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Godin, Kelli
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Jersey Number 14
Kelli Godin
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- B/T:
- L/R
- High School:
- Mater Dei HS
- Hometown:
- Seal Beach, Calif.
Bio
Career Highlights
• USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist (2019)
• NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalist (2019)
• 2-time NFCA West All-Region Second Team honoree (2021, 2019)
• Softball America Second Team All-American (2019)
• Pac-12 Batting Champion (2019 - .418 batting average)
• All-Pac-12 First Team (2019)
• Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2019)
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2019)
• 2-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (last March 25, 2019)
Record Book
Godin is tied for third on UCLA's career stolen bases list (61).
2023
Godin hit for a .345 batting average (19 hits) in 57 games played her senior season … made 21 starts, including seven in left field, nine in center field and five in right field … scored 20 runs and recorded two runs batted in … 6-for-9 on stolen base attempts … recorded four multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games … went 3-for-3 and knocked in the mercy-rule walk-off run versus No. 10 Washington (March 19) … went 2-for-2 with a walk and run scored at Long Beach State (April 19).
2022
Godin started all 61 games, including 60 in left field … hit for a .298 batting average (37 hits), including three doubles and triple, and scored 31 runs while recording seven RBI … was 9-for-13 on stolen bases … led the Bruins with 13 sacrifice hits … had nine multi-hit games … scored a season-high four runs and recorded her only two-RBI performance in a 2-for-2 effort in the season-opener versus CSUN (Feb. 10) … tripled in a run against Weber State (March 4) … recorded a base hit in every game of the Oregon State series (April 22-24) … went 2-for-2 and scored three run against Fullerton (April 27) … had a 2-for-4 day and scored twice in game two at No. 12 Arizona State (May 7) … went 3-for-3 with three infield hits against Loyola Marymount in NCAA Regionals (May 21) … put the Bruins on the board against No. 12 Florida in the Women’s College World Series with a base hit to center field (June 5) … had two outfield assists.
2021
Godin earned NFCA West All-Region Second Team honors, tying for second on the squad with a .342 batting average in 54 games played (52 starts) … recorded 38 hits, two doubles, one triple and a home run in 111 at-bats … ranked seventh in the Pac-12 with 15 stolen bases … tallied six multi-hit games and one three-hit game (3-for-3) versus Washington (April 24) … hit the first home run of her career versus UNLV (March 12) … tripled, walked twice and scored in the Bruins’ win over Fullerton (Feb. 20) … went 2-for-2 and crossed home plate in UCLA’s third win over Fullerton (March 3) … doubled and scored in a 2-hit performance against UC Santa Barbara (March 11) … recorded two hits and stole two bases versus the Utes (April 30) … picked up two hits, an RBI and a stole base in a win over Stanford (May 8) … singled twice in the Bruins’ NCAA Regional victory versus Fresno State (May 22) … named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2020
Godin led the Bruins with 14 stolen bases and was third with a .364 batting average, adding 17 runs scored, seven walks and two runs batted in ... tied for 22nd nationally in stolen bases and tied for second among Pac-12 players ... tied for third on the team with seven multiple-hit contests ... posted a single and a double against No. 5 Florida State (Feb. 16) ... had two singles and two stolen bases versus No. 7 Florida (Feb. 22) ... added five more two-hit games versus Cal Poly (Feb. 7), San Diego (Feb. 9), Liberty (Feb. 15), USF (Feb. 16) and San Diego State (Feb. 29) ... scored a pair of runs in three games, crossing home plate in six in a row from Feb. 9-16 ... had RBI against CSU Bakersfield on Feb. 6 and St. John's (March 3).
