Kevin Kelly (Hoofdklasse)

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Kevin Kelly was 1-1 with a 9.72 ERA as a freshman in college at Western Oklahoma State College in 2009-2010. He joined the Dutch Antillean squad for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. He was 4-1 with a 2.53 ERA in 2011 when Western Oklahoma won the NJCAA Division II Baseball World Series. He allowed three runs (one earned) in 2 2/3 IP for Curacao in the 2011 World Port Tournament. He then transferred to Southwestern Oklahoma State. He had a 6.17 ERA in 10 relief outings in 2012. He went 2-1 with two saves and a 3.79 ERA as a senior, striking out 25 in 19 IP. In the 2013 World Port Tournament, he excelled (1-0, 0 R, 10 K in 8 2/3 IP). Only Ismel Jiménez and Rob Cordemans had more innings with zero runs and he tied Raydell Isabella for third in the event in whiffs.

He signed with DOOR Neptunus for the 2014 Hoofdklasse season. He did not debut until May 15, when he relieved Diegomar Markwell with one out, the bases loaded and a scoreless game with Corendon Kinheim in the 7th. Dashenko Ricardo grounded in a run, then Kelly walked Sven van der Sanden and Jefferson Muzo (on a full count) to force in another run. René Cremer flew out to end the threat. Neptunus tied it in the bottom of the 7th. In the 8th, Kelly got Björn Henrichs, Quintin de Cuba and Bryan Engelhardt (whose father had played with Kelly's father years prior) in order. He was relieved in the 9th by Berry van Driel and Neptunus went on for a 3-2 win.

His father Eligio Kelly played in the Hoofdklasse and for the Dutch national team also.

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