2007: Started and played in 61 games,maintaining a .311 average ... Had four doubles and legged out onetriple to go along with 13 RBIs ... Had a hit and an RBI in the winover Coastal Carolina ... Went 2-2 against the 49ers ... Went 2-3with an RBI in the win over Liberty ... Was 4-4 with one RBI andtwo runs scored against Charleston Southern ... Had thegame-winning RBI against Appalachian State ... Scored a run in thesecond game with the Mountaineers ... Went 2-3 with a homer andthree RBIs in the win over Towson ... Was 1-2 with a run scored inthe win over Kennesaw State ... Robbed a Stetson batter of a grandslam in the A-Sun Championship ... Named to the Atlantic SunAll-Academic Team.
2006: Started all 50 games for the Bulldogs ...Finished third on the team with a .267 average ... Led the teamwith four triples ... Recorded 11 multi-hit games, including aseason-best three-hit performance against Western Carolina ...Drove in two runs in the 6-5 win over North Florida ... Had two ofher four triples on the year in that contest ... Totaled fivedoubles on the year ... Only homerun of the season came againstAppalachian State ... Her .377 slugging percentage was the fourthbest on the squad ... Had 14 RBI on the year ... Recorded a .970fielding percentage ... Named an NFCA All-AmericaScholar-Athlete.
2005: Started all 52 games she played duringher first collegiate season ... The 52 starts were thethird-highest total on the team ... Was also third on the team with155 at bats, 35 hits, 24 runs scored, six doubles and a triple ...Showed great discipline at the plate, coaxing 18 walks compared tojust 18 strikeouts ... Earned three steals in only four attempts... Wasted little time making her presence known, hitting .438during the season-opening Clearwater Invitational ... Went 2-3against No. 13 Tennessee at the tournament ... BecameGardner-Webb’s first-ever A-Sun Player-of-the-Week for herefforts ... Tabbed as a National Fastpitch Coaches AssociationAll-American Scholar Athlete ... Named to the A-Sun All-AcademicTeam.
High School: Five-year player for Wren (S.C.)High School ... Earned all-state distinction in 2003 and 2004 ...All-conference from 2001-04 ... Offensive MVP in 2003 and 2004 ...Also played volleyball and basketball for the Hurricanes ... Also afour-year all-conference selection in basketball ... Team MVP in2004 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Member of theSpanish National Honor Society ... Member of the Beta Club ...Honor graduate ... Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee ...Played for club team Carolina Crush for eight years ... Helped theCrush to an NSA World Series championship in 2003.
Personal: Kelly Marie Linsley was born May 6,1986 in Clemson, S.C. ... Majoring in health and wellness ...Daughter of Fred and Susan Linsley.
