2019 Softball Roster
Sosby, Kiley
Jersey Number 21
Kiley Sosby
- Position:
- Pitcher/Utility
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Whiteoak
- Hometown:
- Sardinia, Ohio
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
SO(Z)-bee (long O sound)
SOSBY AND THE FALCONS
• Finished her BGSU career ranked 16th in school history in strikeouts, with 181 K's in 181 2/3 career innings.
• Struck out 6.97 batters per seven innings, an average which would have ranked second on the BGSU list, but she fell shy of the minimum of 200 career innings needed to qualify.
• Ended her BGSU career with a 13-14 record, a 4.12 ERA and an opponent batting average of just .217.
2019
Was named the BGSU Athletic Department's Community Service Individual of the Year, receiving that award at the Ziggys in May of 2019 ... saw action in seven games, all in relief ... pitched a total of four innings, and had five strikeouts and a 5.25 ERA on the year ... did not record a decision ... had an ERA of 0.00 in MAC games, firing a total of an inning over two appearances in conference contests ... had a 0.00 ERA in home games and a 2.62 ERA in neutral-site games on the season ... pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless, no-hit relief vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) at the GWU Tournament, striking out one ... combined with Meredith Miller and Madison French on a no-hitter, as BGSU downed St. Bonaventure, 21-0 in five innings, as the Morehead State Classic ... pitched a scoreless fifth frame, striking out two ... on Senior Day at Meserve Field, worked a scoreless, hitless seventh inning against Akron ... walked one batter, but struck out two Zips in that appearance.
2018
Was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college athlete honor society, in the spring of 2018 ... pitched in 11 games, making two starts ... was 1-2 with a 4.58 ERA in 26 innings of work ... had one complete game, 34 strikeouts and allowed opponents to hit just .191 against her ... also had one save ... at the plate, batted 1.000, with a hit in her only plate appearance of the season ... appeared in two of BGSU's five games in Cleveland, helping lock down the win in both cases ... pitched a scoreless seventh inning vs. Cleveland State to close out that victory ... walked the leadoff batter, then struck out the side ... had a pinch-hit walk-off single vs. Canisius, lining a single through the left side of the infield in the sixth inning to give BGSU an 8-0 lead ... the following weekend, picked up a win and a save at the Elon Classic ... allowed opponents to bat just .158 against her in her two appearances in the circle that weekend ... earned her first career save vs. the host school, before earning the complete-game win vs. Rhode Island later that day ... allowed just one run and three hits vs. the Rams, striking out a season-high nine batters in the five-inning win ... had two strikeouts in each of the final four innings ... pitched 4 1/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief in the second game of the Abilene Christian DH ... struck out six batters in that contest ... threw a perfect inning of relief in the opening game of the Kent State series, with a strikeout ... had 10 strikes among her 16 pitches in that seventh inning.
2017
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete for the second-straight season ... pitched in 15 games, making eight starts on the season ... allowed opponents to hit just .197 against her ... had a 3-4 record and a 4.54 ERA ... her two complete games included one shutout ... had 46 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings of work ... at the plate, hit .130 on the year, with her six hits including a double and a homer ... was in the Falcons' lineup as the designated player down the stretch ... played in a total of 31 games overall, starting 22 ... scored two runs on the year ... fired a complete-game two-hitter in the season opener, as BGSU downed host Cleveland State in the CSU Dome Invitational ... had nine strikeouts in that win, tying her career high ... threw her second two-hitter in as many days as the Falcons blanked Canisius in five innings ... was 2-0 with an 0.50 ERA and an opponent batting average of just .103 in that opening weekend ... picked up a win over St. Bonaventure, allowing just one earned run and four hits in five innings of work ... struck out eight batters in those five innings ... started at the designated-player spot in both ends of the Eastern Michigan doubleheader (April 8) ... batting for the first time since March 19, went 0-for-2 with a walk in the opener, then was 2-for-3 in the nightcap ... those two hits included a solo homer that broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning of what would prove to be a 3-2 BGSU win ... the next day, had a hit in BG's win that completed a weekend sweep of the Eagles ... pitched in relief in the opener at Ohio ... in her longest stint in over two months, allowed five hits in 4 2/3 innings of work vs. the Bobcats ... threw a scoreless inning of relief in the opener vs. Akron, then drove a ball to the wall in left for a double in the nightcap ... had a hit in the opening game of the Kent State DH.
