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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Anaheim, Calif.
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| High School:
Loara
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| Height:
5-5
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| Position:
IF
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| B/T:
R/R
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AT ILLINOIS
2009 - Freshman
Earned third team All-Big Ten honors, batting .305 in conference games with 11 RBIs ... Played in 46 games with 45 starts at third base ... For the season, batted .252 with 19 runs scored, four doubles and 18 RBIs ... Had a five-game hitting streak from April 7-15 ... Was 2-for-2 in the NCAA Regional at No. 11 Missouri on May 16 ... Was 4-for-5 with three runs scored against Penn State on March 22, helping Illinois to its 18-15 win ... Knocked in a career-best three runs against No. 16 Ohio State on April 12, hitting the first home run of her career ... Had three hits against Purdue on April 29 ... Had a big game in the win over Michigan State on March 28, batting 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored ... Picked up first career hit against California on Feb. 7.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named first-team all-league in junior and senior seasons at Loara High School ... Eight-time champion on the travel ball circuit ... Part of the Corona Angels team that reached fifth place in the 2007 ASA 18U Gold Nationals under coach Marty Tyson ... Knocked in five home runs and 19 doubles while batting .381 with an on-base percentage of .819 for the Angels ... Helped the 2006 U16 Minors Gold-Hopkins team to a national championship ... Four year All-Academic Team at Loara High School ... Earned the Distinguished Athlete Award from the 2007 Marine Corps.
PERSONAL
Born Oct. 30, 1989 ... Daughter of Mark and Denise Wedel ... Has a younger brother, Douglas ... Father played baseball for the San Diego Padres' Single-A team as well as at Long Beach State ... Majoring in kinesiology.
GETTING TO KNOW KELLEY
Favorite food: Mom's manicotti ... Favorite TV show: Deadliest Catch ... Favorite actor: Will Ferrell ... Favorite movie: Old School ... Favorite music artist: Lil' Wayne and Dashboard Confessional ... Favorite pro team: Los Angeles Dodgers ... Dream job: Trainer for a professional baseball team ... Favorite quote: "You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do." -Eleanor Roosevelt ... Pregame superstitions: "I always have to have orange pre-wrap in my hair." ... Why Illinois? "Love the tradition, the people, the atmosphere and the coaches."
