Waubonsie Valley graduate and Saint Xavier University senior Aly Kelley had five hits and two RBIs on Thursday, helping her team win two games to advance to the championship game of the NAIA Region VII tournament.

Kelley was named to the All-Region VII team on Thursday. She was previously named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament MVP and the CCAC player of the year.

Saint Xavier must beat Olivet Nazarene twice on Friday to win the tournament. Last weekend, Olivet Nazarene swept Saint Xavier in the finals of the CCAC tournament.

The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference on Wednesday named Waubonsie Valley graduate Aly Kelley as its softball player of the year.

Kelley is a senior catcher at Saint Xavier University.

Kelley is hitting .338 on the year with 46 hits, 20 runs scored, and 33 RBI. She has a team-best six home runs this season as well as the most total bases (70) and highest slugging percentage (.515). Behind the plate, Kelley has been just as tough with 184 putouts and 25 assists with only three errors. Among active starters in the field, Kelley has the highest fielding percentage at .986.