2019 Softball Roster
Wheeler, Kendyl
Jersey Number 15
Kendyl Wheeler
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Plainfield
- Hometown:
- Plainfield, Ind.
Bio
2019
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight year ... hit .389 despite missing much of the season due to injury ... played in 26 games, making four starts ... made two starts in right field, one in left and one as the designated player ... had seven hits in 18 at-bats on the year, scoring eight runs and driving in five ... had an on-base percentage of .450 and a slugging pct. of .444 ... hit .462 (6-for-13) with runners on base and .444 (4-for-9) with runners in scoring position ... was 5-for-8 (.625) in games that she did not start ... hit .400 in home games, .364 on the road and .500 in neutral-site contests ... appeared in four of BGSU's five games, making one start, at the GWU Tournament ... had a hit and an RBI in a win over host Gardner-Webb ... came around to score in a pinch-running appearance vs. Cal ... saw action in both ends of the Falcons' home DH sweep of Oakland ... entered the opener as a pinch-runner, and scored a run in the 6-5 win ... then, saw action at second base in the nightcap, and had an RBI single up the middle in her lone at-bat ... entered the game as a pinch-runner in BG's victory over St. Bonaventure ... came around to score a run, then stayed in the game and had an RBI single before coming around to score again in a 21-0 win ... the next day, had an RBI single in her lone at-bat in a win over host Morehead State at the MSU Classic ... after missing several weeks due to injury, made a pinch-running appearance vs. Miami at Meserve Field and scored a run ... scored a run in her next appearance, crossing the plate in a four-run second inning as BG defeated Ball State, 4-1 ... the Falcons captured two of three games on the road against the preseason MAC favorites ... entered the third game of the series in right field, and singled in her lone at-bat ... it marked her fourth-straight hit ... made her first start since Feb. 23, drawing a walk at Miami ... made a pinch-hitting appearance at Detroit Mercy, and was hit by a pitch ... had a pinch-hit, two-run double as part of BGSU's seven-run sixth inning in a win over Wright State ... entered the contest as a pinch runner in the final game of the year, BG's 2-1 win at Kent State.
2018
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 31 games, making 21 starts on the year ... all 21 starts came in left field ... batted .169 with eight runs scored and five RBI ... her 10 hits included a triple ... BGSU was 14-7 in games she started ... started all five games in left field as BGSU went undefeated at the season-opening CSU Dome Tournament ... had a hit and scored a run in the opener vs. Niagara ... defensively, crashed through the wall and took a home run away from an NU player on what Coach Sarah Willis called "by far the best catch I have ever seen" ... later that day, drove in a run in BG's win over Cleveland State ... the next weekend, had four hits and scored three runs in the Falcons' five games at the Elon Classic ... went 2-for-3 and scored a run in BG's win over host Elon ... later that day, had a walk and an RBI vs. Rhode Island ... had a hit and scored a run against Mount St. Mary's ... hit .400 in five at-bats at the Texas Tech tourney on the first weekend of March ... the next weekend, had two hits, two runs and three RBI in a win over Butler ... came to the plate with a runner in scoring position three times in that game, and drove in a run in all three of those at-bats ... walked and scored a run in BG's win at Lipscomb, a team receiving votes in a national top-25 poll ... tripled and scored the game's lone run in a home win over Fort Wayne ... made a pinch-running appearance in each end of the Kent State DH at Meserve Field.
