Haylie McCleney (born July 11, 1994) is an American professional

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. She played

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for

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. She represented the

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at the

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and won a silver medal. She most recently played in the Athletes Unlimited Softball league.

Career

McCleney played

for

from 2013 to 2016, earning Second Team and three First Team All- SEC honors. She was also named a Second Team and three First Team All-American from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. McCleney would end her career with the Alabama career batting crown and a member of the elite .400 average, 300 hits, 200 runs, 100 stolen bases club. She played in the inaugural season of Athletes Unlimited Softball league.

International career

McCleney has been a member of the

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since 2013. She represented Team USA at the

and won a silver medal. She led Team USA in batting average, batting .529 throughout the 2020 Olympics with nine hits and four runs in six games, her hits leading the tournament. Team USA was defeated by

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in the gold medal game 2–0, where she was shutout at the plate. Following the tournament, she was named to the WBSC All-Olympic softball team. On August 31, 2023, McCleney was named to the U.S. women's national team for the

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Personal life

McCleney is engaged to former

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softball pitcher Kylee Hanson. They were engaged in February 2019.

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