Kelly Barnhill (softball)

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Kelly Barnhill
Personal information
National teamUnited States
Born (1997-03-31) March 31, 1997 (age 27)
Marietta, Georgia
EducationPope High School
Alma materUniversity of Florida
OccupationSoftball pitcher
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sport
SportSoftball
PositionPitcher
University teamFlorida Gators
LeagueNational Pro Fastpitch
TeamChicago Bandits
Turned pro2019

Kelly Katlyn Barnhill (born March 31, 1997)

WHIP leader for the Gators.[2] She also ranks in career strikeout ratio for both the Southeastern Conference and the NCAA Division I.[3][4]

Barnhill was selected first overall by the

Athletes Unlimited Softball league.[5] Barnhill has also played softball for Team USA and Team Mexico, who both qualified for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics
.

Early life and high school

Born and raised in Marietta, Georgia, Barnhill tried out many sports in her youth, beginning with soccer.[6] She would eventually drop soccer in favor of softball, citing that there was "way too much running" in soccer.[6] She played travel ball with the EC Bullets Gold Barnhill attended Pope High School in Marietta, where she recorded 22 no-hitters and was a three time Pope High School MVP.[6][7] She led Pope to the 2014 class 6A state championship.[8] Barnhill considered attending Stanford University,[9] but committed to the University of Florida in October 2014, during her senior year of high school.[1][6]

Barnhill's high school softball play was recognized—in 2015, she was named the Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year and the USA Today Softball Player of the Year.[10] She was also named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and Louisville Slugger High School All-American. In 2013 and 2014, she was a candidate for the Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year before being named in 2015.[8]

College career

2016

Barnhill played her freshman season for the Florida Gators in 2016. During the year, she was twice named the SEC Freshman of the Week.[10] She was named to the 2016 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll, as well as the 2016 SEC All-Freshman Team.[10] She finished her freshman season with a 15–1 record, as well as 167 strikeouts and an opponents' batting average of .140 in 108.1 innings pitched.[10]

2017

In 2017, Barnhill led the NCAA in earned run average (ERA) and strikeouts per seven innings (0.51 and 13.0, respectively).[11] Those statistics were records among University of Florida pitchers; Barnhill set additional school records in lowest opponent batting average (.121), most combined shutouts (10), most strikeouts looking (100) and lowest stolen base percentage (.333).[11] She was named an All-SEC First Team player.[1] Heading into the SEC Tournament, the Gators were ranked No. 1 in the nation, and Barnhill was named the SEC Pitcher of the Year.[6]

Her ERA during the season was noted by sports outlets,

NCAA softball's most statistically dominant pitching presence in a decade."[13] She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top softball player.[14][15] She was also named the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year in 2017.[16] The NFCA named her a first-team All-American.[17] On July 12, 2017, she was awarded the ESPY Award for Best Female College Athlete, for the 2017 season.[18] She was the first player in Florida's softball program history to win an ESPY award.[11]

2018

Barnhill was an academic honoree in 2018.

2018 SEC softball tournament.[19] She was once again named a first-team All-American by the NFCA.[20]

2019

Entering her senior year, Barnhill became a founding member of UF's Alpha Phi chapter.[9] Barnhill played her fourth and final season of collegiate softball in 2019.[21] She was named to the All-SEC Second Team, as well as her third consecutive SEC Academic Honor Roll.[10] The NFCA named her a second-team All-American.[22]

The Gators defeated the

SEC tournament championship.[19] Barnhill was named the MVP of the tournament.[19] At the end of her Gators softball career, she held school records in ERA (0.92), opponent batting average (.124), and strikeouts (1,208).[10][23] She finished her Gators career as the Florida program's career strikeouts leader.[24]

Professional career

On April 16, 2019, the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch league selected Barnhill first overall in the 2019 NPF Draft.[25] Her teammate at Florida, Amanda Lorenz, was selected directly after her by the USSSA Pride.[26] The Bandits finished with the best regular season record in the 2019 NPF season,[27] but went on to be swept by the Pride in the best–of–five championship series.[28] Barnhill signed a one-year extension with the Bandits on February 10, 2020.[29]

