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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.
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]
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]
McCleney is engaged to former Florida State softball pitcher Kylee Hanson. They were engaged in February 2019. [16]
| 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 |
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