| Chelsea Held |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Anderson, Ind.
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| High School:
Pendleton Heights
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| Height:
5-8
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| Position:
OF/C
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| Bats/Throws:
L/L
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Updated Jan. 20, 2009
2008 / Freshman
Saw action in 38 games and made 23 starts...batted .281 (18-for-64) with 14 runs, a double, home run and seven RBI...was a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts...picked up a hit in her first collegiate game against UNC-Greensboro (2/8)...hit her first collegiate home run and drew a season-high three walks against Jacksonville (2/9)...hit .333 (6-for-18) in 14 MVC games played...had a season-best two hits against Idaho State (3/7) and Illinois State (3/29)...recorded a season-high five-game hit streak...posted a season-best two RBI against Jacksonville (2/9) and Saint Louis (4/2)...tallied her first-career double on March 29 against Illinois State...started the season 4-for-8 (.500) with four runs, two RBI, three walks and a home run in five games at the Jacksonville Tournament (2/8-2/10).
Pre-SIU / Pendleton Heights High School
Named 2007 Louisville Slugger/NFCA 1st team All-American as an outfielder...two-time Indiana First Team All-State selection...named Third Team All-State during sophomore year...chosen Hoosier Diamond First Team All-State twice...selected Madison County Player of the Year in 2006...three-time Madison County First Team...Madison County Second Team in 2004...Indy Star Golden Glove Player of the Year in 2006...Indy Star Golden Glove All-Area Second Team in 2004...three-time Indy Star All-North Team and three-time Indy Star Softball Super Team member...led the under-18 Indy Edge to a second-place finish at the ASA A Nationals in 2006 and the Southern Force to seventh place at ASA Gold Nationals in 2007...holds the PHHS record for triples in a season (11)...set PHHS career record for triples (28), RBI (145), runs (133), hits (180) and at bats (406)...holds the PHHS and Indiana state record and is tied for second in the nation for home runs in a game (4)...served as PHHS team captain and named co-MVP Offensive Player in 2007...led PHHS to state runner-up in 2005 and third-place in the state in 2007...also a three-year letterwinner in volleyball.
Personal
Full name is Chelsea Morgan Held...a criminal justice major...has two sisters...born March 15, 1989...daughter of Alan and Mary Held.
