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2014 Softball

23 Kelsey Svenson

23 Kelsey Svenson

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Highschool:
    Oxford
  • Hometown:
    Oxford, Conn.

Summary

Biography

2014 Served as the Beacons’ every daydesignated player as a junior … Appeared in 29 games andstarted in 27 of the tem … Ended the year hitting .247 with19 hits in 77 at-bats … Totaled 11 runs scored five RBI andthree doubles … Stole a career-high five bases in fiveattempts … Recorded 29 putouts and two assists for a .929 inlimited time at first base … Registered a six-game hittingstreak from April 18-22 … Scored the Beacons’ firstrun of the season and tied the program-record with 14 putouts in asingle game on March 15 in a 3-2 win over TCNJ … Totaled twohits and a pair of RBI April 5 at UMass Dartmouth … Finished1-for-3 with a double and two runs scored April 21 at Curry College… Enjoyed the best game of her season April 25 in game oneagainst Western Connecticut State by finishing 2-for-4 with threeruns scored.  

2013 Took a huge step forward by becoming theBeacons starting first baseman and eight-hole hitter …Appeared in a career-high 36 games and started 34 of them …Finished the season with a .253 batting average in 87 at-bats… Totaled 22 hits, eight runs scored and nine runs batted in… Stole one base in three attempts … Ended the yearwith a .270 on-base percentage and a .264 slugging percentage… Finished the season with a program-record 232 putouts… Paced the squad with a .980 fielding percentage …Took over the starting first base job March 20 and appeared inevery contest but two the rest of the way … Recorded herfirst career multiple-hit game March 24 by going 2-for-4 with a runscored and an RBI against Salve Regina in game one … Bestedher game one performance with a 3-for-3 contest in game two againstthe Seahawks … Set the Beacons’ program-record fortotal chances (16) and finished with the second-most putouts (13)in program history March 29 against Simmons College …Finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in win over UMassDartmouth April 13 … Registered a team-high two hits inthree at-bats in the Beacons season-ending loss to Rhode IslandCollege in the Little East Conference Tournament.   

2012 Played an important role off the bench forthe Beacons as a pinch-hitter and designated hitter …Appeared in nine games, including two starts, while recording 16at-bats … Finished the season 1-for-16, with a triple, twowalks, a run and three RBI … Recorded four putouts for aperfect 1.000 fielding percentage … Drove in a run in firsther career at-bat March 12 with an RBI groundout against GraceCollege … Tripled and drove in two runs against RiponCollege in the Beacons second game on March 12 … Scored hersecond career run April 1 in a 21-0 win at Gordon College.

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Three-sport athlete(soccer, basketball, softball) at Oxford High School, where shegraduated from in 2011 ... Named an All-State selection as a memberof the softball program ... Two-time All-Patriot Conference honoree... Connecticut Post Honorable Mention selection ... Named anAll-Star selection as a junior ... Led the state of Connecticut inhomeruns as a junior ... Helped the softball team to threeappearances in State Championship tournament ... Played threeseasons on the varsity basketball and soccer teams ... Named teamcaptain of both the soccer and softball teams ... Served as a ClassOfficer at her high school ...Daughter of Karen and Gary Svenson ... Has two sisters, Kristin andKari and two brothers, Gary and Kyle ... Majoring in EarlyChildhood Education.

Career Stats

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%
2012.... .063 9-2 16 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 .188 1 0 7 0 .118 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 1.000
2013.... .253 36-34 87 8 22 1 0 0 9 23 .264 2 0 25 0 .270 0 3 1-3 232 9 5 .980
TOTAL... .223 45-36 103 10 21 1 1 0 12 26 .252 3 0 32 0 .245 0 3 1-3 236 9 5 .980

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2012Freshman

    1B
    5'8"
    23
  • 23

    2013Sophomore

    1B
    5'8"
    23
  • 23

    2014Junior

    1B
    5'8"
    23
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