits, 18 runs, six doubles, one homer and 21 RBIs
• Went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice bunt against Utah Valley
• Suffered a hand injury in game two against New Mexico State
• The injury kept her out of fielding and hitting duties the next three games
• Returned to start all five games at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
• Had hits in three of four games at the Big Red Invitational
• Also drove in a run in two of four games at the tournament
• Went 5-for-15 with two doubles and six RBIs at the Razorback Rumble
• Was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs against UNI
• Went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs the next game vs. Saint Francis
• Had a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning
• Went 6-for-12 (.500) in four games at the Big Red Spring Classic
• Scored seven runs and had three walks and an RBI in the tournament
• Had a hit and a run in all four games
• Went 1-for-5 with a run and an RBI vs. Northern Colorado on March 14
• Was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run against North Dakota
• Went 2-for-2 and scored twice against Creighton
• Went 2-for-2 again vs. UNC on March 17 with two walks and three runs
• Was 2-for-3 with a run scored against Omaha
• Had a streak of seven consecutive at bats with a hit from March 15-20
• Also reached base safely in nine straight plate appearances in that stretch
• Was 2-for-2 with a walk, two runs & three RBIs in game two against Illinois
• Drew a walk and scored a run in game one at Wisconsin
• Went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in game three against Penn State
• Was 5-for-11 with two doubles, a homer and five RBIs in the Rutgers series
• Went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and two RBIs in game one
• Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in game two
• Was 2-for-3 with a double and a run in game two against Iowa
• Went 2-for-2 with a walk and two RBIs in game one against Northwestern
• Was 3-for-9 in the Minnesota series
• Went 2-for-3 in game three of the series
• Was 1-for-2 with a run and a walk vs. Minnesota at the Big Ten Tournament
• Ranked by D1Softball as the preseason No. 9 second baseman nationally

Freshman (2023)

• Started all 58 games at second base 
• Became the 12th Husker freshmen to earn first-team all-conference honors
• Only Big Ten player to receive First-Team All-Big Ten, All-Defensive and All-Freshman team honors 
• Ranked seventh in hits (63) and ninth in batting average (.366) in the Big Ten Conference 
• Finished the season with a team-best .366 batting average 
• Made her first career start as a Husker at second base vs. Lamar (2/10/23) 
• Hit .308 with four hits, one RBI and two runs at the Houston Invitational 
• Smashed her first homer against New Mexico State (2/24) 
• Finished with a .500 batting average including five hits and six RBIs at the Troy Cox Classic 
• Hit a solo homer in the win over No. 16 Arizona (March 4, 2023) 
• Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors after hitting .471 with eight hits and five RBIs at the Hillenbrand Invitational 
• Added two hits and four RBI at the Shocker Classic 
• Went 5-for-6 against Omaha in a doubleheader 
• Opened conference play with a .444 batting average including one double and three RBI in the Purdue series 
• Hit .625 in the Michigan series, finishing 5-for-8
• Finished 4-for-9 with one double and a .583 on base percentage at the Northwestern series
• Went 2-for-2 against UMBC in game two of NCAA Regionals with one run
• Added a double and one run against No. 21 Wichita State in game three of the NCAA Regional while driving in the winning run on a fielder's choice

Before Nebraska (Cerritos HS) 

• Helped her high school to three CIF Southern Section Division 3 Semifinals 
• 605 first team All-League 
• Plays club softball for the Corona Angels under coach Marty Tyson 

Personal

• Born on March 15, 2004
• Daughter of Roger and Marie Caneda 
• Majoring in business administration