Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2021 Softball Roster
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Hill, Kelci
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Jersey Number 30
Kelci Hill
- Position:
- Outfield
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Prev school:
- Murrieta Mesa HS
- Hometown:
- Murrieta, Calif.
Bio
2022 (Junior)
2021 (Sophomore)
*2020 (Freshman)
High School
Personal
- Preseason All-CUSA
- Played in and started all but one contest (52 games)
- Finished the season batting .247, with 41 hits, including a team second-best nine doubles, while knocking in 13 RBIs and scoring 18 runs
- Ranked second on the team in doubles (9)
- Tied for second on the team in sacrifice hits (6)
- Third on the team in runs scored (18)
- Tied for third on the team in RBIs (13)
- Ranked fourth on the team in hits (41)
- Posted 13 multi-hit games
- Knocked her 100th career hit against Central Michigan (March 5)
- Batted a season-best 3-for-4, knocking a double and scoring a run against Murray State (Feb. 26)
- Tied a career-high three RBIs, going 2-for-4, including a double against Tennessee State (March 23)
- Posted a season-best two runs scored against Evansville (Feb. 18), Southern Miss (March 20), and at FIU (April 9)
2021 (Sophomore)
- Already in the program’s all-time career record book for batting average (6th, .361), triples (tied-7th, 5), and sacrifice flies (tied-5th, 5) after just two seasons in Murfreesboro
- Listed on Conference USA’s Second Team and Freshman Team at the end of the season
- Led the Blue Raiders in batting average (.366), hits (56), slugging percentage (.497), and on base percentage (.393) while also being second in runs scored (27) and RBIs (21) as one of three Blue Raiders with 10-plus runs scored and runs batted in
- Also tied for the team-lead in triples with three and hit her first two career home runs
- Led C-USA in sacrifice bunts (9) and sacrifice flies (5, a mark that also tied the program record for sac flies in a single season)
- Also finished in the top 10 in C-USA for batting average, hits, triples and at bats
- Had a team-best 16 multi-hit games, including six three-hit performances, and was tied for second on the team with four multi-RBI games
- Had her first multi-hit game of the season on February 26 vs. SIU Edwardsville, going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored
- Went 2-for-4 on March 5 vs. Stetson with one of her three stolen bases on the year
- Was 2-for-4 with a double on March 6 vs. New Mexico State at The Spring Games
- At the home opener, went 3-for-4 against North Dakota State (March 12) and had a pair of RBIs
- Had a perfect 3-for-3 day at the plate against Western Illinois on March 20 with a double, a run batted in, and a sacrifice bunt
- Had a 2-for-3 performance against Georgia Tech (March 26) with a double
- Was 2-for-4 in games one, two and three at Charlotte (April 1-2), including three runs scored in game one and two RBIs in game three
- Opened the series against Marshall with a 3-for-4 performance in game one (April 9), including her first career home run and three RBIs
- Followed up in game two against Marshall on April 9 with four runs to tie the program’s single game record and a 2-for-4 mark at the plate that included three RBIs, a triple, two walks and the game-winning run in the 10th inning
- Finished the series vs. Marshall on April 11 with a 3-for-3 day, her second career homer, two runs scored, and a double
- Named C-USA’s Hitter of the Week on April 12 following a .643 batting average, nine hits, a double, a triple, her first two career home runs, eight RBIs, a 1.286 slugging percentage and a .688 on base percentage in the four-game set against Marshall (April 9-11)
- Was 2-for-3 in game two against Western Kentucky (April 17) and scored the game-winning run later that day in the ninth inning of game three against the Hilltoppers
- Tied for second on the program’s single game sacrifice hits record with two against Western Kentucky on April 18 in the series finale
- Was 2-for-2 in game two at Florida Atlantic (April 24) with two runs scored and two walks
- Finished the series at Florida Atlantic on April 25 with a 3-for-4 performance with a triple, an RBI and a run scored
- Had another 3-for-4 day against FIU (May 7) that included a triple, an RBI and two runs scored
- Collected a new career high six putouts at the C-USA Championship against UTSA on May 12
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned a C-USA Academic Medal
*2020 (Freshman)
- Was one of five Blue Raiders to start all 28 games in the shortened season
- Started every game in centerfield in her first season at MT and moved up in the lineup from ninth to third to second, where she was placed for 12 games
- Finished with a .352 batting average, the third best mark on the team
- Was second on the team with 91 at bats
- Her 32 hits led her new squad and all Conference USA freshmen
- Hill also ended the season with MT’s only two triples, four doubles and a .440 slugging percentage
- Had a nine-game hit streak from Feb. 21 to March 1, the longest such streak of any Blue Raider in 2020, and was second on the team with nine multi-hit games
- Made her Blue Raider debut with a 2-for-3 day – including a triple, a run scored and two RBIs – in the season opener at Cal State Fullerton
- A 4-for-4 day against Butler (Feb. 15), including a double and a run scored, placed her at a tie for third-most hits in a single game by a Blue Raider all-time
- Scored eight runs in the second Madeira Beach Tournament, including two runs in three consecutive games against Miami (OH) (Feb. 29), Seton Hall (Feb. 29) and Sacred Heart (March 1)
- Her second multi-RBI game was a 2-for-3 day against Northwestern State (Feb. 22) in which she singled home the only two Blue Raider runs in a 2-1 victory
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned a C-USA Academic Medal
- * - Team played 28 games in 2020 season before the season was canceled by C-USA on March 16 due to COVID-19 pandemic
High School
- Was a team captain, batted .700 and earned South Valley League MVP, Pitcher of the Year, and Small Schools All-State Team honors as a freshman
- Transferred to Murrieta Mesa High School, where she led her team to a 2017 CIF D3 Championship
- Awarded Offensive Player of the Year and named to the Southwestern All-League Team while batting .463 as a junior
- Played for travel team Athletics Mercado-Tidd, which was a top-10 nationally ranked travel team
Personal
- Born August 11, 2001
- Daughter of Matt and Tanya Hill
- Has two younger siblings, Kalyn and Kylee
- Majoring in Exercise Science
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25
Monday, April 14
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25 2025
Monday, April 14
