Matt Kennelly #8

Resides in Palmyra, Western Australia....Signed by Phil Dale and Mark Petit.

2013

Spent time with the Braves and Cincinnati Reds organization in 2013, with the majority of his appearances coming with the Reds Double-A Pensacola and Triple-A Louisville clubs, including 25 of his 30 games played...Combined to hit .216 (19-for-88) between the three stops, with three doubles and a home run...Opened the 2013 campaign with Triple-A Gwinnett and went 5-for-12 (.417) with one double, one home run and four RBI in five games from 4/27-5/9 before being released by the Braves...Joined the Reds organization on 6/14 and was assigned to Pensacola (AA) where he hit .207 (6-for-29) over nine contests. Was transferred to Louisville (AAA) on 7/11 and appeared in 16 games, batting .170 (8-for-47) for the remainder of the season...Was on the disabled list from 8/15-24 with a left thumb sprain...23 of his 30 appearances were starts at catcher...Launched his only home run of the year on 5/9, going 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI...Recorded a season-high four hits on 6/21, with one double and two runs scored.

2012

Spent the entire season at Double-A Mississippi, appearing in 62 games, including 57 at catcher...Posted a .995 fielding percentage and threw out 23% (17-of-58) of attempted base stealers...Had a seasonhigh 11-game hitting streak from 8/2-20, hitting .444 (16-for-36) with five multi-hit games during that span...Collected only one hit in his final 22 at-bats of the season following the streak and saw his batting average drop from .280 to .254...Most productive offensive month came in May when he hit .308 (12-for-39) with two doubles, one home run, six RBI and eight runs scored...Batted .111 (1-for-9) in three games for the Phoenix Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League...Appeared in five games and batted .250 (4-for-16) for the Perth Heat of the Australian Baseball League...Was named to the provisional roster for Team Australia for the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

2011

Began the season at Triple-A Gwinnett for two games and spent the rest of the season at Double-A Mississippi and hit a combined .262 (69-for-263) with 12 doubles, two home runs and 29 RBI in 74 games...Posted a 13 game hitting streak 5/17 - 6/6 .378 (17-for-45) including four multi-hit games in that span...Best month offensively came in May when he hit .317 (19-for-60) with 2 doubles, one home run and 6 RBI in 18 games...Was promoted to Gwinnett on 6/12 and did not appear in a game before being transferred back to Mississippi on 6/16...Collected a season-high three hits twice and a season-high three RBI twice...Of his 76 games played, made 67 starts at catcher.

2010

Spent the entire campaign with Myrtle Beach (High-A)...Hit .226 with 11 doubles, one triple and a career-high seven home runs.

2009

Split the season evenly between Myrtle Beach (High-A) and Rome (A)...The catcher compiled a .225 average with 11 doubles, two home runs and 22 RBI between the two clubs...Was a non-roster invitee to spring training.

2008

Started the season at rookie-level Danville before being promoted to Rome (A) on 7/21...From 7/21 on, he went back-and-forth between Rome and Danville, appearing in 44 total games at Danville and 10 games at Rome...Went hitless in his first game with the R-Braves and then hit safely in his other nine games at that level, going 16-for-32 (.500), including two three-hit games and a three-RBI game.

2007

Played for the Gulf Coast (Rookie) Braves, catching in 31 of the 39 games played.

2006

Spent the season in the Australian Summer League.