2019
Was named Softball America Second Team All-American, NFCA West All-Region Second Team, All-Pac-12 First Team, Pac-12 All-Freshman and Pac-12 All-Defensive ... was also a Top 25 finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year and a Top 10 finalist for NFCA Freshman of the Year ... two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (March 19 and March 25) ... led the Bruins with a .418 batting average, 23 stolen bases, a .469 on base percentage and eight sacrifice hits, ranking third with 45 runs scored to go with 13 runs batted in ... was 27th in the nation in batting average ... led all Pac-12 hitters in average, was second in steals and sacrifices and fourth in on base ... posted 12 multiple-hit games ... produced an eight-game hitting streak from March 17-31, batting .619 (13-for-21) with 10 runs, six steals and four RBI ... hit .385 in the NCAA Tournament (10-for-26) with seven runs scored ... had two singles at the Women's College World Series against No. 8 Minnesota (May 30) and No. 3 Washington (June 2), scoring runs versus Minnesota and No. 1 Oklahoma (June 3) ... was 4-for-6 (.667) with three runs at the Los Angeles Super Regional versus No. 14 James Madison (May 24-25), going 3-for-3 with two runs and a steal in Game 2 ... had four hits in seven at-bats (.571) at the NCAA Regionals (May 17-19), producing two hits on May 18 versus Missouri ... had a pair of hits and two RBI at No. 19 Arizona State on April 7 ... was 4-for-8 (.500) in the series against California (March 29-31), notching two hits in the series finale ... was 4-for-5 in a double-header, scoring three runs and stealing three bases versus Saint Mary's, while adding three hits and three RBI in the nightcap at CSUN (March 24) ... went 5-for-9 (.556) in the series at No. 5 Washington (March 15-17), tallying three hits in game three and two hits in game one ... drove in three and had two hits against UC Riverside on Feb. 17 ... swiped three bases versus Saint Mary's (Feb. 9) ... also had two-hit games against Georgia State (Feb. 9), UConn (March 3), Robert Morris (March 8) and Boston U. (March 10).
USA Softball (2019)
Helped the United States U-19 Women's National Team to gold at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup ... appeared in all 10 games, recording three hits in 15 at-bats (.200) with three runs scored and two walks ... played in all 10 games at the USA Softball International Cup, helping the U-19 team to a bronze medal ... hit .474 (9-for-19) with nine runs, while going 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts.
Mater Dei High School
Godin was a two-sport standout at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., playing four years of third base and outfield on the softball team and spending three seasons with the track and field squad (sprints/relays/long jump) ... as a senior, hit .538 and was named OC Register and Cal-Hi Athlete of the Year, as well as First Team All-Trinity League, First Team All-County, MDHS Softball Most Valuable Player and PGF All-American ... as a junior, was First Team All-League and Second Team All-County, batting .424 with 22 stolen bases and 14 runs batted in ... coached in softball by Jessica Foley and Tia Meza ... was also First Team All-League and All-County in track as a senior, placing first in Orange County in the 100 (school record), 200 and 4x100 ... played travel ball with So Cal Athletics under coach Bruce Richardson after also playing with USA Athletics (Terry Thompson) ... her teams placed fifth in the 2017 and 2018 PGF Nationals ... hit .507 during the 2018 season.
Personal
Born Kelli Marie Godin in Long Beach, Calif. ... parents are Kimberly and Russell Godin ... is the youngest of four children ... has one sister, Carissa, and two brothers, Anthony and Curtis ... Curtis played on the UCLA track and baseball teams ... chose to attend UCLA because of the competition on the field and in the classroom ... says the No. 1 reason for competing in softball is because it is not only physically challenging, but also mentally challenging ... favorites include the television show "Friends", actor Ryan Reynolds, actress Blake Lively and the movie "Harry Potter" ... biggest athletic thrill of her career was winning a National Championship ... hobbies include snowboarding, skiing, wakeboarding and water skiing ... psychology major with a career objective of becoming a forensic psychologist.
Kelli Godin's Game Highs
• USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist (2019)
• NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalist (2019)
• 2-time NFCA West All-Region Second Team honoree (2021, 2019)
• Softball America Second Team All-American (2019)
• Pac-12 Batting Champion (2019 - .418 batting average)
• All-Pac-12 First Team (2019)
• Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2019)
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2019)
• 2-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (last March 25, 2019)
Record Book
Godin is tied for third on UCLA's career stolen bases list (61).
