2014 Softball Roster
Jamie Kertes
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bishop Canevin
- Hometown:
- Carnegie, Pa.
KERTES AND THE FALCONS
Set the BGSU -- and the MAC -- career record with 16 saves ... also set BGSU career pitching records for appearances (176) and games started (111) ... is third on the BG career lists for strikeouts (512) and shutouts (23 - includes combined shutouts), and finished fourth in school history in wins (52) and strikeouts per seven innings (5.17) and fifth in innings pitched (693 1/3).
2015
Pitched in 37 of BGSU's 48 games, making 24 starts ... led BG pitchers in both categories ... also led the team in wins (10), innings pitched (131 2/3) and strikeouts (107), ranking seventh in the MAC in the latter category ... walked just 22 hitters, a team-low total ... led the MAC and ranked 19th in the entire nation in fewest walks per seven innings (1.17) ... had a 10-14 record with one save ... was 10th in the MAC in earned-run average (3.51) and 11th in opponent batting average ... had one complete-game shutout and combined on another ... pitched into the seventh inning against Robert Morris, allowing two earned runs and five hits before leaving with one out (Feb. 8) ... struck out six batters in that game to pick up her first win of the year ... got a win her next time out, allowing a run and five hits in four-plus innings of work vs. Winthrop (Feb. 23) ... was named the MAC Pitcher of the Week the next day (Feb. 24) ... threw five innings of one-run, five-hit ball vs. Penn (March 6), striking out five, but did not get a decision in that BG win ... threw a scoreless inning in a rematch with Penn (March 10), needing just nine pitches ... got a win over IPFW (March 15), surrendering one earned run and three hits in four innings ... struck out seven Toledo batters (March 29), giving up two runs and six hits in a win over the Rockets ... took a shutout into the seventh inning of that win, which was the MAC opener for both teams ... her next time out, whiffed eight batters in a 2-1 win over Detroit (March 31) ... gave up one run and six hits in that game, pitching six-and-a-third innings ... came on in relief in the nightcap, throwing four-and-two-thirds innings of one-hit shutout ball ... struck out seven Titans and did not walk a batter in picking up her second win of the day ... in that second game, she threw 47 of her 67 pitches for strikes, and retired 14 of the 15 batters she faced ... allowed one run and three hits in four innings at Western Michigan, striking out six (April 5) ... picked up a save against Miami, getting the final four outs of a BG win at Meserve Field (April 10) ... that save was the 16th of her career, giving her sole possession of the MAC record ... pitched six-plus innings of three-hit shutout ball in a 1-0 win over Buffalo (April 26) ... in her final appearance at Meserve Field, pitched a complete-game, five-hit shutout vs. Valparaiso (April 29) ... struck out a career-high 10 batters in that game, and -- like in the Buffalo contest -- did not walk a single hitter ... threw 106 pitches, including 75 strikes, in that Valpo game ... picked up a victory at Eastern Michigan with four-and-a-third innings of no-run, six-hit ball (May 1).
2014
Appeared in 50 games, making a career-high 31 starts in the circle for the Orange and Brown ... ranked first on the Falcons with 14 wins, going 14-20 on the year ... allowed 73 earned runs in a career-high 211.0 innings, giving her a team-best 2.42 ERA ... pitched eight complete games, earning two shutout victories in the process ... led the Falcons with 151 strikeouts and four saves, while holding batters to a .273 average ... earned her first win of the season in relief, throwing a perfect 3.1 innings in the circle while striking out two batters against Buffalo (Feb. 22) ... second win of the year also came in relief, as she allowed just two hits in a scoreless 4.2 innings in the circle vs. UT-Martin (Feb. 23) ... tossed a complete game against Pennsylvania (March 8), allowing one earned run on seven hits while striking out six batters ... tossed a complete game against Mount St. Mary’s (March 21), allowing only three hits and striking out six batters in 7.0 innings of work ... tossed all 7.0 innings in the circle against Western Michigan (March 30), surrendering just one run on three hits, while striking out six to earn a victory ... picked up a win on the road against Miami (April 5), tossing a combined 8.1 innings making the start and coming in relief, allowing two earned runs on eight hits ... pitched a shutout at home against North Dakota (April 7), working all 7.0 innings in the circle ... pitched her seventh complete game of the season on the road against Buffalo (April 18), surrendering just one earned run on five hits ... pitched a complete game against arch-rival Toledo (May 3), tossing all 7.0 innings allowing one run on six hits ... came back the next day and picked up the win during the Falcons’ final game of the season, tossing 5.1 innings allowing eight hits and three runs to help defeat the Rockets.
