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Joe
Kelly |
RHP •
Sophomore |
6-1 •
165 • Bats R/ Throws R |
Corona, CA
• Corona HS |
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2007:
Appeared in 22 games, all in relief... named Freshman
All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Ping!...
named to Second Team All-American Team by Rivals.com...
named Big West Conference Freshman Pitcher of
the Year and First Team All-Conference... played
for USA National Team in Summer of 2007... went
3-1 with 1.32 ERA and six saves... struck out
19 batters in 27.1 innings... gained win with
three innings of relief at #29 Cal Poly (4/22/07)...
gained win against Pacific (5/6/07)... had win
in 2.1 innings of relief at #11 Long Beach State
(5/20/07)... earned first career save with 3.1
innings work against Santa Clara (3/18/07)...
posted save with a perfect ninth inning at #21
San Diego (4/10/07)... got save against #18 UCLA
(4/24/07)... earned save with 1.2 innings of hitless
relief against #14 Cal State Fullerton (4/29/07)...
saved game at #11 Long Beach State (5/19/07)...
gained save in Big West Championship-clinching
win over #10 UC Irvine (5/27/07)... threw one
inning in NCAA Regional vs Arizona State (6/2/07)...struck
out three in 1.1 innings in home win against #16
San Diego (2/27/07).
High
School: Three-year
letterwinner at Corona HS... named first team
all-league.
Personal:
Joseph William Kelly, Junior, was born on June
9, 1988, in Anaheim, CA… son of Joseph Kelly
and Andrea Valencia… father played football
at Vanderbilt University and for the San Diego
Chargers… nickname is “JK”…
distant relative of notorious gangster “Machine
Gun” Kelly… has chosen criminal justice
as his major… roots for the Oakland A’s,
San Diego Chargers, and Phoenix Suns… favorite
athletes are LaDainian Tomlinson, Jermaine Dye,
and Amare Stoudemire… favorite writers are
C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Emily Dickenson…
enjoys reading the “Chronicles of Narnia”
and “Lord of the Rings” series…
favorite foods are Italian and Mexican…
watches Chappelle’s Show and SportsCenter
on TV… favorite movies are “Tombstone”
and “Crash”… listens to the
music of Senses Fail… hobbies include skateboarding,
playing basketball, and learning Spanish…
most memorable sports moment was hitting nine
home runs in All-Star play… biggest influence
has been his father, who pushed him and helped
him work on getting better. |
