2024 Softball Roster

Jersey Number 31
Kenleigh Cahalan
- Position:
 - Infield
 
- Height:
 - 5-8
 
- Class:
 - Sophomore
 
- Bat/Throw:
 - L/R
 
- Hometown:
 - Trussville, Ala.
 
- High School:
 - Hewitt-Trussville
 
Accolades
- Second Team All-SEC (2024)
 - NFCA All-South Region - Third Team (2023)
 
2024
- Started all 59Â games
 - Earned back-to-back multi hit games against Longwood and Georgia Tech (Feb. 10) with a combined five hits and three runs scored to close out the season-opening Buzz Classic
 - Earned at least one hit in four of the five games at the Green & Gold Classic, scoring twice and driving in three runs in the weekend finale vs. UAB (Feb. 25)
 - Was 2-for-3 in the game three win over Florida (March 11)
 - Had two doubles and a solo home run over the Georgia series (March 15-17), driving in three runs
 - Hit a pair of triples in game two against Virginia Tech (March 23), becoming just the fifth player in program history to do so
 - Went 3-for-4 in the game two win at Kentucky (March 29)
 - Hit a bases-clearing three run double in the game one win over Ole Miss (April 5)
 - Scored the game-winning run in game three vs. third-ranked Tennessee (April 28), hitting a two-out triple and then scoring on a Kristen White single
 - Was 3-for-6 in the game two win at Auburn (May 3), hitting the go-ahead two run single in the top of the 11th inning
 - Drove in four runs and scored twice in the NCAA Regional championship game vs. Southeastern (May 19)
 - Was 5-for-13 (.385) over the Super Regional series against Tennessee, tying her career high with three hits in the series finale (May 26)
 
2023
- Started all 67Â games, primarily at shortstop
 - Started her Crimson Tide career on a 14-game hit streak, the longest by any freshman to start their career
 - Scored three runs against Georgia Southern (Feb. 11) and had three RBIs on an inside-the-park home run
 - Was 5-for-16 (.313) at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational, including a home run in the weekend finale vs. Florida State to break up a perfect game
 - Drove in the game-winning run vs. Samford (Feb. 22) with a sixth-inning RBI single
 - Led the team with eight hits at the Easton Bama Bash (Feb. 24-26), batting 8-for-12 (.667) with eight runs scored including three doubles and two home runs
 - Was 5-for-14 (.357) at the T-Mobile Crimson Classic (March 3-5), including three multi-RBI performances
 - Was 5-for-15Â (.333) at the Bevo Classic (March 10-12), including the go-ahead RBI single in the eventual extra-inning win over Texas
 - Hit 5-for-10 (.500) in the Missouri series (March 31-April 2), including multi-hit efforts in games one and two
 - Hit a walk-off RBI single in the extra-inning win over South Carolina (April 6), part of a 2-for-4 day at the plate
 - Had a hit in all three games vs. Auburn, including a two-hit performance in the series finale (April 23)
 - Hit a two-run home run in the first inning of the game one win over LSU (April 28)
 
Prep Highlights
- Ranked No. 1 overall player in 2023 class by Perfect Game Softball
 - 2022 Alabama Miss Softball
 - 2022 MaxPreps Alabama Player of the Year
 - Two-time Gatorade Player of the Year finalist (2021-22)
 - Two-time PGF All-American and MaxPreps All-American
 - 2022 PGF 18U National Champion with Birmingham Thunderbolts
 - 2022 All-State Player of the Year
 - 7A State Runner-Up
 - All-State every year of varsity
 - Made All-State as 8th grader, the youngest player in 7A ever to do so
 
Personal Information
- Born Kenleigh Renee Cahalan on March 31, 2005
 - Daughter of Shane and Karen Cahalan
 - Has one sibling Kali Cahalan
 - Dietician major
 
NCAA Super Regional GM 2 Postgame: Coach Murphy
Saturday, May 24
NCAA Super Regional GM 1 Postgame: Coach Murphy & Kali Heivilin
Friday, May 23
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy, Jocelyn Briski & Audrey Vandagriff
Thursday, May 22
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy
Wednesday, May 21
















