UC Santa Barbara
Career Stats: 75 GP, 169 AB, .249 BA, .345 OBP, .391 SLG, 27 R, 42 H, 5 2B, 5 3B, 3 HR, 28 RBIs, 18 BB, 53 K, 7 SB, 1 CS, 1 E, .997 F%
2015: Finished the season with a .261/.379/.432 slash line ... Earning the starting first baseman job after the departure of Tyler Kuresa (drafted by Minnesota), Kelly’s season looked to be cut short after he fractured his right fibula in a game against CSUN on Apr. 12 ... Despite a prognosis that he was done for the season, he came back as a pinch-hitter in the final weekend of the regular season at UC Riverside, even starting the Friday affair ... At the time of his injury, was hitting .267 with three home runs and the most defensive chances in the Big West without an error ... Lined an RBI single into left center in the Friday game of the UCR series ... Hit a walk-off single into right field to beat then-undefeated USC on Mar. 3 ... Had a season-high three hits vs. BYU on Opening Day, Feb. 13 ... Hit .310 with runners in scoring position ... Missed just 19 games and 36 days with his fracture ... Drove in a career-high five RBIs to go along with a double and a triple in an 11-0 shutout of Kentucky on Feb. 21 ... Blasted home runs in contests against Sac State (Mar. 8), Texas-Arlington (Mar. 20), and Loyola Marymount (Mar. 24) ... Improved on his patience as the season went on: in first 16 games he had just two walks; in his final 13 before the injury, he accrued 13 ... Was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 38th round of the 2015 MLB First Year Player Draft with thre 1,145th ocerall selection.
2014: Made 11 appearances as a sophomore (two starts), batting .154 with two hits, one run scored, three walks, and a sacrifice bunt in 13 at-bats ... Both of his hits came in an Apr. 29 start at DH against UCLA. He reached four times in the 12-inning tie, including a 10th-inning double and a 12th-inning infield single ... Had a breakout summer for the Corvallis Knights of the West Coast League, playing for the league title while anchoring a lineup with the following stats: .329/.446/.604, 46 GP, 155 AB, 37 RBIs, 33 R, 51 H, 7 HR, 19 XBH.
2013: Appeared in 27 games, starting 10 ... Batted .244 with two extra-base hits and nine RBIs ... Hit .545 with a pair of triples and six RBIs in the Hawai'i series ... On the year, hit .333 with runners on base and .429 with runners in scoring position ... Went 2-10 as a pinch-hitter ... Had four multi-hit and three multi-RBI games ... Committed just one error.
High School: A three-year letter winner in baseball at Foothill High School in Redding … Played first base for head coach Todd Buck and the Cougars … Also lettered twice in basketball … Earned All-League and All-Section honors … Helped lead the Cougars to a Section Championship in 2012 … Earned Student Athlete of the Year and State Scholar Athlete of the Week by ESPN.
Personal: Born on Aug. 4, 1994 to Jason and Mandi Kelly in Redding, Calif. … Has one sibling, Luke … Plans to major in math or economics and minor in sociology … Aspires to work for the FBI or CIA … Favorite team is the San Francisco Giants … Favorite athletes are Buster Posey and J.T. Snow … Most memorable sports moment was winning section championships in both baseball and basketball … Favorite movie is 300… Favorite novel is Lone Survivor … Favorite musician is Jeremy Camp … Favorite TV show is Breaking Bad.
