With the spring sports season canceled at its very beginning (or before it even started, for some Union teams) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UnionAthletics.com will spend the next few months spotlighting many of the Union seniors whose athletic careers came to a premature end. Previous senior profiles can be viewed by heading to http://www.unionathletics.com/seniorspotlights.
 
Despite missing half of his junior year due to injury and almost all of his senior season, Colin Kelly will still go down as one of the most prolific hitters in Union baseball history. He started a school-record 44 games during the team's historic 2018 campaign, earning consensus All-America second-team honors and ECAC and Liberty League Player of the Year recognition after hitting a school-record 12 home runs and recording a school-record 59 runs batted in. With Kelly leading the way, Union went 31-13, captured the Liberty League championship, and won the first NCAA Tournament game in program history.
 
In 96 career games, the two-year team captain hit .347 and slugged .616 with 15 homers, 32 doubles, 92 RBIs and 79 runs scored. He still ranks second in school history in home runs, third in doubles, fifth in slugging percentage and total bases, and sixth in RBIs.
 
What has been your favorite moment as a student-athlete at Union?
My favorite athletic moments at Union were winning the 2018 Liberty League Tournament championship and competing in the Pennsylvania Regional of the NCAA Tournament. 
 
How has being a student-athlete at Union benefited you over the last four years?
Being a student-athlete at Union has allowed me to enhance my time-management skills. It has also brought me some of my best friends and memories that will last a lifetime. 
  
Who was/is your favorite professor at Union and why?
My favorite professor at Union is Professor Maritza Osuna [Senior Lecturer of Spanish] in the Spanish Department. She renewed my interest in the subject and it led me to major in it. 
  
What advice would you give to younger athletes about their time at Union?
One piece of advice I would give is to enjoy every moment you have. Forget about the results and enjoy every game, practice, lift, etc. Through my four years there have been so many highs and lows, but I've learned that no matter what happens, do it with a smile on your face. In the end you're not going to remember how many games you won or what your individual stats are; you will remember laughing with your teammates in the dugout even when your team is getting smoked. Overall, the most successful season I've had here came from not only the talent we had, but the camaraderie we shared amongst one another and that's something I'll always remember.