HARSHMAN Kelsey

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 10 Nov 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.66/5'5''

Place of birth: TUCSON, AZ

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Softball CAN Canada	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #3 MEX Mexico 0 CAN Canada 4	Finished
	Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #4 USA United States 1 CAN Canada 0	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #7 AUS Australia 1 CAN Canada 7	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #11 CAN Canada 0 JPN Japan 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #14 CAN Canada 8 ITA Italy 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Bronze Medal Game #16 MEX Mexico 2 CAN Canada 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Softball World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Softball	2018	Chiba, JPN

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Softball	2017	Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Development Studies - University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA

Languages spoken:

Canadian Wild [United States of America]

Mark Smith [national, club], CAN

Position style:

Infield (softball.ca, 19 Nov 2019)

Bats left, throws right (softball.ca, 19 Nov 2019)

Sporting relatives:

Her mother Shannah Biggan and her aunt Jodie Biggan both represented Canada in softball. Jodie also competed for the Canadian national football team. Another aunt, Alison Biggan, played football for the University of British Columbia as well as playing softball for a Canadian junior national team. (uwbadgers.com, 28 Jun 2017)

2017 for Canada Against Japan, World Cup in Oklahoma City, OK, United States of America (canadacup.com, 15 Jul 2017; gc.com, 05 Jul 2017)

Several members of her family, including her mother, played softball. "I've been coming to Canada Cup since I was six years old. It had always been a dream to play [for Canada], and especially with the history and seeing the medals and achievements that are already in my family." (theprovince.com, 26 Aug 2019)

"Before each game I have to put my right sock on first then my left. Then my left cleat first, then my right." (uwbadgers.com, 28 Jun 2017)

Philosophy:

"Whatever your 100% looks like, give it." (uwbadgers.com, 28 Jun 2017)

While competing for University of Wisconsin [UW] in 2015 she became the first freshman softball player at the university to be named to the All-Big Ten Conference First Team. She received All-Big Ten Conference First Team honours a further two times, making her the first softball player from UW to be a three-time conference-level first team honour recipient. (uwbadgers.com, 28 Jun 2017)

General Interest

General
REPRESENTING CANADA
She was born in Tucson, AZ, United States of America, and is able to represent Canada through her mother, who is originally from Delta, BC, Canada. "I've been coming to Canada Cup since I was six years old. I was one of those girls with my glove trying to catch the home run, so it's great to be on the field now. It had always been a dream to play [for Canada], and especially with the history and seeing the medals and achievements that are already in my family. I have such pride and honour wearing the [maple] leaf, knowing that three other women in my family got to wear it." (canadacup.com, 15 Jul 2017; theprovince.com, 26 Aug 2019)

POST-QUALIFICATION PROPOSAL
After Canada's final game at the Softball Americas qualification tournament in 2019, which secured qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, her boyfriend Matt Harshman proposed to her after the game, which she accepted. (allsportstucson.com, 01 Sep 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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