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Bellarmine University Athletics

2025 Softball Roster

John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II

19 Kelsie Houchens

  • Position Pitcher
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Louisville, KY
  • High School Male
  • Parents Jessica and Wendell Houchens
  • Prev School Western Kentucky

Biography

2025 – GRADUATE STUDENT
Named to College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District Team...ASUN Honor Roll recipient...appeared in 28 games with 20 starts in the circle…led the Knights pitching staff in nearly every category with a 4.11 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, four wins, eight complete games and 114.0 innings pitched…tallied 31 strikeouts to 54 walks…turned in a 7.0 inning complete game in her first start as a Knight, allowing three runs on six hits with two strikeouts for her first win on 2/7 at Charleston Southern…tossed a 6.0 inning complete game on 2/28 against Binghampton, allowing three runs, one earned on eight hits with a strikeout…came back the next day and fired another 6.0 inning complete game against Binghampton on 3/1, allowing three runs on three hits with a season-high four strikeouts…tossed her first 7.0 inning complete game on 4/5 vs Austin Peay, allowing three runs, one earned on six hits with a strikeout for her second win…in her next start on 4/12 vs Central Arkansas, spun another 7.0 inning complete game, allowing just one run on three hits for back-to-back wins…on 4/16 vs Northern Kentucky, turned in a 7.0 inning complete game, allowing one unearned run on two hits with two strikeouts for her fourth win of the year…tossed an 8.2 extra inning complete game gem on 4/19 at North Alabama, giving up two unearned runs on five hits with a strikeout…in her next start on 4/26 vs Lipscomb, tossed another 7.0 inning complete game, giving up two runs, one earned, on four hits with three strikeouts…in her last home start on 4/27, tossed 6.0 solid innings, allowing three runs on six hits with a season-high four strikeouts…from 4/5 to 4/27, made eight starts and turned in five complete games and notched three wins with a 2.07 ERA and 0.93 WHIP (50.2 IP)

BEFORE BELLARMINE (at WKU)
2024 – REDSHIRT JUNIOR: Did not play.

2023 – REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE: Appeared in 28 games with 16 starts in the circle...completed a 10-5 season as the primary Saturday pitcher...paired a 4.09 ERA with 68 strikeouts this season...gave up 51 runs off of 91 hits in her 99.0 innings of work...inherited 10 batters, with five scoring in relief work...held opposing batters to a .244 batting average...pitched a career-high eight strikeouts in the second game against LA Tech on 5/6/23...owns two complete game shutouts including Campbell (2/19/23), which she struck out seven...pitched three complete games over the spring...held a perfect fielding percentage with one putout and 16 assists.

2022 – REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: WKU President’s List…Appeared in 11 games and started one in the circle (Bellarmine 2/19/22)…Owned a 2-0 record along with a 3.50 ERA…Worked 20.0 innings while striking out nine batters…Held opposing hitters to a .260 batting average…Owned a perfect fielding percentage with one putout and three assists.

2021 – FRESHMAN: Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll...Redshirted the 2021 season.

PERSONAL: Daughter to Jessica and Wendell…sister to Caleb…played her prep ball at Male High School...Recorded 173 strikeouts, 0.57 ERA, and 25-0 record her junior campaign...First Team NFCA All-Region, Region 7 All-Tournament Team and State All-Tournament honors…Third Team All-American....led team in 39-0 perfect season resulting in 2019 KHSSA and national championships…favorite music genre is country…favorite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy

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