Kelsey Stewart-Hunter (born August 15, 1994) is an American professional

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player for the Volts of the

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(AUSL). She won two softball National Championships with

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and has been named a Second Team and two-time First Team All- SEC player, including being named 2015

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. She was also chosen a National Fastpitch Coaches Association First Team

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in 2014–15. She graduated as a member of the select 300 hits, 200 runs, 100 stolen bases club. She has been of the

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since 2014. She was a member of the national softball team that won the silver medal at the

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. She later played in the

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and in 2021 was the third best individual points leader for the league.

Early life

Stewart grew up in

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. She graduated from

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in 2012.

Career

Stewart played

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. During her senior year in 2016, she was one of two active players in the country with 300-plus hits, 200-plus runs and 100-plus stolen bases. She is Florida's all-time leader in hits runs scored (259), total bases (509), hits (357), triples (29), stolen bases (113), batting average (.393) and on-base percentage (.458). On January 29, 2025, Stewart was drafted thirty-six overall by the Volts in the inaugural

draft.

National team

Stewart represented the

at the

. During the tournament she had two hits, including the only home run for Team USA. Stewart and Team USA lost in the gold medal game to

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Statistics

References

External links

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Kelsey 1994 births Living people American softball players Florida Gators softball players Softball players from Kansas Olympic softball players for the United States Softball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Wichita, Kansas Softball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Softball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in softball Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in softball Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in softball Olympic medalists in softball Athletes Unlimited softball players