The 5-foot-8 junior right-handed pitcher led the Red Raiders (23-2) to the 4A state championship this past season with a three-game state tournament run that included 31 innings pitched, 63 strikeouts and back-to-back no-hitters. Hardenburger compiled a 15-1 record with a 0.30 ERA and 288 strikeouts in 117 innings this spring. She also batted .459 with 23 RBI and compiled an OPS of 1.265.
Hardenburger has maintained a 3.71 GPA in the classroom. She has verbally committed to play softball on scholarship at the University of Tennessee in the fall of 2025.
Hardenburger has volunteered locally by collecting donations for charitable organizations that combat child trafficking. She has also donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her church youth group.
