Born: (1986-12-05) 5 December 1986 (age 37) Perth, Australia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Timothy James Kennelly (born 5 December 1986) is an Australian professional baseball player for the Perth Heat of the Australian Baseball League. Primarily an outfielder and third baseman, Kennelly spent a significant portion of his career also as a catcher.
He current holds the record for all-time hits (426), runs (275), runs batted in (226), plate appearances (1637) and at-bats (1432) in the Australian Baseball League as of 1 January 2023.
He debuted as a 19-year-old for the Western Australia Heelers in 2006 Claxton Shield as a utility. Due to a torn labrum, he missed the 2006 minor league season. In the 2008 Claxton Shield Final, Tim and his brother starred for Western Australia as they won the Claxton Shield. They made it two in a row the following year in the 2009 Claxton Shield. Back in America, Kennelly had a break-out year, being promoted to the Reading Phillies, and batted .256/.338/.393 and named as the DH for the Florida State League postseason All-Star team.
He is the son of Mike Kennelly, a 16-year PGA veteran and also the older brother of Matt Kennelly, who plays minor league baseball for the Atlanta Braves organisation.[5]
Kennelly is a keen supporter of Australian Rules Football, which he had to give up playing to chase his dream of professional baseball.[6]
Off of the field, Kennelly works as a firefighter.[7]
^Baseball Australia Media (20 February 2018). "Team Australia Roster Announced". Baseball Australia Southern Thunder. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2018.