KELLY SENIORS

[BudTugley]

Kelly High School will graduate 5 outstanding young men and great baseball players.

Donnie Carona - A 3 year starter, Donnie has done everything the team has asked him to do. He has played 8 of the 9 positions on the field. Donnie combines speed, strength and intelligence. He leads the team in stolen bases (9 for 9) with a .277 Batting Average , .384 Slugging Percentage. Donnie hit a Grand Slam HR against rival St. Pius. After Kelly's last baseball game, Donnie will shift 100 % of his athletic concentration to kicking for Coach Mike Leach at Texas Tech University (in addition to varsity baseball, he was a a 2-way starter in football, and a great soccer player).

Zach Celeste Starting Pitcher with 6 - 3 record and an meager ERA of 1.58. The highlight of this year was his 7 inning No Hitter over Buna. Zach missed the Perfect Game by 1 walk and 1 infield error (he picked off one runner and the other was retired on a DP). Zach is a "student of the game" , he locates his pitches well and never seems flustered on the mound.

Anthony Fazio - 79 Strike Outs in 50 Innings Pitched ! Opponents Batting Average is .152 !  Anthony is also the Clean-Up hitter, driving in 21 runs, with a .298 Batting Average. Anthony has a scholarship to play baseball with Rice University. Anthony is a outstanding student that will graduate with top honors.

Matt Messina Matt can flat out rake ! He leads the team in Batting Average at .433. He is a 2 year letterman at First Base and DH. Although very quiet, Matt is definitely a team leader that the younger players look up to. Matt has a rough year battling illness and injury.

Landon Steinhagen Landon has caught every single inning of every single game this year. He is a "Wall" behind the plate ! He has thrown out over 60% of opponents attempting to steal. Due to Landon's knowledge of the game, he is one of a very few high school catchers that coaches allow to call pitches.  Landon had a Slugging Pct. of .697 and On Base Pct. of .577 (1.274 OPS !). Landon will play college baseball at Howard College. I fully expect to see him advance to a major university or into the pros.

[hfaninthestands]

bigmac,

i really enjoy reading your post, you are obviously a dad, but you don't write with 'homerist' intent...while some dads on the board need a muzzle, you my friend need to write more..

best of luck to the kelly seniors