Kylee Lahners

Kylee Lahners
New York Heights – No. 22
Third baseman
Born: (1993-02-02) February 2, 1993 (age 33)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
WPBL statistics
(through September 4, 2026)
Batting average.313
Home runs2
Runs batted in14
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Teams
Medals
Women's baseball
Representing  United States
Women's Baseball World Cup
Silver medal – second place2024 CanadaTeam competition

Kylee Suzanne Lahners (born February 2, 1993) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the New York Heights of the Women's Pro Baseball League. She has also played for the United States women's national baseball team in international competition since 2018. Lahners played college softball for the Washington Huskies and professional softball for the Texas Charge of National Pro Fastpitch. She was the third overall pick in the inaugural Women's Pro Baseball League draft in 2025.

Early life

Lahners grew up in Laguna Hills, California. Her parents are Ken and JoAnn Lahners, and she has one sister, Sydney. Ken played baseball at USC.

Softball career

Lahners was a 2010 USA Jr. National Team Member, where she won a gold medal at the Pan-American Games. She was also a 2010 ESPN Rise All-American, Under Armour All-American, and the 2010 Under Armour All-American Game MVP.

University of Washington

Lahners played softball for the University of Washington from 2012 to 2015. She was named an All-American in 2014, was All-Region three times, and was named to the All-Pac-12 Team all four of her years, including two First Team honors. Lahners is fourth all-time at Washington in home runs and walks, fifth in slugging percentage, and 11th in on-base percentage. She is one of only five Huskies ever to record multiple 15-homer seasons, knocking 16 in 2015 and 17 in 2014.

Dallas Charge

Lahners was selected in the second round, tenth overall, by the Dallas Charge in the 2015 National Pro Fastpitch Draft. She played for the team for three years.

Baseball career

USA Baseball

In 2018, Lahners transitioned from softball to baseball and joined the United States women's national baseball team. She made four starts at third base in the 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup. In 2019, she started at third base in all seven games of the COPABE Women's Pan-American Championships, batted .625, and led the team in doubles (6) and was second in RBIs (17) She earned the tournament award for most runs produced after scoring 15 and collecting 17 RBIs and was named to the All-Tournament team. In 2022, she started all five games at third base and helped the U.S. win its friendship series over Canada. In 2024, she played in four games and batted at a .750 clip.

New York Heights

In the inaugural WPBL draft, Lahners was selected third overall by the New York Heights.

Personal life

Lahners married Mandee Farish in 2023. Their son was born in 2024.

Statistics

Softball

Team League YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B SLG BB SO SB
University of Washington Pac-12 2012 58 155 22 42 .271 36 11 0 6 .523% 20 28 2
2013 60 169 36 50 .296 44 10 0 7 .515% 29 32 2
2014 52 154 37 54 .351 59 16 0 11 .734% 24 26 2
2015 58 166 60 64 .386 50 16 1 14 .771% 54 29 5
TOTALS 228 644 155 210 .326 189 53 1 38 .635 127 115 11
Dallas Charge NPF 2015 23 48 10 .208 3 1 6 18
2016 46 139 34 .245 28 8 9 33
2017 45 74 11 .149 9 2 6 21
TOTALS 114 261 55 .211 40 11 21 72

Baseball

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG SB
2018 6 11 2 4 .364 0 0 0 1 5 .455% 0
2019 7 24 15 15 .625 17 1 0 6 24 1.000% 1
2022 5 15 4 4 .267 4 0 0 1 5 .333% 0
2023 2 1 2 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 .000% 0
2024 4 5 1 3 .600 0 0 0 1 4 .800% 0
2026 5 7 2 1 .143 5 1 0 0 4 .571% 0
TOTALS 29 63 26 27 .333 27 2 0 9 42 .527% 2

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kylee Lahners - Softball". University of Washington Athletics. April 19, 2026. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ Miller, Johnny (July 21, 2010). "ASA Announces Athletes Selected For Junior Women's National Team". nfca.org. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  3. ↑ Miller, Johnny (August 24, 2010). "USA Junior National Team Wins Pan-American Gold; Advances To 2011 Junior Worlds". nfca.org. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ "ESPN RISE Games Presented by Target: Under Armour All-America Softball Game Roster Announced - ESPN Press Room". July 9, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Three Huskies Honored As All-Americans". University of Washington Athletics. May 28, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  6. ↑ Chester, Michella (May 27, 2020). "Washington softball: The all-time lineup". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  7. ↑ Valdes, Alex (November 21, 2025). "Kelsie Whitmore is No. 1 pick in first Women's Professional Baseball League draft". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  8. ↑ Garcia, Mark (April 3, 2015). "Laguna Hills grad selected in pro draft". Orange County Register. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Husky Alum Kylee Lahners Named To USA Baseball National Team". University of Washington Athletics. April 19, 2026. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  10. ↑ Santiago, Ariana (November 25, 2025). "A League of Their Own: Fans Celebrate Women's Pro Baseball Draft". New York City News Service. Archived from the original on December 2, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  11. ↑ Women's Pro Baseball League (June 19, 2026). Kylee Lahners | Joker, Mother, Champion. Retrieved July 13, 2026 – via YouTube.