2013
Named to the All-MAC First Team for the second year in a row, marking the first Falcon since Hayley Wiemer to be honored in consecutive seasons (2006-09) ... appeared in 42 games, making 24 starts in the circle for the Falcons ... ranked second on the Orange and Brown with 11 wins, going 11-14 on the year ... allowed just 50 earned runs in 160 innings, giving her a 2.19 ERA ... pitched seven complete games, earning three shutout victories in the process ... led Bowling Green with 108 strikeouts and five saves, while holding batters to a team-best .242 average ... picked up her first win of the year against George Washington, allowing just one hit and striking out five in 4.0 innings ... picked up a victory in relief, allowing just one hit and striking out two against Evansville ... struck out one in the final inning against Wright State, earning her first save of the year ... pitched a complete game against Miami, striking out four RedHawks in the contest ... allowed one run and struck out five in a 5.0 inning win against Detroit ... earned a complete game shutout win over Akron, holding the Zips to one run with five strikeouts ... pitched a complete game shutout in a victory over Valparaiso ... struck out six batters in a complete-game effort against Buffalo ... struck out a season-high seven batters in 7.0 innings against Kent State ... earned a complete-game shutout victory against Eastern Michigan ... held Western Michigan scoreless in 6.1 innings of play for her 10th win of the season.
Named the Mid-American Conference Freshman Of The Year ... earned a spot on the All-MAC First Team as well as the MAC's All-Freshmen Team ... appeared in 47 games for the Orange and Brown, starting in a team-high 30 contests ... her 47 appearances tied her for third-most in a season in BG history ... finished the year with a record of 17-13, and 2012 marked the first time in the history of the program that two pitchers recorded more than 15 wins in the same season ... collected six saves, accounting for the third highest single-season total in program history ... ranked second on the team with a 2.20 ERA ... recorded a team-high 146 strikeouts in 190.2 innings of work ... pitched nine complete games, five of which were complete-game shutouts ... walked only 19 batters all season, ranking in the top five in the country in walks allowed per-seven-innings (0.72) ... earned her first-career win against Morehead State, allowing just one run and six hits in 6.0 innings ... picked up her first career save against Murray State, allowing just two hits and striking out two in the final 2.2 innings of play ... pitched a complete-game shutout win against Campbell, striking out seven and allowing just four hits ... struck out five in six innings of shutout ball against Gardner-Webb ... allowed just two hits in a complete-game shutout win against Cornell ... allowed just four hits in a complete-game shutout win against Albany ... struck out four in 6.0 innings of work against Ohio, allowing zero earned runs ... allowed just four hits in a complete-game shutout of Akron, striking out seven batters in the process ... also struck out seven in a complete game win against Eastern Michigan, allowing just one run on four hits ... struck out six batters in 6.0 innings of work against Eastern Kentucky, allowing zero earned runs and just three hits ... pitched a complete-game shutout against Oakland, striking out a career-high nine batters, and allowing just two hits ... allowed just five hits and zero earned runs in 5.0 innings against WMU, matching her career-high nine strikeouts ... allowed just five earned runs in 17 innings during the MAC Tournament (CMU, Toledo and Ball State), striking out 14 batters over the three-game set.
HIGH SCHOOL
Pitched four years for coach Robert Jacoby at Bishop Canevin H.S. ... named to the PIAA All-State Team, “Signal Item” Player of the Year, and Diamond Dozen All-Star Team in 2010 ... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Athlete of the Week ... set the school records for wins and homeruns ... led team to 2010 Section Championship ... named to the high honor roll.
PERSONAL
