Coach Bratton has served as the Columbia State Community College Chargers head baseball coach for the past three seasons, where he averaged 26 wins per season in his tenure with the Chargers. Kelly was a player for the RedHawks 1998 - 2000 after transferring from Columbia State, and then he served as an assistant coach for Martin Methodist for two seasons 2004 - 2006.

During college, he played two seasons at shortstop for MMC, after spending two seasons at CSCC, where he was part of the school's JUCO World Series team. He pitched and played short stop for Columbia State, and compiled a 9-3 record as a freshman on the mound. He was also named to the All-Conference and All-World Series teams. He's a 1995 graduate of Columbia Academy, were he played shortstop for the 1994 State Championship team. He also played on the 1995 American Legion team that represented Tennessee in the World Series in Fargo, North Dakota. 

Kelly and his wife Shannon were married in October 2005 and reside in Pulaski with their two children, Brooks (3) and Halle Grace (17 mos.).