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2025 Softball

19 Kaleigh Hackett

  • Position Outfield
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Highschool Appomattox County
  • Hometown Appomattox, Va.

Biography

2023 Third-Team All-ODAC

Senior (2024): Appeared in 41 games with 40 starts ... Recorded a .315 batting average with 108 at-bats nd only seven strikeouts ... Tallied seven multi-hit games ... Tied for third on the team with 34 hits ... Team-best two triples ... Stole eight bases in eight attempts ... Went 3-3 with a double and three RBIs against Sweet Briar (3/22)

Junior (2023):
Played in 40 games and held a .343 batting average … tied for most RBI on the team with 20 … was fourth on the team with 34 hits and tied for third-most doubles with six … tied with Addison Walter for second-most runs on the team with nine … played a stellar center field for the Hornets making dazzling, diving plays all over the outfield without recording an error on 63 putouts … opened the season with two-straight 2-3 games … went 3-3 against CNU in an upset win.

Sophomore (2022): Cemented herself as the team's starting center fielder, hitting .309 with a homer and 26 RBI ... Also swiped 13 bases ... Had three-hit games Feb. 20 vs. Averett and March 4 vs. Grove City ... Homered and drove in three runs March 16 at No. 4 Christopher Newport ... Helped the Hornets clinch the ODAC tournament's top seed April 23 in a sweep of Guilford with four hits and three runs scored on the day.

Freshman (2021): Played in 37 games in her first season with the program, hitting .267 with a double and eight RBI ... Also stole five bases ... Had her first-career double and RBI April 2 in a loss to No. 4 Christopher Newport ... Had two hits and scored twice April 11 in a win over No. 5 Salisbury ... Went 3-for-4, stole a base, and scored twice April 19 in a win over Roanoke.

Prep/Personal: Dogwood District pitcher of the year for the Raiders ... First Team All-Region ... Also played volleyball ...  Member of YoungLife and FCA ... Aspiring teacher  ... Parents Jennifer and David ... Siblings Kelsey and Dylan

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2021Freshman

    P/OF
    5'4"
    19
  • 19

    2022Sophomore

    OF
    5'4"
    19
  • 19

    2023Junior

    OF
    5'4"
    19
  • 19

    2024Senior

    OF
    5'4"
    19
  • 19

    2025Fifth Year

    Outfield
    19