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2018 Softball Roster

Courtesy of Larry Levanti.
Courtesy of Larry Levanti.

21 Kelly Yusko

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • High school Penn Cambria
  • Hometown Portage, PA

Biography

2017: Second Team All-East Region... First Team All-NJAC... started all 38 games in the field and made 32 appearances in the circle with 24 starts... had another fantastic year at the dish slashing team-bests of .463/.554/.685... led the squad with 50 hits, 20 RBI, 18 runs, and six home runs... had 17 multi-hit performances including 10 during a career-high 16-game hitting streak... went 9-14 with nine complete games, 75 strikeouts, and a 3.73 ERA over 142.2 innings... hurled three complete game shutouts... tossed her best start of the season with a seven scoreless frames, allowing only two hits while walking none and striking out 10 in a victory over NJCU. 

2016: First Team All-NJAC... started all 41 games in the field while making 37 appearances in the circle including 34 starts... slashed a team-best .409/.438/.545 over 132 at bats... racked up 54 hits, including nine doubles and three home runs, 25 RBI, and 16 runs... had 17 multi-hit games and recorded four hitting streaks of at least five games... in the circle, she went 15-16 with 13 complete games, one save, 102 strikeouts, and a 2.72 ERA over 182.2 innings... hurled complete game shutouts against NJAC foes TCNJ and Montclair State... fanned a career-high 11 batters over five frames where she allowed just two hits and an unearned run. 

2015: First Team All-NJAC... appeared in all 38 games, starting 37, while pitching in 23 contests and making 18 starts as a rookie for the Scarlet Raiders... slashed an incredible .484/.488/.820 over 122 at bats... led the team with 59 hits, 14 doubles, nine home runs, and 46 RBI while scoring 29 runs... racked up an amazing 20 multi-hit performances... in her first collegiate start delivered a 3-for-3 performance with two runs, two home runs, and a career-best six RBI... earned an 11-8 record in the circle with one save, 18 complete games, 84 strikeouts, and a 3.77 ERA over 122.2 innings... recorded her first collegiate win with a complete game, scattering six hits and allowing just one run with eight strikeouts against Becker College.

Why Rutgers-Newark? I picked Rutgers-Newark because the campus is so diverse, and it is full of opportunity.
Favorite Pro Sports Team: New York Yankees
Favorite Pro Athlete: Derek Jeter
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Band: Florida Georgia Line
Role Models: My parents and coaches.

High School: Three-sport athlete in softball, volleyball and basketball at Penn Cambria HS… earned four letters each in softball and volleyball while playing basketball as a senior for the Panthers… in softball, hurled a perfect game as a sophomore… all-state pick as a junior while earning first team All-Laurel Highlands Conference laurels twice… earned the Panthers’ offensive and defensive team MVPs… lead team in batting average as a freshman and senior… junior and senior teams took back-to-back  conference titles… sophomore team reached the District 6 semifinals… served as captain of the volleyball team as a senior… member of the National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Majoring in chemistry… daughter of Karen and Carl Yusko… has an older sister (Stacy) who played softball at Robert Morris University for a year.

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'5"
    21
  • 21

    2016Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'5"
    21
  • 21

    2017Junior

    UTL
    5'5"
    21
  • 21

    2018Senior

    P-UTIL
    5'5"
    21