Player Bio: Chelsea Held - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Chelsea Held

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Anderson, Ind.
	High School: Pendleton Heights

	Height: 5-8
	Position: OF
	Bats/Throws: L/L

Updated June 1, 2011

2011 / Senior
Made appearances in 50 games, starting 45...finished the season with a .270 batting average including a .367 average in conference play...tied a single game record when she hit two home runs against Evansville on April 20...in the same game, went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a career high four RBIs...started off season slow but picked up play in conference action as she held a .367 batting average with four doubles, two home runs, and 11 RBIs with a .533 slugging percentage and .424 on-base percentage.

2010 / Junior
Appeared in 53 games, starting 50...held a .246 batting average with nine doubles and 18 RBIs....earned a .377 on base percentage and .351 slugging percentage...went 12-for-15 in stolen base attempts which was a tie for eighth best in the conference....drew 27 walks, which was a team high and a tie for sixth best in conference...held a six game hit streak (3/19-3/27) going 9-for-18 with six RBIs.

2009 / Sophomore
Played in 46 games, starting 44...batted second on the team with a .356 average (48-for-135)...had a team-high 11 doubles and tied for a team-high five home runs...recorded 24 RBI...led the team in conference play with a .319 average (23-for72)...had a .416 on-base percentage and led the team with 74 total bases...held a six-game hit streak as she went 13-for-23 (.565) and scored in all six games...tallied 16 extra-base hits out of a total of 48 hits on the season.

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).

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...graduated with a degree in criminal justice in May 2011...has two sisters...born March 15, 1989...daughter of Alan and Mary Held.

Held's Career Stats