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Jersey Number 22
Kayla Harper
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Year:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Bats / Throws:
- Psychology
- Hometown:
- Longmont, Colo.
- High School:
- Silver Creek HS
- Previous School:
- Silver Creek HS
2023 All-ASUN Second Team
2021 ASUN All-Freshman Team
ASUN Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
Senior - 2023
Junior - 2022
Sophomore - 2021
Freshman - 2020
*The 2020 season only lasted 18 games due to the developments around COVID-19
Prior to UNF
Club Team: Warriors
Club Coach: Glen Wager
Notes: A four-year starter on varsity, Harper led her team to two conference titles and four regional appearances, including two regional titles. She was a four-time all-conference selection and named all-state honorable mention in 2017 and all-state in 2018.
Harper holds the school record for at-bats (343), runs (168), hits (190), triples (16), stolen bases (57), average (.554), OBP (.590) and RISP (.610). Named the most valuable player in 2017 and academic all-state honorable mention in 2017 and 2018, she also ranks second in doubles (31) and total bases (280) and third in RBIs (106).
2021 ASUN All-Freshman Team
ASUN Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
Senior - 2023
- Earned All-ASUN Second Team honors; first All-ASUN selection in career.
- Batted .319 (46-for-144) while starting all 50 games played with 46 hits, 15 RBIs and 27 runs scored and 26 steals.
- Recorded an OPS of .760 with a .361 SLG% and a .399 OB%, along with 52 total bases.
- Also batted team-high .357 (25-for-70) in ASUN play with 25 hits, five RBIs, 10 runs scored and 10 steals.
- Recorded a hit in 17 of 23 ASUN games this year, including a multi-hit game in every full series played.
- Notched four multi-RBI games and 12 multi-hit games, including two three-hit games against Cleveland State and FGCU.
- Had a hitting streak of seven straight games against UNA, FIU, Bellarmine and Georgia Southern.
- Recorded both a hit and a run in the same game 17 different times this season.
- Averaged .441 (15-for-34) with runners in scoring position, .415 (27-for-65) as the leadoff hitter, .414 (24-for-58) with runners on base, .390 (16-for-41) with two outs, .256 (22-for-86) with bases empty and .586 (41-for-70) with success advancing runners on the season.
- ASUN ranks: 2nd in stolen bases (26), 20th in runs scored (27), 23rd in OB% (.399) and 24th in average (.319).
- National ranks: 29th in stolen bases (26).
Junior - 2022
- Started all 59 total games in the outfield and batted .295 (51-for-173), along with 51 hits, 18 RBI and two home runs that were both inside the park.
- Also led team in total runs scored (40) and total steals (31).
- Ranked second in ASUN for stolen bases, which is the second-most in D-I program history.
- Batted .338 (24-for-71) in 24 starts during conference play, which ranks second on the team, with 24 hits, eight RBI, 19 runs, and 15 steals in 16 attempts.
- Recorded 13 multi-hit games with eight of them in ASUN play, while also having back-to-back multi-hit games four separate times.
- Had three hits in two games with both matchups against Power Five opponents (NC State & Iowa).
- Recorded at least a hit in 16 of 24 ASUN games and a run scored in 14 of 24 ASUN games, including 10 total games with more than two runs scored overall.
- Had a hit and a run in the same game 22 times, while also having 19 games with a run and a steal.
- Went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI on opening weekend against NC State February 12.
- Made diving catch against No. 3 Florida that made SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays February 23.
- Recorded two hits with three RBI and a homer against Fairleigh Dickinson March 4.
- Notched back-to-back multi-hit games with at least one RBI in Lipscomb doubleheader March 19.
- Tied the single-game program D-I record for most walks drawn (4) and most steals (3) against Kennesaw State April 15.
- Four straight games with a hit and a run, as well as two RBI against Georgia Southern and Stetson.
Sophomore - 2021
- Named to the 2021 ASUN All-Freshman Team after a consistent sophomore season.
- Hit .310 (22-for-71), scoring 10 runs and walking six times.
- One of the feared base stealers on the team, swiping 14 bags.
- Collected 54 putouts and 41 assists.
- Notched four multi-hit games.
- Stole three bases and went 3-for-4 in a win against North Alabama May 1.
Freshman - 2020
- Hit .240 in her freshman season, playing in 15 games with 11 games started
- Had three stolen bases
- Scored five runs
- Made her debut with two hits against Western Kentucky (Feb. 8)
- Tallied a hit and scored a run at No. 9 Florida (Feb. 12)
- Also had a hit against Purdue (Feb. 28)
*The 2020 season only lasted 18 games due to the developments around COVID-19
Prior to UNF
Club Team: Warriors
Club Coach: Glen Wager
Notes: A four-year starter on varsity, Harper led her team to two conference titles and four regional appearances, including two regional titles. She was a four-time all-conference selection and named all-state honorable mention in 2017 and all-state in 2018.
Harper holds the school record for at-bats (343), runs (168), hits (190), triples (16), stolen bases (57), average (.554), OBP (.590) and RISP (.610). Named the most valuable player in 2017 and academic all-state honorable mention in 2017 and 2018, she also ranks second in doubles (31) and total bases (280) and third in RBIs (106).
UNF Softball Complex Aerial Drone
Thursday, July 06
UNF Softball Fall Ball Scrimmage
Thursday, July 06
Pre-Tournament Interivew with Coach Hickey
Thursday, July 06
Head Softball Jeff Conrad - Hiring Feature
Wednesday, July 06
