Jon Kelton

Position:
OF/INF
Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
LaGrange, Ga.
High School:
LaGrange

SENIOR (2012): Was been hit by a pitch 32 times in his career, placing him seventh all-time at Alabama ... ranks tied for sixth all-time at Alabama in sacrifice bunts with 19 ... Posted a .226 average with four multi-hit and four multi-RBI games ... Started in 34-of-45 games played, 24 of those starts coming at first base ... Reached base 13 straight times from Feb. 24 to March 16 ... Posted two hits, two RBI and one run in four at-bats against Georgia (May 19) ... in the final game of the season and his last at-bat at Alabama, he delivered the game-winning, two-out two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning in a 6-4 win over the Bulldogs ... Went 5-for-10 (.500) with one run and one RBI in the weekend series at Kentucky ... added his 19th career sacrifice bunt in the second game of the series against Vanderbilt (4.21), moving into a tie with Darren Wood for sixth all-time at Alabama ... Was 2-for-6 in the doubleheader against MVSU (April 19), with a run scored and an RBI ... Scored two runs in the series opener against No. 23 Auburn (April 6), going 1-for-7 with four walks and three runs scored in the series ... Tied his career-high with three hits and two doubles in the first game of the series at Tennessee (March 30) earning a season-high five total bases, getting one run and two RBI ... Went 1-for-3 against Samford (3.14), scoring one run in the ninth inning comeback ... Was 1-for-2 against Oral Roberts (3.11) earning a run and getting a walk ... had a pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth inning of the final game at Tulane (3.4) ... Hit his third career home run against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 25), it was his first home run since June 6, 2010 against Georgia Tech in the NCAA Regional Championship game ... Finished the Arkansas-Pine Bluff weekend 3-for-10 (.300) with a double, two runs scored and five RBI ... reached base in three of four plate appearances and scored a run in game one of the opening series against FAU, walking three times as the starting DH in the season opener.

JUNIOR (2011): Broke his right foot on March 26 forcing him to miss a majority of the season ... made his return on May 14 against Auburn ... hit .221 with 10 runs and nine RBI while also stealing two bases for the year ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Tallahassee Regional: Appeared in the final two games of the Regional against Central Florida and Florida State, both times in pinch-hit situations, staying in to play right field in the UCF game ... went 0-for-2 in his two at-bats. SEC Tournament: Was 0-for-1 in a pinch-hitting role against Florida (5/27). South Carolina: Appeared in game three of the SC series as a pinch hitter ... went 0-for-1 in his lone plate appearance. Auburn: Made his first appearance since March 26, coming in as a defensive replacement at first base in game one of Saturday's doubleheader ... did not make any plate appearances. Kentucky: Played in two games at second base before breaking his right foot after being hit by a pitch in game two ... went 0-for-5 while getting hit by one pitch, the pitch that put him out for the rest of the game and weekend ... suffered a broken foot in the second game of the Kentucky series (3/26) and was out until the Auburn series. Jacksonville State: Went 1-for-3 with two RBI for the afternoon. UAB: Went 1-for-3 with an RBI on the night. Mississippi: Started all three games at second base ... went 3-for-11 with three runs and three RBI while walking once and getting hit by a pitch once. Auburn (Riverwalk): Went 0-for-3 while earning the start at second base. EIU: Started all three games at 2B ... hit .333 (3-for-9) in the series with three singles ... drove in one and scored twice. Georgia (Coolray): Started the game at second base ... went 1-for-4 on the night. Troy: Went 1-for-3 with one run while getting hit by a pitch twice. NWSU: Appeared in the bookends of the weekend series, starting both - game one in left field and game three at second base ... went 3-for-6 with two runs and two RBI in two games ... went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in his first start at second base (3/6). Southern Mississippi: Went 0-for-4 with a walk. USA Classic: Saw action vs. SELU and USA, starting the SELU game in LF ... went 0-for-4 with one RBI in those games. Alabama State: Made his third start of the season, this time at second base ... went 0-for-3 with a walk. Alcorn State: Played in three games, starting two ... went 2-for-7 with two runs and one RBI.