National team career

Barnhill has represented Team USA since 2015, when she was a member of the

Junior Women's Softball World Championship.[1] During that competition, Barnhill led the U.S. pitching staff with a 6–0 record, 51 strikeouts and a 0.54 ERA in 26 innings pitched.[1]

Barnhill then represented the

Women's Softball World Championship, Barnhill was a gold medalist, pitching four innings with four strikeouts and two hits allowed.[1]

Barnhill again represented the women's national softball team during their second consecutive gold medal run in 2018.[9] During the competition, she pitched seven innings with eight strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA.[1]

Career statistics

Florida Gators
YEAR
W
L
 GP GS CG SHO
SV
 IP H R ER BB SO ERA
WHIP
2016 15 1 27 24 7 6 1 108.1 52 24 21 55 167 1.36 0.99
2017 26 4 37 30 17 13 3 193.2 79 22 14 39 359 0.50 0.61
2018 29 3 41 38 23 11 0 214.1 85 46 33 76 324 1.08 0.75
2019 34 14 52 45 29 14 3 287.0 150 70 66 81 358 1.61 0.80
TOTALS 104 22 157 137 76 44 7 803.1 366 162 134 251 1208 1.17 0.77

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kelly Barnhill". Team USA. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "2019 Individual Career Records" (PDF). Florida Gators. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "SEC 2020 Softball Record Book" (PDF). espncdn.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Kelly Barnhill". Auprosports.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  6. ^ a b c d e Lopresti, Mike (May 10, 2017). "College softball: Florida's Barnhill dominating on the field and off". NCAA. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  7. ^ McPherson, Jordan (2017). "Florida softball's Kelly Barnhill has Olympic aspirations, but she's after NCAA title now". SEC Country. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Kelly Barnhill - Softball". Florida Gators. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e Hays, Graham (February 7, 2019). "After thinking long and hard, ace Kelly Barnhill casts herself in underdog role at Florida". espnW. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "2019 Softball Roster: Kelly Barnhill". Florida Gators. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c "College softball: Florida's Kelly Barnhill receives ESPY Award for Best Female Collegiate Athlete". NCAA. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  12. ^ Hays, Graham (April 19, 2017). "Florida's Kelly Barnhill named espnW player of the week after outdoing even herself". espnW. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  13. ^ Hays, Graham (June 1, 2017). "Going above and beyond, Florida's Kelly Barnhill named espnW softball player of the year". espnW. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  14. ^ "Barnhill of Florida Named Honda Sport Award winner for Softball". Collegiate Women Sports Awards. June 12, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  15. ^ "Florida's Barnhill captures Honda Sports Award". secsports.com. SEC Network. June 12, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  16. ^ "Florida's Kelly Barnhill Named 2017 USA Softball National Collegiate Player". FloSoftball. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  17. ^ "2017 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  18. ^ Wells, Adam (July 12, 2017). "ESPY 2017 Winners: Awards Results, Recap, Top Moments and Twitter Reaction". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  19. ^ a b c Brooks, Herb (May 12, 2019). "Back-to-Back SEC Tournament Champions". Florida Gators. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  20. ^ "2018 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  21. ^ @kkatlyn111 (June 6, 2019). "It's been one heck of a ride! The last four years have been an absolute dream. #alwaysagator" (Tweet). Retrieved September 29, 2019 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "2019 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  23. ^ Barnes, Katie (June 1, 2019). "WCWS 2019: Ignore the score, Kelly Barnhill went out a winner in Oklahoma City". espnW. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  24. ^ "College softball - Vote for the best Women's College World Series team of all time". ESPN. June 3, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  25. ^ Carrington, Adam (April 16, 2019). "Former Pope softball star Barnhill chosen first overall in pro draft". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  26. ^ Barnes, Katie (February 7, 2019). "Chicago Bandits make Florida's Kelly Barnhill top pick in NPF draft". espnW. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  27. ^ "Bandits Clinch Regular Season Title". National Pro Fastpitch. August 7, 2019. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  28. ^ Lombardo, Kayla (August 17, 2019). "USSSA Pride Capture Second Straight Cowles Cup". National Pro Fastpitch. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  29. ^ "Pitcher Kelly Barnhill Signs One-Year Agreement with Bandits". National Pro Fastpitch. February 10, 2020. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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