Biography
– TWO-TIME ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SELECTION – FIRST-TEAM (2016 AND 2017)
– NFCA ALL-REGION SELECTION – THIRD-TEAM (2017)
– FASTPITCH NEWS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN SELECTION – HONORABLE MENTION
– PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SELECTION (2017)
– TWO-TIME SUN BELT CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S LIST SELECTION (2015 AND 2016)
– SUN BELT CONFERENCE ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL (2017)
– TWO-TIME NFCA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR ATHLETE (2015 AND 2016)
INTANGIBLES
Ranks second at South Alabama in career batting average (.368)
Ranks third at South Alabama in career on-base percentage (.452)
Ranks third at South Alabama in career stolen bases (57)
Tied for fifth at South Alabama in career runs scored (113)
Ranks fifth at South Alabama in career multi-hit games (44)
Tied for seventh at South Alabama in career triples (5)
Ranks eighth at South Alabama in career hits (162)
Tied for ninth at South Alabama in career walks (61)
AT SOUTH ALABAMA
SENIOR SEASON (2018)
Selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt Conference team for the second-straight season.
JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
Was one of two Jags to start all 55 games, all coming at second base … Earned first-team all-Sun Belt honors for the second-straight season and was a third-team all-region selection by the NFCA … Also led off for South in each contest … Led the club in batting average (.398), runs scored (41), hits (74), triples (4), total bases (88), stolen bases (19) and on-base percentage (.454) … Ranked among the Sun Belt leaders in batting average (second), triples (third), hits (third), stolen bases (third), runs scored (seventh) and on-base percentage (10th) … Also ranked 35th in the NCAA in hits … Her hit tally ranks as second-highest in a single season, while she is third for triples in a season … Led the club with 25 multiple-hit outings, which set a new program best for a season … Had 18 two-hit and seven three-hit performances … Set junior marks for batting average, at-bats, hits, triples and her 43 runs scored were third-most for that class … For the second-straight season, reached base safely in 17-straight games recording a hit in 10 of those contests … Named to the Sand Dollar Classic all-tournament team … Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a career-best three stolen bases against Houston Baptist (2/11) during the opening weekend of play … Was 2-for-2 with a walk and three runs scored against Jackson State (2/19) … Recorded a 3-for-4 showing with three runs scored and three stolen bases vs. Bryant (3/4) at the Diamond 9 Citrus II Classic … Was also 3-for-3 with two runs scored, a RBI and a pair of triples that same weekend in the Jags’ final game vs. Purdue (3/5) … Became the first South Alabama player to hit two triples in the same game against the Boilermakers … Scored three runs against Troy (3/29) … Had a hit in all but five outings over the final 37 games of the season and recorded multi-hits 18 times … Collected at least one hit in all but four Sun Belt games this season with multi-hit games on 13 occasions and batted .406 (41-for-101) against league competition … Recorded her first-ever home run – a inside the parker – in extra innings to help South pick up a 2-1 win at ULM (4/22) in the second game of a doubleheader … Her inside-the-park home run was just the third ever by a South Alabama player and the first since Emily Messer during the 2015 season … Had season-high three hit efforts against Georgia Southern (4/29), ULM and twice against Coastal Carolina (3/18 and 3/19) … Closed out the regular season by going 5-for-8 with four RBI in doubleheader sweep at Troy (5/7) … One of four Jaguars selected to compete on one of two collegiate softball stars teams on the Alabama Stars roster at the Tuscaloosa site against the USA National Softball team during the summer following her junior season … Had a hit, runs scored, stolen base and was hit- by a pitch in game one of the doubleheader … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016)
Started all 51 games … Earned first-team all-Sun Belt honors at second base after ranking third in the league in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage and stolen bases and seventh in hits … Registered a .415 batting average with 68 hits in 164 at-bats … Her batting average and on-base percentage during the 2016 season ranked second on USA’s single-season chart and her hits were fourth-most in a single-season in program history … Her batting average ranks as the highest in program history for a sophomore and both her runs scored and hit total were second-most … Scored 40 runs and drove in 16 … Also had a .445 slugging percentage and a .495 on-base percentage … Led the team in stolen bases with 22 … Her 17 multi-hit games were second-most on the Jaguar roster … Had 10 two-hit, six three-hit and one four-hit outings … Also recorded three multiple-RBI games … Was South Alabama’s best hitter in SBC play, batting .431 in her 72 at-bats, while also posting a .523 on-base percentage in those games … Reached base safely in 17-straight games (2/28 – 4/2) which ranked in the program’s top 20 … Was 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored vs. Dartmouth (2/28) … Was also 3-for-4 in a win at Southern Mississippi on March 16 with two runs scored … Had three hits each in back-to-back games at Appalachian State (3/25-26) … Best performance at the plate came against UTA in the series finale against the Mavericks where she was 4-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI and a pair of stolen bases … Was 3-for-4 in game two of a doubleheader at Georgia Southern on April 16 … Had six hits in nine at bats in the conference tourney, including a 3-for-3 effort in an elimination game against ULM (5/12) … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List … Selected to the NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes list for the second-straight season.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2015)
Started 31 of the 51 games in which she competed as a true freshman … Had 20 hits in 90 at-bats … Scored 30 runs and drove in two of her own … Was 16-for-16 in her stolen base attempts, which led the team and was seventh in USA single-season stolen bases … Scored a run, stole a base and drew a walk in her first collegiate start vs. No. 3 Alabama in Mobile … Went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in game one at Georgia State on March 28 … Stole two bases and drew a walk in game one against Troy on May 2 … Scored a pair of run against ULM at the SBC Tournament on May 7 … Scored three runs vs. Chattanooga and two against Tennessee Tech at the NCAA Auburn Regional on May 15-16 … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List and NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes list.
AT MCADORY HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered five seasons in softball at McAdory High School in McCalla, Ala. … Finished high school career as a three-time all-state selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and with a .567 batting average, 49 doubles, 26 triples and only 31 strikeouts in 480 at-bats … Named to MaxPreps 2014 Medium Schools All-American Team … Was selected as the Alabama High School Athletic Association Hitter of the Year as a senior … Named 2014 Birmingham News Metro Softball Player of the Year as a senior, making the all-metro team as a shortstop after batting .620 with a .648 on-base percentage … Also recorded 71 steals during her final prep season to run career total to 209, which ranked as fourth-most in AHSAA history at the end of her Yellow Jacket career … Stole 68-straight bases to end the 2014 season … Had 62 stolen bases as a junior without being caught … Played travel ball with the Birmingham Vipers in 2014 and led the club to a state championship and a second-place finish in the nation at the ASA Nationals … Participated in the 2013 North-South Alabama All-Star Game … Also recruited by Tennessee and Samford.
PERSONAL
Kaleigh Morgan Todd … Born in Bessemer, Ala. … Daughter of Kevin and Kathie Todd … Oldest of three children in her family … Has a younger brother, A.J., and a younger sister, Kennedy … Cousin, Jade has been part of the Detroit Tigers organization since 2008 … Lists favorite movie as “The Blind Side” … Favorite musical artist is Sam Hunt … Lists favorite foods as spaghetti or fried rice … Favorite class is math … Double majoring in secondary education and math.