2016
Was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... saw action in 31 total games, making 24 starts, in her first season at BGSU ... made 26 appearances in the circle, starting 21 of those games ... led BG pitchers in wins, ERA and strikeouts, and tied for the team lead in appearances in the circle as well as innings pitched ... had a 9-8 record and an ERA of 3.82 ... had seven complete games, including one shutout ... in 110 innings, had 96 strikeouts and allowed opponents to hit a team-low .225 against her ... finished fifth in the MAC in opponent batting average and 10th in the league in strikeouts ... at the plate, hit .200 ... her 10 hits included two doubles and a homer ... scored four runs and had seven RBI ... had an on-base percentage of .259 and a slugging pct. of .300 ... had a perfect 1.000 fielding pct. in 39 total chances ... in MAC play, had a 2-5 record and an ERA of 5.01 ... appeared in 10 league games in the circle, starting eight ... had 31 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings, and allowed league foes to bat just .216 against her ... that opponent batting average in conference games ranked her fifth in the MAC ... on the year, had two multiple-hit games and two multi-RBI games ... picked up her first collegiate win with a complete-game effort vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 14) ... allowed just one run and scattered eight hits, striking out six in that victory ... aided her own cause by going 2-for-4 at the plate, with an RBI double and a run scored in that win ... that double was the first hit of her BGSU career ... allowed only one run and three hits over four innings of a win over Morehead State (Feb. 20), throwing 50 of her 79 pitches for strikes ... threw a complete-game four-hitter vs. Dartmouth (Feb. 26), fanning seven in that 5-1 win ... also was 2-for-2 with a walk, a double and a season-high three RBI in that game ... her bases-loaded double down the left-field line scored all three baserunners to cap a five-run sixth inning ... threw three consecutive complete games, allowing a total of just 10 hits in the 21 innings ... tossed a three-hitter vs. Morgan State (March 5), a four-hitter vs. Towson (March 6) and a three-hit shutout vs. North Dakota (March 11) ... struck out eight vs. MSU and seven at TU ... needed only 73 pitches in the first game and 83 in the second ... in the Morgan State game, allowed just one hit over the final five innings ... and, just for good measure, homered against Towson, the first round-tripper of her career ... threw 92 pitches in the North Dakota contest, a 1-0 BG win ... allowed just three hits and struck out a season-high nine in another complete-game win, against South Dakota (March 13) ... picked up a win in MAC play at Western Michigan (April 1), pitching 6 2/3 innings before giving way .. struck out six batters in that game ... threw a three-hitter vs. Central Michigan (April 8), allowing just an unearned run and three hits in a 5-1 victory ... threw a shutout inning of no-hit relief at Toledo (April 27) and 1 1/3 innings of one-hit shutout ball vs. Kent State (April 30) ... suffered a loss against Ohio (May 6), despite pitching into the seventh inning and allowing just two hits.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Whiteoak H.S. ('15) for coaches Trisha Hauke and Bret Malone ... a three-time All-State First-Team selection ... named to the All-Southern Hills Athletic Conference (SHAC) First Team in all four years ... also named to the all-district first team four times ... had a career batting average of .512 for the Ladycats ... led the team to a 23-3 overall record and a SHAC championship as a senior ... threw seven no-hitters in that senior season, including four perfect games ... that team went 12-1 in league play and captured sectional and district titles ... the sectional championship was the team's third in four years ... had a career slugging percentage of .965, a career on-base pct. of .627, 21 career homers and, in the circle, an opponent batting average of just .165 in her career ... finished her career with 1,187 career strikeouts, 10th most on Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) history ... is also in the OSHAA record book on many other lists, including strikeouts in a 7-inning game (20, fifth), strikeouts in a season (355, 24th), perfect games in a season (seventh) and no-hitters in a season (11th) ... threw 86 consecutive innings without allowing a walk as a senior, the second-longest such streak in OHSAA history ... also went 62 2/3 innings without issuing a base on balls during her junior year, the 11th-longest such streak in state history ... captained the team in each of her last two years ... earned four letters in cross country, helping that team qualify for regionals in each of her last three years ... was the WHS co-Valedictorian ... National Honor Society President.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kiley LeAnn Sosby ... born on June 13, 1997, in Anderson, Ohio ... a business major at BGSU, specializing in management with a minor in International Business ... had a cumulative GPA of 3.333 through the Spring 2019 semester ... daughter of Greg and Lisa Sosby ... the youngest of two children ... has a sister, Kasey ... a member of the BGSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in 2017-18 ... played travel ball for the Ohio Outlaws Gold.
SOSBY - FINAL BGSU CAREER STATISTICS
SO(Z)-bee (long O sound)
SOSBY AND THE FALCONS
• Finished her BGSU career ranked 16th in school history in strikeouts, with 181 K's in 181 2/3 career innings.
• Struck out 6.97 batters per seven innings, an average which would have ranked second on the BGSU list, but she fell shy of the minimum of 200 career innings needed to qualify.
• Ended her BGSU career with a 13-14 record, a 4.12 ERA and an opponent batting average of just .217.
