Kelln (Silzer) Elaine

Elaine Kelln (Silzer) - (2004)

Athlete: Softball

Pitcher on Luther College city champions 194 7-49.
MVP for Legion of the Girls Intercity Softball League after winning 11 games in 1950-including a 27-batter, no-hitter.
Recruited by Parichy Bloomer Girls of the National Girls Baseball League in 1951.
Knee surgery ended her pro career.
As Western Canadian champion, Legion qualified for the 1953 world women’s softball championship in Toronto, where she faced 30 batters while throwing a no-hitter.
Coached Teenettes in 1972, Co-Operators of the Rambler Park Men’s Softball League in 1978-79 and SGI to a women’s city title in 1981.