9 - Kelsey Hoffman

Position: Catcher
Class: Junior
Height: 5' 6"
High School: W.T. Dwyer
Hometown: Tequesta, Fla.

 

· A very good defensive catcher
· Will again be one of the starting catchers
· Calls a good game and receives the pitches well
· Batted .333 in the fall, putting the ball in play consistently

2006: Split time as the starting catcher ... Also saw action as the designated player ... Started 37 games, playing in 44 ... Batted .231 with five doubles, 12 RBI and seven runs scored ... Had 104 at bats ... Drew 13 walks and struck out just 11 times ... Laid down seven successful sacrifice bunts ... Had one sac fly ... Had just three errors in 371 chances ... Scored the game-winning run at Furman ... Got the 12^th-inning rally going with a single up the middle against No. 19 Louisville in Tech's 1-0 win at NCAA Regionals.

2005: Saw action at three different spots — catcher, third base and first base — as well as the designated player ... Played in 60 games, starting 49 ... Batted .239 with 34 hits ... Had seven doubles, one home run and 20 RBI ... Had a big home run in the win over Troy ... Picked up three RBI against St. Bonaventure.

High School: Lettered four times at W.T. Dwyer High School for Coach John Lott ... Named second-team all-county for the 6A-5A-4A level by the Florida Sun Sentinel as a senior ... Helped lead Dwyer to a 1-0 win over Bartow, which was ranked No. 3 in the nation at the time and went on to win the State Class 4A title ... Was named honorable mention all-conference and second-team all-area as a junior ... Was also awarded her team's "Hardest Worker" award by the coaches ... Was honorable mention all-conference and was a top performer, as named by the Florida Sun Sentinel, as a freshman ... Was an active member of the Academy of Finance and Future Business Leaders of America ... Was also secretary of the National Honor Society at Dwyer while also participating in soccer and volleyball ... Was Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper in the 2002-2003 school year and was a reporter for the Academy Update.

Personal: Kelsey Liane Hoffman ... Born February 2, 1986, in Palm Beach Gardens, FL ... Daughter of Charles and Dana Hoffman ... Has two sisters, Alana and Aynsley ... Majoring in communication.

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