2019
Was named the BGSU Athletic Department's Community Service Individual of the Year, receiving that award at the Ziggys in May of 2019 ... saw action in seven games, all in relief ... pitched a total of four innings, and had five strikeouts and a 5.25 ERA on the year ... did not record a decision ... had an ERA of 0.00 in MAC games, firing a total of an inning over two appearances in conference contests ... had a 0.00 ERA in home games and a 2.62 ERA in neutral-site games on the season ... pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless, no-hit relief vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) at the GWU Tournament, striking out one ... combined with Meredith Miller and Madison French on a no-hitter, as BGSU downed St. Bonaventure, 21-0 in five innings, as the Morehead State Classic ... pitched a scoreless fifth frame, striking out two ... on Senior Day at Meserve Field, worked a scoreless, hitless seventh inning against Akron ... walked one batter, but struck out two Zips in that appearance.
2018
Was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college athlete honor society, in the spring of 2018 ... pitched in 11 games, making two starts ... was 1-2 with a 4.58 ERA in 26 innings of work ... had one complete game, 34 strikeouts and allowed opponents to hit just .191 against her ... also had one save ... at the plate, batted 1.000, with a hit in her only plate appearance of the season ... appeared in two of BGSU's five games in Cleveland, helping lock down the win in both cases ... pitched a scoreless seventh inning vs. Cleveland State to close out that victory ... walked the leadoff batter, then struck out the side ... had a pinch-hit walk-off single vs. Canisius, lining a single through the left side of the infield in the sixth inning to give BGSU an 8-0 lead ... the following weekend, picked up a win and a save at the Elon Classic ... allowed opponents to bat just .158 against her in her two appearances in the circle that weekend ... earned her first career save vs. the host school, before earning the complete-game win vs. Rhode Island later that day ... allowed just one run and three hits vs. the Rams, striking out a season-high nine batters in the five-inning win ... had two strikeouts in each of the final four innings ... pitched 4 1/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief in the second game of the Abilene Christian DH ... struck out six batters in that contest ... threw a perfect inning of relief in the opening game of the Kent State series, with a strikeout ... had 10 strikes among her 16 pitches in that seventh inning.
2017
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete for the second-straight season ... pitched in 15 games, making eight starts on the season ... allowed opponents to hit just .197 against her ... had a 3-4 record and a 4.54 ERA ... her two complete games included one shutout ... had 46 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings of work ... at the plate, hit .130 on the year, with her six hits including a double and a homer ... was in the Falcons' lineup as the designated player down the stretch ... played in a total of 31 games overall, starting 22 ... scored two runs on the year ... fired a complete-game two-hitter in the season opener, as BGSU downed host Cleveland State in the CSU Dome Invitational ... had nine strikeouts in that win, tying her career high ... threw her second two-hitter in as many days as the Falcons blanked Canisius in five innings ... was 2-0 with an 0.50 ERA and an opponent batting average of just .103 in that opening weekend ... picked up a win over St. Bonaventure, allowing just one earned run and four hits in five innings of work ... struck out eight batters in those five innings ... started at the designated-player spot in both ends of the Eastern Michigan doubleheader (April 8) ... batting for the first time since March 19, went 0-for-2 with a walk in the opener, then was 2-for-3 in the nightcap ... those two hits included a solo homer that broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning of what would prove to be a 3-2 BGSU win ... the next day, had a hit in BG's win that completed a weekend sweep of the Eagles ... pitched in relief in the opener at Ohio ... in her longest stint in over two months, allowed five hits in 4 2/3 innings of work vs. the Bobcats ... threw a scoreless inning of relief in the opener vs. Akron, then drove a ball to the wall in left for a double in the nightcap ... had a hit in the opening game of the Kent State DH.
