Rachel Kelly
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
El Cajon, Calif.
High School:
Granite Hills HS '02
Height:
5-8
Position:
RHP
Major:
Managerial Economics
2005: DIV. I ALL-INDEPENDENT FIRST TEAM... Went 5-18 with 3.37 ERA and 94 strikeouts... Twice captured D-I Independent Pitcher of the Week honors... Blanked Princeton, 1-0, to earn first such award (3/15)... Fired two complete-game victories vs. UC Riverside (4/23 and 4/24) to win her second... Won the 4/23 game with a 11th-inning double then slammed a 3-run homer in the 4/24 contest to claim Independent Player of the Week distinction... Batted 8-for-42 (.190) for the season... Appeared at first base in 8 games and in the outfield for 3.

2004: Appeared in 24 games, starting 19... Finished season at 3-12 with 3.75 ERA... Tallied 7 complete games including one shutout... Tossed 1-hitter to blank Sonoma (2/20)... Recorded season-best 6 strikeouts twice: in 3.1 innings at Stanislaus (3/6), and in 5.0 innings at Chaminade (4/23).

2003: Made 12 relief appearances and one start... Lone start was a three-inning outing vs. Saint Martin's (4/5)... Longest outing was 7.2-inning finish vs. Hawaii Pacific (4/2)... Fanned 9 batters, scattered 3 hits and allowed just an unearned run to post first collegiate win vs. Seasiders.

GRANITE HILLS HS '02: Earned first-team All-San Diego Section, first-team All-East County and second-team San Diego Union Tribune All-Section honors as a senior... Voted team MVP and captain... Named to All-Grossmont South League teams all four years, including first-team honors in 2000 and 2002 and second-team distinction as a junior... Also a two-year captain in volleyball and earned Offensive MVP honors as a sophomore outside hitter... Led teams to three conference titles.

PERSONAL: Born in San Diego, Calif.... Majoring in managerial economics... Considering careers in business or law... Daughter of Shannon Kelly... Played summer ball for Norco Fillys.