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Kelly Maxwell is an American professional softball pitcher for the Cascade of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) and member of the United States women’s national softball team. She played college softball at Oklahoma State and Oklahoma.
She pitched a perfect game in her first career start on February 5, 2020, in a game against Florida A&M. She was subsequently named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on February 11, 2020.[2] On March 8, 2020, she threw a no-hitter in a game against Missouri State. She became the second pitcher since Lauren Bay in 2002 to pitch a perfect game and a no-hitter in the same season, and the first Oklahoma State freshman pitcher to record multiple no-hitters in the same season
2022-She became the third pitcher in program history to surpass 300 strikeouts in a season following Lauren Bay and Melanie Roche.[1] Following an outstanding season, she was named Co-Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and a unanimous first-team All-Big 12 selection.[6] She was also named a unanimous first team All-American and a top-ten finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.[7]
2023-She led the Big 12 and ranked second nationally with 11.2 strikeouts per seven innings. Her career total of 10.6 strikeouts per seven innings is an Oklahoma State record.[1] Following the season she was named a first-team All-Big 12 selection.[8]
2024- WCWS During game two of the championship series she came on in relief and pitched 1 +1⁄3 innings and earned the save, as Oklahoma won their fourth consecutive national championship.[14][15] She was subsequently named Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player.[16]
Some of her career highlights and awards are:
* World Cup All-World Team (2024)
* Women’s College World Series champion (2024)
* Women’s College World Series Most OutstandingPlayer (2024)
* WCWS All-Tournament Team (2024)
* Co-Big 12 Pitcher of the Year (2022)
* First Team All-American (2022)
* Second Team All-American (2023)
* 3x First team All-Big 12 (2022-2024)
* she has also won several medals while representing the USA in 2024 World Cup and the 2025 World Games,
Her Fave sooner memory is Winning it all! But also just becoming a woman!
Kelly didn't just Become a Sooner fan - Growing up, her dad’s family were Sooners & were a big fan of Adrian Peterson.
You can find Kelly on both Twitter/X and Instagram @kellymax28
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