Barnhill has 333 strikeouts on the season which only trails Stacey Nelson (357 - 2009 & 363 - 2008).
Barnhill Garners espnW Player of the Year
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 | Softball
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Sophomore Kelly Barnhill was named this year's espnW Player of the Year, her second player of the year award since arriving at the Women's College World Series, as the team prepares for its first round contest against Texas A&M on today at noon.
Barnhill became the second Florida player to earn the prestigious USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award, which was presented Tuesday afternoon at the team reception in front of all eight Women's College World Series teams.
This however is the first time a Gator has been named the espnW Player of the Year.
Barnhill currently leads the nation in ERA (0.36), hits allowed per seven innings (2.74) and strikeouts per seven innings (13.4) while also ranking third in shutouts (12) and sixth overall in total strikeouts (333). The 333 strikeouts are the third most in a single season by a Gators pitcher – only trails Stacey Nelson's (357 - 2009 & 363 - 2008).
Season Awards
- ESPNW Player of the Year
- USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
- NFCA All-American First Team
- 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-American
- SEC Pitcher of the Year
- All-SEC First Team
- SEC Pitcher of the Week – 5x (2/20, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2)
- USA Softball Co-Player of the Week – (4/18)
- Louisville Slugger/NFCA Pitcher of the Week – (4/18)
- ESPNW Player of the Week – (4/18)
Barnhill 2017 Top Performances & Highlights
- Pitched her second career no-hitter against Kentucky (4/16/17)
- Has 14 wins and nine shutouts over Top 25 opponents this season.
- Entered in the sixth inning of a scoreless game against then No. 1-ranked Florida State (4/12) and struck out three to shut the door on a 1-0 victory.
- Recorded the two longest scoreless inning streaks (45.2 & 51.0) by any current pitcher on staff this season.
- Pitched a program single game record 10.1 innings and 21 strikeouts (10 looking) against Florida State (5/3/2017)
- Produced 18 games with 10 or more strikeouts and handed opponent season-highs to notable programs such as: Auburn (16), Georgia (14), Kentucky 2x (15), Ole Miss (16), Tennessee (12) and Florida State (21)
- First pitcher in Florida history to have earned five SEC Pitcher of the Week awards in the same season
- Struck out the side 48 times over 22 games this season
- Has thrown four one-hitters this season. USF (2/12), Northwestern State (2/18), Long Beach State (3/2) and Oklahoma State (5/20).
- Has only allowed opponents to reach third base in 17 innings out of the 173.2 innings pitched this season.
Barnhill and the Gators will gear up to face SEC foe Texas A&M in the opening game of the 2017 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City at noon ET on ESPN Thursday, June 1.
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