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2023 Baseball Roster

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29 Will Kelley

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 195
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Alexandria, LA
  • Highschool Alexandria Senior

Biography

Awards
  • ASC Second Team (2021, 2022)
  • ASC Red Bracket Tournament Team (2021)
  • ASC Blue Bracket All-Tournament Team (2022)

Career Highs
  • At-Bats: 6 at Ozarks (2/18/22)
  • Hits: 3, 15 times; last vs. Texas Dallas (4/22/22)
  • Doubles: 3 at Ozarks (2/18/22)
  • Triples: 2 vs. Louisiana College (4/11/21)
  • Home Runs: 1, 11 times; last vs. Texas Dallas (4/23/22)
  • Runs Scored: 4 vs. Texas Lutheran (Gm2) (3/13/21)
  • RBI: 5 at Hardin-Simmons (Gm1) (3/20/21)
  • Stolen Bases: 2, 3 times; last at Texas Lutheran (Gm2) (3/12/22)
  • Hitting Streak: 17 (4/10/21-5/8/21)

2022 (Senior)
  • Played in 46 games, starting 46
  • Recorded 56 hits 
  • Batted .316 on the year
  • Scored 45 runs, including 3 in two games
  • Drove in 40 RBIs, including 4 times, vs Dallas (3/1/22) and at UMHB (4/1/22)
  • Homered 8 times
  • Notched 7 doubles, including 3 at Ozarks (2/18/22)
  • Recorded 3 tripples
  • Stole 10 bases

2021 (Junior)
  • Played 45 games
  • Lead ETBU with a .368 batting average
  • Recorded 56 hits, including three in six games
  • Scored 43 runs, including four vs. Texas Lutheran (Gm2) (3/13/21)
  • Had 11 doubles, including two vs. Texas Lutheran (3/13/21) and vs. Ozarks (5/7/21)
  • Led ETBU with six triples, including two vs. Louisiana College (4/11/21)
  • Homered four times during the season.
  • Stole 13 bases during the season
  • Drove in 27 RBI, including five at Hardin-Simmons (Gm1) (3/20/21)
  • Had a 17-game hitting streak (4/10/21-5/8/21)

2020 (Sophomore)
  • Appeared in 13 games with nine starts
  • Batted .188 on the season
  • Collected six hits, five RBI
  • Homered against Centenary (2/8/20)

2019 (Freshman)
  • Appeared in eight games
  • Drove in an RBI at Hardin-Simmons (3/15/19)

Alexandria Senior High School
  • Played first base, pitcher and outfield under head coach James Halle.
  • All-District Second Team Utility (2015)
  • All-District Honorable Mention First Base (2016)
  • All-District First Team Utility (2017)
  • All-Central Louisiana (2017)
  • Honorable Mention All-Central Louisiana (2018)

Club/AAU
  • Played for Team Louisiana under head coach Jeremy Picard.

Personal
  • Born June 24, 1999
  • Son of Karen and Kent Roberts; Kevin Kelley
  • Father Kevin played baseball at Louisiana College.
  • Majoring in Sports Management

Favorites
  • SPORTS TEAM: Chicago Cubs
  • BOOK: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
  • PERSON: Mom
  • SPORTS EXPERIENCE: Hitting for the cycle
  • VACATION PLACE: Colorado
  • NUMBER: 23
  • MOST PRIZED POSSESSION: My distilled water
  • TV SHOW: Friday Night Lights
  • MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR LIFE: My mom
  • SPORTS MOVIE: Rookie of the Year
  • FAMOUS PEOPLE I MET: Lil Riv
  • MUSIC GROUP: Bowling for Soup
  • ACTOR/ACTRESS: Will Ferrell
  • ATHLETE: Alex Moran

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    1B; OF
    5'10" 200 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2020Sophomore

    1B; OF
    5'10" 200 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2021Junior

    1B; OF
    5'10" 200 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2022Senior

    1B; OF
    5'10" 195 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2023Graduate Student

    1B; OF
    5'10" 195 lbs
    29