#28 MK Bonamy 2017-18 Softball Roster

AS A JUNIOR (2018):

•    Started all 57 games for the Irish at first base.
•    Established career-high totals in batting average (.250), hits (40), doubles (7), home runs (2), RBI (21) and runs scored (19).
•    Made only three errors in 409 chances in the field, good for a .993 fielding percentage.
•    Team-high five hits with the bases loaded during the year.
•    Tied for fourth on the Notre Dame roster with 10 multiple-hit games, adding four games with multi-RBI.
•    Opened season 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI in a win over Seattle (Feb. 9).
•    2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored against South Dakota (Feb. 10).
•    Ripped two hits and scored a key run in a Notre Dame upset of No. 14 Minnesota (Feb. 17).
•    Scored twice the following day, including representing the game-winning run, to complete the sweep of the Gophers (Feb. 18).
•    Responsible for the first RBI of the game in an eventual win over No. 20 Michigan later in the afternoon (Feb. 18).
•    Finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored against No. 6 Texas A&M (Feb. 22).
•    Career-high four hits, including a double, two RBI and two runs scored, in a way over UMass (March 2).
•    Collected two hits and scored a run against Fordham (March 2).
•    3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and run scored in an ACC win at NC State (March 10).
•    Drove in a pair, stole a base and scored one run in a winning opening game of an ACC series at Louisville (March 16).
•    Scored the game-winning run the following day as part of a Notre Dame sweep of the Cardinals (March 17).
•    Blasted first career home run, a solo shot, during game one of a midweek doubleheader against Loyola (April 11).
•    2-for-3 with a solo home run and three runs scored in the second game of an ACC series at Boston College (April 21).
•    Notched two RBI in the final game of the series at Boston College (April 22).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017):

•    Played in 13 games (10 starts) during sophomore season before injuries ended the campaign early.
•    Three of five hits on the season were doubles, and added in one RBI to go along with a .348 slugging percentage.
•    Registered 67 putouts at first base, and added five assists as part of a .973 fielding percentage.
•    Ripped an RBI double in only official at-bat at Long Beach State (Feb. 10).
•    Added another double the following day in a victory over South Dakota (Feb. 11).
•    Notched a base hit against No. 13 Minnesota (Feb. 19).
•    Contributed a double in only official plate appearance later in the day against No. 10 Michigan (Feb. 19) at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
•    Saw time at first base in final game of the season, a victory over No. 10 Georgia (Feb. 24) at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016):

•    Saw action in 21 games (one start) during the season.
•    Scored three runs in limited plate appearances during first collegiate campaign.
•    Picked up first career hit, a double, and scored a run in a win against Georgia State (Feb. 14).
•    Logged a base hit and scored one run in a pinch-hit appearance against North Florida (Feb. 27).
•    Worked a walk and scored one run to help complete an ACC sweep at Virginia (March 13).

PREP AND PERSONAL:

•    Six-time letterwinner at Spain Park High School.
•    Was tabbed as a Gatorade Player of the Year finalist, an NFCA all-South Region first team choice and an NFCA All-America third team selection in 2015 after batting .481 with 12 home runs, 55 RBI and an .842 slugging percentage — finished career as Spain Park’s all-time home run (52) and RBI (220) leader.
•    Led Spain Park to a 49-17 record and a fifth-place finish at the 6A level in Alabama as a junior, batting .421 with 13 doubles, 19 home runs, 65 RBI, a .981 slugging percentage and 42 runs scored.
•    2014 NFCA all-South Region first team selection, as well as an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.
•    2014 and 2015 AHSAA “Super 8” all-state team choice.
•    2014 Shelby County Softball Player of the Year.
•    Tabbed as Spain Park’s most valuable player and offensive player of the year as a sophomore, junior and senior.
•    All-Over The Mountain Journal team selection during final three seasons, earning Over The Mountain Player of the Year recognition in 2014 and 2015.
•    Competed on the club circuit for New Jersey Intensity-KOD under head coach Kevin O’Donnell, father of former Irish pitcher Brittany O’Donnell, and with the Birmingham Thunderbolts.
•    TPC and USSSA tournament all-star choice.
•    Qualified for the PGF National 18 competition.
•    Member of the National Honor Society and Math Honor Society.
•    2014 Finley Character Award.
•    Joined former teammate Morgan Reed (’18) as just the second Alabama native to suite up on the Irish roster in the history of the Notre Dame softball program.
•    Daughter of David and Jennifer Bonamy.
•    Has one brother, John David.
•    Has one sister, Josie.
•    Father, David, was a letterwinner in football at the University of Alabama.
•    Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a double major in management consulting and film, television and theatre.