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2013 Softball Roster

15 Kelsey Hand

  • Year Senior
  • Position Pitcher/Designated Player
  • Height 5-5
  • Hometown Mountainville, N.Y.
  • High School Cornwall Central

Biography

Career: Has started in 42 of 59 games as a Pioneer, compiling a .241 batting average … Has posted a 17-5 record inside the circle with a career ERA of 2.42, striking out 62 batters and only allowing 21 walks in 165.0 innings pitched.

2012: Started 11 of 13 appearances inside the circle for the Pioneers, posting a 1.98 ERA and a 7-2 record … Tossed seven complete games and two shutouts … Threw 70.2 innings, striking out 29 while only allowing 12 walks (2.42 ratio) … Also made seven other appearances as a designated player/first baseman, batting .265 with four RBI … Pitched 8.0 innings, allowing one unearned run, for her first win of the season during a 2-1 decision against Wisconsin-Platteville (3/17/12) … Won four consecutive starts from April 3-17, registering a 1.14 ERA with 16 strikeouts and five walks in 30.2 innings during the span … Was named the April 9 NJAC Pitcher of the Week after tossing a complete-game win in a 3-2, eight-inning decision at Ramapo April 3, pitching a 5-0 shutout against Stevens April 4, earning a 5-4 win to start a doubleheader at Rutgers-Camden April 6, and picking up a save by recording the final out of a 3-2, eight-inning win against the Scarlet Raptors … Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI during a 12-3 win against New Paltz (3/19/12).

2011: Appeared in 21 games, starting 17 times and posting a .271 batting average … Blasted two home runs in 13 hits, driving in 11 runs … Compiled a 9-3 record in the circle for the Pioneers with a 2.70 earned-run average … Tossed seven complete games, striking out 20 in 70.0 innings of work … Her eight walks tied for the third-lowest total in WP history … Went 2-for-3 with two RBI in a 6-5, eight-inning victory against Wilkes (4/7/11) … Tossed 6.0 innings, surrendering just four hits while also posting a 3-for-3 effort at the plate with two RBI during an 8-0 win against Baruch (5/1/11).

2010: Started in 13 games as a rookie, making 19 total appearances … Three of her six hits were doubles … Had two RBI and three runs scored … Also headed to the circle for the Pioneers, posting a 1-0 record with a 2.88 earned-run average in eight appearances (three starts) … Tossed 24.1 innings, striking out 13 and allowing only one walk … Posted a 1.91 earned-run average in three conference appearances … Started in her first career appearance against Westminster (3/13/10), and got her first collegiate win in a 13-4 victory against McDaniel (3/14/10) … Had a pinch-hit RBI-single in her first conference tournament game May 4 at No. 20 Rowan.

Prior to William Paterson: Won a Section IX championship as a senior captain at Cornwall Central H.S. … Awarded Offensive Player of the Year honors as both a senior and junior … A member of the Honor Roll all four years … Played two years with the Rage summer team.

Academics: Majoring in sociology.

HAND'S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR ERA W-L App. GS CG Sho./CBO Svs. IP H R ER BB SO Avg. WP HBP
2010 2.88 1-0 8 3 0 0/1 0 24.1 31 14 10 1 13 .310 1 0
2011 2.70 9-3 15 11 7 1/0 0 70.0 83 33 27 8 20 .297 2 9
2012 1.98 7-2 13 11 7 2/0 1 70.2 69 25 20 12 29 .254 3 5
Totals 2.42 17-5 36 25 14 3/1 1 165.0 183 72 57 21 62 .281 6 14

YEAR G-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OB% SB-A SLUG% FLD%
2010 19-13 .176 34 3 6 3 0 0 2 3 5 .243 0-0 .265 1.000
2011 21-17 .271 48 7 13 1 0 2 11 4 10 .327 0-0 .417 .969
2012 19-12 .265 34 2 9 1 0 0 4 6 5 .390 0-0 .294 .909
Totals 59-42 .241 116 12 28 5 0 2 17 13 20 .323 0-0 .336 .975

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2010Freshman

    First Base/Pitcher
    5'5"
    15
  • 15

    2011Sophomore

    First Base/Pitcher
    5'5"
    15
  • 15

    2012Junior

    Pitcher/Designated Player
    5'5"
    15
  • 15

    2013Senior

    Pitcher/Designated Player
    5'5"
    15