Kelli Finan
Kelli Finan

Bio

Kelli Finan
Head Coach
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Under the tutelage of first-year head coach Kelli Finan, the Roadrunners Softball team ended the 2023 with a 15-15 overall record and a 9-6 conference record, finishing fourth in the Inland Empire Athletic Conference.

In Coach Finan's term she has had 4 All-Conference selections, including an honorable mention.

Coach Finan starred for the Blackhawks at La Quinta High School from 2011-2015 before committing to Long Beach State. She was a Big West All-Freshman Team honoree for the 49ers in 2016 when Finan led the team in conference play with a .314 average (she played mainly right field that season). Finan helped The Beach reach the NCAA Tournament and a regional appearance in Eugene, Oregon.

Coach Finan traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, earning a sociology degree with the BlueJays at Creighton University in the spring of 2020. She competed for the BlueJays in 2018 and 2019, compiling a .310 average (71-for-229) with 10 home runs and a team-leading 57 runs batted in. Coach Finan played all four positions around the horn and even in the outfield. She spent the 2020 season as a student coach for Brent Vigness.

Coach Finan made her way to Vermillion, South Dakota and was a Graduate Assistant with the Coyotes of the University of South Dakota (NCAA D1) where she earned a master's degree in Kinesiology and Sport Management in 2021-2022.

This past year, Coach Finan traveled to San Marcos, California and coached with the Firebirds of the University of Saint Katherine (NAIA) where the team had a school record of 19 wins.

— Bio current as of May 2023