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Jersey Number 31
Kelly Horne
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- INF
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Aucilla Christian Academy
Bio
2023 All-Sun Belt Second Teamย
2022ย All-Sun Belt First Team
2022ย NFCA All-South Region First
2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt
2021 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2021 NFCA All-South Region First
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2023 (Senior):ย Earned All-Sun Belt Second Team honors as the designated hitter... Appeared and started in 52 games... Put together nine multi-hit and five multi-RBI competitions... Hit at a .298 clip with 37 hits, four doubles and four home runs... Lead the squad with the longest reached base streak of 24 games... Set a season-high of three RBIs in a 9-0 victory over Coastal Carolina... Scored the final run against Georgia Southern (4/30) with a solo home run in the last home series.ย ย
2022 (Junior):ย Turned in one of the best seasons in program history โฆ Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team and NFCA South Region First Team โฆ Led Troy in battingย average (.353), home runs (14), RBIs (28), slugging percentage (.729), on-base percentage (.530) and walks (44) โฆ Broke her own school record for on-base percentage, while her home runs ranked fifth, slugging percentage ranked third and her walks ranked second in Troy's single-season record book โฆ In the Sun Belt, ranked ninth in batting average, second in OPS, fifth in runs scored, first in home runs and on-base percentage and fourth in total bases and slugging percentage โฆ Finished the season with 10 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games โฆ Ranked 18thย in the country for her on-base percentage and fifth with 0.85 walks per game โฆ Drew multiple walks in six of the first eight games of the season (13 walks) and finished the season with multiple walks in 13 different games โฆ Walked four times in four plate appearances at Georgia Tech โฆ Drove in two runs, including a homer, in Troyโs win at NC State โฆ Scored twice and drew a pair of walks in a win over Ohio State โฆ Scored a run in nine straight games near the beginning of the season โฆ Went 4-for-4 with a pair of RBIs against App State; finished series against the Mountaineers 8-for-10 with three RBIs and a walk
2021 (Sophomore) :ย Set Troyโs single-season on-base percentage record (.495)โฆ Dubbed an NFCA All-South Region First Team and All-Sun Belt Second Team selectionโฆ Named to the Sun Belt Tournament Team and CoSIDA Academic All-District Teamโฆ Batted at a .372 mark with a team-leading 48 RBIsโฆ Smashed a conference-high 18 doubles and team-leading eight home runsโฆ Recorded a .655 slugging percentage, the highest mark on the teamโฆ Also drew a team-leading 32 walksโฆ Ranked third in the Sun Belt in slugging percentage, first in on-base percentage, second in RBIs and third in walksโฆ Smashed lead off home runs on back-to-back days in the Sun Belt Tournamentโฆ Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a pair of RBIs against Ole Miss
2020 (Sophomore):ย Started at second base in all 22 games playedโฆ Led the team with 18 RBI, a .368 batting average and a .667 slugging percentageโฆ Recorded five doubles and four ย home runs, second-most on the team in both categoriesโฆ Posted a team-leading four multi-RBI games alongside five multi-hit games and a seven-game reached base streakโฆ Blasted a home run in route to a 2-for-3 day at the plate with three RBI to lead Troy past College of Charleston
2019 (RS-Freshman):ย Saw action in 45 games with 28 startsโฆ Batted .200 with two home runs and 13 RBIsโฆ Turned in three multi-RBI games, a three-game hitting streak and a six-game reached base streakโฆ Recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentageโฆ Ripped a walk-off single to power Troy past Georgia State in an 11-inning affair
2018 (Freshman):ย Saw action in seven games and started fourโฆ Batted .231 with four RBIs in 13 at batsโฆ Received a medical redshirt after suffering a leg injury
High School: Played four years at Aucilla Christian Academy in Monticello, Fla. โฆLed the Warriors to the state championship all four years and won the title as a junior and seniorโฆNamed to the all-state and all-district team all four yearsโฆRecipient of the Wendyโs High School HeismanโฆWas also named to the Breitbartโs Top-50 Athletes in Florida listโฆFlorida Athletic Coaches Association 2A Player if the Year as a junior and seniorโฆSet Aucillia Christian Academy season records with 15 home runs and 23 doublesโฆNamed academic athlete of the year and graduated as valedictorian with a 4.0 GPAโฆAlso played basketball in high school
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Personal: Full name is Kelly Elizabeth HorneโฆBorn Jan. 12, 1999โฆDaughter of Nicole and Kevin HorneโฆHas one brother, Hunter HorneโฆMajoring in sport management
