Kelly Saco Biography
| By The Numbers | |||
| Career Statistics | |||
| Career and Season Bests | |||
| 2010 Game-By-Game | |||
| 2009 Game-By-Game | |||
| Honors and Awards | |||
| 2010 | |||
| BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team | |||
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team | |||
| Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll | |||
| Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll | |||
| Orange Scholar-Athlete - Feb. 8 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team | |||
| Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll | |||
| Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll | |||
| Orange Scholar-Athlete - March 23 | |||
| Saco in the Record Books | |||
| Single-Season Records | |||
| Category | Rank | Stat | Year |
| Games Played | T-1st | 58 | 2010 |
| Games Started | T-1st | 58 | 2010 |
| Total Bases | 9th | 87 | 2010 |
| Putouts | 2nd | 432 | 2010 |
| Double Plays | T-4th | 10 | 2010 |
| Career Records | |||
| Category | Rank | Stat | |
| Putouts | 8th | 486 | |
| Double Plays | T-8th | 11 | |
| Fielding Pct. | T-6th | .986 | |
| Sophomore Records | |||
| Category | Rank | Stat | |
| Games Played | T-1st | 58 | |
| Games Started | T-1st | 58 | |
| Putouts | 1st | 432 | |
| Fielding Pct. | 4th | .987 | |
Junior | First Base | Miami, Fla. | Miami Palmetto HS
Saco at SU: Two-time BIG EAST All-Academic team honoree ... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in all four semesters ... Scored the game-winning run and engineered the game-winning double-play in the 2010 BIG EAST Championship Final ... Has played in 95 career games, starting 94 ... Ranked among the top 10 on five single-season and three career record lists ... Ranked on the freshman record list in home runs and on four sophomore record lists ... President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... Hosts a Monday morning radio show on SU's student station WJPZ 89.1.
Junior Year (2011): Went 2-for-3 at the plate with and recorded her 10th career home run in game two against Morehead State at the Georgia State Tournament ... Brought in two RBI’s and scored one run in game three against Morehead State at the Georgia State Tournament ... Helped the Orange to capture the tournament championship by scoring one run and recording two hits against Georgia State ... Recorded one hit that brought in a RBI and scored on run to help the Orange beat Utah ... Hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Orange to its second extra-innings win of the season against Nevada ... Recorded on hit against BIG EAST foe Villanova ... Recorded two hits, brought in one RBI and score one run against Georgetown ... Recorded hit a stand up double and scored one run against Louisville.
Sophomore Year (2010): Started all 58 games at first base, an SU single-season record ... Led the team with 432 putouts and a .987 fielding percentage ... Also led the squad with 10 double plays ... Ranked fourth on the team with 20 runs scored ... Hit .500 (1-for-2) with a double in game one against Bryant ... Scored a run in game two against Bryant ... Hit her first home run of the season, a two-run blast, against 12/10 Stanford ... Was 1-for-3 at the plate against Cal State Fullerton, notching a career-high 13 putouts ... Hit .500 (2-for-4) with an RBI and a run scored against Campbell ... Was 1-for-4 with a run scored in game one against South Alabama ... Matched a career-high with 13 putouts in game two against South Alabama ... Drove in a run in game two at 16/16 LSU ... Went 1-for-3 at the plate with a double, a run scored and an RBI against Jacksonville ... Drove in a run in game one against Iowa while notching a career-high two assists ... Drew a career-high two walks and scored a run in game one against Buffalo ... Hit .667 (2-for-3) with a run scored and had her first career triple in game two against Buffalo ... Hit .667 (2-for-3) and scored a personal-best two runs in game two against Providence ... Hit a home run in game one at Villanova while matching a career-high with two assists ... Repeated the feat with a home run in game two at Villanova ... Was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in game two at Louisville on ESPNU ... Hit .500 (1-for-2) in game one against Connecticut ... Hit .500 (1-for-2) in game two at Penn State ... Went 1-for-3 at the plate against Villanova in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinal ... Scored a run against DePaul in the BIG EAST Championship semifinal ... Hit .500 (1-for-2) and scored the game-winning run against Louisville in the BIG EAST Championship final while making the game-ending double-play to seal the victory ... Named to the BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament team ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic team ... Earned Athletic Director's Honor Roll distinction in both the fall and spring semesters.
Freshman Year (2009): Started 36 games ... Ranked third on the team with five home runs ... Was 3-for-4 with two runs, a pair of RBI and a double in game two at New Mexico ... Hit her first collegiate home run in a 2-for-3 performance against Howard ... Went 1-for-2 against James Madison ... Went 2-for-3 at Long Beach State ... Hit a three-run home run in game two at Seton Hall ... Went 2-for-3 with a home run in game two at Buffalo ... Hit a grand slam in game one at Connecticut ... Was 1-for-2 with two RBI and a home run in game two versus Cornell ... Went 2-for-4 with a double at Providence ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic team ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for the fall and spring semesters.
High School: Helped lead the Panthers to the 2008 State Championship playing both pitcher and first base … High school teammate of Syracuse outfielder Rachel Helman ... Team captain as a senior … Earned the 2006 and 2007 State Farm Sportsmanship Award … Named 2007 South Dade News Leader MVP of the Year … Earned 2006 and 2008 Miami Herald Pitcher of the Year distincton ... 2007 Miami Herald Hitter of the Year … Three-time Florida Dairyman Association Pitcher of the Year … Earned 2006 Miami Herald First Team All-Dade honors ... Three-time Florida All-State selection … Named to the 2008 All-Star team … Named a 2008 EA Sports First Team All-American … Was an ESPN Rise student-athlete and the 2008 ASA Softball Magazine Co-Player of the Year … Inducted into the Miami-Palmetto Athletic Hall of Fame … Three-time team MVP … 2008 Miami-Palmetto Athlete of the Year … Also lettered in swimming and volleyball.
Personal: Kelly Michelle Saco ... Born in February 1990 … Daughter of Dacyl and Mike Saco … Has one brother and one sister … Brother, Michael, is on the LSU swim team ... Mother, Dacyl, was on the Syracuse swim team and went on to compete in the Olympic Games ... Dual major in broadcast journalism and spanish.
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