Softball to Welcome Six Newcomers for 2021 Season
June 15, 2020 | Softball
BOSTON – Head coach Ashley Waters has announced that six new Terriers will be joining the Boston University softball team in 2021. Lauren Keleher, Raegan Kelly, Alex-Rose Molinar, Lauren Nett, Kate Pryor and Kayla Roncin will make up the Class of 2024.
The group represents five states and is made up of three infielders, two outfielders and a utility player.
Lauren Keleher (OF • 5-5 • Abington, Mass. • Abington)
Named team captain her senior year at Abington H.S. after helping squad win three straight South Shore League titles ... Named the Brockton Enterprise and South Shore League Player of the Year as a junior after batting .681 with nine doubles, four triples, four homers, 17 stolen bases and 38 runs ... Added her third South Shore League All-Star honor along with Boston Globe All-Scholastic and Enterprise All-Scholastic accolades ... Batted .671 her sophomore year to help team win the D3 state title ... Hit .781 as a freshman ... Competed with the Rhode Island Thunder Gold ... Two-time team captain on the basketball team, earning three League All-Star and Enterprise All-Scholastic recognition ... Served as class treasurer, National Honor Society vice president and Student Athletic Advisory Council president ... Also an MIAA ambassador and Unified Sports member.
Coach Waters on Keleher -– "Lauren is a dynamic offensive player who can hit for both average and power. She has great game sense with a strong ability to read the ball and make big plays. She will be a vocal leader on this team."
Raegan Kelly (Util. • 5-9 • Berwick, Maine • Noble)
Named team captain for the second consecutive year entering her senior season at Noble H.S. ... Named a nominee for Gatorade Player of the Year and Channel 6 Varsity Club member as well ... Batted .507 as a junior while posting a 15-3 record in the circle with 1.87 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 118 IP en route to All-State, SMAA First Team and Journal Tribune Softball Player of the Year accolades ... Finalist for Gatorade Player of the Year for softball ... Batted .507 with 21 RBIs and 25 runs while posting 16-2 record, 1.26 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 114 IP her sophomore year ... Claimed SMAA Pitcher of the Year, SMAA First Team, All-State and Team Noble Award honors ... Added SMAA Pitcher of the Year, SMAA First Team and Seacoast Player of the Year accolades her freshman year ... Competed with the Northeast Hurricanes Seacoast on the club side ... Claimed All-State recognition as a goalkeeper on the soccer team and All-State Academic Team honors on the basketball team ... Served as captain for the two squads as well ... Member of the National Honor Society and received the Certificate of Merit for Women Engineers.
Coach Waters on Kelly – "Raegan has great athletic ability and work ethic. She demonstrates her versatility with the ability to pitch. She has a great mindset for the sport and demeanor on the field. She is also a scrappy player who competes hard."
Alex-Rose Molinar (INF • 5-5 • San Diego, Calif. • The Bishop's School)
Two-time team captain at The Bishop's School ... Two-time recipient of the Knights Award, which honors an athlete voted by teammates and coaches as best exemplifying character, leadership and sportsmanship ... Earned All-Conference First Team accolades as a sophomore and freshman ... Batted .597 as a sophomore to claim Conference Player of the Year accolades after hitting .490 her freshman season ... Helped the Breakers on the club level alongside BU Terrier Allison Boaz finish third in the 2019 PGF Nationals, playing every game at short while hitting .533 ... Two-time team captain on the cross country team, helping squad finish nine in the state one year ... Helped basketball team win three league titles ... Two-time All-Academic honoree for softball and one-time recipient for basketball ... Earned a black belt in Taekwando ... Member of the National Honor Society for both Spanish and Chinese ... Served on the student council ... Four-year honor roll student.
Coach Waters on Molinar – "Alex-Rose is a pure athlete with a brilliant work ethic and ability to make big plays look routine. She understands what it takes to compete at a high level and will make our infield stronger. Offensively, she will look to provide the spark when it's needed most."
Lauren Nett (INF/C • 5-8 • San Diego, Calif. • Patrick Henry)
A three-time All-League First Team honoree at Patrick Henry H.S. ... Named National Player of the Week by ExtraInnings.com her junior year ... Also earned All-East County First Team accolades ... Voted MVP All-Offense Performer after earning MVP All-Defense Performer honors her sophomore season ... Received All-League Second Team recognition as a sophomore and freshman ... Named to the San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic squad and school's Honor Roll ... Played on the club side with the E.C. Bullets.