2017
Named to the MAC's All-Freshman Team ... also won the team's Meserve Award ... the award is presented to the player who best demonstrated the following qualities throughout the season: passion, leadership, competitive spirit, 'teamsmanship,' athletic and academic excellence, and resiliency ... played in 44 games on the year, starting all 44 ... led the Falcons in hitting, with a .328 batting average ... her 43 hits included six for extra bases ... led the Falcons with three triples, and also had two doubles and a homer ... scored 14 runs and drove in 10 ... was fourth on the team in both hits (43) and total bases (54), despite missing the final 10 games of the season due to injury ... was third on the team in stolen bases, going 5-for-7 ... had an on-base pct. of .346 and a slugging pct. of .412 ... her total of 14 multiple-hit games ranked fourth on the Falcons ... led the Falcons in hitting in MAC games, batting .366 against conference competition ... also paced BG in slugging percentage (.512) and on-base pct. (.381) in league action ... started 44 of BG's first 46 games, all in right field ... batted in the number-two spot in the order in 22 games, and hit in the ninth spot 22 times as well ... BG went 13-9 when she batted ninth ... went 5-for-7 at the plate on her first day of collegiate competition ... scored three runs in that day's two games, wins over Cleveland State and Niagara ... was 3-of-3 vs. CSU in the first game of her BGSU career ... the next weekend, went 2-for-4 vs. Canisius ... had three hits and scored a pair of runs as BGSU won two games over St. Bonaventure ... was 2-for-4 with a run scored and a run batted in vs. Bradley ... that run came when she stole home vs. the Braves ... also went 2-of-4 and scored a run vs. Indiana State ... later that day, scored a pair of runs against Green Bay ... was 2-for-2 in a win over Indiana State ... had an RBI single at nationally-ranked Ole Miss .. went 2-for-4 with a triple and a pair of runs scored in BG's win over Eastern Kentucky ... then, in the Falcons' second game of the day, had a single and a stolen base in BG's victory vs. Oklahoma State ... went 2-for-2 with a walk against UIC ... had an extra-base hit in both ends of the Central Michigan DH, with a double in the opener and a triple in the nightcap ... the next day, scored a run as part of BG's five-run fourth inning that gave the Falcons the lead for good in a win over the Chippewas ... went 1-for-3 at the plate in that victory ... had two hits in three at-bats in the series opener at Northern Illinois ... then, was 2-for-4 with two RBI in the next game ... made eight putouts in the Miami DH, including six in the second game, a 2-0 BG win ... had several spectacular diving catches in right field in that victory ... scored a run in the opening game of the Eastern Michigan series ... then, was 2-for-3 in the second game at BG swept the teams' Saturday doubleheader ... had another hit the following day, as BG completed a weekend series sweep of the Eagles ... turned on a pitch and crushed a ball to right field for a two-run homer at Miami ... the homer was the first of her career ... the ball hit the roof of the MU hitting facility beyond the right-field wall ... had her third multiple-hit game in a four-game span, going 2-for-3 in the opening game of the Buffalo series ... she went 7-for-11 at the plate in that four-game stretch ... had a hit in the next day's first game, as BGSU went on to sweep the Bulls.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Plainfield H.S. ('16) for coach Brad Beaman ... helped the Quakers to a 19-5 record as a senior ... set the school record for career hits, with 156 ... batted at least .316 in all four seasons ... hit .516 with 35 runs scored as a junior, setting the school single-season records for both batting average and hits (57). ... as a senior, hit .500 with 31 runs scored, 27 RBI and a slugging percentage of .730 ... named to the All-Mid-State Conference Team as a senior, helping the Quakers to a league runner-up finish and a county championship ... PHS won sectional championships in both 2013 and '15 ... also lettered in basketball ... named to the Honor Roll in all four years.
PERSONAL
Full name Kendyl Mariah Wheeler ... born on Aug. 21, 1998, in Indianapolis, Ind. ... criminal justice major at BGSU ... had a 3.407 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2019 semester ... daughter of Timothy and Kelly Wheeler ... the youngest of two children ... has an older sister, Lauren ... played travel ball for the Beverly Bandits, helping that team earn top-five national rankings in both 2015 and '16.
