Jayden Kleiner

Class:
Freshman
Position:
IF/C
Height:
5-4
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Carmel, Ind.
High School:
Carmel

Prep
• Graduated from Carmel High School (2026)
• Named to 2026 National Coaches Association of Indiana (NCAI) All-State first team
• Three-time IndyStar Central Indiana Super Team honoree (2024, '25, '26)
• Three-time All-Hamilton County first team selection (2024, '25, '26)
• Posted a career .450 batting average and established new Carmel school records for career hits (130), home runs (25), RBI (96), runs scored (114) and doubles (33)
• Batted .508 with nine homers as a senior (2026)
Named Carmel's Defensive Player of the Year (2024) and Offensive Player of the Year (2025) • Played travel ball for Indiana Magic Gold
• Alliance Softball All-Star Team selection (2026); Alliance Futures Defensive Player of the Tournament (2024)
• Also a member of the Israel National Softball Team; competed with Israel's Junior National Team at the 2024 Canada Cup
• NCAI Indiana Academic All-State honoree
• Three-time Carmel Scholar Athlete Award recipient
• Rated as the No. 23 player in Extra Inning Softball's 2026 Extra Elite 100 rankings and the No. 3 infielder in the Midwest

Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; undeclared major
• Born on November 3, 2007
• Daughter of Lee and Stephanie Kleiner
• Has one sister, Alex