Coach Waters on Nett – "Lauren gets it done and is a true competitor. She is versatile and can do a lot of things well. I think every team needs a player who can compete at multiple positions and be successful. At the plate, she has the ability to hit for contact and power."
Kate Pryor (INF • 5-8 • Saint Paul, Minn. • Minnehaha Academy)
Graduated from Minnehaha Academy with the school record in hits, home runs and RBIs ... Finished in the top 10 for the state record book in those three categories along with triples, runs scored and stolen bases ... Three-time team captain and three-time team MVP ... Named to the 2020 PGF High School All-American Watch List her senior year and the All-Breakdown AA Team while also receiving the Athena Award ... Batted .630 as a junior en route to her second All-State Second Team award ... Added her third All-Section First Team and All-Conference First Team honor as well ... Batted .625 as a sophomore and .655 her freshman season ... Placed on the 2017 American Family Insurance All-USA Twin Cities Postseason Softball Team ... Competed with the Lady Lightning Gold on the club side ... Lettered in volleyball and served as team captain in 2019 while adding All-Conference First Team accolades ... Also lettered in basketball, helping team win the 2018-19 Class AA state title ... Earned 2020 All-State Honorable Mention and All-Conference First Team recognition ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Earned a spot on the honor roll every semester.
Coach Waters on Pryor – "Kate is a polished middle infielder. She has great hands and instincts to make big plays. Offensively, she is scrappy and will mark defenses work to get her out."
Kayla Roncin (OF • 5-9 • Toms River, N.J. • Donovan Catholic)
A three-time All-State, All-Region and All-Conference honoree at Donovan Catholic ... Batted .526 with 57 runs scored, 35 RBIs, 17 doubles and five homers as a junior to help team win the tournament of champions ... Claimed NFCA Third Team All-America accolades as a sophomore hitting .559 with 51 runs, 38 RBIs, 11 doubles, three homers and two triples ... Helped team win the Shore Conference championship ... Hit .490 as a freshman, as squad won the state sectional title ... Competed with the NJ Batbusters on the club side ... Named most valuable midfielder on the field hockey team as a freshman ... Used to play baseball and in 2014 helped team win the NJ State championship en route to the Eastern Regional in Bristol, Conn. ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Served as president of Students against Destructive Decisions ... Earned academic honors for physics, algebra I and world history.
Coach Waters on Roncin – "Kayla is a gifted athlete who has size, speed and power. Her ability to make reads and cover ground in the outfield will make our defense immediately better. She is a tough out at the plate due to her incredible hand-eye coordination with a gift for making things happen."
The group represents five states and is made up of three infielders, two outfielders and a utility player.
Lauren Keleher (OF • 5-5 • Abington, Mass. • Abington)
Named team captain her senior year at Abington H.S. after helping squad win three straight South Shore League titles ... Named the Brockton Enterprise and South Shore League Player of the Year as a junior after batting .681 with nine doubles, four triples, four homers, 17 stolen bases and 38 runs ... Added her third South Shore League All-Star honor along with Boston Globe All-Scholastic and Enterprise All-Scholastic accolades ... Batted .671 her sophomore year to help team win the D3 state title ... Hit .781 as a freshman ... Competed with the Rhode Island Thunder Gold ... Two-time team captain on the basketball team, earning three League All-Star and Enterprise All-Scholastic recognition ... Served as class treasurer, National Honor Society vice president and Student Athletic Advisory Council president ... Also an MIAA ambassador and Unified Sports member.
Coach Waters on Keleher -– "Lauren is a dynamic offensive player who can hit for both average and power. She has great game sense with a strong ability to read the ball and make big plays. She will be a vocal leader on this team."
Raegan Kelly (Util. • 5-9 • Berwick, Maine • Noble)
Named team captain for the second consecutive year entering her senior season at Noble H.S. ... Named a nominee for Gatorade Player of the Year and Channel 6 Varsity Club member as well ... Batted .507 as a junior while posting a 15-3 record in the circle with 1.87 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 118 IP en route to All-State, SMAA First Team and Journal Tribune Softball Player of the Year accolades ... Finalist for Gatorade Player of the Year for softball ... Batted .507 with 21 RBIs and 25 runs while posting 16-2 record, 1.26 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 114 IP her sophomore year ... Claimed SMAA Pitcher of the Year, SMAA First Team, All-State and Team Noble Award honors ... Added SMAA Pitcher of the Year, SMAA First Team and Seacoast Player of the Year accolades her freshman year ... Competed with the Northeast Hurricanes Seacoast on the club side ... Claimed All-State recognition as a goalkeeper on the soccer team and All-State Academic Team honors on the basketball team ... Served as captain for the two squads as well ... Member of the National Honor Society and received the Certificate of Merit for Women Engineers.
