# 14 Kelli Bax

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Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Rich Fountain, Mo.

Previous School:
Linn HS

Letters Earned:
2 letters

Height:
5'-4"

Position:
INF/P

Bats/Throws:
R/R

Birthdate:
3/3/88

2008: Bax started in all 38 games for the Lions either at second base or on the mound ... she hit .228 with four doubles, two triples a home run and eight RBIs, while going 2-3 on the basepaths ... on the mound, Bax appeared in 21 games, starting ten and recording two complete games ... she had a save and was second on the team with 59.2 innings pitched, while striking out 30.

2007:
Appeared in 16 games in the field, starting ten for the Lions as a true freshman ... hit .250, scoring four times and carrying a .364 on base percentage ... Also a pitcher for Southern, Bax appeared in 11 games, starting two ... She led the team with a 1.24 ERA in 17 innings pitched, allowing just three earned runs and striking out 11.

In High School: A three-sport standout for the Linn Wildcats, Kelli amassed a scrapbook full of honors in softball, basketball and track . . . a three-time team MVP, she twice won batting average awards with a .487 average, was all-state in 2005, all-region in 2004-05 and all-conference and all-district all four years . . . was a two-time all-conference and all-district performer in basketball and the team MVP and was all-conference and all-district in track two years in a row . . . set team stolen base record and tied record in triples and set a basketball record for the most free throws in a season . . . helped the Wildcats place third in state softball in 2005 and played a key role in a district basketball championship in 2002.

Personal: Born March 3, 1988, in Linn, Mo . . . daughter of Rick and Janet Bax . . . has a sister, Angie, and a brother, Josh . . . an aunt, Sharon Bax, played basketball at the University of Missouri; sister Angie played at Crowder College and at Missouri-Rolla, and a cousin, Eric Stuckenschneider, played professional baseball in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization . . . Major: Commercial Art.