2023 Softball Roster
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Landers, Kiersten
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Jersey Number 5
Kiersten Landers
- Position:
- Outfield
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Charleston, W.Va.
- High School:
- Hurricane HS / Florida State
Bio
Honors / Awards
2022 ACC Honor Roll2021 NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete
2021 ACC Honor Roll
2020Â NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete
2020 ACC Honor Roll
2020 ACC Player of the Week - Feb. 11
2019 ACC Honor Roll
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2023 | Senior
Played in 44 games, making 33 starts between right field and designated player ... batted .271 (26-for-96) on the year ... was tied for fourth on the team in doubles (5) and third in hit-by-pitches (4) ... collected 11 infield singles, which ranked second on the team ... went 2-for-3 on stolen bases ... singled home a run in addition to walking and scoring at Florida Atlantic (2/9) in her MSU debut ... drove in a run with a single and was hit by a pitch before stealing a base vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/10) ... posted a 1.077 slugging percentage at the Clearwater Invitational (2/17-19) with three doubles and two homers ... went 4-for-5 on the day with a double and a homer in both games vs. Indiana (2/17) and vs. No. 10 Arizona (2/17) … scored four times and drew a walk in the two games … delivered an RBI double vs. South Florida (2/19) ... led the team with a .533 (8-for-15) average at the South Alabama Invitational (2/24-26) with seven infield hits on the weekend ... collected her third multi-hit game of the year at South Alabama (2/24) and scored a run … went 3-for-4 vs. Louisiana Tech (2/25) with an RBI ... was 2-for-3 vs. Furman (2/25) ... left the game with the Paladins with injury and missed the following two games ... went 2-for-3 with a double against Abilene Christian (3/3) in her first start at designated player ... singled as a pinch hitter against Murray State (3/4) ... went 2-for-3 with a double and infield single against the Racers (3/5) ... went 2-for-3 with a double and infield single against the Racers (3/5) ... drove in a run with a single up the middle against No. 1 Oklahoma (3/11) ... collected an infield single and scored the tying run in the seventh against South Carolina (3/17) ... threw out a runner at the plate at No. 17 Georgia (3/24) ... pinch ran at ULM (3/29) and remained in the game in right field ... came on as a defensive replacement against No. 10 Arkansas (3/31) in right field ... came off the bench twice in the series at No. 24 Texas A&M (4/8-10) ... played off the bench in all three games of the series against No. 16 Alabama (4/14-16) ... singled, stole a base and scored against Memphis (4/19) ... started all three games of the series at No. 15 LSU (4/21-23) at designated player ... drew a walk at No. 17 Auburn (5/7).Â
2022 | Junior (At Florida State)
Missed the season due to injury.Â
2021 | Sophomore (At Florida State)
Played in 45 games, making 38 starts … batted .262 (28-for-107) with five doubles, two home runs, 14 RBIs and 21 runs scored … went 13-for-15 in stolen bases and finished the season with a 1.000 fielding percentage, including 30 putouts and one assist … went 2-for-3 with a career-high four RBIs on a grand slam in the opening game of the season against Memphis (2/12) … walked and stole a base vs. Georgia Tech (2/18) … delivered an RBI double against vs. No. 14 Virginia Tech (2/20) … went 2-for-3 against FGCU (2/26) with a double and two runs … also turned in two hits with a double and a stolen base against Southeastern Louisiana (2/27) … went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the Seminoles 7-2 win at No. 5 Florida (3/6) … drove in two runs against Notre Dame (4/3) … collected an RBI and a stolen base in the win against No. 16 Duke (4/10) … hit a solo homer, walked twice and stole two bases against Syracuse (4/17) as part of FSU’s school-record-tying six-homer day … went 2-for-5 at Louisville (4/23) with a double … drove in a career-high four runs in a 2-for-3 day against the Cardinals (4/25) … turned in a 2-for-4 day at the plate against NC State (4/30) with a stolen base … had her biggest hit of the season as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the ninth inning in the Super Regional at No. 16 LSU (5/28) to break a tie and send the Seminoles to the Women’s College World Series … had one pinch-hitting appearance at the Women’s College World Series vs. UCLA (6/3).Â
2020 | Redshirt Freshman (At Florida State)
Played in all 24 games, making 23 starts … led the team with a .358 batting average (24-for-67) … added three doubles, one triple, eight RBIs, four walks and 17 runs … tied for the team lead in stolen bases (8) … did not make an error in 15 defensive opportunities, including an outfield assist … doubled in her first collegiate at-bat against North Carolina (2/7) as part of a 3-for-4 day with a run scored and an RBI … turned in a three-hit day against No. 2 Alabama (2/7) while stealing a base, scoring twice and driving in two runs … scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Crimson Tide … went 3-for-4 with a walk, three RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base against Detroit Mercy (2/8) … singled and scored in FSU’s 8-0 run-rule win against No. 2 Alabama (2/8) … named ACC Player of the Week (2/11) … beat out an infield single, stole a base and scored against Florida A&M (2/12) …recorded a pair of singles and stole a base vs. No. 1 Washington (2/14) … walked, singled and scored a run vs. No. 14 Minnesota (2/14) … tripled and scored against Liberty (2/16) …lined a RBI double vs. Kent State (2/28) … singled and stole a base at No. 22 Arkansas (2/29) …walked twice, scored twice, stole a base and singled in her only official at-bat vs. Longwood (3/6) … hit a double and a bunt single vs. Detroit Mercy (3/8) in a 2-for-3 day that saw her score twice.Â
2019 | Freshman (At Florida State)
Redshirted during her freshman season.Â
High School
Attended Hurricane High School … was a four-time First Team All-State selection and four-time All-Conference honoree … batted above .500 every season … team won the state championship in her junior and senior season … named an Underclassmen All-American in 2017… played travel ball with the WV Outlaws … also played volleyball and was named to the All-State team in 2018.Â
Community Service / Academics
Graduated from Florida State in May 2022 with her bachelor’s degree in sport management … earned NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete honors in 2020 and 2021 … selected to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 … member of the Honor Roll during both her junior and senior years of high school.Â
Personal
Born Kiersten AvaLee Landers on Sept. 9, 1999 in Charleston, West Virginia ... daughter of David Walker and Kaci Jones … mother played softball at West Virginia State ... has two sisters, Kiley Jones and Kyra Walker ... uncle, Mark Landers, played baseball at West Virginia where he was an All-American and drafted by the Toronto Bluejays in 1994 … aunt, Jill Landers, played softball at Charleston … intends to pursue her master’s degree in business administration.Â
Career Highs (Through 2023)
At-Bats: 5, 3x, last at Louisville (4/25/21)Hits: 3, 4x, last vs. Louisiana Tech (2/25/23)
Runs Scored: 2, 10x, last vs. Louisiana Tech (2/25/23)
Runs Batted In: 4, twice, last at Louisville (4/23/21)
Doubles: 1, 13x, last vs. Murray State (3/5/23)
Triples: 1 vs. Liberty (2/16/20)
Home Runs: 1, 4x, last vs. Arizona (2/17/23)
Walks: 2, twice, last at Syracuse (4/17/21)
Stolen Bases: 2 at Syracuse (4/17/21)
Putouts: 3, 3x, last vs. Duke (4/10/21)
Assists: 1, 3x, last at Georgia (3/24/23)
Hitting Streak: 8 games (2/7/20 vs. North Carolina to 2/14/20 at Minnesota)
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16
