Bowling Green State University Athletics
2018 Softball Roster
Natham, Kellie
Jersey Number 27
Kellie Natham
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Maranatha
- Hometown:
- Arcadia, Calif.
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
NAY-tham
NATHAM AND THE FALCONS
Kellie Natham is tied for seventh on the BGSU career list for sacrifice flies, with six.
2019
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 47 of BGSU's 51 games, making 46 starts ... batted .255 on the season, with an on-base percentage of .327 and a slugging pct. of .440 ... tied for the team lead with 16 extra-base hits, including 11 doubles and five home runs ... finished second on the Falcons in homers, and tied for second on the club in doubles ... scored 14 runs and drove in 25 to deadlock for second on the team in the latter category ... had a .976 fielding pct. in 249 total chances in the field ... in MAC games only, had nine RBI to tie for second on the squad ... had seven multiple-hit games and four multi-RBI contests ... started 44 games at first base and two at the designated-player spot ... batted cleanup in 42 games on the year ... her only pinch-hit appearance resulted in a home run ... batted .302 in home games, leading the Falcons with nine extra-base hits and 13 RBI in those 14 contests ... had six doubles and three-homers at Meserve Field, with a .373 OBP and a team-high .651 slugging pct. at home ... homered on the opening day of the regular season, with a solo shot vs. host USC Upstate at the Upstate Classic ... the next weekend, started all five games at first base at the GWU Tournament ... went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the opener, a win over Saint Francis (Pa.) ... scored a run in a victory over Gardner-Webb the next day ... had a single and an RBI in each of the last two games of that tourney, vs. East Tennessee State and SFU ... was 1-for-2 with an RBI double, and was hit by a pitch vs. Cal ... hit two home runs, including a two-run walk-off blast, as BG topped Oakland, 6-5, in the home opener ... became the first Falcon with a two-homer game in over three years ... had a walk and three RBI in that win ... also had a hit in the nightcap, as BG completed the sweep ... that weekend, went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer, two runs scored and two RBI in a win over Morehead State ... doubled and walked in three plate appearances at Wright State ... had a hit in each end of the DH at Ohio, with two walks, a run and an RBI in the nightcap ... was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI at Purdue Fort Wayne ... then, went 1-for-3 with a walk, driving in another run, in the second game of that twinbill ... went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI vs. Toledo at Meserve Field ... had an RBI on a sac fly in the opening game of the Miami DH, then walked and doubled in the nightcap ... walked and was hit by a pitch in the first game of the Ball State series, then had a single and a sac bunt in game two, scoring a run and driving in a run in BG's four-run first inning ... the Falcons won those two games to capture the series on the road against the preseason MAC favorites ... singled and had a sac bunt in three plate appearances at Miami ... went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI in the opening game of the Buffalo series ... walked and scored in the second UB game, and walked and had an RBI double in the final contest vs. the Bulls ... had a hit in each game of BGSU's Saturday DH at Western Michigan, with a double in the opener and a run scored in the nightcap ... had a pair of doubles in four trips against Wright State, scoring a run and driving in two ... in the nightcap, had a sacrifice fly to give BG a 4-2 lead in the sixth inning ... BG would win by that 4-2 score ... had a hit in the first game of the Akron DH, and drew two walks in the second contest ... had an RBI double in the final home game of her career, an 8-3 win over Cleveland State ... reached base in three of her four plate appearances in the final game of the year, BG's 2-1 win at Kent State ... was 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the first inning and another base hit in the fifth ... her run-scoring single proved to be the game-winning RBI ... was hit by a pitch in the third inning of that win.
