Big Sky ace with shutdown stuff and postseason punch
In the 2026 season, Sacramento State right-hander Kennedie Bacon showed frontline value with a 10-6 record, a 3.24 ERA, 64 strikeouts, and 19 starts, earning 2nd-team All-Big Sky honors for the second straight year[5]. She mixed a heavy ground-ball profile with real bat-missing ability early in the year, including multiple shutouts and a 1.00 ERA stretch, which says her game travels beyond box-score noise[4][11]. Bacon looks like the kind of steady, competitive pitcher who can anchor a rotation and give a team toughness in big moments[2][9].
