2016 Softball Roster
Jen Cader
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- OF
- Hometown:
- Hatboro, Pa.
- High School:
- Hatboro-Horsham
Career
• NISC All-Region Team (2019)
• MAC Player of the Week (2019)
• Academic All-MAC (2017)
• Three-time Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2016, 2017, 2018)
2019
• Played in 48 games and made 43 starts
• Hit a career-best .318 (34-for-107)
• Registered eight doubles, six home runs and 24 RBIs
• Led the team in on-base percentage (.411), tied for first in home runs (6), second in slugging percentage (.561) and fourth in batting average (.318)
• Named MAC Player of the Week for the first time in her career and went 5-for-9 with eight RBIs (April 2)
• NISC All-Region Team
• Had career-long seven game hitting streak and 13 game reached base streak
• Hit go-ahead three-run home run when Kent State was down to its final out in a 3-1 win at Monmouth (March 26)
• Notched a double and a homer with five RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader at Monmouth (March 26)
• In two games at Monmouth went 4-for-4 with eight RBIs, four runs, a double and two home runs
• Threw out the game-tying run from right field for the final out of the game in a 1-0 win at Ohio (April 10)
• Slammed a game-tying home run in the eight inning against Miami to force more extra innings (April 13)
• In two games vs. Robert Morris went 5-for-7 with six RBIs, three runs scored, two doubles and two home runs
• At NISC Lynchburg Regional hit three-run homer to widen Kent State's lead in a win over George Washington (May 16)
2018
• Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete
• Played in 23 games and made 14 starts
• Batted .261 (12-for-46)
• Collected two doubles, nine RBIs and scored 12 runs
• Had two multi-hit games against Albany (Feb. 24) and Ball State (May 11)
2017
• Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete
• Played in 56 games with 46 starts
• Batted .234 (30-for-128)
• Totaled eight doubles, three home runs and 21 RBIs
• Collected first four RBI game of career against Stony Brook (Feb. 25)
• Had two three RBI games against Evansville and Northern Illinois (Mar. 29 and Apr. 9)
• Went 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs in 9-3 win over Northern Illinois at the MAC Tournament, in the first of three wins in one day en route to the MAC Tournament Championship (May 13)
2016
• Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete
• Appeared in 34 games with 27 starts
• Batted .228 (13-for-57)
• Scored eight runs
• Finished season with one double, one home run and four RBIs
• Hit first home run of collegiate career vs. Louisville (Feb. 26)
• Had first career multi-hit game with a 2-for-4 performance vs. Memphis (Feb. 12)
Prior to Kent State
• Top 10% of her class as a Freshman, Sophomore and Junior
• Honorable Mention All-League as a Freshman
• 2nd Team All-League as a sophomore
• 1st Team All-League and 3rd Team All-Southeastern PA as a Junior
• Earned 4 letters for softball and 1 letter for soccer
Personal
• Daughter of Debbie and Dave Cader
• Has a 20 year old brother named Jeff
• Plans to become a Physicians Assistant or Physical Therapist
