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Posted November 12, 2007


11 - Kelsey Swanberg
Kelsey Swanberg
Height: 5-6
Year: Sr
Hometown: Arvada, Colo.
High School: Arvada West HS
Position: P/UT
Major: Excercise Science

2008: Was a 2008 second-team all-RMAC selection as a pitcher ... Was the ThunderWolves' top pitcher, going 11-9 with a 3.77 ERA ... Led the ThunderWolves with 104 strikeouts ... Started the season with five complete games in six appearances, boasting a 2.69 ERA in that span ... Earned two wins in consecutive games vs. Regis and UC-Colorado Springs on Feb. 23-24.

2007: Excelled as the Pack's second starter, going 9-9 ... Struck out 52 batters over 106 innings pitched ... Posted a shutout against Adams State Mar. 3, giving up five hits and striking out five in five innings of work ... Posted a season-high six strikeouts in a 5-2 win over Fort Lewis Feb. 25.

2006: Was a reliable starter throughout the year, going 9-5 over 18 starts ... Limited opponents to a .314 batting average, while posting an ERA of 4.95 over 93.1 innings of work ... Single best outing came at Adams State, where she went 2-2 at the plate, with four runs scored and two runs batted in ... Also went five innings in that game, only giving up one earned run, while striking out seven to improve to 6-1 on the season (4/9/2007).

At Arvada West HS: Coached by Jen and Jamie Thomson as a Wildcat ... Earned all-conference and honorable mention all-state honors her senior year, and was an honorable mention all-state selection as a junior, as well ... Named Best Defensive Player by her team in both her junior and senior campaigns ... Twice an honorable mention academic all-state selection ... Graduated from AWHS with a 3.6 GPA ... An accomplished singer, she was involved in all-county choir as a junior and senior.

Club: Won a state championship with the Colorado Cardinals club team ... Played three years for the Colorado Comets Gold, attending many "gold" tournaments and participating in the gold nationals in Salinas, Calif.

Personal: Daughter of Don and Allison Swanberg ... Has two sisters: Krissy and Gracie ... Majoring in Exercise Science ... Birthday is February 10 ... Names singing, music, camping, working out, watching "One Tree Hill" and shopping among her favorite hobbies.