San Jacinto College

San Jacinto College Athletics
 4624 Fairmont Pkwy Ste 209 Pasadena, TX 77089
NJCAA Texas South
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Kelly Saenz

Hall of Famer Kelly Saenz enters her 20th season heading the San Jacinto College Coyotes Softball Team at the South Campus. She has built a respectable program that puts the college on the national radar. Case in point: The San Jac softball squad’s first berth in the National Junior College Athletic Association national tournament in 2008. To date, her players have won 63 percent of their games.


Softball has dominated Saenz’s youth and professional career. A Winnipeg shortstop with a power bat, Saenz helped the Smitty’s Midget girls’ division team in 1995 and 1996 to two of three consecutive Canadian championships. For her contributions, she made the Manitoba Softball Hall of Fame (2014) and, along with former teammates, the Softball Canada Hall of Fame (2015).


Saenz began her collegiate coaching career with Frank Phillips College’s Lady Plainsmen in 2003. The 1998 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year, she holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Eastern Kentucky University and a master’s in health, physical education, and recreation from the University of South Dakota. She and her husband, Mike, live in Houston.

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Kelsey Walters

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Former San Jacinto College standout pitcher Kelsey (McClain) Walters returns to the San Jac dugout for her 11th year as assistant coach.


During her two years as a San Jac student-athlete, Walters re-wrote the softball record books. Her name appears in each of the pitching records, where she ranks second for most wins in a season (31) and is the record holder for innings pitched (263.33) and batting average against (0.107). She is fourth in strikeouts, tied for second in shutouts, and tied for sixth in ERA.


After graduating from San Jac, Walters went on to a stellar career at McNeese State University. In two years, she guided the Cowboys to a 69-56 record. She played in 37 games, making 20 starts. She was 4-5 as a starting pitcher with a 3.61 ERA.


Walters holds a master’s degree in kinesiology and coaching from Texas Woman’s University. Married since 2014, she and her husband welcomed a daughter in 2015 and a son in 2018.

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