Haylie McCleney
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Haylie McCleney (born July 11, 1994) is an American former professional softball outfielder. She played college softball for Alabama. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal. She most recently played in the Athletes Unlimited Softball league.
Career
[edit]McCleney played college softball for Alabama from 2013 to 2016, earning Second Team and three First Team All-SEC honors.[1] She was also named a Second Team and three First Team All-American from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.[2][3][4][5] McCleney would end her career with the Alabama Crimson Tide batting crown and a member of the elite .400 average, 300 hits, 200 runs, 100 stolen bases club.[6]
She played in the inaugural season of Athletes Unlimited Softball league.[7] On July 25, 2024, McCleney announced she would retire at the conclusion of the Athletes Unlimited summer season.[8]
International career
[edit]McCleney has been a member of the United States women's national softball team since 2013. She represented Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal. She led Team USA in batting average, batting .529 throughout the 2020 Olympics with nine hits and four runs in six games, her hits leading the tournament. Team USA was defeated by Team Japan in the gold medal game 2–0, where she was shutout at the plate.[9][10][11][12] Following the tournament, she was named to the WBSC All-Olympic softball team.[13]
On August 31, 2023, McCleney was named to the U.S. women's national team for the 2023 Pan American Games.[14]
McCleney represented the United States at the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup and won a silver medal.[15]
Personal life
[edit]McCleney is engaged to former Florida State softball pitcher Kylee Hanson. They were engaged in February 2019.[16]
Statistics
[edit]YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
2013 | 60 | 185 | 68 | 86 | .465 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 120 | .648% | 32 | 10 | 30 | 31 |
2014 | 65 | 198 | 70 | 88 | .444 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 138 | .697% | 50 | 12 | 34 | 37 |
2015 | 63 | 165 | 69 | 72 | .436 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 116 | .703% | 61 | 9 | 32 | 34 |
2016 | 60 | 152 | 72 | 67 | .441 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 109 | .717% | 56 | 14 | 22 | 23 |
TOTALS | 248 | 700 | 279 | 313 | .447 | 162 | 27 | 16 | 57 | 483 | .690% | 199 | 45 | 118 | 125 |
YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB |
2020 | 11 | 32 | 14 | 16 | .500 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | .781% | 7 | 1 | 5 |
2021 | 31 | 101 | 31 | 40 | .396 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 81 | .802% | 16 | 9 | 9 |
Olympics | 6 | 17 | 3 | 9 | .529 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .647% | 4 | 1 | 2 |
TOTAL | 48 | 150 | 48 | 65 | .433 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 117 | .780% | 27 | 11 | 16 |
YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB |
2020 | 15 | 53 | 6 | 21 | .396 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 42 | .792% | 5 | 6 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 Softball Roster Haylie McCleney". Rolltide.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "2013 NFCA Division I All-Americans". NFCA.org. May 29, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "2014 ALL-AMERICAN AWARDS". NFCA.org. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "2015 ALL-AMERICAN AWARDS". NFCA.org. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "2016 ALL-AMERICAN AWARDS". NFCA.org. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ "Alabama Softball 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). rolltide.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Athletes Unlimited final act of strange 2020 for Team USA". ESPN.com. August 28, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ McLeod, Justin (July 25, 2024). "Haylie McCleney Announces Retirement". d1softball.com. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "JPN 2, USA 0". olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. July 27, 2021. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "McCleney". olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. July 27, 2021. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Softball Team". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "United States". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Japan's Yamato Fujita named Tokyo 2020 softball MVP as All-Olympic team revealed".
- ^ "USA Softball announces 16-player Women's National Team roster set to represent Team USA at 2023 Pan American Games". usasoftball.com. August 31, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "Japan outscore USA in the final to become Women's Softball World Champions". wbsc.org. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Reimer, Alex (July 7, 2020). "Team USA softball star Haylie McCleney comes out as gay". Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Player Stats". ausports.com. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Living people
- World Games gold medalists for the United States
- World Games medalists in softball
- LGBTQ people from Alabama
- American lesbian sportswomen
- LGBTQ softball players
- Sportspeople from Jefferson County, Alabama
- Alabama Crimson Tide softball players
- Softball players from Alabama
- Olympic softball players for the United States
- Softball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Softball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Softball players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in softball
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in softball
- Softball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in softball
- Olympic medalists in softball
- Medalists at the 2022 World Games
- 21st-century American sportswomen