Cagle is the first ACC student-athlete to be named Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year in the same season. The freshman from Yorktown, Virginia, leads the league with 113 total bases and ranks in the top five in slugging percentage (second, .819), home runs (tied for second, 14), on base percentage (third, .503), batting average (third, .420), hits (tied for fourth, 58) and RBI (tied for fourth, 40). Cagle has also been stellar in the circle, tying for the league lead in wins with 24 and leading the league in saves with five. She ranks among the top five in the conference in strikeouts (second, 213), earned run average (1.15) innings pitched (second, 176.2), shutouts (second, nine), complete games (second, 23) and opponents’ batting average (fourth, .185). Cagle earned ACC Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week honors two times each this season and is the only player to be named both the NFCA Division I Player and Pitcher of the Week this season.

Clemson's John Rittman was named Coach of the Year and FSU's Sydney Sherrill was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year.