Traverse City Central senior pitcher Piper Cavanaugh was named the 2025-26 Gatorade Michigan Softball Player of the Year on Friday, June 5.
Ranked No. 41 nationally by Softball America, Cavanaugh is a 5-foot-11 Oregon commit who has helped lead the Trojans to a 33-3 record and a chance to win a Division 1 regional ***** le Saturday. Traverse City Central faces Saginaw Heritage in a regional semifinal at Mount Pleasant High School.
The right-hander is 19-0 with a 0.41 ERA, 244 strikeouts and four walks in 102 innings. At the plate, she's batting .593 with 51 RBIs, 57 runs, nine home runs and a .633 on-base percentage.
“Her presence changes matchups and strategy, and she’s the type of athlete opponents have to account for every inning,” Traverse City West coach Brandi Reynolds said in a statement. “She’s the kind of complete player you don’t see very often.”
Cavanaugh carries a 3.99 weighted GPA and volunteers as a student athletic trainer at her school and pitching instructor for a 12U travel softball team.
Ranked No. 41 nationally by Softball America, Cavanaugh is a 5-foot-11 Oregon commit who has helped lead the Trojans to a 33-3 record and a chance to win a Division 1 regional ***** le Saturday. Traverse City Central faces Saginaw Heritage in a regional semifinal at Mount Pleasant High School.
The right-hander is 19-0 with a 0.41 ERA, 244 strikeouts and four walks in 102 innings. At the plate, she's batting .593 with 51 RBIs, 57 runs, nine home runs and a .633 on-base percentage.
“Her presence changes matchups and strategy, and she’s the type of athlete opponents have to account for every inning,” Traverse City West coach Brandi Reynolds said in a statement. “She’s the kind of complete player you don’t see very often.”
Cavanaugh carries a 3.99 weighted GPA and volunteers as a student athletic trainer at her school and pitching instructor for a 12U travel softball team.
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