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2024 Softball Roster

Bill Barrett
Bill Barrett
Bill Barrett
Bill Barrett
Bill Barrett

16 Kelsey Etling

  • Position Catcher
  • Hometown Dardenne Prairie, Mo.
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Previous School Fort Zumwalt West
  • B/T R/R
  • Major MBA / B.S.B.A., Marketing/Sports Business

Biography

Concluded her career ninth on the Billikens' all-time home runs (20) and RBIs (90) lists.

2024 • SIXTH YEAR
• A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Recipient of SLU's Athletics Director's Gratitude Award.
• Played in 46 games and started 41.
• Career-high eight home runs -- tied for fifth in the A-10, tied for second on the team.
• Eight runners caught stealing -- tied for fifth in the A-10.
• Career-high .492 slugging percentage -- 13th in the A-10.
• Career-high 234 chances -- 14th in the A-10, second on the team.
• Career-high 192 putouts -- 16th in the A-10, second on the team.
• Scored a career-high 20 runs.
• Reached base at a .429 clip leading off an inning.
• Her eight-game hitting streak (8-for-22, .364) tied for the team's second longest of the season; also had a seven-game streak (8-for-21, .381).
• Tied team season highs of two home runs and eight total bases vs. St. Thomas (Minn.), and three walks vs. Fordham.
• Had two-hit games vs. Dayton and Massachusetts in the A-10 Championship.
• 4-for-10 with a home run, two doubles and four RBIs in the St. Bonaventure series.
• 3-for-7 with four walks in the Fordham series.
• 3-for-7 in the Massachusetts series.
• 3-for-10 with a home run in the George Mason series.
• Homered twice and drove in four runs in game one vs. St. Thomas.
• 2-for-3 with three RBIs vs. Eastern Illinois.
• Also had three-RBI games vs. St. Bonaventure, Western Kentucky and Indiana State.

2023 • FIFTH YEAR
• A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Played in 53 games and started 50 (both career highs).
• Ranked 87th nationally in runners caught stealing (10).
• In all games, tied for ninth in the A-10 in RBIs (30).
• In the A-10 rankings (conference games) -- tied for third in triples (team-high-tying two), fourth in OPS (1.080), fifth in batting average (team-high .388) and slugging percentage (.612), seventh in on-base percentage (.468) and total bases (41), tied for eighth in hits (26), tied for 10th in RBIs (15).
• Ranked second on the team in putouts (182) and chances (215).
• Tied for second on the team in multi-RBI games (eight) and triples (two).
• Was fifth on the team in multi-hit games (10).
• Posted career highs in batting average (.281), hits (43), RBIs (30), doubles (nine), triples (two), total bases (68), on-base percentage (.335), walks (11) and runs (15).
• Her four home runs were one shy of a career high, and her .444 slugging percentage was three points shy of her career best.
• Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage and struck out just once every 13 plate appearances in conference play.
• Batted .347 (17-for-49) with runners in scoring position.
• Was 6-for-9 with the bases loaded.
• Reached base at a .400 clip leading off an inning.
• Tallied career highs of three runs vs. St. Bonaventure, 11 putouts vs. George Mason and four assists vs. St. Bonaventure.
• Tied her career high of three hits vs. Rhode Island, Eastern Illinois, St. Bonaventure and Valparaiso.
• Was 9-for-21 with five RBI during a season-long seven-game hitting streak.
• Began the season on a six-game hitting streak (9-for-22).
• Delivered the game's only RBI in a 1-0 win over Fordham.
• Went 5-for-7 with four RBIs in two games vs. St. Bonaventure.
• Was 4-for-9, including a three-RBI game, in the Rhode Island series.
• Produced a 4-for-8 series vs. George Mason and a 4-for-9 series vs. Saint Joseph's.
• Drove in four runs with a 3-for-4 effort vs. Eastern Illinois.
• Was 3-for-3 with four RBIs vs. Valparaiso.
• Hit .365 (19-for-52) over the final 17 games of the season, raising her batting average 43 points.

2022 • SENIOR
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Played in/started 14 games (12 at catcher, two as the designated player) before her season was cut short by injury.
• Posted career highs in putouts (52) and fielding percentage (.983).
• Three of her five RBI came with two outs.
• Delivered a two-run single vs. Ole Miss at the Ole Miss Classic.
• Had another hit in the second game vs. Ole Miss.
• Homered vs. Kansas City at Central Arkansas' Michelle Short Memorial Classic.
• Contributed RBI singles vs. Fordham and Northern Kentucky.

2021 • JUNIOR
• Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete accolades.
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Started 36 of the 38 games in which she played (29 as the designated player, seven at catcher).
• Tied for 16th in the A-10 and ranked third on the team with five home runs.
• Tied for 16th in the A-10 and was fourth on the team with 26 RBI.
• Third on the team in slugging percentage (.447).
• Tied for third on the team in two-out RBI (six).
• Fourth on the team in batting average (.262) and multi-RBI games (four).
• Tied for fourth on the team in multi-hit games (seven).
• Fifth on the team in on-base percentage (.322) and total bases (46).
• In conference games, batted .288, tied for the team lead with four home runs and notched 20 RBI.
• Collected SLU season highs of two home runs (including a grand slam) and six RBI vs. St. Bonaventure April 18.
• Tied the school record of seven at-bats at George Mason April 9.
• Hit .293 (12-for-41) with runners in scoring position, including 3-for-3 (two grand slams) with the bases loaded.
• Drove in five runs, four of which came on a grand slam, in the home series finale vs. Dayton.
• Had a season-high three hits (3-for-3) in the season finale at Dayton.
• Produced two hits in every game of the St. Bonaventure series (8-for-13, .615); those four games were part of a six-game hitting streak (10-for-18, .556).
• Turned in a .366 batting average (15-for-41) over the last 14 games.

2020 • SOPHOMORE
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Played in 17 games and started 16.
• Tied for second on the team in home runs (two).
• Third on the team in putouts (44).
• Reached base at a .462 clip leading off an inning.
• Her two walks vs. Southern Mississippi tied the SLU season high.
• Had two RBI, including a solo home run, vs. Southern Mississippi.
• Homered vs. Purdue Fort Wayne.
• Recorded two-hit games vs. Saint Francis and LIU.

2019 • FRESHMAN
• Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Missed the entire season due to injury.
 
PRIOR TO SLU
A three-time first-team All-District selection … earned second-team All-Conference honors as a senior as well as first-team All-Region and first-team All-Conference recognition as a sophomore … hit .461 with four home runs, 12 doubles and 28 RBIs in her final season … played in the 2018 USA Softball Missouri-Illinois All-Star Game … finished her career with a .395 batting mark, a school-record 38 doubles (including a school season-record 14 as a sophomore), eight homers and 81 RBIs … played on St. Louis Chaos travel teams that won the 2018 Junior Olympic Cup and placed third in the 2016 Junior Olympic Cup … was selected for the 2017 ASA Missouri-Illinois All-Star Game … four-time Academic All-Conference selection … graduated summa cum laude … member of the National Honor Society and the Fort Zumwalt West honor roll … was a “Leader in Me” mentor for elementary students.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2019Freshman

    Catcher
    17
  • 16

    2020Sophomore

    Catcher
    16
  • 16

    2021Junior

    Catcher
    16
  • 16

    2022Senior

    Catcher
    16
  • 16

    2023Graduate Student

    Catcher
    16
  • 16

    2024Graduate Student

    Catcher
    16