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University of North Florida Athletics

2023 Softball Roster

Britt Moore
Makenzie Blaakman

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

Biography

2023 All-ASUN Second Team
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).

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2020Freshman

    Outfield
    5'6"
    22
  • 22

    2021Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'6"
    22
  • 22

    2022Junior

    Outfield
    5'6"
    22
  • 22

    2023Senior

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    22