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2024 Softball Roster

Erin Saggese - Belmont Athletics
Erin Saggese - Belmont Athletics

22 Kaley Varner

  • Height 5-6
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Cumming, Ga.
  • High School Lambert HS
  • Position INF

Biography

2023: Started in 53 games this season...Knocked first homerun of the season against SIU-Edwardsville (2/12)...Posted two hits and scored 3 runs against Tennessee Tech (2/24)...Recorded a three-run homerun against Missouri State (4/22)...Finished the season with 20 hits, 14 runs, 13 RBIs, four homeruns and five stolen bases.

2022: Started in 11 games…Posted season-high two hits and two doubles in game versus Tennessee Tech (4/16)…Collected five putouts in game versus FGCU (2/19)…Added one triple against UAPB (3/4)…Recorded 11 RBIs…Finished the season with eight hits, five runs, and one homerun.

2021: Played in 39 contests, starting them all ... Led the Bruins in assists (79) ... Tied for second on the team in homeruns ... Opened season with a season-high six assists against Ole Miss (2/13) ... Posted first RBI of the season versus Loyola Chicago (2/25) ... Scored first run of the season in game one against Valparaiso (2/27) ... Logged a run in game two at Eastern Illinois (3/13) ... Tallied a season-high five putouts in the series finale against Southeast Missouri State (3/21) ... Collected four putouts in game one at Austin Peay (3/27) ... Smacked first double of the season in series finale versus Eastern Kentucky (4/3) ... Went 2-for-3 at the plate with a season-high five RBI in game one against Tennessee State (4/7) ... Also posted first collegiate homerun in the same contest ... Smashed a homerun in series finale at Murray State (4/18) ... Opened series versus UT Martin (4/25) with a double ... Collected a triple in game two against the Skyhawks (4/25) ... Scored a run in the series opener against Tennessee Tech (5/1) ... Went 2-for-2 at the plate with a homerun at SIUE (5/8).

Statistics: 2021

Prior to Belmont: Prepped at Lambert High under coach Brooks Youngblood ... Served as team captain as a senior ...Helped LHS to back-to-back state playoff Elite 8 appearances ... Two-time All-County Team honoree ... Named All-Region as a senior ... Four-year All-Academic Team honors.

Personal: Majoring in Nursing ... Lists greatest sports thrill as hitting a homerun in an All-American game in Colorado ... Favorite athletes are Sierra Romero and Haylie McCleney ... Lists favorite singers as Taylor Swift and Gary Allan ... Favorite movies are The Pursuit of Happyness and Benchwarmers.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2021Freshman

    INF
    5'4"
    22
  • 22

    2022Sophomore

    INF
    5'6"
    22
  • 22

    2023Junior

    INF
    5'6"
    22
  • 22

    2024Senior

    INF
    5'6"
    22