WHEELER - CAREER STATS
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight year ... hit .389 despite missing much of the season due to injury ... played in 26 games, making four starts ... made two starts in right field, one in left and one as the designated player ... had seven hits in 18 at-bats on the year, scoring eight runs and driving in five ... had an on-base percentage of .450 and a slugging pct. of .444 ... hit .462 (6-for-13) with runners on base and .444 (4-for-9) with runners in scoring position ... was 5-for-8 (.625) in games that she did not start ... hit .400 in home games, .364 on the road and .500 in neutral-site contests ... appeared in four of BGSU's five games, making one start, at the GWU Tournament ... had a hit and an RBI in a win over host Gardner-Webb ... came around to score in a pinch-running appearance vs. Cal ... saw action in both ends of the Falcons' home DH sweep of Oakland ... entered the opener as a pinch-runner, and scored a run in the 6-5 win ... then, saw action at second base in the nightcap, and had an RBI single up the middle in her lone at-bat ... entered the game as a pinch-runner in BG's victory over St. Bonaventure ... came around to score a run, then stayed in the game and had an RBI single before coming around to score again in a 21-0 win ... the next day, had an RBI single in her lone at-bat in a win over host Morehead State at the MSU Classic ... after missing several weeks due to injury, made a pinch-running appearance vs. Miami at Meserve Field and scored a run ... scored a run in her next appearance, crossing the plate in a four-run second inning as BG defeated Ball State, 4-1 ... the Falcons captured two of three games on the road against the preseason MAC favorites ... entered the third game of the series in right field, and singled in her lone at-bat ... it marked her fourth-straight hit ... made her first start since Feb. 23, drawing a walk at Miami ... made a pinch-hitting appearance at Detroit Mercy, and was hit by a pitch ... had a pinch-hit, two-run double as part of BGSU's seven-run sixth inning in a win over Wright State ... entered the contest as a pinch runner in the final game of the year, BG's 2-1 win at Kent State.
2018
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 31 games, making 21 starts on the year ... all 21 starts came in left field ... batted .169 with eight runs scored and five RBI ... her 10 hits included a triple ... BGSU was 14-7 in games she started ... started all five games in left field as BGSU went undefeated at the season-opening CSU Dome Tournament ... had a hit and scored a run in the opener vs. Niagara ... defensively, crashed through the wall and took a home run away from an NU player on what Coach Sarah Willis called "by far the best catch I have ever seen" ... later that day, drove in a run in BG's win over Cleveland State ... the next weekend, had four hits and scored three runs in the Falcons' five games at the Elon Classic ... went 2-for-3 and scored a run in BG's win over host Elon ... later that day, had a walk and an RBI vs. Rhode Island ... had a hit and scored a run against Mount St. Mary's ... hit .400 in five at-bats at the Texas Tech tourney on the first weekend of March ... the next weekend, had two hits, two runs and three RBI in a win over Butler ... came to the plate with a runner in scoring position three times in that game, and drove in a run in all three of those at-bats ... walked and scored a run in BG's win at Lipscomb, a team receiving votes in a national top-25 poll ... tripled and scored the game's lone run in a home win over Fort Wayne ... made a pinch-running appearance in each end of the Kent State DH at Meserve Field.
