AS A SENIOR (2015): Named to the All-CCAA Honorable Mention Team...Hit .290 with nine home runs and 22 RBI in senior season...Tied for third on squad with 12 multi-hit games...Posted third longest streak at 16 games reaching base safely...Had streak of eight straight plate appearances with a base hit, raising batting average more than 80 points during stretch...Went 3-for-3 at the plate twice during season...Season-high four RBI came in extra inning road win over S.F. State (April 24)...Hit game-tying 3-run homer with team down to final out...Hit .315 in league play with seven home runs and 18 RBI...Finished third on club with nine homers overall...Finished with 21 homers in two years with Pioneers...Mark ranks tied for third at the end of the 2015 season, along with teammate and fellow senior Jaynie MacDonald.
AS A JUNIOR (2014): Named an All-CCAA Second Team selection...Named CCAA Player of the Week (April 7-13)...Led the CCAA with 35 RBI in league play...Tied for third with 10 homers in league play...Started all 53 games at first base...Tied for team lead with 29 runs...Led team with 45 RBI, seven stolen bases, and four sacrifice flies...Ranked second with 12 homers and a .623 slugging percentage...Hit .283 with 21-of-39 hits going for extra bases...Had 3-hit game at Cal State Dominguez Hills (March 29)...Hit walk-off grand slam against Sonoma State (March 1)...Collected season-high and team-best five RBI in same game...Finished with eight multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games...Posted team-best 8-game hitting streak...Named Cal State East Bay Female Athlete of the Week (April 21).
AT NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE: Used redshirt year as a junior...Earned Second Team All-Conference as a sophomore...Member of Dean's list all three years...Earned Academic All-American status all three seasons...Hit .280 as a sophomore with 22-of-47 hits going for extra bases...Ranked second on squad in home runs and fifth with 38 RBI.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Big Sky HS in 2010..Member of BSHS varsity softball, basketball, and cross country teams...Member of Western Conference Championship softball team in 2010...Earned All-State Second Team honors in 2010...Earned Academic Letter honors as a junior and senior...Member of National Honors Society.
PERSONAL: Kelsey LaVaute (pronounced "la-vote")...Majoring in kinesiology...Hobbies include relaxing with friends, hiking, and biking...Favorite athlete is quaterback Peyton Manning of the NFL's Denver Broncos...Enjoys eating pizza...Favorite movies "The Blind Side" and "Sherlock Holmes"...Enjoys listening to Country music...Favorite thing about the Bay Area is that "it is sunny during the winter"...Born in September 1991...The youngest child of Dave and Connie LaVaute...Has an older sister Bethany (26).
2015 MEDIA2014 MEDIASound Byte:
April 12, 2014 - 2HR's vs. Cal St. San BernardinoSound Byte:
April 4, 2014 - 2-for-3, HR, vs. Western OregonCSUEB CAREER STATS| Year | BA | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OBP | SF | SH | SB-ATT | FLD% |
| 2014 | .283 | 53-53 | 138 | 29 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 45 | .623 | 17 | 4 | 36 | 0 | .368 | 4 | 4 | 7-9 | .982 |
| 2015 | .290 | 48-46 | 124 | 30 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 22 | .556 | 17 | 0 | 29 | 0 | .376 | 0 | 5 | 3-5 | .992 |
| TOTAL | .286 | 101-99 | 262 | 59 | 75 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 67 | .592 | 34 | 4 | 65 | 0 | .372 | 4 | 9 | 10-14 | .984 |
