Kendra Falby
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 27, 2003 |
| Playing career | |
| 2022–2025 | Florida |
| 2026-present | Portland Cascade |
| Position | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2026–present | Florida (Student asst.) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
Kendra Lynn Falby (born January 27, 2003) is a Canadian-American professional softball player for the Portland Cascade of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). She played college softball at Florida.
High school career
[edit]Falby attended Sunlake High School in Land O' Lakes, Florida.[1] She was a member of the 2019 Canada U-19 Softball team that competed at the 2019 WBSC U-19 Women's Softball World Cup. She went 13-for-28 in 10 starts, helping the team to earn the bronze medal.[2] Falby was named the 2021 Sunshine Athletic Conference East Softball Player of the Year, slashing .678/.716/1.106.[1][3] She also played for the Tennessee MOJO travel team.[4] She signed with Florida Gators softball on November 11, 2020.[5]
College career
[edit]During the 2022 season, in her freshman year, Falby ranked third in the country in hits with 85.[6] She also stole 36 bases, displaying her speed during an inside-the-park home run against Mississippi State.[7] Falby went 2-for-4 with an RBI and 3 runs against Virginia Tech in an elimination game during Game 3 of the Blacksburg Super Regional to send the team to the 2022 Women's College World Series.[8] She slashed .392/.444/.493 during the year.[9]
During the 2023 season, as a sophomore, Falby tied the program single-game run record with four runs against Mercer.[10] She also tied the program single-game triples record with two against Kentucky.[11]
Falby hit an inside-the-park home run against Oklahoma during the 2024 Women's College World Series in a game that Florida won to stave off elimination.[12] Following the season she earned Rawlings Gold Glove honors at center field and was named to the All-SEC First Team and SEC All-Defensive Team.[13]
During her senior season, Falby tied the program record for runs with 259 and ranked second in hits with 337.[13] She earned multiple First-Team All-American selections, was named a Top 10 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, and was named the Softball America Defensive Player of the Year.[14] On May 3, she stole a home run off of Oklahoma's Cydney Sanders that ranked number one on the SportsCenter Daily Top Ten Plays. She then stole home the following day to secure the series upset.[15][16] The Gators once again returned to the Women's College World Series, where they were eliminated by Tennessee.[17]
Professional career
[edit]Falby was selected in the sixth round, 31st overall, by the Portland Cascade in the AUSL allocation draft.[18]
International career
[edit]Falby won a bronze medal representing Canada at the 2019 WBSC U-19 Women's Softball World Cup.[19]
Coaching career
[edit]Falby announced ahead of the season that she would return to Florida as the first base coach for the 2026 season.[20]
Personal life
[edit]Falby was born to a Canadian father and American mother.[21]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Kendra Falby's Sunlake High School Softball Stats". Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Stats - U-19 Women's Softball World Cup 2019".
- ↑ "SAC softball teams announced". primetimepreps.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Mojo Alumni Zoom Call with Florida Gator Star Kendra Falby!". tnmojo.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Florida Gators softball signs four to the Class of 2021". gatorcountry.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Florida Gators softball puts three players on Preseason All-SEC Team". gatorcountry.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ↑ "UF softball team breaks through in late innings, tops Mississippi State, 3-0". wcjb.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Florida 12-0 Virginia Tech (May 29, 2022) Box Score - ESPN". espn.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Kendra Falby D1 Softball". d1softball.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Kendra Falby - Cascade - AUSL". theausl.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ↑ "No. 23 Wildcats Even Series with No. 16 Gators - Florida". floridagators.com.
- ↑ "Kendra Falby's 1st hit of the WCWS is an inside-the-park HR - ESPN Video". espn.ph. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- 1 2 "Kendra Falby - Softball - Florida Gators". floridagators.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Florida's Kendra Falby Named Defender of the Year by Softball America". si.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ↑ "As Florida softball's Kendra Falby cements her legacy, her solo trips to Carrabba's continue". gainesville.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Falby sends Gators softball on rise heading into SEC tourney". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Florida softball's former championship glory continues to fade after early WCWS exit". gainesville.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ↑ Collins, Savanna (June 9, 2026). "Portland Cascade sets 2026 Opening Day roster". Athletes Unlimited Softball League.
- ↑ LeBlanc, Gilles (August 17, 2019). "2019 WBSC U19 Women's World Cup - Bronze". softball.ca. Softball Canada. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Kendra Falby & Kara Hammock Join Softball Coaching Staff". floridagators.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ↑ Weiss, Kevin (February 13, 2019). "Sunlake softballer joins Canadian junior national team". The Laker/Lutz News. Archived from the original on October 10, 2025.