2016
Was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... saw action in 31 total games, making 24 starts, in her first season at BGSU ... made 26 appearances in the circle, starting 21 of those games ... led BG pitchers in wins, ERA and strikeouts, and tied for the team lead in appearances in the circle as well as innings pitched ... had a 9-8 record and an ERA of 3.82 ... had seven complete games, including one shutout ... in 110 innings, had 96 strikeouts and allowed opponents to hit a team-low .225 against her ... finished fifth in the MAC in opponent batting average and 10th in the league in strikeouts ... at the plate, hit .200 ... her 10 hits included two doubles and a homer ... scored four runs and had seven RBI ... had an on-base percentage of .259 and a slugging pct. of .300 ... had a perfect 1.000 fielding pct. in 39 total chances ... in MAC play, had a 2-5 record and an ERA of 5.01 ... appeared in 10 league games in the circle, starting eight ... had 31 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings, and allowed league foes to bat just .216 against her ... that opponent batting average in conference games ranked her fifth in the MAC ... on the year, had two multiple-hit games and two multi-RBI games ... picked up her first collegiate win with a complete-game effort vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 14) ... allowed just one run and scattered eight hits, striking out six in that victory ... aided her own cause by going 2-for-4 at the plate, with an RBI double and a run scored in that win ... that double was the first hit of her BGSU career ... allowed only one run and three hits over four innings of a win over Morehead State (Feb. 20), throwing 50 of her 79 pitches for strikes ... threw a complete-game four-hitter vs. Dartmouth (Feb. 26), fanning seven in that 5-1 win ... also was 2-for-2 with a walk, a double and a season-high three RBI in that game ... her bases-loaded double down the left-field line scored all three baserunners to cap a five-run sixth inning ... threw three consecutive complete games, allowing a total of just 10 hits in the 21 innings ... tossed a three-hitter vs. Morgan State (March 5), a four-hitter vs. Towson (March 6) and a three-hit shutout vs. North Dakota (March 11) ... struck out eight vs. MSU and seven at TU ... needed only 73 pitches in the first game and 83 in the second ... in the Morgan State game, allowed just one hit over the final five innings ... and, just for good measure, homered against Towson, the first round-tripper of her career ... threw 92 pitches in the North Dakota contest, a 1-0 BG win ... allowed just three hits and struck out a season-high nine in another complete-game win, against South Dakota (March 13) ... picked up a win in MAC play at Western Michigan (April 1), pitching 6 2/3 innings before giving way .. struck out six batters in that game ... threw a three-hitter vs. Central Michigan (April 8), allowing just an unearned run and three hits in a 5-1 victory ... threw a shutout inning of no-hit relief at Toledo (April 27) and 1 1/3 innings of one-hit shutout ball vs. Kent State (April 30) ... suffered a loss against Ohio (May 6), despite pitching into the seventh inning and allowing just two hits.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Whiteoak H.S. ('15) for coaches Trisha Hauke and Bret Malone ... a three-time All-State First-Team selection ... named to the All-Southern Hills Athletic Conference (SHAC) First Team in all four years ... also named to the all-district first team four times ... had a career batting average of .512 for the Ladycats ... led the team to a 23-3 overall record and a SHAC championship as a senior ... threw seven no-hitters in that senior season, including four perfect games ... that team went 12-1 in league play and captured sectional and district titles ... the sectional championship was the team's third in four years ... had a career slugging percentage of .965, a career on-base pct. of .627, 21 career homers and, in the circle, an opponent batting average of just .165 in her career ... finished her career with 1,187 career strikeouts, 10th most on Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) history ... is also in the OSHAA record book on many other lists, including strikeouts in a 7-inning game (20, fifth), strikeouts in a season (355, 24th), perfect games in a season (seventh) and no-hitters in a season (11th) ... threw 86 consecutive innings without allowing a walk as a senior, the second-longest such streak in OHSAA history ... also went 62 2/3 innings without issuing a base on balls during her junior year, the 11th-longest such streak in state history ... captained the team in each of her last two years ... earned four letters in cross country, helping that team qualify for regionals in each of her last three years ... was the WHS co-Valedictorian ... National Honor Society President.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kiley LeAnn Sosby ... born on June 13, 1997, in Anderson, Ohio ... a business major at BGSU, specializing in management with a minor in International Business ... had a cumulative GPA of 3.333 through the Spring 2019 semester ... daughter of Greg and Lisa Sosby ... the youngest of two children ... has a sister, Kasey ... a member of the BGSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in 2017-18 ... played travel ball for the Ohio Outlaws Gold.
SOSBY - FINAL BGSU CAREER STATISTICS
| 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016.... | .200 | 31-24 | 50 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | .300 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .259 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2017.... | .130 | 31-22 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .217 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .184 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2018.... | 1.000 | 12-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .750 |
| 2019.... | .000 | 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| TOTAL... | .175 | 81-48 | 97 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 26 | .268 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .231 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 28 | 23 | 1 | .981 |
| Year | era | w-l | app | gs | cg | sho | sv | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | 2b | 3b | hr | bf | bavg | wp | hbp | bk | sfa | sha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016.... | 3.82 | 9-8 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 1/0 | 0 | 110.0 | 93 | 70 | 60 | 52 | 96 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 489 | .225 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2017.... | 4.54 | 3-4 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 | 41.2 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 44 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 210 | .197 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018.... | 4.58 | 1-2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 1 | 26.0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 131 | .191 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019.... | 5.25 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .333 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL... | 4.12 | 13-14 | 59 | 31 | 10 | 2/1 | 1 | 181.2 | 145 | 121 | 107 | 131 | 181 | 34 | 1 | 26 | 859 | .217 | 24 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
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