2023 Baseball Roster
Harrison, Kalae
Auburn Regional Preview: Elliott Avent on ACC PM
Thursday, May 29
Game Three Press Conference: Athens Super Regional
Tuesday, June 11
Game Two Press Conference: Athens Super Regional
Sunday, June 09
Game One Press Conference - Athens Super Regional
Saturday, June 08
Jersey Number 7
Kalae Harrison
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kailua, Hawaii
- B/T:
- L/R
- Major:
- Sport Management
- High School (Last School):
- Punahou (Texas A&M)
Bio
Drafted 527th Overall in 2023 MLB Draft (Pittsburgh Pirates, 18-527)
2023 - Junior Season
2022 - Sophomore Season (Texas A&M)
2021 - Freshman Season (Texas A&M)
High School / Prep Career
2023 - Junior Season
- One of two players to play and start all 57 games – started 31 games at second base and 26 at shortstop
- Led NC State with 37 walks, three triples and five sacrifice bunts in his first season in a Wolfpack uniform
- Ranked second on the roster with 61 hits and tied for second with 42 runs scored
- Ranked third on the team with a .313 batting average (minimum 75 at-bats) with 10 doubles, three triples, two homers and 31 RBI
- Registered 15 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games
- Smacked a career-high four hits and tied a career-high with three runs scored in a win over Pittsburgh on May 19
- Tied a career-high with two doubles in NC State’s ACC Tournament victory over Duke on May 23
- Logged nine more walks (37) than strikeouts (28) in 195 at-bats
- Stole four bases on five attempts
- Sported a .981 fielding percentage between 57 combined starts at second base and shortstop, committing only four errors and helping turn 25 double plays on 216 total defensive chances
2022 - Sophomore Season (Texas A&M)
- Appeared in 19 games with 13 starts
- Batted .162 (6-for-37) with two doubles, four RBI, six walks and four runs scored
- Batted .500 (2-for-4) against Lamar (Feb. 22) with a double and a run scored
- Went 1-for-2 on opening night against Fordham (Feb. 18) with two RBI, three walks and a run scored
2021 - Freshman Season (Texas A&M)
- Started all 56 games for the Aggies at shortstop
- Batted .224 with 25 runs, five doubles, two home runs, 23 walks, 26 RBI and seven stolen bases
- Led the Aggies in the field with 120 assists
- Ranked third on the roster with 23 walks
- Logged eight multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games
- Smacked a grand slam for a career-high four RBI in a 9-4 win at Houston (March 16)
High School / Prep Career
- Three-year letter winner for Coach Keehan Sue at Punahou High School in Honolulu – team captain as a junior and senior
- Received All-Hawaii honors from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser as a second baseman in 2019
- Helped Punahou High School win the state championship in 2018
- Earned Second-Team All-Hawaii Division I honors as a sophomore
- Despite the senior season being cut short, he managed to hit .560 with three doubles, one triple, five runs scored and 11 RBI
- Father (Kenny Harrison) was an All-American at Hawaii and then played professionally both in Japan and with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization
- Mother (Kaleka Harrison) played soccer at Colorado and brother (K.J. Harrison) played baseball at Oregon State and professionally with the Washington Nationals organizations