2018
Was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college athlete honor society ... appeared in 39 games, starting them all ... made 34 starts at the designated-player spot and five at first base ... hit .248 on the year, with three doubles, a home run and 14 RBI ... had four sacrifice flies to tie for second on the team ... hit .344 in neutral-site games, with 11 hits in 12 such games ... played in all five games at the Elon Classic, hitting .333 with a slugging pct. of .500 on the weekend ... went 4-for-12 with two doubles and two RBI ... scored her first run as a Falcon in BG's win over Elon ... then, had her first BG hit, as well as her second, later that day vs. Rhode Island ... was 2-for-3 with an RBI in that win ... had two more hits the next day, going a perfect 2-for-2 with a walk, a double and an RBI against Mount St. Mary's ... was 1-for-1 with a walk, a run and an RBI vs. Texas Tech on the second day of the Red Raiders' tourney ... was 3-for-7 in the Abilene Christian DH, going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in the opener ... that weekend, was a perfect 2-for-2 in a win over Butler ... hit her first homer as a Falcon in a win over IUPUI in Nashville ... that two-run shot tied the game in the fourth inning ... was 2-for-3 in that win ... had a single at Miami, in a game that was halted due to inclement weather and did not count ... the following week, had an RBI single in BG's win over the RedHawks at Meserve Field ... that began a stretch in which she hit .357 during BGSU's seven-game winning streak, from April 11-23 ... had a hit in each end of BGSU's doubleheader sweep at Buffalo ... was 1-for-3 in the opener, with a sac fly and two RBI ... then, went 1-for-2 in the nightcap ... also was 1-for-2 in the opener at Akron, with a walk ... again went 1-of-2 at the plate vs. Detroit Mercy, with a walk-off sac fly in the Falcons' 8-0 win ... the sac fly came after a 13-pitch at-bat in which she fouled off eight pitches, including seven in a row ... the next evening, had a base hit at Notre Dame ... had a hit and drove in a run in each end of the Falcons' DH vs. Kent State at Meserve Field ... had a hit at Wright State as well.
PRIOR TO BGSU
Transferred to BGSU from Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. in the summer of 2017, and enters the 2018 campaign with two years of eligibility remaining ... hit .306 in her two years at FDU, ranking her fifth in career batting average at the school ... also ranks third in career on-base percentage (.394) and sixth in career slugging pct. (.477).
2017 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
Was named to the All-Northeast Conference Second Team after leading the Knights with a .321 batting average ... also paced the team in on-base percentage (.403), slugging pct. (.477), hits (35), doubles (11) and RBI (21) ... played in 41 of the team's 42 games, starting all 41 ... had 10 multiple-hit games, and led the team with six multi-RBI games ... drove in four runs in the season opener vs. Morgan State ... reached base safely in nine-straight games from April 12-22.
2016 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
Started all 46 games for the Knights at either first or third base ... hit .294 with 18 runs scored and 25 RBI ... was second on the team with five homers, and also was second in RBI ... led the Knights with 19 walks ... recorded multiple hits on seven occasions, and led the team with eight multi-RBI contests ... had an eight-game hitting streak from March 6-13.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Maranatha H.S. ('15) under coaches Scott Sommers and Brian DeHaan ... helped the Minutemen to Olympic League titles as both a sophomore and a senior ... in her four-year career, batted .468 with 18 homers and 108 RBI ... was a three-time all-league first-team selection after earning second-team accolades as a freshman ... hit .541 with 39 RBI as a senior, helping MHS to a 15-7 overall record and a league crown ... batted .526 with 11 doubles, five homers and 33 RBI in her junior season, after hitting .436 with 11 two-base hits and 20 RBI as a sophomore ... in her freshman year, batted .329 and drove in 16 runs ... a two-time team captain ... also earned a pair of letters in volleyball ... named to the Dean's Highest Honor Roll in all four years.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kellie Christine Natham ... born on Nov. 24, 1996, in Pasadena, Calif. ... an accounting major ... had a cumulative GPA of 3.514 through the Spring 2019 semester ...daughter of Curt and Kim Natham ... has two older brothers, Alex and Josh, both of whom played collegiate baseball ... Alex played at Concordia (Calif.) Univ., while Josh played at Biola (Calif.) Univ. ... has played travel ball for the Orange County Batbusters ... lists her family and friends as her biggest influences.
NATHAM - FINAL CAREER STATS AT BGSU
NAY-tham
NATHAM AND THE FALCONS
Kellie Natham is tied for seventh on the BGSU career list for sacrifice flies, with six.