2017
Named to the MAC's All-Freshman Team ... also won the team's Meserve Award ... the award is presented to the player who best demonstrated the following qualities throughout the season: passion, leadership, competitive spirit, 'teamsmanship,' athletic and academic excellence, and resiliency ... played in 44 games on the year, starting all 44 ... led the Falcons in hitting, with a .328 batting average ... her 43 hits included six for extra bases ... led the Falcons with three triples, and also had two doubles and a homer ... scored 14 runs and drove in 10 ... was fourth on the team in both hits (43) and total bases (54), despite missing the final 10 games of the season due to injury ... was third on the team in stolen bases, going 5-for-7 ... had an on-base pct. of .346 and a slugging pct. of .412 ... her total of 14 multiple-hit games ranked fourth on the Falcons ... led the Falcons in hitting in MAC games, batting .366 against conference competition ... also paced BG in slugging percentage (.512) and on-base pct. (.381) in league action ... started 44 of BG's first 46 games, all in right field ... batted in the number-two spot in the order in 22 games, and hit in the ninth spot 22 times as well ... BG went 13-9 when she batted ninth ... went 5-for-7 at the plate on her first day of collegiate competition ... scored three runs in that day's two games, wins over Cleveland State and Niagara ... was 3-of-3 vs. CSU in the first game of her BGSU career ... the next weekend, went 2-for-4 vs. Canisius ... had three hits and scored a pair of runs as BGSU won two games over St. Bonaventure ... was 2-for-4 with a run scored and a run batted in vs. Bradley ... that run came when she stole home vs. the Braves ... also went 2-of-4 and scored a run vs. Indiana State ... later that day, scored a pair of runs against Green Bay ... was 2-for-2 in a win over Indiana State ... had an RBI single at nationally-ranked Ole Miss .. went 2-for-4 with a triple and a pair of runs scored in BG's win over Eastern Kentucky ... then, in the Falcons' second game of the day, had a single and a stolen base in BG's victory vs. Oklahoma State ... went 2-for-2 with a walk against UIC ... had an extra-base hit in both ends of the Central Michigan DH, with a double in the opener and a triple in the nightcap ... the next day, scored a run as part of BG's five-run fourth inning that gave the Falcons the lead for good in a win over the Chippewas ... went 1-for-3 at the plate in that victory ... had two hits in three at-bats in the series opener at Northern Illinois ... then, was 2-for-4 with two RBI in the next game ... made eight putouts in the Miami DH, including six in the second game, a 2-0 BG win ... had several spectacular diving catches in right field in that victory ... scored a run in the opening game of the Eastern Michigan series ... then, was 2-for-3 in the second game at BG swept the teams' Saturday doubleheader ... had another hit the following day, as BG completed a weekend series sweep of the Eagles ... turned on a pitch and crushed a ball to right field for a two-run homer at Miami ... the homer was the first of her career ... the ball hit the roof of the MU hitting facility beyond the right-field wall ... had her third multiple-hit game in a four-game span, going 2-for-3 in the opening game of the Buffalo series ... she went 7-for-11 at the plate in that four-game stretch ... had a hit in the next day's first game, as BGSU went on to sweep the Bulls.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Plainfield H.S. ('16) for coach Brad Beaman ... helped the Quakers to a 19-5 record as a senior ... set the school record for career hits, with 156 ... batted at least .316 in all four seasons ... hit .516 with 35 runs scored as a junior, setting the school single-season records for both batting average and hits (57). ... as a senior, hit .500 with 31 runs scored, 27 RBI and a slugging percentage of .730 ... named to the All-Mid-State Conference Team as a senior, helping the Quakers to a league runner-up finish and a county championship ... PHS won sectional championships in both 2013 and '15 ... also lettered in basketball ... named to the Honor Roll in all four years.
PERSONAL
Full name Kendyl Mariah Wheeler ... born on Aug. 21, 1998, in Indianapolis, Ind. ... criminal justice major at BGSU ... had a 3.407 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2019 semester ... daughter of Timothy and Kelly Wheeler ... the youngest of two children ... has an older sister, Lauren ... played travel ball for the Beverly Bandits, helping that team earn top-five national rankings in both 2015 and '16.
WHEELER - CAREER STATS
| Year | avg | gp-gs | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att | po | a | e | fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017.... | .328 | 44-44 | 131 | 14 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 54 | .412 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .346 | 1 | 3 | 5-7 | 39 | 3 | 3 | .933 |
| 2018.... | .169 | 31-21 | 59 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .203 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .234 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | .905 |
| 2019.... | .389 | 26-4 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .444 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .450 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .875 |
| TOTAL... | .288 | 101-69 | 208 | 30 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 74 | .356 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 0 | .323 | 1 | 4 | 6-11 | 64 | 4 | 6 | .919 |
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