Kelsey Lunn

Position:
Infielder
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Fort Dodge H.S.
Hometown:
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Major:
Advertising

Kelsey Lunn joins the Jackrabbit coaching staff in 2011 as a student assistant coach while she finishes her degree in advertising and after two years as a Jackrabbit infielder.

A starter in all 99 games she played as a Jackrabbit, Lunn led the Jacks with a .981 fielding percentage as a senior in 2010, with just six miscues in 292 chances, mostly at first base. At the plate she hit eight doubles and a pair of homeruns, and earned Summit League co-Player of the Week honors on May 3, after helping the Jacks to a three-game sweep of Centenary, when she hit .538 with three doubles, a grand slam and eight RBI.

In her first year at SDSU in 2009, Lunn started all 51 games for the Jackrabbits throughout the infield, finishing the year tied for second on the team with 12 walks and third with 11 RBI. She also hit an impressive .400 with the bases loaded and posted a .921 fielding percentage.

A Fort Dodge, Iowa, native, Lunn transferred to South Dakota State from Iowa Central Community College, where she set the school single-season record with 62 RBI in 2007. In her two years with the Tritons, she batted .424 with 48 doubles, 15 homeruns and 123 RBI and earned second-team all-Region XI in 2007.

Lunn earned five varsity letters in softball at Fort Dodge Senior High School, and earned a unanimous first-team all-conference selection and all-state honorable mention as a senior, second team all-conference as a junior and all-conference honorable mention as a sophomore. She also earned four varsity letters in volleyball and one in basketball.

As a Player...
2010: Played and started in 48 games as a senior ... led the team with a .981 fielding percentage with six errors in 292 chances mainly at first ... went 2-for-2 with a homerun, double and four RBI vs. UMKC (4/2) ... set a career-high with a 3-for-4 performance with a RBI and two runs in the home opener vs. Dakota State (3/24) ... earned co-Summit League Player of the week honors on May 3rd after helping lead the Jackrabbits to a three-game home sweep of Centenary where she hit .538 (7-for-13) with three doubles, a grand slam and eight RBI ... Lunn hit her first career grand slam in the opener of the twinbill, along with two hits in the second game against the Ladies ... in the series finale, Lunn recorded a pair of doubles and a single to complete the league series sweep

2009: Started all 51 games in her first season as a Jackrabbit ... tied for second on the team with 12 walks and tied for third with 11 RBI ... finished the season with an impressive .400 batting average with the bases loaded ... tied for the team lead with eight RBI with two outs ... hit a double in going 2-for-3 against Portland State (2/13) ... went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI vs. Texas Tech (3/12) ... hit a homerun and went 2-for-3 at the plate at IUPUI (3/20) ... went 2-for-3 with two runs and a homerun against Southern Utah (3/28) ... recorded a double and an RBI while going 2-for-4 against IPFW (4/11)

Before SDSU: Transferred to SDSU from Iowa Central Community College ... set the Triton single-season record 62 RBI in 2007 ... batted .424 with 48 doubles, 15 homeruns and 123 RBI in two years at Iowa Central ... earned second-team all-Region XI in 2007 ... led her 2008 team with .472 batting average, 28 doubles and with 156 total bases ... earned five varsity letters in softball Fort Dodge Senior High School ... unanimous first-team all-conference performer and all-state honorable mention as a senior ... voted Best Bat and Best Glove by her teammates in 2006 ... selected second team all-conference as a junior and all-conference honorable mention as a sophomore ... also earned four varsity letters in volleyball and one in basketball