2027 Softball Roster
Caidence Phillips
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Carterville, Ill.
- High School:
- Carterville High School
High School
- 2025-26 Illinois Softball Gatorade Player of the Year
- 2026 MaxPreps Illinois Softball Player of the Year
- Three-time Illinois Coaches Association (ICA) Class 2A First Team All-State (2024-26)
- Two-time Southern Illinoisan Softball Player of the Year (2025, 2026)
- Led Carterville to the 2A state title and a 39-1 record in 2026, a program record for wins in a single season
- During her senior campaign, maintained a perfect 24-0 record in the circle and finished the year with a 0.10 ERA, striking out 324 batters and conceding just two earned runs in 145 innings pitched
- Also tallied a .333 batting average, 37 RBI, and 16 doubles in 2026
- Helped Carterville to the 2024 2A Illinois state title, posting an 18-1 record in 27 appearances as a sophomore
Personal
- Daughter of Carrie and Nathan Phillips
- One brother, Jasper
- Planning to major in elementary education
- Chose Illinois because “it felt like home.”
- Born May 23
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