2019
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 47 of BGSU's 51 games, making 46 starts ... batted .255 on the season, with an on-base percentage of .327 and a slugging pct. of .440 ... tied for the team lead with 16 extra-base hits, including 11 doubles and five home runs ... finished second on the Falcons in homers, and tied for second on the club in doubles ... scored 14 runs and drove in 25 to deadlock for second on the team in the latter category ... had a .976 fielding pct. in 249 total chances in the field ... in MAC games only, had nine RBI to tie for second on the squad ... had seven multiple-hit games and four multi-RBI contests ... started 44 games at first base and two at the designated-player spot ... batted cleanup in 42 games on the year ... her only pinch-hit appearance resulted in a home run ... batted .302 in home games, leading the Falcons with nine extra-base hits and 13 RBI in those 14 contests ... had six doubles and three-homers at Meserve Field, with a .373 OBP and a team-high .651 slugging pct. at home ... homered on the opening day of the regular season, with a solo shot vs. host USC Upstate at the Upstate Classic ... the next weekend, started all five games at first base at the GWU Tournament ... went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the opener, a win over Saint Francis (Pa.) ... scored a run in a victory over Gardner-Webb the next day ... had a single and an RBI in each of the last two games of that tourney, vs. East Tennessee State and SFU ... was 1-for-2 with an RBI double, and was hit by a pitch vs. Cal ... hit two home runs, including a two-run walk-off blast, as BG topped Oakland, 6-5, in the home opener ... became the first Falcon with a two-homer game in over three years ... had a walk and three RBI in that win ... also had a hit in the nightcap, as BG completed the sweep ... that weekend, went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer, two runs scored and two RBI in a win over Morehead State ... doubled and walked in three plate appearances at Wright State ... had a hit in each end of the DH at Ohio, with two walks, a run and an RBI in the nightcap ... was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI at Purdue Fort Wayne ... then, went 1-for-3 with a walk, driving in another run, in the second game of that twinbill ... went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI vs. Toledo at Meserve Field ... had an RBI on a sac fly in the opening game of the Miami DH, then walked and doubled in the nightcap ... walked and was hit by a pitch in the first game of the Ball State series, then had a single and a sac bunt in game two, scoring a run and driving in a run in BG's four-run first inning ... the Falcons won those two games to capture the series on the road against the preseason MAC favorites ... singled and had a sac bunt in three plate appearances at Miami ... went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI in the opening game of the Buffalo series ... walked and scored in the second UB game, and walked and had an RBI double in the final contest vs. the Bulls ... had a hit in each game of BGSU's Saturday DH at Western Michigan, with a double in the opener and a run scored in the nightcap ... had a pair of doubles in four trips against Wright State, scoring a run and driving in two ... in the nightcap, had a sacrifice fly to give BG a 4-2 lead in the sixth inning ... BG would win by that 4-2 score ... had a hit in the first game of the Akron DH, and drew two walks in the second contest ... had an RBI double in the final home game of her career, an 8-3 win over Cleveland State ... reached base in three of her four plate appearances in the final game of the year, BG's 2-1 win at Kent State ... was 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the first inning and another base hit in the fifth ... her run-scoring single proved to be the game-winning RBI ... was hit by a pitch in the third inning of that win.
