Kaleigh Rafter

Biography

After two seasons as the Seminoles' volunteer assistant coach, Kaleigh Rafter was promoted to assistant coach prior to the 2024 season. Rafter also currently serves as the head coach for the Canadian National Team. Rafter enters her third season as an assistant coach for the Noles in 2026. Rafter primarily works with the Seminoles' catchers and offense. Rafter helped the Noles stay on top of the college softball world in 2025 as the Seminoles won their 15th ACC Regular Season Championship and finished the season with a 49-12 record. FSU hosted a NCAA Regional for the 11th consecutive season as the No. 5 overall seed. FSU advanced to the NCAA Super Regional where they fell to eventual National Runner-Up Texas Tech. Rafter helpd the Noles to another record-breaking season offensively. In 2025, FSU broke the school record for batting average (.346), had the second most runs in school history (420), third most home runs in school history (83), fourth most runs in school history (452) and fourth most hits in school history (566). FSU finished the season ranked in the top 10 nationally in batting average, hits, RBI per game, RBI, runs per game, sacrifice flies and triples. Rafter was a key influence in the development of catcher Michaela Edenfield who earned All-America honors in 2023 and was selected in the second round of the AUSL Draft to the Volts. FSU continued their reign as one of the top programs of the country in 2024 as they finished the season with a 46-16 record and rea