Kelly Burnett bio
6/16/2010 4:22:00 AM | General
Career Highlights: First career home run tied the game 1-1 at UNCG (3/13/10) in the sixth inning, leading to a comeback, extra-inning win after Georgia Southern scored three in the top of the eight to win 4-1...Was third on the team with seven doubles as a senior...Committed just two errors in two seasons.
2010 (Junior): Started 55 games as a junior, with 54 starts in the outfield...Hit .239 with 13 RBIs and 14 runs scored...Was third on the team with seven doubles...Had seven multi-hit games...Stole four bases in four attempts...Hit lone career home run against UNC Greensboro (3/13), tying the game in the sixth before the Eagles won 4-1 in eight innings...Finished with a .983 fielding percentage, committing just one error in 59 chances.
2009 (Sophomore): NFCA Scholar-Athlete...Started nine games in the outfield for the Eagles...Two way player who also appeared in three games as a pitcher...Batted .190 with three RBIs...Went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and fell a home run short of hitting for the natural cycle against Florida A&M...Had only three plate appearances in 9-0 win over the Lady Rattlers...Pitched two scoreless innings in the same game...Struck out three while walking none...Earned her first start against Troy.
Junior College: Attended Palm Beach Community College...Played for Martha McCall...Hit .256 and earned Coaches' Award.
High School: Attended Park Vista High School...Earned four varsity letters in softball and three in volleyball...Twice named to all-county first team...Defensive Player of the Year and Palm Beach Post Athlete of the Week...Cobras, led by head coach Chuck Layman, won district championship in 2006.
Personal: Born Kelly Marie Burnett on June 30, 1988 in Suffern, N.Y....Daughter of Warren and Donna Burnett...Hobbies include running, traveling and spending time with friends and family...Would want Kate Hudson to play her in a movie...Craziest ambition is to have her own talk show...Favorite place on campus is the RAC...Word that best describes her is "easygoing"...Favorites: sports figure - Derek Jeter; pro team - New York Yankees; TV shows - One Tree Hill, The Hills; movie - Sweet Home Alabama...Majoring in elementary education.
Burnett's Career Statistics
|
YEAR |
AVG. |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB-ATT |
FLD% |
|
2009 |
.190 |
17-9 |
21 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
.933 |
|
2010 |
.239 |
55-55 |
163 |
14 |
39 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
5 |
24 |
4-4 |
.983 |
|
CAREER |
.234 |
72-64 |
184 |
16 |
43 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
5 |
25 |
4-4 |
.973 |
|
YEAR |
ERA |
W |
L |
APP |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
CBO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
|
2009 |
12.00 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7.0 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
5 |
6 |
|
CAREER |
12.00 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7.0 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
5 |
6 |
Burnett's Career Bests
|
AB |
4, 14 times; last at Furman (5/10/10) |
|
R |
2 at Florida A&M (2/17/09) |
|
H |
3 at Florida A&M (2/17/09) |
|
Streak |
5 games (5/9/10 – 5/14/10) |
|
RBI |
2, three times; last vs. Elon (5/2/10) |
|
2B |
1, 8 times; last at Samford (4/17/10) |
|
HR |
1, vs. UNCG (3/13/10) |
|
BB |
1, five times; last vs. College of Charleston (4/24/10) |
|
SB |
1, 4 times; last vs. College of Charleston (4/25/10) |
|
PO |
4, two times; at Samford (4/17/10) |
|
A |
1, seven times; vs. Elon (5/13/10) |
