Kelsey Lenox

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Photo by: Romeo T Guzman

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Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

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Position:
Catcher/Designated Player
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Marquette H.S.
Hometown:
Chesterfield, Mo.
Major:
Exercise Science / Pre-Nursing

PRONUNCIATION

Honors and Awards

2021 All-Summit League First Team
2021 NFCA All-Region Second Team

2021: Appeared in 50 games with 50 starts … averaged .324, the ninth-best mark in the league, en route to earning All-Summit League First Team and NFCA All-Region Second Team honors … ranks seventh on SDSU’s single season home runs list with 11 long balls on the year … reached base at a .400 clip and slugged .634, the ninth-best percentage in a single season in school history … scored 25 runs and drove in 47 more, the fourth-most in a season in school history … hit 11 doubles and reached base on ball 17 times … earned Summit League Player of the Week recognition after she went 7-for-12 with four home runs and 14 RBIs in a sweep of Omaha … homered in both games of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Mavs with a pair of two-run homers in the opener and a three-run blast and two-run double in game two … ended the weekend with her second five-RBI performance, which was highlighted by a grand slam, to seal a Jackrabbit sweep … hit safely in 10 of the first 12 games of the season … recorded 14 multi-hit games … registered 10 multi-RBI games, including five games with at least four runs driven in … homered twice in a Summit League Tournament game against Omaha (5/15) … responsible for five of the eight instances where a Summit League player recorded a four-RBI or better game.

2020: One of two Jackrabbits to start all 23 games, splitting time between catcher (14) and designated player (nine) … led team with seven home runs and added three doubles … paced team with 23 runs batted in and hit .305 on the season, going 18 for 59 at the plate … scored 11 runs and drew 12 walks … posted a team-best .712 slugging percentage while sitting second with a .431 on-base mark … converted all 68 of her chances in the field, catching three runners stealing from behind the dish … had four multi-hit games and a team-best six multi-RBI performances … drove in four against Louisiana Monroe (2/16) and Marist (2/22) and had three RBI against DePaul (2/7) and Merrimack (3/8) … had three hits in win over Boston (2/22).

2019: Saw time in 14 games with two starts behind the dish … hit .313 (5 for 15) with a home run and two doubles … drove in four and had one walk … did not commit an error and had one assist … was 2-for-2 with two runs scored, two doubles and a pair of RBIs against Jackson State (2/25).

BEFORE SDSU: Graduated in May 2018 from Marquette High School (Chesterfield, Mo.) … four-year letterwinner in softball … two-time All-State performer (2016-17) … three-time First Team All-Conference, District and Region selection (2015-17) … holds school's career records for doubles (36), home runs (23) and runs batted in (128) … holds school's single-season records for home runs (15), runs batted in (53) and walks (15) … served as team captain as a junior and senior … named All-State Second Team as a senior (2017) after picking up First Team honors in 2016 … hit .505 (53 hits) with 11 doubles and four home runs … drew nine walks and had a .996 fielding percentage while earning team's Pride award … hit .511 as a junior with .583 on-base and 1.136 slugging percentages … named conference Player of the Year while racking up 45 hits, including 15 home runs and 10 doubles while working 15 walks with just three strikeouts … posted a .995 fielding percentage with just one error in 2016 … First Team All-Metro selection in 2015 while hitting .404 with 13 doubles, three home runs and a triple … worked 11 walks on the year and had a .957 fielding percentage … as a freshman hit .323 with a double and a home run, posting a .957 fielding percentage … led team to 2017 Class 4 Missouri State Championship … team finished as runner-up at 2015 Class 4 Missouri State Tournament … National Honor Society member … four-year Marquette Honor Roll selection … two-time Bronze Scholar-Athlete (2015-16) … named a Marquette Silver Scholar-Athlete as a senior ... played club ball with St. Louis Chaos and won the 2018 USA Junior Olympian Cup National Tournament.