Kalei Harding Named a Preseason All-American by Softball America

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State softball senior Kalei Harding was named to the Preseason All-America Second Team by Softball America on Monday morning. This is the first time Harding has been named a Preseason All-American in her career.

The senior from Murfreesboro, Tenn., put together a very solid year for the Seminoles in 2023 both at the plate and in her new role at third base. Starting in 68 out of the 69 games in 2023, Harding boasted a .311 batting average while hitting 10 home runs and driving in 48 runs. In 2023, FSU hit a school record 122 doubles, and Harding was big part of that. Harding hit a career high 22 doubles in 2023 which is the second-most ever by a Seminole in a single season. She also ranks sixth all-time with 43 career doubles and needs nine doubles to hold sole possession of second on the al-time list. Harding also locked down the hot corner during the season as she played the majority of her time at third base for the first time in her career. Harding had just nine errors in 2023 and made many phenomenal plays at third using her strong arm.

Harding is a three-time All-ACC honoree as she picked up third team honors in 2021 and 2023 and second team honors in 2022. She was also named to the ACC All-Tournament Team in both 2022 and 2023. Harding had one of her best outings last season when it mattered most against Georgia in the Super Regionals. Harding went 4-for-8 with three RBI in two games against the Bulldogs to help the Seminoles advance to the Women's College World Series.

FSU will host their Fan Day this Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. with the Garnet and Gold Scrimmage at the Seminole Softball Complex. The scrimmage is free of charge. FSU will open the season with the JoAnne Graf Classic on Feb. 8-10 at the FSU Softball Complex where they will face Charlotte, Texas Tech and Florida A&M.

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First Team
Position	Name	School
C	Kinzie Hansen	Oklahoma
1B	McKenna Gibson	Tennessee
2B	Taryn Kern	Stanford
SS	Skylar Wallace	Florida
3B	Alyssa Brito	Oklahoma
OF	Jayda Coleman	Oklahoma
OF	Kiki Milloy	Tennessee
OF	Addison Barnard	Wichita State
UT	Jayda Kearney	Georgia
UT	Erin Coffel	Kentucky
UT	Tiare Jennings	Oklahoma
UT	Maya Brady	UCLA
UT/P	Valerie Cagle	Clemson
P	Maddie Penta	Auburn
P	Jordy Bahl	Nebraska
P	Kelly Maxwell	Oklahoma
P	NiJaree Canady	Stanford

Second Team
Position	Name	School
C	Autumn Owen	North Carolina
1B	Karina Gaskins	Notre Dame
2B	Allie Skaggs	Arizona
SS	Taylor Pleasants	LSU
3B	Karli Spaid	Miami
OF	Korbe Otis	Florida
OF	Kristin Fifield	GCU
OF	Alex Honnold	Missouri
UT	Aminah Vega	Duke
UT	Kalei Harding	Florida State
UT	Sara Mosley	Georgia
UT	Megan Grant	UCLA
UT/P	Lexi Kilfoyl	Oklahoma State
P	Kayla Beaver	Alabama
P	Dariana Orme	Baylor
P	Nicole May	Oklahoma
P	Alana Vawter	South Carolina

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