2018
Was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college athlete honor society ... appeared in 39 games, starting them all ... made 34 starts at the designated-player spot and five at first base ... hit .248 on the year, with three doubles, a home run and 14 RBI ... had four sacrifice flies to tie for second on the team ... hit .344 in neutral-site games, with 11 hits in 12 such games ... played in all five games at the Elon Classic, hitting .333 with a slugging pct. of .500 on the weekend ... went 4-for-12 with two doubles and two RBI ... scored her first run as a Falcon in BG's win over Elon ... then, had her first BG hit, as well as her second, later that day vs. Rhode Island ... was 2-for-3 with an RBI in that win ... had two more hits the next day, going a perfect 2-for-2 with a walk, a double and an RBI against Mount St. Mary's ... was 1-for-1 with a walk, a run and an RBI vs. Texas Tech on the second day of the Red Raiders' tourney ... was 3-for-7 in the Abilene Christian DH, going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in the opener ... that weekend, was a perfect 2-for-2 in a win over Butler ... hit her first homer as a Falcon in a win over IUPUI in Nashville ... that two-run shot tied the game in the fourth inning ... was 2-for-3 in that win ... had a single at Miami, in a game that was halted due to inclement weather and did not count ... the following week, had an RBI single in BG's win over the RedHawks at Meserve Field ... that began a stretch in which she hit .357 during BGSU's seven-game winning streak, from April 11-23 ... had a hit in each end of BGSU's doubleheader sweep at Buffalo ... was 1-for-3 in the opener, with a sac fly and two RBI ... then, went 1-for-2 in the nightcap ... also was 1-for-2 in the opener at Akron, with a walk ... again went 1-of-2 at the plate vs. Detroit Mercy, with a walk-off sac fly in the Falcons' 8-0 win ... the sac fly came after a 13-pitch at-bat in which she fouled off eight pitches, including seven in a row ... the next evening, had a base hit at Notre Dame ... had a hit and drove in a run in each end of the Falcons' DH vs. Kent State at Meserve Field ... had a hit at Wright State as well.
PRIOR TO BGSU
Transferred to BGSU from Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. in the summer of 2017, and enters the 2018 campaign with two years of eligibility remaining ... hit .306 in her two years at FDU, ranking her fifth in career batting average at the school ... also ranks third in career on-base percentage (.394) and sixth in career slugging pct. (.477).
2017 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
Was named to the All-Northeast Conference Second Team after leading the Knights with a .321 batting average ... also paced the team in on-base percentage (.403), slugging pct. (.477), hits (35), doubles (11) and RBI (21) ... played in 41 of the team's 42 games, starting all 41 ... had 10 multiple-hit games, and led the team with six multi-RBI games ... drove in four runs in the season opener vs. Morgan State ... reached base safely in nine-straight games from April 12-22.
2016 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
Started all 46 games for the Knights at either first or third base ... hit .294 with 18 runs scored and 25 RBI ... was second on the team with five homers, and also was second in RBI ... led the Knights with 19 walks ... recorded multiple hits on seven occasions, and led the team with eight multi-RBI contests ... had an eight-game hitting streak from March 6-13.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Maranatha H.S. ('15) under coaches Scott Sommers and Brian DeHaan ... helped the Minutemen to Olympic League titles as both a sophomore and a senior ... in her four-year career, batted .468 with 18 homers and 108 RBI ... was a three-time all-league first-team selection after earning second-team accolades as a freshman ... hit .541 with 39 RBI as a senior, helping MHS to a 15-7 overall record and a league crown ... batted .526 with 11 doubles, five homers and 33 RBI in her junior season, after hitting .436 with 11 two-base hits and 20 RBI as a sophomore ... in her freshman year, batted .329 and drove in 16 runs ... a two-time team captain ... also earned a pair of letters in volleyball ... named to the Dean's Highest Honor Roll in all four years.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kellie Christine Natham ... born on Nov. 24, 1996, in Pasadena, Calif. ... an accounting major ... had a cumulative GPA of 3.514 through the Spring 2019 semester ...daughter of Curt and Kim Natham ... has two older brothers, Alex and Josh, both of whom played collegiate baseball ... Alex played at Concordia (Calif.) Univ., while Josh played at Biola (Calif.) Univ. ... has played travel ball for the Orange County Batbusters ... lists her family and friends as her biggest influences.
NATHAM - FINAL CAREER STATS AT BGSU
| 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018.... | .248 | 39-39 | 101 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 31 | .307 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .279 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | .972 |
| 2019.... | .255 | 47-46 | 141 | 14 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 62 | .440 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .327 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 | 235 | 8 | 6 | .976 |
| TOTAL... | .252 | 86-85 | 242 | 18 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 93 | .384 | 16 | 6 | 30 | 1 | .307 | 6 | 7 | 0-0 | 269 | 9 | 7 | .975 |
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