Kelsey Kessler

	Class: Freshman
	Hometown: Blue Springs, Mo.
	High School: Blue Springs

	Height: 5-10
	Position: Pitcher
	Experience: HS
	B/T: R/R

05/16/2013

Jayhawk Duo Collects NFCA All-Region Honors

Captains Maggie Hull and Maddie Stein were honored for the third and first time, respectively

05/15/2013

Team Awards Highlight Season Banquet

The first-four year players under head coach Megan Smith were honored with the Big Jay awras

05/14/2013

Kansas Softball Earns Multiple All-Big 12 Honors

Four Jayhawks recognized by the Big 12 Conference, highlighted by Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Maggie Hull

05/07/2013

Kessler Earns Second Big 12 Pitcher of the Week Honor

The freshman from Blue Springs, Mo., wins her second Big 12 weekly honor in less than a month

05/05/2013

Kansas Makes History, Downs No. 1 Oklahoma, 2-0

The Jayhawks defeat a top-ranked opponent for the first time in program history

09/27/2012

Jayhawks Blank Independence CC in Fall Exhibition

High School

Lettered four times at Blue Springs High in Blue Springs, Mo. under coach Roger Lower... As a freshman was All-State, Metro, Region, Conference, Area and District, KMBC Athlete of the week, ESPN Rise National Female Player of the Week, named to ESPN Rise's "Nine to Watch" list, Examiner Player of the Year, Team MVP, broke state records for single-season winning percentage, wins in a season and RBIs in a championship game... Eight no-hitters, three perfect games, 19 shutouts and was 30-0 as a freshman... Team finished 31-0 on the season... In her sophomore year she was All-State, Metro, Region, Conference, Area and District... Finished 18-4 on the season, threw a no-hitter and led the team to a 22-5 record... As a junior, was All-State, Metro, Region, Conference, Area and District... Team MVP for the second time and was 24-2 with three no-hitters to lead her team to a 26-2 record... As a senior she was All-State, Metro, Region, Conference, Area and District... She is the first athlete in school history to be All-State for four years... She set the Missouri record for career wins (93).

Club

Played four years for KC Peppers Eakin under Head Coach Dan Eakin.

Personal

Born Kelsey Lynn Kessler... Daughter of Robert and Lanette Kessler... three cousins Holly, Brandi and Michelle play softball for Truman State, MSSU and Avila, respectively... Undecided on a major.