2016 Softball Roster
Kelsey Dotson
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Silver Lake, Ind.
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-6
• Academic All-Big Ten
Made 36 starts on the year, with 34 of those coming at catcher … registered a nine-game hitting streak from Feb. 13 until Feb. 26 … posted a team-best 26-game reached base streak from Feb. 13 to April 24 (excluding games missed due to injury) … collected a pair of RBI, a hit and a walk against No. 21 California on Feb. 14 … knocked a three-run walk-off homer in the 12th inning to guide the Hoosiers past Holy Cross on Feb. 20 … earned three walks against UTEP on Feb. 28 and Murray State on March 5 … hit her third career grand slam in Indiana’s 8-0 victory over Evansville on March 12 … gave the Hoosiers the lead for good on a two-run double at Michigan State on April 17 … collected an RBI in four straight games from April 29 to May 7 … went 2-for-3 with two runs and a walk at Maryland on May 8 … had two hits as the Hoosiers shut out Wisconsin in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on May 12 … collected a hit in the second round of the Tournament against No. 2 Michigan
JUNIOR YEAR (2015)
Started 53 games in 2015 with all but four coming in the catcher position … hit 14 home runs, putting her just three behind Michelle Venturella (1996) for most in a season … batted a career-best .349 with a team-high .684 slugging percentage … also led the Hoosiers in RBI (46) and walks (35) … second on the teams in runs scored with 33 … tied a program with 7 RBI against Lehigh on Feb. 27, hitting two runs, including a grand slam in the 15-7 win … carried a 31-game on-base streak that spanned from Feb. 19 to March 18, which is the longest in the last 10 years at Indiana and surpassed Bri Meyer's 25 game streak last season as the longest of an active player …registered an eight-game hitting streak from March 8 to March 20 … hit a walk-off two-run home run to defeat Eastern Illinois on March 8 … picked up four RBI on two hits against Rutgers on March 20 … scored a season-high three runs against Michigan State on April 26
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Appeared in 52 games and started 51 ... played 46 games in at catcher, three games at third base and split time between the two positions in two contests ... hit .250, while scoring 11 runs and recording 30 hits, including five home runs ... tallied 23 RBI, which tied Kassi Farmer for the team lead ... had seven multi-hit games ... went 3-for-4 with one run and five RBI, including a walk off grand slam against Ohio State on March 28 ... had a stretch of four two-hit games (April 12/13 - Penn State, April 16 DH - Ball State) ... scored a season-high two runs against Michigan State on April 2 ... went 3-for-3 with three RBI against Nebraska on May 4 ... garnered a .978 fielding percentage and 32 assists ... named Academic All-Big Ten
FRESHMAN YEAR (2013)
Appeared in 52 games and started in 47, splitting time between catcher, outfield and designated player...hit .196 on the year with nine RBI on 22 hits including a pair of homeruns and four doubles...Hit .214 in Big Ten action...Posted five multiple-hit games...Recorded a career-high three hits against No. 9 Michigan...Doubled in a 2-for-3 outing at Illinois...Picked off three baserunnners, the second most in the Big Ten, and caught 15 runners stealing, good for second-most in the conference.
Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Jim Speicher at Warsaw (Ind.) Community High School, earning four varsity letters ... blasted a school-record 12 home runs as senior while hitting .554 with 37 RBI ... the 12 home runs are the third-most all-time in Indiana high school history ... career batting average of .541 ranks fifth all-time among Indiana high school players ... named first team all-state as a junior and senior ... garnered all-conference accolades all four years ... was nominated for the 2012 Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year ... also a finalist for Indiana Miss Softball ... named to Indianapolis Star Super First Team ... received Warsaw Community Schools "Coaches Outstanding Athlete Award", which goes to the best senior athlete ... team set school record and state record for home runs in a single season (33) ... named First Team All-State ... team broke the Indiana state record for home runs with 33 ... received the team MVP award each of her three seasons while also being named all-conference each season ... hit .574 as a junior and blasted 11 home runs and 39 RBI ... hit .605 as a sophomore with seven home runs and 35 RBI on her way to being named third team all-state ... registered a .431 batting average as freshman while hitting five home runs and plating 26 runs ... played travel ball for the Indiana Shockwaves '93 for head coach Troy Werner ... team placed fifth at ASA "A" nationals in 2011 ... also lettered in volleyball and basketball ... is the daughter of Jeff and Brenda Dotson ... has one sister, Kayley
