Kelly Kretschman | ||||||||||||||||||
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USSSA Pride – No. 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Right Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Born: Indian Harbor Beach, Florida | August 26, 1979||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||||||
NPF debut | ||||||||||||||||||
2005, for the Akron Racers | ||||||||||||||||||
NPF statistics (through 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .346 | |||||||||||||||||
Hits | 512 | |||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 265 | |||||||||||||||||
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Kelly Sue Kretschman (born August 26, 1979) is an American former nine-time professional All-Star softball outfielder and current head coach for the USSSA Pride of the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). Kretschman played college softball at Alabama where she is the career leader in doubles and total bases. As a member of the United States women's national softball team, she won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also played in the National Pro Fastpitch with four teams including her longest tenure with the USSSA Pride; where she is the all-time career leader in RBIs, hits, doubles and base on balls.[1] She also owns numerous records for the Tide and is one of select NCAA Division I players to bat .400 with 300 hits, 200 runs and 100 stolen bases for her career.