Kelly Barnhill
Marietta, Georgia
2019 No. 1 Overall NPF Draft Pick.
Playing for The Humane Society of the United States (opens in new tab)
Barnhill is an ESPY winner and baking-enthusiast who finds motivation by aiming to be the best version of herself. She enjoys reading and growing up her favorite athlete was Serena Williams. If she had to describe herself as any animal she said she'd be a polar bear.
Barnhill was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NPF draft. She made her debut on June 8, 2019 against the Cleveland Comets. She jumped off a plane and onto the playing field and tossed 4.2 innings without allowing an earned run. In her rookie season she boasted a 4-0 record with a 2.43 ERA. She tossed 44.2 innings and recorded 52 strikeouts. She’s currently playing abroad in the Taiwan Professional Softball League.
- 2019 No. 1 Overall NPF Draft Pick
- 2019 NFCA All-American Second Team
- 2019 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
- 2019 SEC Tournament MVP
- 2019 SEC Tournament Team
- 2019 All-SEC Second Team
- 2019 Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team
- 2019 Senior CLASS Award Top-10 Finalist
- 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 USA Softball Player of the Year Top 4 Finalist
- 2018 CWSA Honda Sports Award Top 4 Finalist
- 2018 Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year
- 2018 Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team
- 2018 NFCA All-American First Team
- 2018 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
- 2018 SEC Pitcher of the Year
- 2018 All-SEC First Team
- 2018 SEC Community Service Team
- 2018 Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete
- 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Year
- 2017 Honda Sport Award Winner
- 2017 espnW Player of the Year
- 2017 ESPY – Best Female Collegiate Athlete
- 2017 SEC Pitcher of the Year
- 2017 All-SEC First Team
- 2017 NFCA First Team All-American
- 2017 NFCA First Team All-Southeast Region
- 2017 WCWS All-Tournament Team
- 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team
- 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2016 NFCA Freshman of the Year Top Three Finalist
- 2016 Third Team All-Southeast Region
- 2016 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2016 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
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