Kiersten Landers

2019 ACC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK (2/11/20)

Did not play due to a knee injury.

Appeared in 45 games with 38 starts during the 2021 season… had a .262 batting average (28-for-107) with five doubles, two home runs, 14 RBI and 21 runs scored…was 13-for-15 in stolen bases and finished the season with a 1.000 fielding percentage, including 30 putouts and one assist… went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run scored and a home run in the opening game of the season against Memphis (2/12)… was 1-for-2 with an RBI and a double against Virginia Tech (2/20)… batted 2-for-3 against FGCU (2/26) with a double and two runs scored… once against went 2-for-3 against SE Louisiana (2/27) with a double and a run scored… against Florida (3/6) she went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the Seminoles 7-2 win over the Gators… went a perfect 2-for-2 against Syracuse (4/17) with a home run, two walks and two stolen bases… went 2-for-3 at Louisville (4/25) with four RBI and a run scored… had her biggest hit of the season in the bottom of the ninth inning against LSU (5/28) to break a 3-3 tied and send the Seminoles to the Women’s College World Series.

Appeared in all 24 games, including 23 starts, during the 2020 season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and led the team with a .358 batting average (24-for-67)…added three doubles, one triple, eight RBI, four walks and 17 runs scored…tied with Devyn Flaherty for the team lead with eight stolen bases…was perfect in 15 defensive opportunities, including an outfield assist…hit a double in her first collegiate at-bat against North Carolina on February 7, and finished with three hits, a run scored and an RBI…tallied three hits with a stolen base, two RBI and two runs scored on February 7 against No. 1 Alabama, including scoring the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning…went 3-for-4 with a walk, three RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base against Detroit Mercy on February 8…singled and scored in FSU’s 8-0 win in five innings against No. 1 Alabama on February 8…named ACC Player of the Week on February 11…hit an infield single, stole a base and scored a run on February 12 against Florida A&M…recorded a pair of singles and stole a base against No. 1 Washington on February 14…walked, singled and scored a run versus No. 13 Minnesota…hit a triple and scored a run against Liberty on February 16…lined a double against Kent State on February 28…singled and stole a base on the road at No. 21 Arkansas on February 29…walked twice, stole a base and scored two runs on March 6 against Longwood…hit a double and a bunt single on March 8 against Detroit Mercy.

Redshirted during her freshman season.

Attended Hurricane High School in West Virginia…played for the club team WV Outlaws…four-time First Team All-State selection and All-Conference member…won the WV state championship as a junior and a senior…received Underclassmen All-American honors in 2017…member of the A Honor Roll during both her junior and senior years of high school.

Excited to play against Virginia Tech because her best friend plays there…best part of being a student-athlete is the support from all the fans…favorite movie is Dances with Wolves…favorite subject is English…cannot live without sweet tea…wants to become a college softball coach…played volleyball in high school…favorite TV show is The Office…favorite home-cooked meal is spaghetti…has two sisters…had 11 pets growing up…mom and aunt played softball, while her uncle played baseball.