Kelly Torres

Duke Softball vs. Florida State (ACC Championship)

Duke Softball vs. Clemson (ACC Semifinal)

Photo by: Andy Mead/YCJ

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Honors:
NFCA All-Region – Third Team (2024)
ACC Honor Roll (2021, 2023, 2024)

2024 – Senior: One of six players to start in all 61 games … had a standout senior season with the Blue Devils, posted a .349 batting average and career highs in hits (40), runs scored (61), triples (3) and RBI (37) … blasted her first career grand slam during Duke’s home opener against North Dakota State (2/14) … tallied 14 multi-hit games … set a single-season program record in hit by pitch (14) … posted a .997 fielding percentage … blasted home runs against North Dakota State (2/14), Rutgers (2/16), Liberty (3/12) and UNC Greensboro (4/17) … caught nine runners stealing bases … has thrown out 30 runners on the basepath, which ranks first all time in Duke’s record books.

2023 - Junior: Played in 54-of-60 games, earning 50 starts behind the plate … recorded her first multi-home run game with two home runs against Alabama (2/16) in the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational … became the sixth Blue Devil in program history to record two home runs in a single game … drove in two runs in the Blue Devils’ 7-4 win over No. 4 Arkansas on Feb. 17 … had eight multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games on the season … registered her first triple against Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship Quarterfinals (5/11) … posted a .260 batting average with 34 hits, 22 RBI and seven home runs … elected to the team’s leadership council for the 2022-23 season … awarded the Golden Glove trophy at the team’s annual awards banquet.

2022 - Sophomore: Played in 44 games, making 33 starts primarily at catcher ... Hit .349 with three home runs and 18 RBI ... Also caught three batters stealing and held a .987 fielding percentage on the season ... Set a single season Duke record in on base percentage with a .481 OBP ... Opened the 2022 season with a career-high four hit game in a win over California Baptist on Feb. 11 ... Hit home runs in back-to-back games against NC State on March 11 and 13 ... Held a .410 batting average through the month of March ... Recorded a key two RBI double in the NCAA Regional sealing victory over Georgia on May 22.

2021 - Freshman: Started in 45 of 50 games played as a rookie, primarily behind the dish … batted .238 with 25 hits, 16 RBIs and 14 walks … led the 10 with 10 runners caught stealing … four multi-hit games and five multi-RBIs games … helped during a stellar double play against Louisville in the ACC Quarterfinal on May 13 … picked up two stolen bases against Longwood on Feb. 27 – the first of her career … registered her first career hit, run scored, RBI and walk versus Pitt on Feb. 19 … earned her first career start against McNeese on Feb. 13 … collegiate debut versus Central Arkansas on Feb. 12.

Prior to Duke: Catcher and third baseman at American Heritage High School ... Helped her team win two 6A State Championships while finishing second for two years ... Batted .409 with a .636 slugging percentage as a freshman ... Put together a .391 batting average while racking up 25 RBI as a sophomore to earn First Team All-County honors ... Earned First Team All-County for the second straight year after a .368 batting average and 19 RBI during her junior campaign ... Played travel ball for Gold Coast Hurricanes ... Was the co-vice president of the UNICEF Club and a member of National Honor Society ... Received high honors all four years.