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Jersey Number 42
Kalani Sells
- Position:
- Outfield
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Jasper, Texas
- High School:
- Jasper HS
Awards / Honors
2025 SEC First-Year Honor Rollย
2026ย | Sophomore
Played in 57 games off the bench and was Stateโs most-used substitute โฆ subbed in to play an outfield position in all but seven games โฆ pinch ran vs. Northwestern State (2/6) and stole a base โฆ homered for her first career hit against Rutgers (2/13), driving in three โฆ singled and scored off the bench against Delaware State (2/21) โฆ scored as a pinch runner vs. Georgia Southern (2/28) โฆ recorded two putouts at No. 25 Clemson (2/28) โฆ singled in Game 2 against Southeast Missouri (3/10) โฆ threw out the tying run at the plate against No. 23 South Carolina (3/30) for her first career outfield assist โฆ scored as a pinch runner at No. 5 Florida (4/4) โฆ scored the tying run in the SEC Tournament win at Kentucky (5/5) โฆ came off the bench four times during the NCAA Tournament run to the Womenโs College World Series.ย
2025 | Freshman
Played in 54 games, making one start in left field โฆ was Stateโs most-used substitute โฆ stole three bases โฆ made her debut as a defensive replacement in left field vs. No. 13 Texas Tech (2/7) โฆ stole a base vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/8) โฆ recorded a career-high three putouts after entering as a pinch runner vs. Penn State (2/8) โฆ also remained in the game for her first at-bat against the Nittany Lions โฆ pinch hit against Bradley (2/15) and remained in the game in left field โฆ walked and scored in the win vs. Louisiana Tech (2/22) โฆ stole a base and scored against UAB (2/26) โฆ made her first career start against Alabama State (2/28) and scored a run โฆ stole her third base of the year against Northwestern State (3/1) โฆ scored her fifth run of the year as a pinch runner in the final game of the sweep of No. 18 Auburn (3/10) โฆ scored as a pinch runner and remained in the game in left field at No. 25 Alabama (3/14) โฆ played both left and center field after pinch running at Northwestern (3/22) โฆ stole a base against No. 1 Texas (3/28) after entering as a pinch runner โฆ played every game of the Missouri (4/11-13) series as a defensive replacement and remained in the game for on at-bat in the series โฆ came off the bench in every game of the series at Kentucky (4/26-27) โฆ scored twice in the series with No. 17 Ole Miss (5/1-3) and recorded three putouts โฆ scored as a pinch runner in the NCAA Tournament at No. 10 Texas Tech (5/18).ย
High School
Played at Jasper High School where her team was the 2022 District Champions while going undefeated โฆ hit .451 with eight doubles, five triples and five home runs as a sophomore ... stole 20 bases that year ... posted a 1.409 OPS in 2022 ... led the team in batting average, RBIs, home runs and stolen bases in 2023 and was named the defensive MVP โฆ named the team's offensive MVP as a senior after leading the team in batting average (.588), RBIs (20), home runs (14) and stolen bases (11) โฆ played travel ball for the Texas Dirt Divas โฆ also lettered in volleyball all four years.ย
Community Service/Academics
A member of the National Honor Society and Student Council Vice President.ย
Personal
Born Kalaniย Sells on March 9 in Torrance, California โฆ daughter of Albert and LaTonya Sells โฆ has two brothers, Kaleb and Kameron, and two sisters, Kiarra and Kierstyn โฆ Kiarra currently plays softball at MSU โฆ Kaleb plays football at New Mexico Highlands โฆ uncle, Silver Vaifanua, played football at Eastern New Mexico โฆ majoring in psychology.ย
Career Highs (Through 2026)
At-Bats: 2, 2x, last, Southeast Missouri (3/10/26)Hits: 1, 3x, last, Southeast Missouri (3/10/26)
Runs Scored: 1, 17x, last, at Kentucky (5/5/26)
Runs Batted In: 3, Rutgers (2/14/26)
Home Runs: 1, Rutgers (2/14/26)
Walks: 1, 3x, last, South Carolina (3/29/26)
Stolen Bases: 1, 4x, last, vs. Northwestern State (2/6/26)
Putouts: 3, twice, last, Ole Miss (5/2/25)
Assists: 1, South Carolina (3/30/26)
Hitting Streak: 1 game, 3x, last (3/10/26, Southeast Missouri)
Friday, May 29
Thursday, May 28
Wednesday, May 27
Sunday, May 24