2022ย All-Sun Belt First Team
2022ย NFCA All-South Region First
2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt
2021 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2021 NFCA All-South Region First
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2023 (Senior):ย Earned All-Sun Belt Second Team honors as the designated hitter... Appeared and started in 52 games... Put together nine multi-hit and five multi-RBI competitions... Hit at a .298 clip with 37 hits, four doubles and four home runs... Lead the squad with the longest reached base streak of 24 games... Set a season-high of three RBIs in a 9-0 victory over Coastal Carolina... Scored the final run against Georgia Southern (4/30) with a solo home run in the last home series.ย ย
2022 (Junior):ย Turned in one of the best seasons in program history โฆ Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team and NFCA South Region First Team โฆ Led Troy in battingย average (.353), home runs (14), RBIs (28), slugging percentage (.729), on-base percentage (.530) and walks (44) โฆ Broke her own school record for on-base percentage, while her home runs ranked fifth, slugging percentage ranked third and her walks ranked second in Troy's single-season record book โฆ In the Sun Belt, ranked ninth in batting average, second in OPS, fifth in runs scored, first in home runs and on-base percentage and fourth in total bases and slugging percentage โฆ Finished the season with 10 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games โฆ Ranked 18thย in the country for her on-base percentage and fifth with 0.85 walks per game โฆ Drew multiple walks in six of the first eight games of the season (13 walks) and finished the season with multiple walks in 13 different games โฆ Walked four times in four plate appearances at Georgia Tech โฆ Drove in two runs, including a homer, in Troyโs win at NC State โฆ Scored twice and drew a pair of walks in a win over Ohio State โฆ Scored a run in nine straight games near the beginning of the season โฆ Went 4-for-4 with a pair of RBIs against App State; finished series against the Mountaineers 8-for-10 with three RBIs and a walk
2021 (Sophomore) :ย Set Troyโs single-season on-base percentage record (.495)โฆ Dubbed an NFCA All-South Region First Team and All-Sun Belt Second Team selectionโฆ Named to the Sun Belt Tournament Team and CoSIDA Academic All-District Teamโฆ Batted at a .372 mark with a team-leading 48 RBIsโฆ Smashed a conference-high 18 doubles and team-leading eight home runsโฆ Recorded a .655 slugging percentage, the highest mark on the teamโฆ Also drew a team-leading 32 walksโฆ Ranked third in the Sun Belt in slugging percentage, first in on-base percentage, second in RBIs and third in walksโฆ Smashed lead off home runs on back-to-back days in the Sun Belt Tournamentโฆ Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a pair of RBIs against Ole Miss
2020 (Sophomore):ย Started at second base in all 22 games playedโฆ Led the team with 18 RBI, a .368 batting average and a .667 slugging percentageโฆ Recorded five doubles and four ย home runs, second-most on the team in both categoriesโฆ Posted a team-leading four multi-RBI games alongside five multi-hit games and a seven-game reached base streakโฆ Blasted a home run in route to a 2-for-3 day at the plate with three RBI to lead Troy past College of Charleston
2019 (RS-Freshman):ย Saw action in 45 games with 28 startsโฆ Batted .200 with two home runs and 13 RBIsโฆ Turned in three multi-RBI games, a three-game hitting streak and a six-game reached base streakโฆ Recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentageโฆ Ripped a walk-off single to power Troy past Georgia State in an 11-inning affair
2018 (Freshman):ย Saw action in seven games and started fourโฆ Batted .231 with four RBIs in 13 at batsโฆ Received a medical redshirt after suffering a leg injury
High School: Played four years at Aucilla Christian Academy in Monticello, Fla. โฆLed the Warriors to the state championship all four years and won the title as a junior and seniorโฆNamed to the all-state and all-district team all four yearsโฆRecipient of the Wendyโs High School HeismanโฆWas also named to the Breitbartโs Top-50 Athletes in Florida listโฆFlorida Athletic Coaches Association 2A Player if the Year as a junior and seniorโฆSet Aucillia Christian Academy season records with 15 home runs and 23 doublesโฆNamed academic athlete of the year and graduated as valedictorian with a 4.0 GPAโฆAlso played basketball in high school
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Personal: Full name is Kelly Elizabeth HorneโฆBorn Jan. 12, 1999โฆDaughter of Nicole and Kevin HorneโฆHas one brother, Hunter HorneโฆMajoring in sport management
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