2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Braxton Kelly
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Ulysses, Ky.
- High School:
- Johnson Central
- Major:
- Political Science
- Position:
- RHP
2023: Made 18 appearances with one start… Pitched 24 innings and finished with a 5.25 ERA… Credited with six saves and recorded 25 strikeouts. Â
2022: Pitched in 16 games with two starts… Finished the season with 47.1 innings pitched and a 6-4 record… Had a 7.23 ERA… Struck out 56 opponents.
2021: Played in 12 games with 10 starts for the Bobcats… Finished with a 1-4 record and a 7.63 ERA in 48.1 innings pitched… Threw seven strikeouts in five innings against Eastern Michigan (Apr. 10).
2020:Â Appeared in four games for Ohio, starting two ... Went 1-2 with a 5.63 ERA ... Fanned 18 batters ... Had a 10.13 K/9 ... Earned a win at North Alabama (Feb. 16) with five strikeouts ... Had seven strikeouts at East Tennessee State (March 8) in 4.0 innings.
2019: Appeared in 20 games on the mound while making two starts ... Recorded one win and one save for the Bobcats … Threw 28.0 innings and struck out 25 batters with 20 walks … Recorded his first career win tossing 1.0 innings in relief in a 12-11 win against Central Michigan (Mar. 23).
Prior to Ohio: Earned first team all-state honors as a junior in 2017 after receiving second team all-state recognition in '16 and third team all-state laurels in '15 … Compiled an 18-8 record with a 1.28 ERA and 272 strikeouts over 197 innings of work leading into his senior year … Also led the Johnson Central Golden Eagles to a 118-49 record and three district titles prior to his senior season … Named a Preseason All-American by Rawlings in ’16 and ’17 … Competed for the Ohio Warhawks in the summer … Ranked as the No. 4 right-handed pitcher in Kentucky by Prep Baseball Report.
Personal:Â Born Aug. 29, 1998 ... Son of Ron and Anita Kelly ... Has two brothers, Ryan and Toby.
