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Ross Kelling

Class: Senior Hometown: Kansas City, Mo. High School: Pius X

Last College: Maplewoods CC Height / Weight: 6-4 / 250 Position: IF B/T: L/R

Summer 2006: Played for the Topeka Golden Giants of the Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas League ... Teammate of Ryotaro Hayakawa.

2006 (Junior): Played in 16 games as a junior ... Hit .417 with two doubles and a home run in just 12 at bats ... Drew five walks for a .588 on-base percentage ... Made his only start of the season against Western Illinois (3/5), going 1-for-3 with a run scored ... Hit a two-run homer against Tabor College (4/19) ... Had a pinch-hit double at Texas (5/7).

Maple Woods Community College: Hit .360 with 20 home runs and 134 RBI during two seasons at Maple Woods Community College ... Led the Centaurs to the Region 16 Championship both years ... Team was ranked in the national top 25 during both seasons he played at Maple Woods CC ... Coached by Marty Kilgore.

High School: Was a two-time all-state selection in both baseball and football at St. Pius X High School in Kansas City, Mo. ... Lettered four years in baseball and three years in football ... Baseball coach was Rick Ringel ... Led St. Pius X to state titles in football in 2001 and 2002 and runner-up finishes in baseball in 2000 and 2002 ... Was on the honor roll four years.

Personal: Born on April 30, 1985 ... Parents are Doug and Becky Kelling ... Majoring in human biology ... Attended same community college as St. Louis Cardinal Albert Pujols.

Year	Avg.	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	Slg%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OBA	SF	SH	SB-ATT
2006	.417	16-1	12	3	5	2	0	1	2	10	.833	5	1	1	2	.611	0	0	0-0
Career	.417	16-1	12	3	5	2	0	1	2	10	.833	5	1	1	2	.611	0	0	0-0