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Kaelin Cash Earns All-B1G Honors
5/9/2025 12:00:00 PM | Softball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State softball junior Kaelin Cash has earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors as announced by the conference office on Friday. It marks the second consecutive season that a Spartan has earned All-B1G honors following junior Hannah Hawley's second team designation in 2024.
Cash led Michigan State this past season hitting .376, marking the 13th best single season batting mark in program history. The Greenwood, Ind. native topped the Spartan batting charts in hits (47), RBIs (29), total bases (76), slugging (.608), on base percentage (.466) and OPS (1.074).
Cash's numbers didn't budge in conference action where she hit .375 with a .446 on base percentage and a .703 slugging percentage, good for a 1.149 OPS. Her six home runs, nine extra base hits, 24 total hits and 20 RBIs led Michigan State in B1G play. She got even better when playing against top competition, hitting .393 with a .464 on base and a .721 slugging against Top 75 RPI opponents.
On March 29, Cash broke the Michigan State single game records for home runs and RBIs with a three-home run, eight RBI performance against Michigan. Her 3-for-3 performance, which included a home run, was crucial in MSU's 6-4 upset over No. 3-ranked Oregon on May 2, marking the biggest upset by the Spartans since 1998.
Senior Collette Allen was Michigan State's Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree. Allen, a third-year transfer from Redlands College, posted a career best .308 batting average in 34 appearances (15 starts) alongside a .455 on base percentage, .712 slugging percentage and a 1.167 OPS. Of her 16 hits this past season, 11 went for extra bases (six doubles, five home runs).
Cash led Michigan State this past season hitting .376, marking the 13th best single season batting mark in program history. The Greenwood, Ind. native topped the Spartan batting charts in hits (47), RBIs (29), total bases (76), slugging (.608), on base percentage (.466) and OPS (1.074).
Cash's numbers didn't budge in conference action where she hit .375 with a .446 on base percentage and a .703 slugging percentage, good for a 1.149 OPS. Her six home runs, nine extra base hits, 24 total hits and 20 RBIs led Michigan State in B1G play. She got even better when playing against top competition, hitting .393 with a .464 on base and a .721 slugging against Top 75 RPI opponents.
On March 29, Cash broke the Michigan State single game records for home runs and RBIs with a three-home run, eight RBI performance against Michigan. Her 3-for-3 performance, which included a home run, was crucial in MSU's 6-4 upset over No. 3-ranked Oregon on May 2, marking the biggest upset by the Spartans since 1998.
Kaelin Cash sends on off the light post in left, a no doubter gives us a 1-0 lead!#GoGreen | #SpartanUp pic.twitter.com/J4FKCJsuBj
— Michigan State Softball (@MSU_Softball) May 3, 2025
Senior Collette Allen was Michigan State's Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree. Allen, a third-year transfer from Redlands College, posted a career best .308 batting average in 34 appearances (15 starts) alongside a .455 on base percentage, .712 slugging percentage and a 1.167 OPS. Of her 16 hits this past season, 11 went for extra bases (six doubles, five home runs).
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