2022 Softball Roster

5 Kelsey Sweatt

  • Ht./Wt. 5-6 /
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Highschool Oakleaf HS
  • Prev School USC Upstate

Biography

* Third in UWF career history in strikeouts per game (6.76)
* Fourth in UWF history in career no-hitters (3)

* Fifth in UWF career history in fewest hits per game (4.96)
* Fifth in UWF career history in strikeouts (497)
* Sixth in UWF career history in winning percentage (.778)
* Ninth in UWF career history in innings pitched (516.1)
* Tenth in UWF career history in wins (55)

D2CCA Second Team All-South Region
First Team All-Gulf South Conference
2022 GSC Spring All-Academic Team
2022 Easton NFCA Scholar Athlete
2022 GSC Spring Academic Honor
Roll
GSC Pitcher of the Week (4/19; 4/26)
Member of the GSC Softball All-Decade Team

2022 (R-Sr.): Made 24 starts in the circle and appeared in 32 games, with a 13-10 record... Earned her third career All-South Region honor and became a first team All-GSC performer for the third time, joining teammate Teala Howard as one of just five Argonauts to accomplish the feat... Set career highs in appearances, starts, complete games (17), and strikeouts (150)... Ranked second in the GSC in strikeouts, fourth in innings pitched (155.1), sixth in opponent batting average (.228), and ninth in wins (13)... Struck out a career-high 16 batters at Christian Brothers (3/5), earning the win over a complete game with just three hits allowed... Those 16 strikeouts against CBU were the most in a single game in the GSC this season... Earned GSC Pitcher of the Week awards in consecutive weeks... Earned the first of those two on 4/19, after she no-hit Spring Hill and struck out eight batters in a win over Delta State... Earned another GSC Pitcher of the Week award on 4/26, after pitching to a stellar 0.46 ERA over 15.1 innings against then-No. 7 Valdosta State, going 2-0... Threw to a 1.16 ERA from 2/12 - 3/6, going 6-1 with all six wins coming in GSC play.

NFCA Second Team All-South Region
D2CCA Second Team All-South Region
First Team All-Gulf South Conference
NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team

2021 (R-Jr.): 
Appeared in 30 games and made 21 starts in the circle, with a 16-5 record... Posted a 3.14 ERA over 129.1 innings, with 128 strikeouts... Ranked second in the GSC in wins (16), fourth in strikeouts (128), opponent batting average (.202), and innings pitched (129.1), and was fifth in saves (2)... Also ranked sixth in the league in complete games (12) and 10th in ERA (3.14)... Named to NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team after picking up wins against Rollins and Valdosta State and ending the week with a .154 opponent batting average... Threw a no-hitter against Hillsdale (2/13), striking out 8... Tied career high with 13 strikeouts in a shutout against Flagler (4/15)... Had three games with 10 or more strikeouts, making her just one of two pitchers in the league to do so... Struck out 12 against Union (4/2) and 10 against Montevallo (4/10)... Shut out Auburn Montgomery on the road during the regular season, striking out 5 over 7 innings... Turned in dominant outings against Rollins and Valdosta State in the NCAA South Regional, with a 0.50 ERA over 14.0 innings in those two starts.

2020 GSC Spring All-Academic Team

2020 (Jr.):
Posted a 2.43 ERA and a 7-3 record over 18 appearances and 10 starts... Led GSC in wins (7), and led team in innings pitched (69.0) and strikeouts (74)... Tied single-season UWF record with 3 saves... Ranked 4th in the GSC in strikeouts (74), 6th in opponent batting average (.184), and 8th in WHIP (1.01)... Combined to throw a no-hitter with Grace Gilbert and Megan Warhurst against Christian Brothers on March 5... Earned first win of the year in season-opener against No. 9 Florida Tech at the Gulf Shores Invitational (2/1), going 5 innings with 5 strikeouts and just 3 hits allowed... Picked up a save the next day against Miles (2/2), spinning two perfect innings of relief... Earned win over Montevallo in her GSC-opener (2/15), throwing a complete game, two-hitter with eight strikeouts... Set career-high with 13 strikeouts against West Georgia (3/7)... Came back the next day and earned a win against West Georgia (3/8), throwing 5.2 scoreless innings with just two hits allowed. 

NFCA Third Team All-America
D2CCA Honorable Mention All-America

D2CCA South Region Pitcher of the Year
NFCA First Team All-South Region
D2CCA First Team All-South Region
First Team All-Gulf South Conference
GSC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Three-time GSC Pitcher of the Week
* Fourth in UWF single-season history in fewest hits per game (4.1)
* Ninth in UWF single-season history in winning percentage (.826)

2019 (So.):
Pitched in 30 games and made 24 starts, with 16 complete games, a 19-4 record, and a 1.64 ERA... Struck out 145 batters in 162.2 innings, with a .170 opponent batting average... Named Most Outstanding Player at the GSC Tournament after going 2-0 over 14 innings, with 18 strikeouts and a 0.50 ERA in the tournament... Led GSC and ranked ninth in Division II with 4.1 hits allowed per seven innings and .170 opponent batting average, ranked second in GSC in wins (19), and third in ERA (1.64) and strikeouts (145)... Posted 1.70 ERA over 37.0 postseason innings, with a 3-2 record and a .155 opponent batting average... Had three games with double-digit strikeouts, against Union (11; 4/6), Palm Beach Atlantic (10; 2/9), and Spring Hill (10; 2/13)... Threw 29 consecutive scoreless innings, from 4/25-5/5... Earned win over Valdosta State in NCAA South 1 Regional, spinning three shutout innings.

2018 (Fr.; USC Upstate): Made 10 appearances, including 3 starts, as a freshman at USC Upstate... Had a 3-1 win-loss record... Posted a 3.04 ERA.

High School: Attended Oakleaf High School where she lettered in both softball and volleyball…Posted over 50 wins in the circle during her prep career…Threw over 500 innings and struck out nearly 600 batters…Had almost 10 no-hitters…Received All-County and All-State honors and was named Player of the Year for Clay County and Jacksonville First Coast…Played travel ball for Santa Fe Inferno.

Personal: Parents are Derald and Tuesdi Sweatt…Has three sisters, Brittany and Christina Sweatt and Lorin Singleton, and two brothers, Parker Sweatt and Jordan Singleton…Her father played baseball at Brewton Parker from 1987-90.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Junior

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    2021Senior

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