Kelby Allen

Class:
Freshman
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
Amarillo, Texas
Position:
C
Prev School:
Randall

2014 (Jr.)
• Appeared in all 57 games, one of three Lady Flames to do so, while starting 56 times (54 – C, 1 DP, 1 – 3B)
• Hit .298 with nine doubles, nine home runs, 34 RBI, 29 runs scored and .509 slugging percentage
• Team leader in home runs and RBI, while finishing second in runs scored, slugging percentage, doubles and putouts
• Finished season ninth in Big South in total bases, tied for eighth in home runs, tied for eighth in RBI and tied for 10th in doubles
• Enters senior year tied for ninth in program history with 23 career home runs, and 10th with 90 RBI
• Recorded 13 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI contests (tied for team lead)
• Hit team's first home run of season, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI at FGCU (Feb. 9)
• Hit three-run home run during first inning at defending national champion Oklahoma (March 7)
• Went 8-for-14 (.571) with a home run and six RBI over four-game span (March 31-April 2)
• Had three hits (tied for career high) with two RBIs in game one against UNCG (April 2), before homering and driving in three runs in nightcap
• Homered in back-to-back games against Gardner-Webb (April 11)
• Had two hits in three straight games, including the final two games of regular season and first game of conference tournament
• Tied career high with two doubles in regular-season finale at Presbyterian (April 27)
• Batted team-best .425 with 12 runs scored, three doubles, three homers and nine RBI during last 12 games of season
• Went 2-for-3 while tying career highs of two homers, three RBI and three runs scored during first game of conference tournament against Gardner-Webb (May 8)
• Had 2-for-3 showing in final game of season, elimination game versus Campbell (May 9)

2013 (So.)
• Appeared in and started all 57 games (56 – C, 1 – DP)
• One of two Lady Flames (also Katie Zavodny) to appear in all of Liberty's 57 contests
• Batted .275 with seven doubles, team-leading 10 home runs, 35 RBIs and 29 runs scored
• Hit .397 with five homers and 20 RBIs in Big South play
• Recorded 14 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI contests
• Connected for three RBIs in six different contests
• Tripled and homered during 2-for-4 game, totaling three RBIs and two runs scored against Dartmouth (March 17)
• Posted 10-game hitting streak, batting .469 (March 17 through April 3)
• Went 6-for-11 with four doubles, one homer and four RBIs in Presbyterian series (Feb. 22-23)
• Batted 3-for-3, scoring three runs, April 7 at Charleston Southern
• Hit two home runs versus Longwood, going 3-for-3 with three RBIs and three runs scored, April 15
• Slugged home run in Big South second-round game against Campbell (May 10)

2012 (Fr.)
• VaSID All-State second team
• Competed in 50 games, starting 48 times at catcher
• Batted .306 with six doubles, four homers, 21 RBIs and 17 runs scored
• Second on team in batting average, hits (44) and hit by pitch (three)
• Posted highest batting average by a Liberty freshman since 2005
• Tied for the team lead with 13 multiple-hit games, and added seven multiple-RBI contests
• Recorded a base hit in first collegiate at-bat versus N.C. Central (Feb. 11)
• Posted back-to-back two-hit games (Feb. 24-25)
• Named to all-tournament team at USC Upstate Tournament (Feb. 25)
• Went 5-for-8 with five RBIs, including first career homer, during doubleheader against East Tennessee State (March 6)
• Drove in three runs in 2-for-4 game against Charleston Southern (April 6)
• Had pair of two-hit games in series against Coastal Carolina and Campbell
• Went 3-for-3 with two homers and four RBIs against Longwood (May 5)

Prep
• Graduated from Randall High School
• Team won district championships during each of her last three seasons
• Led team to regional semifinals in 2009 and 2011 and a regional quarterfinal appearance in 2010
• Two-time all-state catcher (2010-11)
• Holds Randall's single-season and career records for home runs and RBIs
• Hit .530 during her high school career, with 38 home runs and 208 RBIs
• Four-time District 3-4A first-team catcher, earning MVP honors in 2010 and 2011
• Named Amarillo Globe News Player of the Year as a sophomore and a senior
• Twice named team MVP and earned team's Offensive Player of the Year award three times
• During freshman season, aided team in qualifying for the state tournament for the first time ever, being named team's Defensive Player of the Year

Personal
• Daughter of Cody and Paula Allen
• Majoring in business administration: marketing
• Birthday is Nov. 23