BethFogle

Kirchner on Fogle: “As the only returning player in the outfield, Beth is displaying excellent leadership. She demands a great deal from herself and her teammates and her high expectations will serve the team well. She has worked hard in the off season and that will make her senior season a special one.”

2001 – Named NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete… Ranks third all-time at UK in career runs (88)… Is fourth in career hits (140)… Ranks fifth in career at-bats (486)… Started 60 of 61 games played, all in centerfield… SEC Player of the Week May 7… Was fourth on the team with a .299 batting average… Upped her batting percentage 55 points in conference games… Fifth on the team in on-base percentage (.327) and hits (46)… Led the team in sacrifice hits with 13… Was 9-for-14 in stolen bases… Had 12 multi-hit games… A third of her at-bats came with two outs, when she hit .351… Went 3-for-3 against Mississippi State (4/7/01 – game 2)… Went 3-for-3 in UK’s 6-5 win over South Carolina (4/15/01)… Went 4-for-4 with three runs scored in UK’s 8-5 win over Auburn (4/28/01 – game 2)… Scored the game winning run in UK’s 7-6 win over Auburn (4/29/01)… Earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll… Inducted into the Frank G. Ham Society of Character.

2000 – Named second team GTE Academic All-District IV… Started 55 of 57 games… Had 37 runs and 51 hits… Third on the team in batting average with .315… Was 13-for-19 in stolen bases… Tied for the top spot on the all-time list for individual single game runs scored with four and individual single season sacrifice bunts with 11… Scored the game winning run against Purdue, going 2-for-3… Scored the game-winner off a sacrifice fly in the 8th inning versus Louisiana Tech… Notched the game-winner against Connecticut… Against Liberty went 3-for-4 with three singles and two stolen bases… Named Academic All-Southeastern Conference.

1999 – One of the SEC’s top base stealers… Stole a team-record 34 bases in 38 attempts, second most in the SEC… Ranked 16th nationally in average stolen bases per game (0.63)… Set the single-game record for stolen bases with three in UK wins against Samford (3/20/99) and EKU (3/24/99)… Tied the single-game record for runs scored in a game with three in UK’s 8-0 win over Temple (2/17/99) and 14-0 victory against St. Louis (2/27/99)… Stole successfully in five consecutive games… Started all 56 games in which she played… Scored 28 runs, third most on the squad… Recorded 43 hits and drew 10 walks… Recorded 10 sacrifice bunts… Had 10 multiple-hit games including four games in which she recorded three hits… Went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and scored two runs, including the game-winner, in UK’s 9-8 victory against Coastal Carolina (3/16/99)… Went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases and scored two runs in UK’s 7-0 win against EKU (3/24/99 – Gm – 1).

High School – Lettered four years at Oconee County High School… Was a member of the Georgia state championship team in 1997… Earned first team All-State honors in 1996 and 1997… Was named All-Region first team in 1997… Received Co-Most Valuable Player award in 1997… Named Best Offensive Player in 1996.

Personal – Kelly Elizabeth Fogle was born on May 3, 1980… The daughter of Kitty and Aubrey Fogle.

Q&A with Fogle
Favorite movie: “The Godfather”, “Gladiator”
Favorite band: Dixie Chicks
Favorite type of food: Mom’s country fried steak
I wear #28 because: 16 wasn???t available when I got here and now 28 has grown on me
My favorite sport other than softball is: Football
If I could see only one professional sports team play, it would be: Boston Red Sox
If a movie was to be made about me, I would like this person to portray me: Ashley Judd
The person I admire most is: Mom and Dad