Kalae Harrison

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Drafted 527th Overall in 2023 MLB Draft (Pittsburgh Pirates, 18-527)
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