2023 Softball Roster
Blanchard, Kiara
Jersey Number 17
Kiara Blanchard
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- West HS
- Hometown:
- Tracy, CA
Bio
2024 (Sophomore)
Earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition after starting all 45 games in left field, finishing fourth in Cal Poly’s lineup with a .293 (41-for-140) batting average and ranking ninth among Big West players with a team-leading 26 RBI … enjoyed nine multi-hit outings, topped by a career best three hits against Illinois (Feb. 24), California (Feb. 25) and during a 10-6 home victory versus UC Santa Barbara (March 28) … co-led Cal Poly with six multi-RBI outings with a career high four driving a 6-5 win against Saint Mary’s (Feb. 10) … batted .611 (11-for-18) with a runner on third and less than two outs, .414 (12-for-29) in leadoff opportunities and successfully advanced baserunners in 59 of 100 opportunities (59.0 percent) … posted perfect fielding percentage in 92 chances.
2023 (Freshman)
Started 30 times in 35 appearances (all in left field) … enjoyed season best two hits at UC Riverside (March 26) and 6-1 home victory against UC San Diego (May 12) … drove home season best two runs versus Texas Tech (Feb. 23) and in home win versus UCSD … produced .982 fielding percentage with just one error in 57 chances.
West HS (Tracy, Calif.)
Four-year starter and All-Tri-City Athletic League honoree … batted .433 during 2022 senior season with 22 RBI, 21 runs and a .553 on-base percentage.
Personal
Has one brother (KeSean Blanchard) and one sister (Latoya Whiten) … majoring in architectural engineering with career ambitions of joining an architectural firm … also a four-year letterwinner in soccer at West HS … enjoys baking and cooking during downtime … Kiara Lanai Blanchard was born in Tracy, Calif.
Earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition after starting all 45 games in left field, finishing fourth in Cal Poly’s lineup with a .293 (41-for-140) batting average and ranking ninth among Big West players with a team-leading 26 RBI … enjoyed nine multi-hit outings, topped by a career best three hits against Illinois (Feb. 24), California (Feb. 25) and during a 10-6 home victory versus UC Santa Barbara (March 28) … co-led Cal Poly with six multi-RBI outings with a career high four driving a 6-5 win against Saint Mary’s (Feb. 10) … batted .611 (11-for-18) with a runner on third and less than two outs, .414 (12-for-29) in leadoff opportunities and successfully advanced baserunners in 59 of 100 opportunities (59.0 percent) … posted perfect fielding percentage in 92 chances.
2023 (Freshman)
Started 30 times in 35 appearances (all in left field) … enjoyed season best two hits at UC Riverside (March 26) and 6-1 home victory against UC San Diego (May 12) … drove home season best two runs versus Texas Tech (Feb. 23) and in home win versus UCSD … produced .982 fielding percentage with just one error in 57 chances.
West HS (Tracy, Calif.)
Four-year starter and All-Tri-City Athletic League honoree … batted .433 during 2022 senior season with 22 RBI, 21 runs and a .553 on-base percentage.
Personal
Has one brother (KeSean Blanchard) and one sister (Latoya Whiten) … majoring in architectural engineering with career ambitions of joining an architectural firm … also a four-year letterwinner in soccer at West HS … enjoys baking and cooking during downtime … Kiara Lanai Blanchard was born in Tracy, Calif.
Cal Poly vs. CSU Bakersfield, Softball Highlights -- Apr 5th, 2025 Game 2
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