SOPHOMORE (2010): SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Played 64 games and made 58 starts ... started at four different positions for the Tide ... had 36 starts in left field, 18 starts as the DH, two starts at second base (Florida, May 7-8) and one start at first base (Minnesota, March 16) ... started 26 straight games from March 16-April 25 ... the streak was snapped when he did not start against Mississippi Valley State on April 27 ... started all 30 SEC games ... hit .286 (58-for-203) with 39 runs scored, 14 doubles, one triple, two home runs, 33 RBI and 30 walks ... led UA with 17 hit by pitch ... fourth on team with 15 multi-hit games ... finished tied for third with nine multi-RBI games ... hit .273 (28-for-101) in 30 SEC starts with seven doubles, 10 walks, 14 RBI and 17 runs scored ... hit .233 (10-for-43) in 12 postseason games with one home run and four RBI ... had 35 putouts in left field and did not commit an error ... hit safely in his first eight postseason games ... hit .278 (5-for-18) in five games at the Atlanta Regional with one home run and three RBI ... collected two hits in loss to Georgia Tech on June 5 ... batted .286 (4-for-14) at SEC Tournament with two runs scored and one RBI ... singled in first career postseason at-bat against Auburn on May 26 ... recorded first career triple against Mississippi on May 27 ... posted a career-high 11-game hitting streak from May 20-June 6, where he batted .389 (14-for-36) with five runs scored, four extra base hits and four RBI ... UA's leading hitter at Tennessee (May 20-22), where he hit .556 (5-for-9) with two runs scored, two doubles, one RBI and one HBP ... named player of the week by the UA coaching staff following his performance against the Volunteers ... collected RBI double in series finale on May 22 ... recorded back-to-back two-hit games on May 20-21 ... slugged first career home run at Samford on May 7 in his 154th career at-bat ... finished 2-for-4 with one run, one home run and two RBI against the Bulldogs ... went 1-for-3 with two runs scored in series finale against No. 3 Florida (May 9) ... tied Alabama single-game record with two sacrifice bunts at South Carolina on May 1 ... went 2-for-6 with two RBI at No. 23 SE Louisiana on April 14 ... two-run single in fourth inning gave the Tide the lead for good ... career-high six at-bats at SE Louisiana ... tied career high with three hits against Samford on April 13 ... UA's leading hitter at Kentucky, where he batted .455 (5-for-11) with three runs scored, four doubles and three RBI ... was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in UA's 11-9 comeback win in the series finale on April 11 ... was 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in series opener on April 9 ... reached base three times and scored three runs as UA's leadoff hitter at Jacksonville State on April 7 ... was his first career game to hit leadoff for the Tide ... UA's leading hitter against Arkansas, where he batted .714 (5-for-7) with two runs scored and four RBI ... reached base 10 times in the series, including five hits, three hit by pitch and two walks ... recorded career high with three hits against the Hogs on March 27 ... named Player of the Week by the UA coaching staff on March 29, after hitting .667 (6-for-9) in four games against Auburn and Arkansas ... added four runs and four RBI ... reached base 14 times in 17 plate appearances for an .824 on-base percentage ... tied season-high with three-game hitting streak (6-for-8, .750) from March 24-27 ... went 2-for-3 with one double and three RBI in the Crimson Tide's 5-0 win over Stony Brook on March 13 ... broke open a close game with a two-run double in the sixth inning ... went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a career-high three runs scored in UA's 15-8 win over Stony Brook in series opener on March 12 ... had two hits and three RBI off the bench in the Tide's 25-1 win over Illinois-Chicago on March 27 ... recorded game-winning double in eighth inning at South Alabama on Feb. 21 ... went 2-for-3 and scored one run in season opener against South Alabama on Feb. 20.

FRESHMAN (2009): Played in 15 games ... made three starts against Alabama A&M (March 18), Kentucky (April 26) and South Alabama (April 29) ... hit .286 (4-for-14) with seven runs scored and four RBI ... hit .500 (2-for-4) with a double and RBI as pinch hitter ... made Alabama debut against Illinois-Chicago on Feb. 28 and singled in first career at-bat ... went 1-for-1 with double, RBI and two runs scored at South Alabama on April 22 ... he had two pinch-hit opportunities during the three-game exhibition series against Cuba ...recorded a sacrifice bunt in his first plate appearance on Dec. 17.

FRESHMAN (2008): Kelton was redshirted during the 2008 season and did not see action for the Tide.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of LaGrange (Ga.) High School ... played for Coach Donnie Branch ... 2004 Georgia AAA State Championship team ... reached the Georgia AAA State Playoffs three consecutive years ... led the Grangers to three consecutive Region 2-AAA championships.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jon Teal Kelton ... son of Billy and Ann Kelton ... has one brother, David, and one sister, Kim ... his brother, David, played professional baseball for seven seasons with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves minor league organizations.