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2026 Softball Roster

Kaite Wilson
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Monica D'Ippolito
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Ayden Fleming
Monica D'Ippolito

24 Kelsey O'Brien

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Monroe, NY
  • High School Monroe Woodbury High School
  • Major BS Mathematics + MAT Adolescent Education

Biography

2026: Named to the 2026 All-Region III First Team…2026 SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Year…2026 All-SUNYAC First Team…started in 41 of 41 games played…third in at-bats with 125, becoming second all time with 484, second in runs (37) and hits (53), tied third in the program for single season runs and tied seventh for single season hits, becoming second in the program for all time hits (184) and runs (110)... adding 11 extra base hits, three home runs, tied second on the team and tied fourth all time with 10, 30 RBI, second on the team and fourth all time with 89, and 15 walks with 77 total bases…batted .424 with an OPS of 1.113, slugging percentage of .616 and an on base percentage of .497…went 15-for-16 in stolen base attempts, becoming second all time in stolen bases with 54…season high of three runs against Lynchburg on March 15, Morrisville St. on April 10, and against Canton on April 23…season high of two home runs and four RBI against Buffalo St. on April 4…defensively, fourth on the team in catches with 86, third in putouts with 85 for a .988 fielding percentage…season high of six catches and six putouts against Ramapo on April 1…earned a spot on the Hawks Academic Honor Roll for the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semester…SUNY New Paltz 2026 Leadership Wall...earned a spot on the SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor-Roll.

2025: Second-Team All-SUNYAC… started in all 40 games… led the team in multiple statistical categories including batting average (.385), OPS (1.061), slugging percentage (.631), on-base-percentage (.430), at-bats (130), runs (26), hits (50), RBI 927), extra base hits (17), home runs (6), total bases (82) and stolen bases, going a perfect 23-for-23 and ranking second-most in single season program history… recorded 14 multi-hit games, seven multi-RBI games and had a hitting streak of 13 games, while reaching base in 26 consecutive games… surpassed 100-career hits, currently ranking ninth in all-time program history… defensively totaled 51 catches, 48 putouts and one assist with a fielding percentage of .961… earned a spot on the Hawk Academic Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semester… inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National Honor Society… earned a spot on the SUNYAC Commissioner’s List.

2024: Named Second-Team All-SUNYAC… earned a spot on the SUNYAC All-Tournament team… was named SUNYAC player of the Week…started all 44 games, tied with a team-high 144 at-bats… led the team in hits with 57, while adding 32 runs, 12 extra base hits, 25 RBI, 11 walks with 70 total bases… hit a career-high .396 on the year, which led the team with an OPS of .926, slugging percentage of .486 and on-base-percentage of .440… went 12-for-13 on stolen base attempts… had a season-high four hits in a 4-for-4 performance at the plate against Mount Saint Mary April 9… scored a season-high three runs in a 2-for-3 day against Potsdam April 21… defensively, totaled 89 catches, 83 put outs and four assists with a fielding percentage of .941 manning right field...named to the 2024 SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...earned a spot on the Hawks Academic Honor Roll for the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semester...named to the NFCA/Easton Scholar All-America list.

2023: Started in 24 out of 38 games played…totaled a .282 batting average…had a .644 OPS, .341 slugging average, and a .303 on base percentage…tallied 24 hits, 15 runs and seven RBIs…hit one home run and stole four bases…defensively had 38 catches, 14 putouts, and 18 assists…earned a spot on the Hawks Academic Honor Roll for the fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters…named to the 2023 SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...was named a Easton/NFCA All-America Softball Scholar Athlete.

High School Accolades: National Honor Society... participated in 12 Varsity Seasons... Rookie of the Year (2016 Swimming)... MVP (Swimming 2019, 2021, 2022)... 2x State Qualifier (Swimming 2018, 2021)... State Finalist (Swimming 2021)... 100-yard breaststroke Section IX Champion (Swimming 2021)... school record holder 100-yard breaststroke (Swimming 2021)... Most Outstanding Female Freshman Athlete of the Year (2019)... All-State Softball (2021, 2022)... All-Section Softball (2021, 2022)... First team Varsity 845 (Softball 2022)... 2x Section IX Champion (Basketball 2018, 2020)... 2x Section IX Champion (Softball 2021, 2022)... Regional Champion (Softball 2022), State Champion (Softball 2022)... Offensive Slugger Award (Softball 2021, 2022)... mad "9 Who Shine" list for Section IX (Softball 2022)... voted Varsity 845 Player of the Week (Softball 2022)... Scholar Athlete (2016-2022)... Most Outstanding Female Athlete (2022)... ranked 8th in New York for Player Home Runs (Softball 2022)... ranked 4th in New York for Player Runs Batted in (Softball 2022).

Personal: From Monroe, NY… graduated from Monroe Woodbury High School in 2022… sister, Jessica, swam at Manhattan College 2020-2023…sister, Emily, plays volleyball at Plattsburgh…father, James, played basketball at Dominican University 1991-1993…mother, Christine, played basketball and volleyball at Dominican University 1993-1997…Vice President of SAAC…enjoys going to the gym, shopping, reading, and spending time with my friends and family...daughter of Christine and James O’Brien.

Fun Fact: “I have two rescue dogs.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2023Freshman

    Infield
    5'11"
    24
  • 24

    2024Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'11"
    24
  • 24

    2025Junior

    Outfield
    5'11"
    24
  • 24
    C

    2026Senior

    Outfield
    5'11"
    24
    C