Kendra Falby
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Team | Florida Gators |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 2022–2025 | Florida |
| Position | Center fielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2026–present | Florida (Student asst.) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Kendra Falby is a Canadian former college softball player and current student assistant for Florida.
Falby attended Sunlake High School in Land O' Lakes, Florida.[1] She was a member of the 2019 Canada U-19 Softball team that competed at the 2019 WBSC U-19 Women's Softball World Cup. She went 13-for-28 in 10 starts, helping the team to earn the bronze medal.[2] Falby was named the 2021 Sunshine Athletic Conference East Softball Player of the Year, slashing .678/.716/1.106.[1][3] She also played for the Tennessee MOJO travel team.[4] She signed with Florida Gators softball on November 11, 2020.[5]
College career
During the 2022 season, in her freshman year, Falby ranked third in the country in hits with 85.[6] She also stole 36 bases, displaying her speed during an inside-the-park home run against Mississippi State.[7] Falby went 2-for-4 with an RBI and 3 runs against Virginia Tech in an elimination game during Game 3 of the Blacksburg Super Regional to send the team to the 2022 Women's College World Series.[8] She slashed .392/.444/.493 during the year.[9]
During the 2023 season, as a sophomore, Falby tied the program single-game run record with four runs against Mercer.[10] She also tied the program single-game triples record with two against Kentucky.[11]
Falby hit an inside-the-park home run against Oklahoma during the 2024 Women's College World Series in a game that Florida won to stave off elimination.[12] Following the season she earned Rawlings Gold Glove honors at center field and was named to the All-SEC First Team and SEC All-Defensive Team.[13]
During her senior season, Falby tied the program record for runs with 259 and ranked second in hits with 337.[13] She earned multiple First-Team All-American selections, was named a Top 10 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, and was named the Softball America Defensive Player of the Year.[14] On May 3, she stole a home run off of Oklahoma's Cydney Sanders that ranked number one on the SportsCenter Daily Top Ten Plays. She then stole home the following day to secure the series upset.[15][16] The Gators once again returned to the Women's College World Series, where they were eliminated by Tennessee.[17]