Cody Kelly

Position:
Catcher
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 180
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
St. Michael, Minn.
High School:
St. Michael-Albertville HS

PRONUNCIATION

2021 | FRESHMAN Competed in 23 games, starting in 14 as a true freshman for the Gophers · slashed .179/.270/.357, tallying 10 hits in 56 at bats with two home runs and five RBI · registered a .968 fielding percentage with 28 putouts. Game Highlights: Went 2-for-4 in each of his first two games against Rutgers, tallying three doubles and scoring two runs (March 6 and 7) · had a breakout performance against Northwestern, hitting two home runs, tallying three RBI and two runs on the day (March 21) · went 1-for-4 with a double at Indiana (April 23).

2020 | SUMMER Competed for the St. Cloud Rox of the Northwoods League · one of seven high school seniors the Gophers have placed in the NWL dating back to 2016 · batted .192 with a .362 on-base percentage across 36 at bats with one home run, eight runs scored, seven RBI, 10 walks and one stolen base · struck out in just eight percent of plate appearances.

BEFORE MINNESOTA A 2020 graduate of St. Michael-Albertville · Prep Baseball Report’s No. 1 catcher in Minnesota, No. 37 catcher nationally and No. 410 overall player in the country · 2020 Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason All-American · 2019 PG Preseason Underclass All-American · five-year starter at St. Michael-Albertville on the diamond · two-sport athlete as a four-year starter and two-time captain of the Knights hockey team · two-time First Team All-State and All-Area in baseball · ranks ninth all-time in Minnesota state history with 111 career RBI · finished top-10 in the state in each of the previous three seasons in hits, batting average and RBI · 2018 Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year Finalist · three-time Mississippi 8 All-Conference selection · batted .466 with 130 hits, five home runs, 33 doubles, 111 RBI, 77 runs scored and 194 total bases over the previous four high school seasons · as a sophomore, led St. Michael Albertville to the AAAA State Tournament and finished as the best overall hitter in the state with a .506 batting average, while being the only sophomore named First Team All-Metro · two-time team MVP of the Knights · 2020 St. Michael-Albertville Male Student-Athlete of the Year · also competed for the Minnesota MASH and Seattle Mariners Scout Team.

PERSONAL Native of St. Michael, Minnesota · son of John and Becki Kelly · brother, Jack, is a senior on the Gopher Baseball team · younger sister, Bailey, plays volleyball at St. Michael-Albertville · intends to major in business within the Carlson School of Management.