Bowling Green State University Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 12
Cameron Kaufman
- Position:
- Shortstop
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Perkins
- Hometown:
- Sandusky, Ohio
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Bowling Green |
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, earning that honor for the second-straight season
- Played in 48 of BGSU's 49 games, starting all 48
- The lone game she missed was due to injury
- Started the first 40 games of the season at shortstop, then missed the one game before starting the final eight games at first base
- Primarily batted in the fifth spot in the order, doing so 23 times, but also hit cleanup (nine times), sixth (five times) and seventh (11 times)
- Hit .293, good for second on the team
- Scored a BG-best 36 runs
- Tied for the team lead with 16 stolen bases, and tied for second on the club with 22 walks
- Was tied for fifth in the MAC in steals
- Eight of her 39 hits went for extra bases (five doubles, a triple and two homers)
- Batted .571 with the bases loaded, going 4-for-7
- Had a BGSU season-high 12-game hitting streak from Feb. 6-27, batting .410 during that time
- In MAC games, batted .254 with a .405 OBP and a team-high 13 runs scored
- Was seventh in the MAC in steals in conference games (seven)
- Hit .316 with a .519 on-base pct. in BG's eight games against teams ranked in the top 75 of the RPI
- Batted .313 with a team-high 17 runs in true road games, and hit .324 with a BG-best 12 runs in neutral-site contests
- Had a hit in each of BGSU's two games on opening day, with two RBI vs. Queens and two runs scored vs. Hampton
- Then, hit a team-leading .438 at Furman's Purple & White Classic the following weekend
- Scored a whopping 10 runs in the five games at Furman
- Was 1-for-2 with two walks, three stolen bases, three runs scored and four RBI in the opening game vs. the host school
- Then, went 3-for-4 vs. the Paladins in the nightcap
- Had a double and scored a run in a win over Towson the next day
- Then, had a hit, a walk and three runs scored in that evening's victory over Lipscomb
- Had at least one stolen base in each of the season's first six games
- For her play at the Furman tourney, was listed on the NFCA's Weekly Top Performances
- Continued her hot hitting the next weekend, batting .556 at the ETSU Tournament
- Singled, walked and stole a base in a victory over the host school
- Then, went 3-for-3 with a double, a homer, three runs scored and two RBI in a run-rule victory vs. Tennessee State
- Had two runs and two RBI in a win over Illinois State at the Make It Happen Games
- Was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run against UIC later that day
- Walked twice, including once with the bases loaded, at Coastal Carolina
- Singled and scored in the opening game of the Charleston Southern series
- Then, had a two-run single and scored in the series finale
- Went 1-for-3 with an RBI triple and a run scored against Central Michigan
- Was 2-for-3 in the opening game of the Western Michigan series
- Singled, stole a base and scored in the final game of that series, a 7-1 win
- Hit .500 with an .818 on-base percentage in the Buffalo series
- Was 2-for-4 with six walks and a hit-by-pitch vs. the Bulls
- Walked twice in each game, with a sac bunt and a run scored in the opener
- In game two, had a stolen base, an RBI and a run
- Then, was 1-for-1 with the two walks, the HBP, another steal and two runs scored in the finale
- Went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI, and was hit by a pitch at Ohio State
- Was 2-for-3 in the opening game at Kent State as well, with a walk and two runs scored
- Had an RBI single in the middle game of the Toledo series
- In the final game vs. the Rockets, was 1-for-1 with a double, a walk and a HBP
- The double came on the 12th pitch of an epic at-bat which saw her foul off seven pitches before hitting a ball off the wall in left field
- Had three walks, a single and three runs scored in the first two games of the Ohio series
- Went 1-for-2 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch and two runs scored in BG's 8-1 win in Athens
- Was also hit by a pitch in the final game, and had a stolen base in each of the last two contests vs. Ohio
- Singled, stole a base and scored in BG's 5-1 win over UMass
- In that game, made her first collegiate appearance at first base, after making all of her previous 118 collegiate starts at shortstop
- Had a double and drove in three runs in the Falcons' run-rule win over Oakland
- Walked and scored in the second game of that doubleheader sweep
- Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the opening game of the Miami series
- Singled, stole a base and scored a run vs. the RedHawks in the final game of the season
2025
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Started 38 games on the year, missing the other 14 due to injury
- All 38 starts came at shortstop
- Batted cleanup a team-high 30 times
- Hit .274 to rank fourth on the Falcons
- Tied for second on the team with nine doubles, and was a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases
- Had 32 hits, 12 runs and 15 RBI
- Hit .292 in MAC games, ranking third on the team
- Started all five games at the season-opening Spartan Classic, hitting .333
