2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Gavin Kelly
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- Pittsburgh Central Catholic
2026 (So.)
- D1 Baseball All-America First Team (2B)
- College Baseball Foundation All-America First Team (2B)
- Baseball America All-America Second Team (C)
- Perfect Game All-America Second Team (2B)
- NCBWA All-America Second Team (2B)
- ABCA All-East Region Second Team (C)
- NCBWA District 2 Co-Player of the Year
- All-Big 12 First Team (C)
- USA Baseball Collegiate National Team member
- 2x Big 12 Player of the Week
- 2x Baseball America Team of the Week
- Buster Posey Award Watch List
- Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
- Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
- Morgantown Regional Most Outstanding Player
- CSC Academic All-District
- Baseball America's No. 1 College Prospect in 2027 MLB Draft
- Made 63 starts on the season, splitting time at catcher and second base
- Hit .382 with 19 home runs and 63 RBI
- Tied a single-season program record for home runs (19)
- Led the team in batting (.382), home runs (19), RBI (63), runs (70), hits (96), OBP (.477), and SLG (.725)
- Went 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI, and three runs against Kennesaw State (March 1)
- Went 3-for-5 with a double, triple, three RBI, and three runs against BYU (March 20)
- Had three hits, including a home run, and three RBI at Arizona State (March 28)
- Had three hits with a home run and two RBI against Cincinnati (April 24)
- Went 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, and three runs scored against Kansas State (May 2)
- Hit two home runs against Marshall (May 5)
- Had five hits, including two home runs, in series sweep at No. 7 Kansas (May 8-10)
- Hit two home runs and drove in three runs against Kentucky in NCAA Regional (May 30)
- Went 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs scored against Kentucky in NCAA Regional final (June 1)
- Went 3-for-4 with a home run and reached base five times against Cal Poly in NCAA Super Regional (June 6)
- Went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI against Troy in College World Series (June 16)
- Had three hits, including a home run, two RBI, and two runs against North Carolina in College World Series (June 17)
2025 (Fr.)
- Big 12 All-Freshman Team
- Played in 51 games with 45 starts
- Hit .299 with two home runs and 37 RBI
- Added six doubles, two triples, and 38 runs scored
- Second on the team with 16 stolen bases
- Went 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs at Queens (March 3)
- Reached base four times and scored three runs against Kennesaw State (March 9)
- Hit first-career home run at Oklahoma State (March 16)
- Had two hits and three RBI at BYU (March 28)
- Went 3-for-4 with three RBI against Pitt (April 2)
- Went 6-for-11 with five RBI in series sweep at Houston (April 11-13)
- Tallied three RBi at UCF (April 26)
- Had two hits and scored three runs against Cincinnati in Big 12 Championship (May 22)
- Had three RBI and scored two runs in NCAA Clemson Regional final against Kentucky (June 1)
- Went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in NCAA Super Regional at LSU (June 7)
High School
- Played at Pittsburgh Central Catholic for Coach John Rende
- 6A Player of the Year
- First Team All-Section
- Hit .571 in section play
- No. 1 catcher and No. 7 overall player in Pennsylvania by Perfect Game
- No. 29 catcher and No. 267 overall player in the country by Perfect Game
Personal
- Son of Jeff and Roblyn Kelly
- Majoring in Finance
- Birthday is December 13
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Steve Sabins, Gavin Kelly, Armani Guzman, Matthew Graveline | College World Series | June 17
Wednesday, June 17
Steve Sabins, Gavin Kelly, Dawson Montesa, Reese Bassinger | College World Series | June 16
Tuesday, June 16
Steve Sabins, Armani Guzman, Maxx Yehl | College World Series | June 14
Tuesday, June 16
Steve Sabins, Armani Guzman, Tyrus Hall, Ian Korn | College World Series | June 12
Tuesday, June 16
