Completed Event: Softball versus Iowa on April 21, 2026 , Loss , 2, to, 7
Final
Softball
2
Iowa
7
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Iowa State University Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 20
Kadence Shepherd
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Blue Springs
- Hometown:
- Blue Springs, Mo.
- Prev School:
- Missouri
Awards & Honors
NFCA Midwest All-Region Third Team - 2B (2026)
NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2025)
2026 (Sophomore)
Flourished in an expanded role with the Cyclones, starting all 55 games at second base for ISU … finished the year with 39 runs scored on 48 hits … had 10 doubles and 12 homers – tied for the second-most on the team … was third on the team in RBI with 48, marking the seventh-most in a single season in ISU history … recorded the team’s longest reached base streak of the season with 17 in a row … committed just four errors as a middle infielder, fielding the ball at a .977 clip … launched her first career homer against Omaha (2/6) … drove in a career-high four runs at No. 2 Texas Tech on her first-ever grand slam (3/29) … tallied a personal best three hits against No. 19 Oklahoma State (4/10) … logged a pair of doubles at Kansas (4/25) … hit homers in five consecutive games (3/27-4/5).
2025 (Freshman at Missouri)
Appeared in six contests ... bat .333 with a pair of hits ... in her collegiate debut against Clemson (2/13) she collected her first hit ... hit .500 in SEC play.
High School
Was second-team all-conference and all-district as a freshman ... was all-district, all-conference and second team all-region as a sophomore ... collected all-district, all-region, all-conference and all-state honors as a junior ... earned MHSFCA First Team All-State honors in 2023 ... also competed in track and field ... was a three-time academic all-state selection and was a National Honor Society member while being named to the Principal's honor roll three times ... played club ball for the Louisville Sluggers ...
Personal
Brother, Korbin, wrestled at Missouri (2021-24) before transferring to wrestle at Cal Poly.
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