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Bentley University

2016 Softball

1 Kelly Ferris

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Seymour
  • Hometown Seymour, Conn.

Biography

Senior pitcher from Seymour, Conn. … 2012 graduate of Seymour High School ... bats left and throws left ... is majoring in mathematics and business studies… Career: enters her senior season with a 12-18 record with eight saves, three shutouts and a 1.98 ERA in 65 appearances (28 starts, 37 relief) … career ERA ranks second in school history (minimum 100 innings) … has had two of the eight best single-season ERAs in program history (1.43 in 2013 ranks fifth, 1.68 in 2014 is eighth) … opponents have been held to a .250 average … owns Bentley records for saves in career (8) and season (6) … seventh in program history in strikeouts (171) … needs 29 this season to become third Falcon to reach 200 career … 2015: finished 4-11 with a 2.55 ERA in a staff-high 21 appearances, covering 112.1 innings … pitched one shutout and recorded two saves … struck out 74 with a strikeout-walk ratio of 4.9 … completed 10 of her 14 starts … 3-7 with a 2.33 ERA in conference games … wins came against Millersville, Stonehill, Franklin Pierce and St. Michael’s … four-hit shutout vs. Stonehill Apr. 13 with the Falcons winning 1-0 … struck out nine against Millersville Mar. 8 … tenth in the NE-10 in appearances and ERA … was a team captain … 2014: led the Falcons in appearances (24), wins (6-3) and ERA (1.68) … number one in NE-10 in saves (school-record 6) and fewest walks per seven innings (0.88) … also fourth in ERA and sixth in opponents’ batting average (.228) … nationally, tied for eighth in Division II in saves and was also 15th in fewest walks per seven innings and 29th in ERA … 5-2 with five saves and a 1.80 ERA in conference games … against NE-10 Northeast Division teams, was 4-1 with five saves with a 1.36 ERA and only two walks in 46.1 innings … stranded 14 of 18 inherited runners … in relief, was 3-0 with six saves, a 1.32 ERA, a 13-1 strikeout-walk ratio and only two walks in 37 innings … three-hit shutout with six strikeouts vs. Alderson-Broaddus Mar. 13 … part of two other combined shutouts (Franklin Pierce Apr. 11, St. Michael’s Apr. 27) … Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll four times … 2013: had a team- and conference-best 1.43 ERA while appearing in 20 contests, with six starts … that earned her a spot on the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team … finished with a 2-4 record with wins against Assumption and Franklin Pierce … authored five-hit shutout vs. Franklin Pierce Apr. 13 … in 73.2 innings, limited opposing hitters to a .253 average … struck out 52 with a strikeout-walk ratio of 4.7 … 1.03 ERA in divisional games … with runners on base, held opponents to a .226 batting average … struck out eight in 4.1 innings of relief Apr. 10 ... High School: garnered All-State and Academic All-State honors after an outstanding senior year that included a 21-1 record and a 0.44 ERA … received Outstanding Senior Award after leading Seymour Wildcats to the NVL championship and the state Class M semifinals … NVL tournament MVP … team captain … played in state tournament three times, including the 2011 championship game … appeared in 2012 senior All-Star game, 2011 Junior Select game, 2012 Scholar-Athlete game and 2012 BAGS All-State game … also lettered in indoor track … CIAC Scholar-Athlete who ranked sixth in her class … has also played for 18U Connecticut Rapids and 23U Stratford Breakers travel team … Personal: daughter of Patricia and William Ferris … has one sister, Kimberly (22) … has volunteered with American HomeFront … age as of Mar. 1: 21.

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