Kalei Harding

2021 ALL-ACC THIRD TEAM
2021 ALL-ACC FRESHMAN TEAM

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.

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,

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.