Kelly Ayer
2024 (JUNIOR)
• Played in 49 games with 36 starts in the outfield
• Hit .236 with 11 RBI and 14 runs scored
• Went 8-for-8 in steal attempts
• Tallied eight multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI games
• Stole two bases in wins over UNCG (2/10) and Southern Indiana (2/17)
• Went 2-for-2 with a run scored and RBI in 3-0 win over No. 11 Clemson (3/24) to clinch series
• Drove in season-high three RBI vs. Notre Dame (4/7), with base-clearing triple to clinch series win
• Named to ACC Softball All-Academic Team
• ACC Academic Honor Roll
2023 (SOPHOMORE)
• Appeared in 45 games with 38 starts
• Hit .321 with five RBI and 25 runs scored
• Her 25 runs scored tied for second most on the team
• Went 22-for-23 on steal attempts to tie for most steals and seventh most in a season at UVA
• Drew 17 walks on the year
• Had eight multiple-hit games on the season
• Her 12-game hit streak (2/23 – 3/7) was the longest of the season and tied for seventh longest in a season
• Stole four bases against Saint Francis (3/5) to set the UVA single-game record
2022 (FRESHMAN)
• Appeared in 28 games making 13 starts
• Hit .196 (10-for-51) with eight RBI
• Went 3-for-3 in steal attempts
• First collegiate start came in season opener at Charlotte (2/10)
• First collegiate hit came against Sacred Heart (2/20)
• Drove in a season-high three RBI against Towson (2/25)
• Tallied season-high three hits with two runs and an RBI vs. Loyola-Chicago (2/26)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Two-time first-team All-region selection
• Two-time All-metro selection
• Team captain in sophomore and senior year
• 2019 Second-team All-region selection
• Also played high school basketball where she was a four year varsity starter and team captain for three years
• For basketball she was a three-time second-team All-region selection
CLUB
• Competed with Richmond Storm
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Kenneth and Arleen Ayer
• Has two older brothers, Mark and Brett
• Brother, Brett, played college baseball for St. Andrews and James Madison University
• Major is Cognitive Science