2018 Softball Roster
Roster
Knudsen, Cassady
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Jersey Number 4
Cassady Knudsen
- Position:
- P
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Altoona, IA
- High School:
- Southeast Polk HS
Bio
Honors/Awards
- 2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 2015 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- 2016 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Career MSU Records
- T-1st in solo no-hitters (2)
- 2nd in strikeouts per seven innings (7.34)
- 5th in opponent batting average (.223)
- 9th in strikeouts (277)
- T-10th in shutouts (7)
Season MSU Records
- 2nd in lowest opponent batting average (.181, 2017)
- 3rd in fewest hits allowed (46, 2017)
- 3rd in fewest runs allowed (27, 2017)
- 3rd in strikeouts per seven innings (8.76, 2018)
- T-3rd in consecutive scoreless innings (26.1, 2018)
- T-5th in shutouts (5, 2018)
- 8th in strikeouts per seven innings (7.35, 2017)
- 8th in lowest opponent batting average (.210, 2018)
2018 (Senior)
- Appeared in 28 contest, earning a career-high 19 starts in the circle for the Bulldogs
- Turned in five one-hit outings over her senior campaign
- Struck out at least 10 batters in six of her starts, including fanning a career-high 13 against Omaha (2/9) and Drake (2/18)
- Finished the season second on the squad with a 2.77 ERA with a 13-9 record in the circle
- Tossed 108.2 innings, allowing just 52 walks while striking out 136 to rank 16th in the SEC with an 8.8 strikeouts per seven innings ratio
- Her 136 strikeouts ranked ninth in the SEC as she averaged 8.8 strikeouts per seven innings, which was fourth highest in the league and 23rd nationally
- The mark also ranked third in Mississippi State single-season history
- Opened the season pitching 26.2 consecutive scoreless innings, the third-longest consecutive scoreless inning streak in program history
- Earned her first shutout victory over a ranked opponent after blanking No. 23 Nebraska, 9-0, in five innings on Feb. 22
- First relief performance of the season came on March 24, tossing the seventh inning in State’s walk-off win over No. 7 Georgia
- In a relief appearance against No. 10 Texas A&M (April 7), allowed two hits over 5.1 innings to record the extra-inning victory
- Tossed five shutouts, the fifth most in single-season history, including a two-hit, 11-strikeout performance against Ole Miss on April 15
2017 (Junior)
- Appeared in 22 contests, earning 11 starts in the circle
- Closed the season with a 9-4 record with three complete games to finish second on the team with a 2.20 ERA, which ranked 20th in the conference and 105th nationally
- Struck out 77 over 73.1 innings of work to hold opponents to a .181 average at the plate, the third-lowest mark in MSU single-season history and the lowest by a Bulldog since 2013
- Ranked fifth in the SEC and 19th across the country with a 4.39 hits per seven innings average
- Placed third in the conference and ranked 49th nationally with a 7.35 strikeouts per seven innings mark
- Made season debut in a start against Western Kentucky (Feb. 11), tossing 6.1 innings of one-hit softball, allowing just one run and striking out nine
- First win of the season came in a start against Southern Illinois (Feb. 25) as she notched 5.0 innings of work and allowed just two runs off three hits with nine strikeouts
- Closed the season with three outings of nine strikeouts or better, including a career high of 10 against Alabama State on March 2
- Tossed 3.0 innings of relief against Samford (March 3), allowing one hit and striking out seven to tie her career high for strikeouts as a reliever
- In MSU’s 10-0 victory over Alabama State, tallied her second no-hitter of her career, which ties for the most by a Bulldog in school history and the 19th in MSU history
- Tossed 1.1 innings of relief at Southern Miss (March 28) to earn her fifth victory of the season, shattering her previous career high
- Strung together 8.1 scoreless inning streak over April 14-22 to set a career high
2016 (Sophomore)
- Appeared in 19 games, drawing five starts
- Finished 4-0 on the year, moving her career record to a perfect 6-0 in two seasons
- Pitched a total of 37.0 innings, throwing one complete game and the first no-hitter of her career
- Totaled 34 strikeouts and 19 walks while keeping opposing batters to a .264 clip
- Recorded a pair of contests with at least seven strikeouts
- Made her season debut in a start against Houston on Feb. 12, throwing 5.0 innings and only giving up one run on four hits while striking out three to open the season with a win
- In her third start of the season, turned in 5.0 innings of work and only surrendered one run to improve to 2-0 with a 7-4 win against SIU-Edwardsville (Feb. 20)
- In her third relief appearance of the season, tossed seven strikeouts in 5.0 innings to shutout Western Kentucky (March 6), moving to 3-0
- In the final regular-season game of the season, tossed the 18th no-hitter in school history while striking out a career-high eight batters to push MSU to an 8-0 victory against Alcorn State on May 9
2015 (Freshman)
- Made an appearance in 21 games, four in the starting role and the other 17 in relief appearances
- Finished a perfect 2-0 on the season with one complete game and a 4.94 ERA
- Struck out 30 in 45.1 innings pitched as opposing batters hit at an average of .277 against her
- Recorded two games with at least five strikeouts
- Struck out one in one inning in her collegiate debut against Middle Tennessee (Feb. 6)
- Started her first collegiate game at UAB (Feb. 24)
- Threw her first complete collegiate game against Memphis (April 22) in an 11-3 win in five innings
- Struck out a career-high nine batters in a career-high 7.1 innings at Georgia Southern (April 26)
High School
- A three-year letterwinner as an infielder, outfielder and pitcher for the Rams and head coach Tia Stiles
- As a junior, earned a spot on the Class 5A Iowa Girls Coaches Association All-State Second Team, the District 5A West first team and the All-Central Iowa Conference Second Team as an infielder
- A year earlier, received District 5A West first team honors while playing infield
- Also at Southeast Polk, is involved with student council, student activities leadership team and the National Honor Society
- Volunteers for Care Initiatives Hospice, going to nursing homes and visiting the residents, the Children’s Cancer Connection and the Kiwanis Miracle League, helping disabled children play softball/baseball during the summer
Personal
- Born on January 18, 1996 in Des Moines, Iowa
- The daughter of Julie and Brad Knudsen
- Has one brother, Cole, and one sister, Kelsey
- Majoring in biological sciences
Career Highs
- Innings Pitched (Starter): 7.1, vs. Georgia Southern (April 26, 2015)
- Innings Pitched (Reliever): 5.1 vs. Texas A&M (April 7, 2018)
- Strikeouts (Starter): 13, twice, last vs. Drake (February 18, 2018)
- Strikeouts (Reliever): 6, last vs. North Dakota State (March 18, 2018)
- Walks (Starter): 7, vs. Georgia (March 35, 2018)
- Walks (Reliever): 4, at Alabama (April 8, 2016)
- Hits Allowed (Starter): 10, at Missouri (March 17, 2018)
- Hits Allowed (Reliever): 6, vs. Fordham (May 19, 2017)
- Runs Allowed (Starter): 7, at Missouri (March 17, 2018)
- Runs Allowed (Reliever): 5, twice, last vs. McNeese State (Feb. 26, 2016)
- Earned Runs Allowed (Starter): 7, at Missouri (March 17, 2018)
- Earned Runs Allowed (Reliever): 5, twice, last vs. McNeese State (Feb. 26, 2016)
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