Awards and Honors
2025 Third Team All-ASUN (IF)
NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2025)
College Sports Communicators All-District Team (2025)
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (S25, F24
Career Recap: Austin Peay
2025 (Senior)
A Third Team All-ASUN selection for the Governors at shortstop… One of three Governors to start in all 55 games, with each start coming at shortstop… Led APSU with 11 stolen bases on as many attempts… Third on the team in hits (52), batting average (.331), home runs (9), fourth in slugging percentage (.573) and OPS (.963), and eighth in RBI (28)… Had a hit in 35 games with 14 multi-hit performances… Had at least one RBI in 17 games and multiple eight times… Hit a walk-off home run against Florida A&M (Feb. 7) at Mercer’s Heart of Georgia Classic in her first appearance as a Gov where she also had a double, two runs scored, and two RBI in three trips to the plate… Recorded a hit in three-straight games, Feb. 8-14… Had her first of three three-hit performances of the season against South Dakota State (Feb. 16) at Tarleton State’s Whataburger Invitational where she also recorded her third of seven doubles in 2025…. Hit two home runs during the Governors Classic, with both coming against Northern Kentucky in the first (Feb. 28) and final (March 2) game of the three-day event… Had her second two-RBI performance of the season against Morehead State (Feb. 28)… Had two hits in back-to-back games against Northern Kentucky (March 2) and Appalachian State (March 7), where she also scored a pair of runs in each contest… Drew a season-high two walks against UMass Lowell (March 7) in the Govs’ second game of the Cathi Maynard Invitational… Second on the team in hits during ASUN Conference play with 25, while her four home runs were best for third during the conference slate… Her first homer of ASUN action came in the league opener at Bellarmine (March 13)… Had multiple hits in three-straight games, March 22-28, with two hits and three RBI in the second game of a series against Lipscomb (March 22), and a pair of hits – one being a home run – and two RBI in the series finale against the Bisons that afternoon. Ended the streak with a trio of hits, including her season’s first of two triples at Central Arkansas (March 28)… Stole a season-high two bases against Bellarmine (April 5)… Tallied a pair of hits with a double and a home run, and two RBI in the final series of the regular season at Lipscomb (May 1)… Tallied three hits, two runs, and two RBI, while matching her season-best with two stolen bases in the second-half of a May 1 doubleheader against the Bisons… Had her first-career multi-homer performance in the season finale against Stetson (May 9) in the 2025 ASUN Softball Championship.
Career Recap: Florida Gulf Coast 2023-24 (Sophomore-Junior)
Started 61-of-87 games during her two-year career at Florida Gulf Coast… Played alongside current teammate Sam Leski at FGCU for the 2023-24 seasons… Made 53 starts across 54 appearances during her sophomore season… Had 32 hits, including 14 extra-base hits while batting .230… Totaled nine doubles, four home runs and one triple… Drove in 27 runs and scored 12 times… Had five multi-RBI games, including two with three… Drove in a season-high three RBI with a home run against nationally-ranked Florida State. Played in 33 games with eight starts during her junior season in 2024… Had four hits and six RBI in 44 at bats.
Career Recap: Michigan State 2022 (Freshman)
Started 41-of-49 games during her freshman season at Michigan State… Played alongside current Governor Ashley Martin during the 2022 season… Finished the season with 20 hits, including four doubles, one triple, and three home runs… Had her first-career hit in a two-ht outing against Akron (Feb. 13). Also had a double and a stolen base in the win… Had three hits and four RBI against Oakland (March 20).
Career Recap: Venice High School
Four-year starter at Venice High School… Team captain her sophomore, junior, and senior season… 2020 Florida 6A Player of the Year and Sun Preps Spring Sports MVP… In a shortened junior season, was hitting .424 with 14 RBI in 10 games… Earned First Team All-State honors as a freshman and junior… Three-Time All-State Academic honors kudos… Was a Herald-Tribune Preps All-Area team selection in 2018 and 2019… Was her team's MVP in 2019 as a sophomore… Was a Track & Field letterwinner in 2017… Earned a varsity letter in seventh grade at Madison Central High School in Richmond, Kentucky and was a 2016 All-District Tournament selection prior to her family relocating to Florida... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Kayleigh Ann Roper is the daughter of Brent and Charlotte Roper… Has one sibling: Dylan… Born Oct. 26.
