2008: Played in all 60 contests... Started 56 games, with 54 starts coming in right field, and two in center field... Swiped 10 bases to rank second on the team.... Ranked fourth on the team with 32 hits and 14 RBI... Finished the season third on the squad with 18 runs scored... Nine sacrifice bunts tied for second on the team... Had a ten game hitting streak that began with her first collegiate home run on 3/29 against Charleston Southern, to 4/9, where she hit .468... Recorded a home run and three RBI against Birmingham Southern 3/29)... Had three hits against Charleston Southern (4/6)...
2007: Saw action in 35 games earning 17 starts, with 10 starts in right field, five in left field and two as the designated player... Recorded first career hit and RBI in a 2-for-3, two RBI contest against Virginia Tech (2/23)... Recorded a stolen base against both Southern Miss (3/3) and James Madison (3/10)... Knocked in a run against Lehigh (2/24)... Scored two runs against Southern Miss. (3/3)... Earned a place on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll... 2006: Played in 20 games and claimed three starts in left field... Totaled five runs scored and two walks... Stole first career base against #3 Tennessee (2/10)... Scored the game-winning run against #23 Virginia Tech (3/10)... Walked against UNC Wilmington (3/15) and Penn State (3/25)... Finished the season with a .750 fielding percentage...
High School: A three-year varsity letterwinner... Named Maize High School[apos]s Female Athlete of the Year after senior campaign... First Team All-State selection as a senior... First Team Ark Valley Chisolm Trail League second baseman during final two seasons... Second Team All-State as a junior... Also a varsity letterwinner in basketball and volleyball... Played club softball for the Wichita Mustang Gold... Member of the National Honor Society, Honor Roll, Student Council, FCA, Teens as Teachers and Wendy[apos]s High School Heisman...
Personal: Full name: Kelsey Marie Riffel... Daughter of Scott and Sandy Riffel... Brother, Kyle, plays baseball at the University of Iowa... Majoring in biology with a minor in business administration.
