NiJaree Canady

NiJaree Canady
NiJaree Canady
Texas Tech Red Raiders
	Pitcher
	Born: 2003 or 2004 (age 20–21); Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Teams
	Stanford (2023–2024); Texas Tech (2025–present);
Career highlights and awards
	First Team All-American (2024); USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year (2024); NFCA National Pitcher of the Year (2024); Softball America Pitcher of the Year (2024); Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year (2024); 2× WCWS All-Tournament Team (2023, 2024); Honda Sports Award (2024); NFCA National Freshman of the Year (2023); Softball America Freshman of the Year (2023); 2× First team All-Pac-12 (2023, 2024); All-Pac-12 Freshman team (2023);

NiJaree Canady (born 2003 or 2004) is an American college softball pitcher for Texas Tech. She previously played at Stanford. As a freshman in 2023, she was named NFCA National Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore in 2024, she was named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.

^ Canady, NiJaree [@CanadyNijaree] (June 5, 2023). "I'm 19 lol😂" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

NiJaree Canady
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Pitcher
Born: 2003 or 2004 (age 20–21)^[1] Topeka, Kansas, U.S.

Teams
Stanford (2023–2024) Texas Tech (2025–present)
Career highlights and awards
First Team All-American (2024) USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year (2024) NFCA National Pitcher of the Year (2024) Softball America Pitcher of the Year (2024) Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year (2024) 2× WCWS All-Tournament Team (2023, 2024) Honda Sports Award (2024) NFCA National Freshman of the Year (2023) Softball America Freshman of the Year (2023) 2× First team All-Pac-12 (2023, 2024) All-Pac-12 Freshman team (2023)