Scott Kelley Class: Junior Hometown: Arlington Heights, Ill. High School: John Hersey Height / Weight: 6-0 / 200 Position: OF/RHP Experience: JR B/T: R/R

Scott became a dependable outfielder in his first year as a position player and with a year of experience as such under his belt, will likely contribute in an even bigger fashion this year as a junior. After platooning with Brian Ernst and Garrett Field last year, he may do the same this year, only with Grant Youngblood replacing Field. Scott usually played against left-handed pitchers last year and may figure to do the same this year as well. After concentrating solely on his role as a position player last year, Kelley may see some time on the mound again this year as well.

2007 (Sophomore): Made the switch from relief pitcher as a freshman to outfielder and was part of what was mainly a three-man rotation between left and center field with Ernst and Field....Started in left field mainly against left-handed pitchers....Led the team with 31 starts in left field....Had two three-hit games and two three-RBI games in his first year as a hitter....Finished second on the team in outfield assists with three....Threw out three runners at home plate on the year....Hit .286 (8-for-28) with seven RBI over his last nine games of the regular season.
Game-by-Game Highlights: Got his first career hit, a double, and went 2-for-5 with an RBI in Penn State's first win of the year at Centenary (2-18)....Started off the 10th inning with a single, an inning that Penn State would score the go-ahead run in and go on to win the game at No. 1 North Carolina (3-3)....Went 1-for-2 with an RBI at Kansas (3-13)....Recorded two outfield assists in the game as he threw two runners out at home plate and also we nt 3-for-5 with a run at Oral Roberts (3-16)....Scored a run and went 1-for-3 in the first game at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park vs. Central Connecticut (3-23)....Went 2-for-4 in the series finale vs. CCSU (3-25)....Had two RBI and went 2-for-3 vs. Temple (4-11)....Drove in three runs and went 2-for-3 in the series finale at Michigan State (4-16)....Threw out his third baserunners of the year at home with an assist vs. Northwestern (4-21)....Hit his first home run of the year to lead off the sixth inning and break a 4-4 tie to give Penn State the lead in a game it would go on to win and went 2-for-4 and also scored two runs in the series opener at Indiana (4-27). The home run was just his second career extra-base hit....Had his second three-RBI game of the year and went 1-for-3 in the series finale vs. Purdue (5-6)....Went 3-for-5 with a run, one of five Nittany Lions with three hits in the series finale vs. Michigan (5-13)....Went 1-for-3 and drove in a run in the second game of the Ohio State series (5-19)....Also drove in a run and went 1-for-2 in the series finale vs. OSU (5-20).

"Scott filled in and played well in a utility role in the outfield last year. This season he will again help us out at every outfield position. However he will be primarily used in left field. Scott has also worked from the mound this off-season and might get a chance to pitch if we need him. He is very popular and a great guy to have on our team." From the Coaches' Suite

Summer 2006: Played for the Lombard Orioles of the Wisconsin State League, where he was a teammate of Ryan Stobart.

2006 (Freshman): Appeared in 15 games, all out of the bullpen, during his inaugural campaign....Did not allow any earned runs in nine of his 15 appearances....Did not allow any runs in seven of his first nine appearances....Threw a scoreless inning in his first collegiate appearance at nationally-ranked Tulane (2-17)....Struck out a career-high two in one inning of work vs. Sacred Heart (3-5)....Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings vs. Central Michigan (3-6)....Allowed one hit in a third of an inning in a win over Bethune-Cookman (3-10)....Threw a scoreless inning and struck out one at Arizona State (3-25)....Pitched a career-high two innings vs. Duquesne (4-12), allowing two hits and one run in a win....Pitched a scoreless two-thirds of an inning with a strikeout vs. Michigan State (4-15)....While pitching in front of several family members not far from his hometown, threw two-thirds of a scoreless inning in a win at Northwestern (4-23)....Got his only decision of the year, a loss, in his last appearance of the year at Villanova (5-16)....Had no stolen bases attempted against him.

John Hersey HS: Played on a pair of Conference Championship teams ('02, '03), as the team went 27-6 and 29-4 in those two seasons; Helped lead his team to a pair of Division Championships ('04, '05), with records of 26-12 and 25-12; Team won Regional and Sectional Championships as a junior; Went 4-0 on the mound and hit .439 with six home runs as a junior; Named to Team Illinois, the Illinois Super 60 Team, All-Conference, All-Area, and the Great Northwest Team his senior year; Went 4-1 pitching and had five home runs as a senior; Hit a grand slam in the Divisional championship game as a senior; Earned three varsity letters; Named to the Mid-Suburban All-Star team and played in the Jack Kaiser Memorial All-Star game; Also participated in basketball; A member of the National Honor Society and Honor Roll member; Also Academic All-Area.

Background: Scott Joseph Kelley was born on October 2, 1986, in Arlington Heights, Illinois; Parents are Kevin and Carol; Brother Dan (18), and sister Lauren (14). Father,  Kevin played baseball at Northern Illinois; Scott is majoring in nutrition.