2026 Softball Roster

Kalei Engleman
Ellie Tyson / Texas State

00 Megan Kelnar

  • Position Catcher
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kyle, Texas
  • Highschool Hays HS
  • Twitter @KelnarMegan
  • Instagram megan.anne45
  • Major Exercise & Sports Science

Biography

Career Accomplishments:
- 2025 Sun Belt Conference First Team
- 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-Region

2025:
Appeared in 38 games primarily as catcher but also as a designated player this season ... was named All-Sun Belt Conference First Team for the first time in her career ... finished the season with a career-best .330 batting average which including a .400+ mark in Sun Belt play ... had 32 hits in 97 at-bats while scoring 13 runs ... recorded nine extra-base hits and led the Bobcats in doubles this season ... had the second-highest slugging of any Bobcat with .443 ... had 11 games with multiple hits including a three-hit outing on 3/29 against Marshall ... her 19 RBI came with five multi-RBI nights including three against Louisiana on 4/25 ... also hit her lone home run of the season on 4/26 against Louisiana when she had a two RBI night ... caught four runners stealing this season while recording 184 putouts and 19 assists from behind the plate ... the Bobcats were 19-12 with Kelnar catching this season

2024
Appeared in 36 games making 34 starts in her sophomore season ... had 76 at-bats while tallying 17 hits and scoring five runs ... hit three doubles ... hit her first career home run on 2/15 versus Sam Houston ... was walked five times ... had 213 put outs and 12 assists from behind the plate ... caught four runners stealing on 15 attempts ... had a three-hit outing at UTSA on 4/17 where she went four for three with two RBI and scored one run ... also had two hits on 4/6 versus Troy and 4/14 versus Louisiana in the Bobcats 5-0 win ... had back-to-back season-best 2 RBI games against Louisiana and UTSA on 4/14 and 4/17

2023
As a true freshman saw starts in 35 games at catcher ... appeared in 42 games ... has eight runs on 17 hits for a .189 batting average ... had three extra base hits ... had seven RBI ... was walked four times ... was the only catcher in the Sun Belt to record double-digit runners caught stealing in less than 40 attempts ... Kelnar caught 12 of 25 runners attempts to steal ... had a season-high two hits at Louisiana in the Bobcats conference tournament finale on 5/12 ... one of her hits against Louisiana was one of her three doubles during the season ... batted in three runners on 2/25 versus UT Arlington 

High School
A four-year varsity starter at Hays High School ... helped her team to co-district, bi-district and area championships as a senior and sophomore ... guided her team to a bi-district championship as a junior as well ... first team all-district honoree as a junior ... honorable mention all-district selection as a freshman ... academic all-state honoree as a senior ... also a three-year letter winner with the volleyball program ... a member of the track and field program ... a three-year varsity power lifter ... a two-time regional qualifier in power lifting and earned a pair of ninth-place finishes at the state level as a junior and senior .... an AP Scholar ... three-year member of the National Honor Society ... member of FCA for four years ... played travel softball with the Texas Glory Naudin South organization 

Personal
Daughter of Dawn and Kevin Kelnar, who are both Southwest Texas alumni ... has one brother, Karson, who is committed to play football at Texas Lutheran

Statistics

Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Freshman

    Catcher
    5'6"
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    2024Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'6"
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    2025Junior

    Catcher
    5'6"
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    2026Senior

    Catcher
    5'6"
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