2024 Softball Roster
Cahalan, Kenleigh

Jersey Number 31
Kenleigh Cahalan
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Bat/Throw:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Trussville, Ala.
- High School:
- Hewitt-Trussville
Bio
Accolades
- Second Team All-SEC (2024)
- NFCA All-South Region - Third Team (2023)
2024
- Started all 59 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 67 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-15 (.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