Mary Holt-Kelsch

Biography

Mary Holt-Kelsch was announced as the 11th head coach in program history in July of 2024. In her first season leading the program, Holt-Kelsch delivered one of the best seasons in Brown program history. The Bears tied the program record with 33 wins and won their first Ivy League Tournament to earn the team's second-ever NCAA Tournament berth. Holt-Kelch unlocked Brown's offense as the Bears set program records for hits (348), runs scored (243), RBI (206) and tied the program record for home runs (32). Brown's pitching staff also set the program record with 249 total strikeouts. Under the guidance of Holt-Kelsch, Laurel Moody was unanimously named Ivy League Player of the Year and First Team All-Ivy. Moody was also NFCA All-Region and CSC Third-Team Academic All-American while rewriting Brown's record book. Moody set the Brown single-season record for hits, home runs, RBI and walks. Holt-Kelsch also guided pitcher Alexis Guevara to a First Team All-Ivy nod, Ivy League Tournament Most Outstanding Player and NFCA All-Region honor. Guevara set the single-season strikeout record and became the second Bear in program history to win 20 games. Holt-Kelsch joins the program after spending the last three seasons as the head coach at Rhode Island College. The Anchorwomen posted stronger records in each of Holt-Kelsch’s three seasons, capped off by a 31-win campaign last year that ended with RIC’s first appearance in the Little East Conference Championship in nine seasons. With the Anch

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