2023-24 Softball
Roster
#19 Cassidy Grimm 2022-23 Softball Roster
Infield
Height
5-2
Class
Senior
B/T
R/R
Hometown
Valparaiso, Ind.
High School
Chesterton
![Cassidy Grimm - Softball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish Cassidy Grimm - Softball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish](https://fightingirish.com/imgproxy/F4QEvNHgLkbSDQAqkquUGaAtPEJviR9GLeGS9PjnacA/fit/420/640/ce/0/aHR0cHM6Ly9maWdodGluZ2lyaXNoLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyMi8xMC8xMDEzMjAyMl9TQl9JbmRpdmlkdWFsUGhvdG9zXzAxNzFfLmpwZw.jpg)
As a Junior (2023)
- Played in 28 games
- Hit for a .400 (4-for-10) average with a double
- Drove in two runs and scored three times
- Stole two bases in two attempts
- Had a three-game hitting streak in games she got an at bat (March 28 – April 12)
- Four-game consecutive reached base streak in games with at least one plate appearance (March 14 – April 12)
- Hit a double in a 1-for-2 effort with a run scored in the victory over IUPUI (March 28)
- Went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and scored two runs against Ball State (April 4)
As a Sophomore (2022)
- Played in 43 games making 28 starts at the hot corner
- Hit for a .298 average with a pair of doubles
- Drove in six and scored six times
- Swiped three bases on four attempts
- Added four multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs twice
- Saw her role shift into a defensive replacement where she earned a .941 fielding percentage on 80 chances
- Season-high three hits in a 3-for-3 effort against Liberty (March 5)
As a Freshman (2021)
- Saw significant action starting at third base in the latter half of the season (played in 31 games, started 17), totaling 36 assists and nine putouts. At the plate, posted a .212 average with seven hits, two doubles, one triple, six RBI and five runs scored.
PREP & PERSONAL
- Majoring in Engineering
- Twitter: @Cassadillla19
- Instagram: @Cassadillla19
- Named Science Student of the Year and received Top 10 academic honors in her senior year at Chesterton
- “She is plays the game with fire and grit,” Head Coach Deanna Gumpf shared. “We can’t wait to see the energy Cassidy will bring to the field in the Irish uniform.“
- “Notre Dame is the perfect balance of academics and athletics, and it connects me with the global Irish family,” Grimm expressed.
- Totaled 97 hits, 77 runs scored, 66 RBI, 27 stolen bases
- Racked up 24 doubles, four triples, four home runs
- Earned All-DAC honors in 2017 and 2019
- Tied the Chesterton school record for most assists
- With club team Beverly Bandits, earned the 2019 PGF National Championship, Demarini Invite Championship and the PGF Shootout Championship
- Joins sister Shelby Grimm (catcher) on the Irish squad, and father, Jeff, played baseball at Valparaiso University