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Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Softball - South Carolina

Gatorade Player of the year

Kylee Gleason

Shortstop
MAY RIVER HS
BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

.762

2020 batting average

11

Runs scored

1.677

OPS

.555

Career batting average
“Kylee Gleason is just ridiculously talented. She’s got a great arm, tremendous wheels and a great bat. She’s known as a slap hitter, but she’s really a triple threat, who can hit you a home run if she has to. She’s such a strong player to have on any roster.”
Dana Fusetti
Head Coach - Carolina Elite coach

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 senior shortstop batted .762 with four RBI, six stolen bases, 11 runs scored and a 1.677 OPS in seven games this spring before the remainder of the season was cancelled. An All-State selection, Gleason compiled a .555 career batting average with 134 stolen bases. She hit .683 in the 2019 high school season, with two home runs, 21 RBI, 41 runs scored and 42 stolen bases.

Academic Achievement

Gleason has maintained a 3.63 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of South Carolina.

Exemplary Character

A devoted member of her church youth group, Gleason has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics and Rainbows Edge Animal Refuge.