Biography
– Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List (2020)
AT SOUTH ALABAMA
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020) – COVID 19 SEASON
Appeared in 10 games while making a pair of starts … Finished with a 3.41 earned run average and tossed 24.2 innings … Struck out eight batters during the season … Recorded a complete game in her first outing as a Jag with six innings of work in the circle versus Texas State (2/7) … Struck out a season-best five batters in a no-decision outing versus Austin Peay (2/15)… Pitched 4.0 innings of relief versus Jacksonville (2/21) where she only allowed an unearned run … Also pitched three scoreless innings of relief against Appalachian State (3/8) … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.– Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List (2020)
AT THE COLLEGE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Lettered one season at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla., before transferring to South Alabama … In her one season with the Lady Patriots, helped lead the team to a 58-11 overall record, a 23-1 mark in the Mid-Florida Conference … Guided Central Florida – who finished the season ranked third nationally in the final NJCAA poll – to the program’s first-ever Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) State Softball Championship after defeating NJCAA No. 1 Florida Southwestern State College 6-3 and snapping a 26-game win streak by the defending champs … Tossed a complete game, allowing just three runs on nine hits and struck out six in the win in the championship game … Earned multiple postseason accolades as she was a first-team FCSAA all-state selection, a first-team all-Mid-Florida Conference selection and was named the Pitcher of the Year in the league … Of her 37 appearances, 31 were starts in the circle … Finished with a 22-5 mark and a save as she posted a 2.94 earned run average … Recorded 15 complete game efforts, including nine shutouts … Eight of her nine shutouts came against league competition … Had 157 strikeouts in her 161.2 innings of work … Ranked among the top 10 NJCAA leaders both nationally and in Region 8 in several pitching categories … Her 31 starts were tied for sixth most among Division I NJCAA pitchers, while she was tied for 14th nationally in wins and 27th in strikeouts … Ranked in top 10 in Region 8 in wins (fifth), strikeouts (ninth), innings pitched (10th) and complete games (T-10th) … Held conference opponents to a .152 batting average and a 0.75 earned run average against league opponents … Recorded season-high 11 strikeouts in a two-hit, shutout victory over Florida State College in game two of a doubleheader … Named the FCSAA Region VIII Softball Pitcher of the Week on April 10 after recording leading Central Florida to a pair of victories and not allowing an earned run … Tossed a one-hit shutout against conference rival Seminole State College and allowed just three hits, while striking out eight in the two wins as the Lady Patriots clinched their fourth Mid-Florida Conference title in the last five years … Helped College of Central Florida advance to the championship game of the consolation semifinals … Also earned the Mid-Florida Conference Scholar-Athlete Award.
AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four seasons in softball at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Fla. … Was a four-year starter for the Trojans, starting at second base as a freshman before moving to the circle her final three prep seasons where she compiled 624 strikeouts during that time … Was a three-time first-team all-Big Bend selection … Helped Lincoln finish 17-8 each of her final two seasons … Earned all-Big Bend Pitcher of the Year honors … Finished her senior season with a 16-8 record and a 1.12 ERA … Posted 192 strikeouts in 149 innings in the circle, while holding her opponents to a .175 batting average … Recorded eight or more strikeouts, including six double digit efforts, in 16 of her 25 appearances … Started her senior season with a five-inning no-hitter against Leon, threw a four-inning no-hitter mid-year against Godby, and had double-digit strikeout games six times, while also beating state tournament teams such as Niceville and Holmes County … Tossed season-high 14 strikeouts in a 9-1 victory over Godby … As a junior, finished with an 8-5 record and a 1.9 ERA … Struck out 86 batters in her 71.1 innings of work … Had three double-digit strikeout games, including a season-best 12 in a 7-0 win over Madison County… Set the Trojan record for single-season strikeouts (230) during her sophomore season … Played three seasons of club ball for Santa Fe Inferno located in Alachua, Fla.
PERSONAL
Kelsie Demar Rivers … Born in Tallahassee, Fla. … Daughter of Bernie and Jaime Hernandez … Oldest of four children in her family … Has two sisters, Olivia and Hayden, and one brother, Ben … Aunt, Sandra Harshaw, played basketball at Alabama-Huntsville (1979-81) and cousin, Hannah Parks, played basketball at Huntingdon (2015-19)… Hobbies include swimming, fishing and jewelry making … Favorite movie is “Point Break” … Lists favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves … Favorite athlete is Monica Abbott … Lists favorite musical artists as Migos and 21 Savage … Favorite types of food are Chinese and seafood … Majoring in business administration.
