Baseball

2011

Kelly made four appearances and one start on the mound for the Pirates and posted a 2-2 record. In 6.1 innings of work Kelly allowed 11 hits, eight earned runs, while walking four and striking out two.

2010

Ended the season with a 1-1 record in 17 appearances...started one contest and played in a total of 21.2 innings...recorded one save on the year...allowed 28 hits and 17 earned runs for a 7.06 ERA.

2009 (First-Year)
Made four appearances this season, three on the mound and one in the field...allowed four hits and five earned runs in 2.1 innings of work for a 19.29 ERA.

High School
Russell is a 2008 graduate of Elgin High School in Elgin, TX. He was a member of both the Wildcat baseball and football teams. As a football player, Russell was named as a Honorable Mention All-District selection in 2007, 2nd team All-District 2008 and 2nd team Academic All-State Athlete. He was named to the 2nd team All-District and All-Tournament team for baseball.

Personal
Russell is the son of Bill and Janet Kelly and has one brother, Cody. He is majoring in Engineering with a minor in Math.