April 14, 2009
BERKELEY -
Junior short stop Taylor Kelly is the first Cal softball player this season to be named the Pac-10 Player of the Week. Kelly had two home runs in the Stanford series, including a game-winning two-run shot in the bottom of the seventh to give the Bears a series victory over the No. 2 Cardinal.
Kelly, a native of Santee, Calif., helped the Bears earn two wins over second-ranked Bay Area rival Stanford last weekend. In the second game of the three-game series, Kelly hit a home run off of Stanford pitcher Missy Penna in the sixth inning to boost the Golden Bears to a 3-1 victory. Kelly's home run was only the fifth long ball Penna has allowed all season.
On Sunday, it was Kelly's second home run of the weekend which solidified her as a hero for the Golden Bears. After Stanford rallied back to tie California 6-6 in the top of the seventh inning, Kelly hit a walk-off two-run home run to win the game 8-6 and take the series against the Cardinal. The junior finished the weekend with three runs, three hits, two home runs and three RBI.