- Had a hit in all five games in that tourney, including a double in a win over Monmouth
- Three of her five hits on the weekend were doubles
- Started all five contests at the Norman Tournament
- Went 2-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base, a run and two RBI vs. Wichita State
- Drove in a run and made several sparkling defensive plays in the game vs. #2 Oklahoma
- That game saw the Falcons take the four-time defending national champions to extra innings
- Later that day, had a three-run double in BGSU's come-from-behind win over Tulsa
- Reached base three times vs. UConn, with a walk, HBP and a double in the Chanticleer Showdown opener
- Went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI vs. Wisconsin the next day
- Had an RBI double in the final game of that trip, against host Coastal Carolina
- Went 2-for-4 in a win over UIC at the Hoosier Classic
- Later that day, had an RBI single and came around to score against host Indiana
- The next day, had a hit, was hit by a pitch and stole a base in a win over IU Indy
- After missing 14 games due to injury, returned to action for the NIU series (April 5-6)
- Drove in a run in her first game back, and had a hit in the following contest
- Hit her first collegiate homer vs. Western Michigan at Meserve Field
- Drew a walk in each of the three games in that series, and scored two runs in the middle game
- Hit .400 in the Central Michigan series
- Had a hit in each of the first two games, driving in a run in the opener
- Then was 2-for-3 with another RBI and a run scored in the final game at CMU
- Hit .545 in the Toledo series, scoring a run in each of the three games
- Had a career-high four hits in the middle game, going 4-for-4 with a sac bunt and an RBI
- Had gone 2-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in the opener
- That 4-for-4 contest capped a five-game stretch in which she went 10-for-18 (556) at the plate
- Singled in each end of the Miami DH
- Had a double in the opening game of the Robert Morris series
2024
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Played in 40 of BGSU's 44 games, starting all 40
- All 40 of those starts came at shortstop
- Batted .234 on the season, with three doubles among her 25 total hits
- Finished third on the team with five stolen bases
- Scored 11 runs and had eight RBI
- Played in 23 of the Falcons' 26 MAC games, starting all 23
- Started three of the four games at the season-opening Battle at the Beach
- Went 1-for-1 with a sac bunt against the host school, Coastal Carolina
- Had a hit, a run and an RBI vs. Furman the next day
- Started all four contests at the Hoosier Classic, going 4-for-7 at the plate over the last three
- Was 1-for-1 with a walk and a stolen base vs. host Indiana
- Later that day, had a hit vs. Valparaiso
- The following morning, went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored against Valpo
- Walked and singled against Illinois State
- Had a hit at Notre Dame, scoring two runs and driving in two runs
- Hit .444 in the Buffalo series
- Went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, a run and an RBI in the middle game vs. UB
- Walked, doubled and scored two runs in a win over Detroit Mercy
- Went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in the middle game of the Akron series
- Singled and scored in the opening game at Ball State
- Had a hit, a sac fly and a pair of RBI in the final game of the weekend in Muncie
- Went 2-for-3 in the opening game of the Central Michigan DH, then scored a run in the nightcap
- Walked in the series opener at Kent State, then doubled in the next contest vs. the Flashes
- Was 3-for-6 in the Youngstown State DH, with a hit in the opener
- Then went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in the nightcap
- Was 2-for-3 at Ohio, on the final day of the regular season
Perkins High School |
Sandusky, Ohio |
- Earned four letters at Perkins H.S. ('23) under coaches Travis Crabtree and Scott Dickman
- A two-time All-Ohio First-Team selection for the Pirates, after earning all-state honorable mention as a sophomore
- Also was named to the All-Sandusky Bay Conference First Team twice after earning second-team accolades as a soph
- Was the SBC Player of the Year in 2023
- A three-time All-District First-Team pick
- Set the school single-season records for hits (51), doubles (16), triples (5), homers (8), stolen bases (60) and batting average (.623)
- Broke the Perkins career records in doubles (35), triples (12), homers (22), runs scored (134), steals (95) and batting average (.577)
- Earned four letters in basketball and four in volleyball
- Captained all three teams as a senior, and was a three-time captain in both basketball and softball
Personal |
- Born in Sandusky, Ohio
- Plans to major in applied health science/pre-dentistry at BGSU
- Career ambition is to become a dentist
- Daughter of Michael and Sarah Kaufman
- Has an older brother, Braden, and a younger brother, Reagan
- Father played football at the Univ. of Toledo
- Has played travel ball for Ohio Outlaws National
- Lists her parents as her biggest influence
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
"I chose BGSU because it felt like home and everyone was very welcoming."
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