AS A SENIOR (2014): Named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Assoication (NFCA) and Daktronics All-West Region Second Team's as a designated player...Named a First Team All-CCAA Selection (at-large)...Named CCAA Player of the Week (April 21-27)...In league play led the CCAA with an .833 slugging percentage and tied for lead with 11 home runs...Started 52-of-53 games as the team's designated player...Led the Pioneers in batting average (.350), runs (29), homers (13), slugging percentage (.729), walks (21), hit by pitches (10), and on base percentage (.468)...Collected four RBI in a single game over the final three series' of career...Led the team with 13 multi-RBI contests...Ranked second with 14 multi-hit games...Went 3-for-4 with four RBI in final career game against Chico State (April 27)...Ranks sixth all-time in program history with 14 home runs at the conclusion of the season...Named Cal State East Bay Female Athlete of the Week (April 28).
AS A JUNIOR (2013): Started in 48-of-52 games for the Pioneers primarily as the designated player...Hit .261 with 14 RBI in first season with East Bay...Led team with two triples and 15 hit by pitches...Ranked second with 12 doubles, 16 walks, .398 on base percentage, and one home run...Finished season on a seven-game hit streak (April 20-27)...Had at least one base hit in nine of final 10 games of season.
AT COLLEGE OF THE SISKIYOUS: Led her team to a pair of League Championships…Team reached the California State Final Four both seasons...Named a Scholar-Athlete award winner...Earned Dean's List honors all four semesters.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Bainbridge HS in 2009...Member of varsity softball and volleyball teams at BHS…Led her team to four straight District Championships…Team won state title in 2009...Named First Team All-Conference three years...Named to All-State Team in 2008...Received First Team All-League honors as a junior and senior.
PERSONAL: Chelsie Kakela (pronounced "kak-eh-luh")...A kinesiology major…Enjoys eating "any kind of pasta"...Favorite thing about the Bay Area is "The weather...It is a nice change from cloudy, rainy Washington"...Born on May 9, 1991...Is the youngest of Barry and Cecilia Kakela's two children...Has an older brother Chad (23).
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April 27, 2014 - 3-for-4, 2HR vs. Chico St.Sound Byte:
April 12, 2014 - Grand slam vs. Cal St. San BernardinoCSUEB CAREER STATS (As of May 1, 2014)| Year | BA | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OBP | SF | SH | SB-ATT | FLD% |
| 2013 | .261 | 48-48 | 134 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 14 | .403 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 1 | .398 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | N/A |
| 2014 | .350 | 52-52 | 140 | 29 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 44 | .729 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 0 | .468 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | N/A |
| TOTAL | .307 | 100-100 | 274 | 52 | 84 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 58 | .569 | 37 | 25 | 39 | 1 | .433 | 1 | 4 | 1-1 | N/A |
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