University of Delaware Athletics
2025 Softball Roster
Cahalan, Mary Beth
Jersey Number 9
Mary Beth Cahalan
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Northside
- Hometown:
- Dadeville, Al.
- Prev School:
- Dartmouth College
- Major:
- Health Behavior Science
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2025 CAA Defensive Player of the Year
- 2025 NFCA All-East Region Third-Team
- 2025 First-Team All-CAA
- 2025 CAA All-Tournament Team
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District selection
- 2025 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- 2025 CAA Preseason Honorable Mention
- 2024 NFCA All-Northeast Region Second-Team
- 2024 First-Team All-Ivy Selection
- 2024 Academic All-Ivy Team Selection
- 2023 All-Ivy Honorable Mention
- Two-time CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2025 SEASON
- Started in all 53 appearances
- Hit .323/.391/.542 with 13 doubles, seven home runs, 45 RBIs, and 25 runs scored
- Had 50 hits, 16 walks, and was 4-for-5 in stolen bases
- Made just one error in 352 chances for a .997 fielding percentage
- Threw out 9 of 17 runners attempting to steal (52.9 percent)
- First catcher to earn CAA Defensive Player of the Year since 2016
- Went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI, and run scored in win over nationally-ranked Michigan
- Recorded 100th career hit on Feb. 22 against Penn
- Went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, two doubles, three runs scored, and six RBIs against Drexel on March 9 - tied for most in RBIs in the CAA in a game in 2025 and tied for third most in a single-game in UD program history
- Hit a bases-clearing double as part of a seven-run fifth inning on March 15 against Stony Brook
- Went 2-for-4 with four RBIs on March 29 against Elon
- Had three hits and two RBIs against UNCW on April 4
- Went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs against Hampton on April 18
- Went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs against Hampton on April 19
- Turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead with a home run in an elimination game of the CAA Tournament against Hofstra on May 9Â
- Team-best seven 3-hit games
- Ranked third in CAA in RBIs, sixth in doubles, seventh in home runs, and 10th in total bases
- 45 RBIs were fourth-most in UD history for a season and 13 doubles were tied for 10th mostÂ
- Nationally, ranked 28th in defensive war (third among catchers) at 1.03, 29th in defensive runs saved (third among catchers) at 12.22, and seventh in framing runs saved at 6.62
- Hit .347 with runners on base and .371 with runners in scoring position
- NFCA All-Northeast Region Third-Team
- First-Team All-CAA
- CAA All-Tournament Team
- CSC Academic All-District
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- CAA Preseason Honorable Mention
- 2024 CAA Fall and 2025 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2024 SEASON AT DARTMOUTH
- Started all 35 games as a senior
- Named First Team All-Ivy
- Led the team with a .369 batting average, including a .422 average during conference play
- Tied for the team lead with 10 doubles, along with two triples and four home runs
- Threw out 13 baserunners from behind the plate to rank second among all Ivy League catchers and 25 nationally
- 11 multi-hit games
- Hit a crucial home run to help Dartmouth defeat Yale, 1-0, in its first home Ivy League game (3/30)
- Hit home runs in three straight games, starting with the series finale at Penn and running through the two-game Columbia series
- Was the Big Green’s Academic All-Ivy honoree
- Led the team in walks with 17
- CSC Academic All-District
2023 SEASON AT DARTMOUTH
- Appeared in 35 games, including 34 starts as a junior
- 3-for-4 at the plate against Maine with two home runs and five RBIs
- Finished the season with a .275 batting average and four home runs
- Hit a three-run homer against eventual Ivy League Tournament champion Harvard
- Drew a team-best 21 walksÂ
- All-Ivy Honorable Mention
2022 SEASON AT DARTMOUTH
- Appeared and started 33 games for the Big Green, primarily as a catcherÂ
- Led the team in walks with 16 on the year despite missing 11 games
- Caught 10 runners stealingÂ
- Finished the year with a fielding percentage of .988, committing just two errors
2021 SEASON AT DARTMOUTH
- Appeared in five games during a COVID-shortened season
- Finished the year with a batting average of .474, the third-highest on the team
- Was perfect in the field, committing no errors and recording 21 putouts
Bio: Four-year letter winner in softball served as captain during her senior season at Northside High School... 2016-2020 Region 1-4A Champions... 2017-18 GHSA 4A State Champions... Ledger Enquirer First Team as a sophomore, junior, and senior... GHSA First Team All-State as a junior and senior... Region 1-4A First Team as a senior... Also played flag football in 2019 and served as captain... Parents are Steve and Christy Cahalan... Has one sister, Claire, who plays softball for University of Missouri... Cousin Kenleigh Cahalan plays softball for University of Florida... Was member of her school’s choir and Fellowship of Christian Athletes... Plans on studying pre-med and chemistry and pursuing a career in medicine... Enjoys singing, the beach, and lake trips
Highlight: Softball 2024 Season Highlight
Monday, June 03
Highlight: Softball Senior Day - 5/5/24
Monday, May 06
Highlight: Softball vs. DSU - 4/10/24
Monday, April 15
Highlight: Softball vs. Drexel - 4/29/24
Saturday, March 30
