Kelly Papesh

Kelly Papesh

Player Profile

Hometown:
Minooka, Ill.

High School:
Minooka Community

Height:
5-8

Position:
Student Assistant

Birthdate:
09/20/1986

Bats/Throws:
R/R

2008: Started for the third straight year as the Panthers' catcher...Started 43 of the 44 games appeared in ...Hit .223 with two home runs and 23 hits...Drove in 12 runs and scored eight runs...Recorded 140 putouts and 33 assists with only one error...Had three multiple-RBI games.

2007: Started 40 games, including 31 starts at catcher...Recorded 29 hits, including seven doubles and six home runs with 16 RBI...Recorded 106 put-outs and 22 assists with only one error...Ranked third on the team in slugging percentage (.495)...Had two multiple-RBI games...Suffered a broken finger in the Panthers' second game against Western Illinois (April 18) and missed the remaining eight games of the season.

2006: Played in 50 of 51 games, starting 48...Served as Panthers' primary catcher, making 45 starts... Threw out a league-best 19 baserunners attempting steals...Recorded .970 fielding percentage...Hit .175 with four doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI, fifth most among UNI hitters...Hit first career home run against Wartburg (March 22), a two-run homer that helped propel Panthers to 7-6 win...Hit game-winning solo home run in 4-3, nine-inning victory at Indiana State (April 22).

High School: Earned four varsity letters in softball and was a four-time Suburban Prairie South all-conference selection...As a catcher, was named to Joliet Herald News' all-area second team in 2004, and was a special mention to the list in 2002, 2003 and 2005...Was named to the Chicagoland Area Top 100 Players list in 2005 and served as team captain in both her junior and senior campaigns...Team won conference and regional championships in 2004 with a 32-5 record and repeated as regional champs in 2005... Also was recruited by Indiana, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville...Was named to high honor roll scholar athlete list all four years and participated in National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Sept. 20, 1986, in Joliet, Ill...Daughter of Pat and Karen Papesh. Majoring in physical education-teaching and a minor in health education...Chose UNI because of the campus, academics and softball teammates: "It was the best overall fit for me"...Favorite movie is "Dirty Dancing"...Enjoys reading the Harry Potter series...Favorite actor is Matthew McConaughey...Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter...Best life lesson: "Nothing reveals so much about a person as how they play the game."

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