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Kelsey Knapp
Junior
Pitcher/First Base
Leechburg, PA/Kiski Area

At Delaware: Will be a key member of the Blue Hen pitching staff.

2005: Had a 1-0 record and a 2.62 earned run average in eight appearances in the circle • earned only win of the season at Bucknell on April 27 after allowing one run on one hit while striking out a pair in two innings of relief • struck out three batters while throwing two scoreless innings in the season-opening win over Norfolk State on February 25 • also threw a scoreless inning against Rider on April 13 and Rutgers on April 26 • only at bat of the season came at George Mason on March 26.

2004: Appeared in 12 games and started two in the circle • threw 17.2 innings in nine appearances • posted a 2.77 ERA, allowing seven earned runs on 17 hits • allowed just one hit while striking out five in three scoreless innings of relief against George Mason on April 17 • did not allow an earned run in four innings versus Liberty on February 28 • also threw one scoreless inning in the 12-1 win over Norfolk State on February 27 • had six official plate appearances and also worked one walk.

High School: Earned all-area honors each of her last three seasons at Kiski Area High School • selected as the area Player of the Year by several newspapers • four-year letterwinner, earning all-section honors each year • struck out 28 batters in a 14-inning game as a senior • played for the North American team in the Holland Cup in the summer of 2002 • set school records for strikeouts in a season and career • also an outstanding hitter who batted .309 as a junior • honors student.

Personal: Kelsey Anne Knapp • born November 9, 1984 • daughter of Timothy and Mary Knapp • grandfather, Jim Ryan, played football at the University of Maryland • criminal justice major at Delaware.

YEAR GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K Avg.
2004 12/2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000
2005 1/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 13/2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000

YEAR GP/GS W L IP H R ER CG SHO BB K SV ERA
2004 9/2 0 1 17.2 17 13 7 0 0 13 17 0 2.77
2005 8/0 1 0 10.2 10 7 4 0 0 7 13 0 2.62
Totals 17/2 1 1 28.1 27 20 11 0 0 20 30 0 2.72
 
 
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