2011 LOWE'S SENIOR CLASS AWARD FOR SOFTBALL
2010-11 BIG SOUTH FEMALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
CAREER: Garnered Radford’s most prestigious accolade (Lowe's Senior Class Award) in program annals and one of the top recognitions in Radford Athletics’ history… 2010-11 Big South Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Ranks in the top six in 10 career pitching categories and her 25 wins (2009 & 2010) rank third all-time in a single season… Two-time first-team All-Big South… Two-time all-state selection… 2009 Big South Pitcher of the Year… 2009 First Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region.
2011 HIGHLIGHTS: Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winner and All-America First Team… 2010-11 Big South Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Big South Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Big South All-Tournament team... Combined on a five-hit shutout (5.2 IP) in 1-0 victory over Virginia… Combined (5 IP) on a two-hit blanking of Georgetown.
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: First team all-conference and second team all-state… Selected to Big South all-academic team… Overall league leader in wins (28th NCAA) and appearances, tied for second in shutouts, third in innings pitched and fifth in opponents batting average… Team workhorse in the circle as she appeared in 44 of 55 contests and 91 of 111 in two seasons… Tossed four one-hit shutouts and five overall… Also allowed just one hit in a 6.2-inning shutout relief appearance vs. PC … Fourth one-hitter came in regionals vs. Elon… Registered career-high nine strikeouts in one-hitter at Coastal Carolina... Led conference in wins (league and overall) for second straight season… Third on career wins list with 52
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2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Big South Pitcher of the Year… First Team Mid-Atlantic Region, all-state and all-conference selection... Led Big South in wins and second in ERA and saves... Appeared in 47 of 56 games... Recorded third most single-season victories with 25... Saves and wins ranked her ninth and 27th in the NCAA, respectively… Went 21 appearances (14 starts) without a loss from April 8-May 8, going 13-0 with two saves... Bounced back from first loss in over a month, allowing one run on five hits in championship clinching game against Liberty... Tossed one-hit shutout, the first of her career, vs. Gardner-Webb in first round of Big South Tournament... Big South all-tournament team selection... Big South Pitcher of the Week (5/4)... Won first collegiate start, striking out five in five innings vs. Belmont... 13-1 in Big South contests.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS: Made seven relief appearances… 2-0 with four strikeouts in 11 innings of work… Recorded one hit in four at bats... Picked up first collegiate victory with two innings of work in game two at Elon… In game one against Elon, struck out two in two innings… Registered a win in game one vs. Birmingham-Southern… First collegiate hit was a pinch hit single in game two at James Madison.
PREP: 2006 and 2007 AA state player of the year (co-POY as a junior)... First-team all-state and All-Timesland Player of the Year as a junior and senior... Three-time region and district player of the year as well as first-team all-region and district... As a freshman was named Gatorade Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-Timesland and all-district.
PERSONAL/ACADEMICS: Chelsea Lauren Kelley was born on June 12, 1989 in Roanoke, Va.... 2008 NFCA scholar-athlete… Sport medicine major… Chelsea is the daughter of Randy and Robyn Kelley… Former high school battery mate of junior Meredith Moore.
KELLEY'S PITCHING STATISTICS
| YEAR |
ERA |
W-L |
APP |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BF |
B/AVG |
WP |
HBP |
| 2008 |
4.45 |
2-0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
11.0 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
.255 |
0 |
4 |
| 2009 |
2.55 |
25-8 |
47 |
35 |
13 |
1/0 |
4 |
208.2 |
193 |
88 |
76 |
58 |
111 |
44 |
2 |
22 |
885 |
.248 |
3 |
17 |
| 2010 |
3.28 |
25-9 |
44 |
33 |
16 |
5/1 |
1 |
194.1 |
185 |
95 |
91 |
43 |
142 |
27 |
5 |
24 |
829 |
.252 |
6 |
25 |
| 2011 |
3.47 |
6-8 |
27 |
17 |
2 |
0/4 |
2 |
84.2 |
92 |
51 |
42 |
24 |
35 |
12 |
1 |
13 |
381 |
.274 |
2 |
10 |
| TOTALS |
3.03 |
58-25 |
125 |
85 |
31 |
6/5 |
7 |
498.2 |
482 |
241 |
216 |
128 |
292 |
87 |
8 |
59 |
2149 |
.254 |
11 |
56 |
KELLEY'S BATTING STATISTICS
| YEAR |
AVG |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG% |
BB |
HBP |
OB% |
SO |
SF |
SH |
SB-SBA |
PO |
A |
E |
FLD% |
| 2008 |
.250 |
4-0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.250 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
.667 |
| 2009 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
14 |
43 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 2010 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
6 |
23 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 2011 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
5 |
12 |
0 |
1.000 |
| TOTALS |
.250 |
4-0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.250 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
25 |
1 |
1 |
.991 |
