2007...appeared in 51 games and started 48...struggled during the early part of the season only to catch fire over the last 35 games going 44-for-123 (.358) while starting every game...part of that was attributed to two hitting streaks as he carried a 10-game streak from April 6 to April 21 going 16-for-39 (.410) with 14 RBIs, four doubles and two home runs helping XU to an 8-2 record while raising his average 74 points...his second streak was a seven-gamer from May 3 thru May 15 going 11-for-28 (.393) with eight runs and five RBIs, raising his average 22 points...tied a career high with three hits, including his first career home run against Dayton (3/25) ending the day 3-for-4...had a career-high three RBIs against Duquesne (4/15)...swiped his first career stolen base against La Salle (5/12)...tied career highs with three hits and three RBIs against St. Bonaventure in the A-10 Championship (5/23)...had a great A-10 Championship going 6-for-14 (.429) on the week with four RBIs...finished third on the team with a .304 average and .417 slugging percentage...tops on the team with a .419 on-base percentage...fourth in RBIs with 27...was second on the team with a .376 average and .480 slugging percentage in conference play...set the school record for times hit by pitch in a season with 18 and sits tied for fourth all-time in school history with 18 2006...started 20 of the 23 games he played in, primarily at third base...set a career high in hits on two occasions during the season...the first coming at Gardner Webb (3/4) in his first start of the year as he finished 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs...followed that up with a 3-for-4 effort with his first collegiate double versus Youngstown State (3/18)...knocked his first career triple with his only hit in a 1-for-3 day versus Rhode Island (3/24)...carried an eight-game hitting streak from 3/4 to 3/26 going 12-for-29 (.414) with a double, triple and four RBIs 2005...played in nine games and made two starts at third base...saw his first collegiate action against Lipscomb (2/19)...recorded his first collegiate hit and assist against Ohio (4/5)...scored his first collegiate run and knocked in his first RBI against Dayton (5/16) High School...played for head coach Mark Pelfrey at Springboro High School...batted .494 during his senior campaign and lettered all four seasons for the Panthers...is seventh in the Ohio High School record books for times hit by pitch in a season with 12...lettered in all four years in soccer and three years in basketball Personal...a management major...born on Apr. 28, 1986 in Ft. Worth, Texas...parents are David and Marsha Kelly.
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