Chelsea Kelley (2026) - Hall of Fame - Radford University Athletics

Chelsea Kelley

Induction:
2026
Class:
2011

A member of one of the most dominant runs in Radford Athletics history, Kelley was the southpaw ace of the Highlanders staff from 2008 to 2011 earning two all-Big South selections, a slew of NFCA all-region awards, a Big South Pitcher of the Year nod, the Big South's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and NFCA All-American honors. She is one of just two Highlanders and Big South student-athletes to ever earn a Senior All-American award and is the only Big South softball student-athlete to ever earn the Lowe's Senior Class award. Her pitching numbers for strikeouts, appearances, starts, complete games, innings pitched, fewest losses and saves still rank among the program's top 10 lists today including her 58 wins which rank fourth-most all time. During the team's back-to-back Big South Regular Season Championship and Tournament titles in 2009 and 2010, Kelley tossed over half of the innings in the team's 79 wins. While a student, Kelley was the recipient of the Radford Academic Excellence Scholarship, Softball Scholarship and the Dr. Paul W. Harris Leader Scholarship.