Florida State University Athletics
2021-22 Women's Softball Roster
Roster
Kalei Harding
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- High School:
- Blackman High School
CAREER HONORS:
2024 Second Team All-Southeast Region
2024 First Team All-ACC
2024 ACC All-Tournament Team
2024 Preseason All-ACC Team
2023 ACC All-Tournament Team
2023 All-ACC Third Team
2023 Preseason All-ACC First Team
2022 NFCA Southeast All-Region First Team
2022 ACC Tournament MVP
2022 All-ACC Tournament Team
2022 All-ACC Second Team
2021 All-ACC Third Team
2021 All-ACC Freshman Team
Senior (2024)
Started in 61 games for the Seminoles...Finished the season with a .342 batting average with 15 home runs and 65 RBI...Became just the fourth Seminole in school history to hit 15 or more home runs and drive in 65 or more runs...In 17 at bats she earned 11 RBI's on nine hits, scoring six times on opening weekend...Tied the school record for most RBI in a game with seven against Charlotte (2/9/24)... Went 4-for-5 with a RBI against UCLA (2/16/24)...Recorded two hits and two RBI including a home run vs No. 4 Georgia (2/17/24)...Had three hits, including two doubles, and scored two runs in the Dugout Club Classic...Had a two-hit, three-RBI game, which included a double in the Noles victory over Purdue (3/9/24) in the FGCU Spring Break Classic...Had five hits and drove in five in the Seminoles opening ACC series against No. 4 Duke...Had six hits, five RBI and scored four runs in the Noles three-game sweep at Pittsburgh...Drove in eight runs and had four hits in the Seminoles three-game sweep over NC State...Had an RBI-double against Louisville (4/5/24)...Went 2-4 including a home run and three RBI in the Seminoles victory over Notre Dame (4/12/24)...Scored a run and had a two-run double in the victory against North Carolina (4/27/24)...Scored two runs, and hit two home runs accounting for four RBI against No. 9 Florida (5/1/24)...Hit a two-run home run in the ACC Championship game against Duke...Had back-to-back two-RBi games against UCF and Auburn in the Tallahassee Regional to help send the Seminoles to Super Regionals...Picked up three hits against Oklahoma in the Super Regional including a solo home run in game two.
Junior (2023)
Played in all 69 games while starting 68 of them...Hit .311 with 10 home runs and 48 RBI...Recorded three hits in five games at the Women's College World Series...Had a phenomenal Super Regional going 4-for-8 with three RBI against Georgia...Recorded an RBI against UCF and two RBI against Maris in the Tallahassee Regional...Hit a two-run home run against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament Semifinal in a four-RBI day... Crushed a solo shot over left and hit an RBI single in the run-rule victory over Notre Dame (4/30)…Recorded six RBIs in the weekend series at Virginia Tech (4/20-4/22)…Hit a double in each game of the weekend series against Virginia (4/14-15) and made four assists from third base for her highest assist count of her career (4/14)…Provided a towering two-run homer to left center to make it back-to-back games with a two-run home run (3/31)…Provided an RBI double and her sixth long ball of the season in the victory over Duke (3/26) …Hit in each of the four games in Oklahoma and the game-winning two run blast to defeat third-ranked Oklahoma State (3/10)…Recorded a hit in each of the five games in the Unconquered Invitational, including two singles against Lamar (2/24)…Hit two home runs to bring in three runs against Arkansas (2/17)…Had an exceptional day against Purdue hitting 3-3 (2/11) and scoring 5 runs in the JoAnne Graf Classic.
Sophomore (2022)
Appeared in all 61 games with 60 starts… finished the season with a .304 batting average (56-for-184), including 11 doubles and 15 home runs… her 11 doubles were fourth on the team and her 15 home runs ranked second… she also had a team-leading 54 RBI to go with 11 stolen bases… She finished the season with a .966 fielding percentage with 110 putouts, four assists and four errors… started the season with a two-run home run against Mercer (2/11)… stole a career-high two bases against South Alabama (2/16)… went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI against No. 15 Tennessee (2/17)… went 2-for-3 with a career-high two home runs and three RBI against Hofstra (2/36)… hit two home runs, one in each game of a doubleheader at Georgia Tech (3/11)… went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI at Virginia (3/2)… went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI at Virginia in the final game of the series (3/3)… hit a grand slam against Virginia Tech (4/9)… was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI at North Carolina (4/17)… was 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI against No. 17 Clemson (4/21)… hit a home run in every game of the ACC Tournament and was named the ACC Tournament MVP.
Freshman (2021)
Appeared in 62 games and stared in 58 of them during her freshman campaign in 2021… finished the season with a .278 batting average (49-for-176), including 10 doubles, six home runs and a team-high three triples… Harding also had a team-high with 42 RBI… she scored 29 runs and was second on the team with a .472 slugging percentage, she also was 10-for-11 in stolen bases… Harding finished the season with a .915 fielding percentage with 46 putouts and eight assists… in just the fifth game of her career she went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI at Georgia Tech (2/18)… was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Florida (3/6)… went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI against No. 2 Arizona (3/11) in FSU 4-2 win… went 2-for-3 with a run scored in game three against No. 2 Arizona (3/13) in FSU’s 2-0 win… was 2-for-4 with three RBI against Kennesaw State (3/20)… was 2-for-3 with four RBI and a triple at Boston College (3/27)… recorded three more RBI on her first career home run against Notre Dame (4/3)… was a perfect 2-for-2 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored at Syracuse (4/18)… grabbed two more home runs at Pitt (5/8) as she went 2-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored… was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored against Alabama (6/7) to send the Seminoles to the Championship Series of the WCWS… went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored as the Seminoles defeated Oklahoma (6/8) 8-4 in the first game of the WCWS Championship Series.
High School:
Attended Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee….named the Rookie of the Year and the Offensive Player of the Year, while posting a .397 batting average with 49 runs, 12 doubles and 13 home runs…competed for the TN Fury Platinum travel team, which posted Top 10 finishes at PGF and in Colorado…as a member of the Fury, she tallied seven doubles, six home runs and 28 RBI with a .387 batting average…was a three-time All-District selection,
Personal:
Majoring in Clinical Professions with the dreams of becoming a dentist…earned honor roll while in high school…daughter of Sherry and Kelly Harding…born November 23, 2001.
