Landon Kelly

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Position:
INF/RHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 210
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Southaven, Miss.
Prev School:
Austin Peay
NIL:
R/R

Academic Honors:
- 2019 AAC All-Academic Team

2020 (Redshirt Junior):
Made one start in six appearances during the Tigers’ 17-game season … registered a 3.55 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 12.2 innings pitched … tallied a season-high four strikeouts twice, at Central Arkansas (Feb. 25) and at Middle Tennessee (Mar. 11).

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore):
Appeared in 19 games on the mound for the Tigers with three starts … threw 42.2 innings and posted a 5.70 ERA in his first season in Blue and Gray … recorded a 2-3 record, earning wins at WKU (Mar. 10) and against Arkansas State (Apr. 30) … picked up a save against Middle Tennessee (Mar. 2) … struck out a season-high five batters in three innings of work at Wichita State (Mar. 22) … threw a season-high five innings in his win against Arkansas State (Apr. 30) while striking out four batters … also saw two at-bats offensively.

2018 (Sophomore):
Redshirted.

2017 (Austin Peay):
Played 21 games in the field and made 15 appearances as a pitcher for Austin Peay … started 11 games at third base and two starts as a pitcher … posted a 3.45 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 28.2 innings … at the plate, finished the season with a .264 batting average, two home runs and eight runs batted in.

Prep:
Played infield and outfield and was a right-handed pitcher for Purple Waves head coach Buster Kelso … helped lead Purple Wave to back-to-back TSSAA Division II Class AA State Championship titles (2015 & 2016) … batted .342 as a senior with 16 doubles … posted a 6-2 record on the mound with 2.90 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 57 innings pitched ... as a junior, went 4-for-9 with two RBI and four walks in four state tournament games ... finished season with .382 batting average and .500 on-base percentage with 15 RBI and 21 runs scored ... named to Commercial Appeal All-Metro Team as a junior and senior ... played for Team Tennessee in the 2015 Junior Sunbelt National Championship and also played summer baseball with the Mid-South Gamers coached by Keegan Bumpous.

Personal:
Son of Pete and Stefanie Kelly ... has two sisters, Madelyn and Ava.