Newberry College Athletics

An exemplary student and a standout on the diamond, Alex Kellner played the 2001 and 2002 seasons at Newberry after transferring from Brevard College. He was the SAC Scholar-Athlete for baseball and was named a College Division Academic All-District performer during his senior season in 2002, graduating with a 3.98 GPA in Business.

Kellner is best remembered, however, for his exploits on the baseball field. He ranks in the top 10 in school history 10 different single-season categories, including holding the top spot in home runs with 19 hit in 2001. Kellner's .724 slugging percentage and 60 RBI's in 2001 still rank third in Newberry history.

When his career ended, Kellner ranked first in both career slugging percentage (.612, now second) and home runs (26, now third), and had Newberry's second-highest on-base percentage (.439, now fourth). He started in all 108 games he played, seeing time primarily as a catcher in 2001 before switching to first base for the bulk of the 2002 season.