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Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Softball - Georgia

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SOFTBALL

Kelley Lynch

Right-handed pitcher/shortstop
EAST COWETA HS
SHARPSBURG, GEORGIA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.45

ERA

193

Strikeouts

.454

Batting Average

10

Home Runs
“Kelley Lynch is one of the two most dominant pitchers I’ve seen in the last 15 years. The other was (2017 Collegiate Player of the Year) Kelly Barnhill. She was that dominant on the mound, and her team went undefeated and won the state championship.”
Zack Graham
Head Coach at Alexander High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 junior right-handed pitcher and shortstop led the Indians to a perfect 36-0 record and the Class 7A state championship this past season. Lynch owned a 14-0 record with a 0.45 ERA in the circle and produced a .454 batting average, 10 home runs and 50 RBI. She struck out 193 batters in 93 innings pitched. The Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Player of the Year, Lynch was also named Player of the Year by the Georgia Dugout Club and is ranked as the nation’s No. 2 recruit in the Class of 2019 by FloSoftball.

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Academic Achievement

Lynch has maintained an A average in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Lynch has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics, the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program and youth softball teams.