Missouri State

Honors
MVC All-Defensive Team: 2023, 2024
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2022, 2023, 2024
CSC Academic All-District Team: 2024
MVC Honor Roll: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2022-23, 2023-24
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

Career Summary
Appeared in 183 career games, earning 164 starts…Owned a career .157 batting average and .951 fielding percentage…Recorded 48 hits, 20 RBI and 31 walks in her five-year career…Two-time Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team selection.
 
2024 (Senior)
MVC All-Defensive Team selection…Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team…Started 50 games with all but one start coming at second base…One of just three Bears with at least 50 starts on the season, missing just one game in 2024 due to an injury…Batted .170 with 19 hits, 14 runs, 12 RBI and 14 walks on the season…Ranked eighth in the MVC in sacrifice bunts with seven on the season…Drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning with an RBI double before adding a single in the eighth inning against Army at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 9)…Went 1-for-2 with a run, an RBI and a walk in victory over Illinois State (March 17)…Collected a multiple-hit outing with two singles in a midweek win against Central Arkansas (March 19)…Blasted a bases-clearing triple to tie her career high with three RBI in series-opening win at Northern Iowa (April 5)…Launched her third career home run at Belmont, highlighting a 2-for-3 day at the plate with two runs scored (April 14)…Knocked a double and scored a run in MSU’s run-rule victory over Valparaiso (April 19)…Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored, two walks, a hit by pitch, a triple and an RBI across the doubleheader versus Indiana State (May 3)…Drove in a run via a sacrifice fly against the Sycamores in MSU’s opening round victory at the MVC Tournament (May 8)…Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors and was a recipient of the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award in addition to securing a spot on the MVC Honor Roll…Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.

2023 (Senior)
MVC All-Defensive Team selection…Only Bear to appear in all 51 games this season, starting 49 of those primarily at second base…Collected 20 hits, 12 runs, eight walks, six RBI, six stolen bases and two home runs…Drove in a career-high three runs on her first career home run and drew a walk in MSU’s 3-1 victory at South Alabama (Feb. 17)…Went 2-for-3 with a triple, a career-high two runs and a stolen base against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 19)…Made two incredible defensive plays in the bottom of the seventh to help MSU secure a 5-4 win on the road at Illinois State (April 8)…Was 1-for-3 at the plate with a solo home run in the series finale against UIC (April 16)…Laid down a successful squeeze bunt to push MSU’s lone run across in a 2-1, 15-inning loss to Belmont in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals (May 11)…Tied for sixth in the MVC with six sacrifice bunts on the year…Owned three multiple-hit games…Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.

2022 (Junior)
Started 36 games split between shortstop and second base in 39 appearances…Tallied a hit and RBI versus Indiana State (April 10)…Logged five hits on the season, including a two-hit performance while also driving in a run against Bradley (May 1)…Scored a run in MSU’s victory over Illinois State in the MVC Tournament semifinal game (May 13)…Recorded six walks on the year and was a staple defensively in the Bears lineup…NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete…Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022.

2021 (Sophomore)
Started 29 of her 39 games played in 2021 … Was a key defensive piece for the Bears as she posted a .925 fielding percentage while starting 26 games at second base, two at shortstop and one at third base … Recorded her first collegiate hit with a second-inning single against Central Arkansas (Feb. 25) … Smacked a double and scored a run against Wichita State (March 11)… Tallied a stolen base against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 21) … Had a hit and scored the final run of MSU’s 8-0 victory over Valpo (April 18) … MVC Honor Roll … MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for spring 2021 semester.

2020 (Freshman)
Played in 4 games as a true freshman ... Made debut vs. Notre Dame (Feb. 8), coming off the bench to record an assist ... Posted first putout in win over UT Martin (Feb. 15) after entering the game as a pinch hitter ... Earned a pinch-hit walk in win over Jackson State (March 1) ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for spring 2020 semester.

High School
Helped the Plattsburg (Mo.) High Tigers to a 27-5 record during her senior year in 2018-19 for coach Jason Boldt ... Standout shortstop broke the school RBI record three straight years, including 43 as a senior for district runner-up team ... Earned first-team all-state honors in 2018 for the second year in a row, while earning all-district, all-conference and all-region honors for the fourth time ... Also scored 38 runs, compiled a .964 slugging percentage and had just one error in 113 defensive chances as a senior ... As a junior, she hit .500 with 8 home runs, 37 runs and 40 RBI with an .833 slugging percentage ... Drove in 32 runs as a sophomore with 3 homers and a .487 average ... As a freshman, she drove in 26 runs, stole 26 bases and hit .426 ... The three-sport standout was also starting guard for the basketball team and threw javelin for the track team ... Played travel ball for KC Gold and now plays for Select Softball.
 
Personal
Kelsie Cheyenne Lewis was born 9/6/00 in Kansas City, Mo. ... Daughter of K.C. and Jessy Lewis of Plattsburg, Mo. ... Has two brothers, Tanner and Jackson ... Majoring in Early Childhood Education.