Coach Waters on Kelly – "Raegan has great athletic ability and work ethic. She demonstrates her versatility with the ability to pitch. She has a great mindset for the sport and demeanor on the field. She is also a scrappy player who competes hard."
Alex-Rose Molinar (INF • 5-5 • San Diego, Calif. • The Bishop's School)
Two-time team captain at The Bishop's School ... Two-time recipient of the Knights Award, which honors an athlete voted by teammates and coaches as best exemplifying character, leadership and sportsmanship ... Earned All-Conference First Team accolades as a sophomore and freshman ... Batted .597 as a sophomore to claim Conference Player of the Year accolades after hitting .490 her freshman season ... Helped the Breakers on the club level alongside BU Terrier Allison Boaz finish third in the 2019 PGF Nationals, playing every game at short while hitting .533 ... Two-time team captain on the cross country team, helping squad finish nine in the state one year ... Helped basketball team win three league titles ... Two-time All-Academic honoree for softball and one-time recipient for basketball ... Earned a black belt in Taekwando ... Member of the National Honor Society for both Spanish and Chinese ... Served on the student council ... Four-year honor roll student.
Coach Waters on Molinar – "Alex-Rose is a pure athlete with a brilliant work ethic and ability to make big plays look routine. She understands what it takes to compete at a high level and will make our infield stronger. Offensively, she will look to provide the spark when it's needed most."
Lauren Nett (INF/C • 5-8 • San Diego, Calif. • Patrick Henry)
A three-time All-League First Team honoree at Patrick Henry H.S. ... Named National Player of the Week by ExtraInnings.com her junior year ... Also earned All-East County First Team accolades ... Voted MVP All-Offense Performer after earning MVP All-Defense Performer honors her sophomore season ... Received All-League Second Team recognition as a sophomore and freshman ... Named to the San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic squad and school's Honor Roll ... Played on the club side with the E.C. Bullets.
Coach Waters on Nett – "Lauren gets it done and is a true competitor. She is versatile and can do a lot of things well. I think every team needs a player who can compete at multiple positions and be successful. At the plate, she has the ability to hit for contact and power."
Kate Pryor (INF • 5-8 • Saint Paul, Minn. • Minnehaha Academy)
Graduated from Minnehaha Academy with the school record in hits, home runs and RBIs ... Finished in the top 10 for the state record book in those three categories along with triples, runs scored and stolen bases ... Three-time team captain and three-time team MVP ... Named to the 2020 PGF High School All-American Watch List her senior year and the All-Breakdown AA Team while also receiving the Athena Award ... Batted .630 as a junior en route to her second All-State Second Team award ... Added her third All-Section First Team and All-Conference First Team honor as well ... Batted .625 as a sophomore and .655 her freshman season ... Placed on the 2017 American Family Insurance All-USA Twin Cities Postseason Softball Team ... Competed with the Lady Lightning Gold on the club side ... Lettered in volleyball and served as team captain in 2019 while adding All-Conference First Team accolades ... Also lettered in basketball, helping team win the 2018-19 Class AA state title ... Earned 2020 All-State Honorable Mention and All-Conference First Team recognition ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Earned a spot on the honor roll every semester.
Coach Waters on Pryor – "Kate is a polished middle infielder. She has great hands and instincts to make big plays. Offensively, she is scrappy and will mark defenses work to get her out."
Kayla Roncin (OF • 5-9 • Toms River, N.J. • Donovan Catholic)
A three-time All-State, All-Region and All-Conference honoree at Donovan Catholic ... Batted .526 with 57 runs scored, 35 RBIs, 17 doubles and five homers as a junior to help team win the tournament of champions ... Claimed NFCA Third Team All-America accolades as a sophomore hitting .559 with 51 runs, 38 RBIs, 11 doubles, three homers and two triples ... Helped team win the Shore Conference championship ... Hit .490 as a freshman, as squad won the state sectional title ... Competed with the NJ Batbusters on the club side ... Named most valuable midfielder on the field hockey team as a freshman ... Used to play baseball and in 2014 helped team win the NJ State championship en route to the Eastern Regional in Bristol, Conn. ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Served as president of Students against Destructive Decisions ... Earned academic honors for physics, algebra I and world history.
Coach Waters on Roncin – "Kayla is a gifted athlete who has size, speed and power. Her ability to make reads and cover ground in the outfield will make our defense immediately better. She is a tough out at the plate due to her incredible hand-eye coordination with a gift for making things happen."
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