Kelsey Wingert

Kelsey Wingert (born June 20, 1992) is an American journalist formerly for Fox Sports South covering the Atlanta Braves and other teams that Fox Sports South covers. In the offseason, she does studio cut-ins for NBA and NHL games and does sideline reporting for Atlantic Coast Conference football games.

Early life and college

Wingert grew up in Sugar Land, Texas. She graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Fort Bend County, Texas, where she played volleyball. She is a graduate of Louisiana State University class of 2014, where she played intramural volleyball and was a member of the Sigma chapter of Delta Zeta. She picked LSU because of the TV broadcast department.

Career

Prior to working for Fox Sports South in 2016, she worked at KALB-TV in Alexandria, Louisiana. She suffered a broken eye socket in a game in 2018 after getting hit with a foul ball hit by Odubel Herrera of the Philadelphia Phillies, but was able to return a few days later. Wingert was removed from Braves coverage before the 2020 season. She was replaced by Kelly Crull.