Taryn Kern

BLOOMINGTON, IN - April 15, 2023 - infield\utility player Sarah Stone #14 and catcher\utility player Avery Parker #18 and infielder Brooke Benson #6 and infielder Taryn Kern #9 and infield\pitcher Brianna Copeland #16 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Nebraska Corn Huskers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Andy Mohr Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Dalton Wainscott/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - April 11, 2023 - infielder Taryn Kern #9 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Indiana Hoosiers at Andy Mohr Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics

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Softball - Taryn Kern home run celebration

Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
San Jose, Calif.
Position:
IF

FRESHMAN (2023)
• NFCA Second Team All-American
• TUCCI/NFCA Top-3 Freshman of the Year Finalist
• Top 25 Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist
• NFCA All-Region First Team
• Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Year
• All-Big Ten First Team and Freshman Team
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (six times)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (three times)
• IU May Scholar Athlete of the Month
• D1Softball ranked second baseman (No. 19, No. 24)
• D1Softball First Team and Freshman Team All-American
Started in all 62 games for the Hoosiers … broke three single-season program records home runs (23), RBI (65) and runs scored (68) … led the team in batting average (.404), on base percentage (.578) and slugging percentage (.942) … hit an RBI single to put the Hoosiers on the board against No. 22 Louisiana (2/16) … recorded four hits at the ESPN Clearwater Invitational … scored eight runs on eight hits with 12 RBI and three home runs at the Lady Bison Classic and held a 1.428 slugging percentage and a .667 OBS and a 2.096 OPS … against Northwestern State (3/18) she went 2-for-2 at bat with three runs scored, two home runs one walk and two hit by pitch … batted .667 with four home runs, one double, one triple and 11 RBI in a two-game series sweep against Northwestern State and Memphis and a win over Belmont and held an OPS of 2.735 with a 1.917 slugging percentage and an OBS of .818 on the weekend … totaled five hits with two doubles, two home runs, three free passes and three RBI with an outstanding 2.111 OPS against No. 22 Maryland … tallied 12 assists with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage against the Michigan Wolverines along with a pair of two-run homers … went 2-for-4 at bat with two runs scored and three RBI and two home runs in game one against Purdue (3/29) and earned four walks in game two in the conference sweep … hit .500 on the weekend in the series sweep over Rutgers, boasting a 1.250 slugging percentage and a 1.583 OPS on two hits, five walks and three hit by pitch with five runs scored … batted .714 with five hits and two walks with six runs scored in the Hoosiers sixth conference sweep against Michigan State and broke the single-season RBI record with an RBI double in game two against the Spartans … tied the Big Ten conference record for most home runs by a freshman in a single season with her 23rd home run against Tennessee (5/20).

PREP/PERSONAL
Two-time All-League First Team and West Coast Preps First Team … 2019 Central Coast Sectional Champion … named to the Honor Role all four years … played travel ball for Warrior Academy … Alliance Super Cup Stage II All-Tournament Honoree … won the Suncats Alliance Nationals Q bracket Champions … major is undecided ... daughter of Chris and Tilena Kern ... father played baseball at Gonzaga … has one brother Tanner and one sister Tessa.