Hokie Club11 - Kelsy RokeyPosition: Catcher
Class: Sophomore
Height: 5' 7"
High School: Salpointe Catholic
Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.
· Really picked up her game late in the season· Will again be one of the starters behind the plate
· A smart player who understands the game
· Has a very strong arm and some pop in her bat
· Needs to continue to improve defensively
· Has a chance to be a very good player for the Hokies
2006: Split time as the starting catcher as a true freshman ... Started 26 games, playing in 29 ... Batted .200 with 13 hits and six RBI ... Had two home runs and four doubles ... Scored three runs ... Had the game-winning RBI in Tech's 1-0 win over Maryland in the ACC Tournament ... Hit home runs against Marshall and NC State ... Committed just two errors in 318 chances ... Also saw action as the designated player Named to the 2005-06 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Lettered four times for Coach Phil Gruensfelder at Salpointe Catholic High ... Earned All-Southern Arizona honorable mention honors for the class 4A-5A by The Arizona Daily Star as both a junior and senior ... Also earned the coach's award ... Was named an AIA scholar-athlete and given the AIA honor roll award ... Also lettered twice on the volleyball team ... Club team was the Phoenix Storm Gold.
Personal: Kelsy J. Rokey ... Born October 21, 1986, in Tucson, AZ ... Daughter of J. Ray and Karlyn Rokey ... Father was a third-team All-American in baseball in 1970 and garnered first-team Academic All-America honors in both 1970 and '71 at the University of Arizona ... Cousin, Carly Romano, is the school record holder in the shot put at West Point ... Enrolled in university studies.
Batting:
| Year | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IBB | HBP | Avg. | SB-A | SH | SF | SLG | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 29 | 26 | 65 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | .354 | .257 |
| 2007 | 44 | 30 | 98 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .245 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .286 |
| Career | 73 | 56 | 163 | 11 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .227 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | .399 | .274 |
Fielding:
| Year | PO | A | E | PB | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 281 | 35 | 2 | 18 | .994 |
| 2007 | 151 | 15 | 3 | 8 | .982 |
| Career | 432 | 50 | 5 | 26 | .990 |
- INTEGRITY - SERVICE - HONOR - EXCELLENCE - STRONG TOGETHER
© 1996 - 2018 Virginia Tech Athletics. All Rights Reserved. | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | hokipoki@vt.edu
"; }});
return false;}function showLightModal(promoID,promoLINK) { document.getElementById("promoTitle").innerHTML=""; if (promoLINK!='') {document.getElementById("promoText").innerHTML=""; } else {document.getElementById("promoText").innerHTML="
";}$('#promoModal').modal('show');return false;}