8 - Kelly BrownPosition: Outfield
Class: Sophomore
Height: 5' 5"
High School: Gar-Field
Hometown: Dale City, Va.
2003 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team
2003 VaSID All-State Team OF
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One of the best leadoff hitters around ... Has a great sense for the game ... Has worked hard on improving her defense ... Can slap or hit away, putting a lot of pressure on the defense ... Has great speed ... Will head into the spring as the starting rightfielder.
2003: Played in and started all 50 games ... Was named to the All-BIG EAST Rookie squad ... Also named to the Virginia Sports Information Director's (VaSID) All-State team ... Started all but six games in the leadoff spot ... Led the team in at-bats (175), runs scored (35) and hits (59) ... Batted .337 on the season ... Recorded 11 doubles, three triples and a home run ... Drove in 18 runs, drew 16 walks and was 10-for-13 on stolen base attempts ... Had a 12-game hitting streak late in the season ... Was named to the Sonic Challenge All-Tournament team ... Finished fourth in the conference with 1.18 hits per game.
High School: Lettered four times for Coach Michael McDonald at Gar-Field High ... A first-team All-Group AAA all-state selection as both a junior and senior ... Also earned second-team all-state honors as a sophomore ... Was a two-time first-team selection to the All-Northwest Region team ... A four-time first-team All-Cardinal District selection ... Was named the MVP of the Cardinal District in both her junior and senior years ... Named to the all-Metro first-team, as selected by The Washington Post.
Personal: Kelly Alice Brown ... Born July 20, 1984 in Woodbridge, VA ... Daughter of Cindy and Vic Brown ... Brother, Jason, pitches for Christopher Newport University ... Chose the Hokies over Auburn and Marshall ... Majoring in sociology.
Year | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB-A | BB | SO | PO | A | E | Pct. |
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2003 | 50 | 50 | 175 | 35 | 59 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 18 | .337 | 10-13 | 16 | 21 | 48 | 4 | 4 | .929 |