2023
Godin hit for a .345 batting average (19 hits) in 57 games played her senior season … made 21 starts, including seven in left field, nine in center field and five in right field … scored 20 runs and recorded two runs batted in … 6-for-9 on stolen base attempts … recorded four multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games … went 3-for-3 and knocked in the mercy-rule walk-off run versus No. 10 Washington (March 19) … went 2-for-2 with a walk and run scored at Long Beach State (April 19).
2022
Godin started all 61 games, including 60 in left field … hit for a .298 batting average (37 hits), including three doubles and triple, and scored 31 runs while recording seven RBI … was 9-for-13 on stolen bases … led the Bruins with 13 sacrifice hits … had nine multi-hit games … scored a season-high four runs and recorded her only two-RBI performance in a 2-for-2 effort in the season-opener versus CSUN (Feb. 10) … tripled in a run against Weber State (March 4) … recorded a base hit in every game of the Oregon State series (April 22-24) … went 2-for-2 and scored three run against Fullerton (April 27) … had a 2-for-4 day and scored twice in game two at No. 12 Arizona State (May 7) … went 3-for-3 with three infield hits against Loyola Marymount in NCAA Regionals (May 21) … put the Bruins on the board against No. 12 Florida in the Women’s College World Series with a base hit to center field (June 5) … had two outfield assists.
2021
Godin earned NFCA West All-Region Second Team honors, tying for second on the squad with a .342 batting average in 54 games played (52 starts) … recorded 38 hits, two doubles, one triple and a home run in 111 at-bats … ranked seventh in the Pac-12 with 15 stolen bases … tallied six multi-hit games and one three-hit game (3-for-3) versus Washington (April 24) … hit the first home run of her career versus UNLV (March 12) … tripled, walked twice and scored in the Bruins’ win over Fullerton (Feb. 20) … went 2-for-2 and crossed home plate in UCLA’s third win over Fullerton (March 3) … doubled and scored in a 2-hit performance against UC Santa Barbara (March 11) … recorded two hits and stole two bases versus the Utes (April 30) … picked up two hits, an RBI and a stole base in a win over Stanford (May 8) … singled twice in the Bruins’ NCAA Regional victory versus Fresno State (May 22) … named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2020
Godin led the Bruins with 14 stolen bases and was third with a .364 batting average, adding 17 runs scored, seven walks and two runs batted in ... tied for 22nd nationally in stolen bases and tied for second among Pac-12 players ... tied for third on the team with seven multiple-hit contests ... posted a single and a double against No. 5 Florida State (Feb. 16) ... had two singles and two stolen bases versus No. 7 Florida (Feb. 22) ... added five more two-hit games versus Cal Poly (Feb. 7), San Diego (Feb. 9), Liberty (Feb. 15), USF (Feb. 16) and San Diego State (Feb. 29) ... scored a pair of runs in three games, crossing home plate in six in a row from Feb. 9-16 ... had RBI against CSU Bakersfield on Feb. 6 and St. John's (March 3).
2019
Was named Softball America Second Team All-American, NFCA West All-Region Second Team, All-Pac-12 First Team, Pac-12 All-Freshman and Pac-12 All-Defensive ... was also a Top 25 finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year and a Top 10 finalist for NFCA Freshman of the Year ... two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (March 19 and March 25) ... led the Bruins with a .418 batting average, 23 stolen bases, a .469 on base percentage and eight sacrifice hits, ranking third with 45 runs scored to go with 13 runs batted in ... was 27th in the nation in batting average ... led all Pac-12 hitters in average, was second in steals and sacrifices and fourth in on base ... posted 12 multiple-hit games ... produced an eight-game hitting streak from March 17-31, batting .619 (13-for-21) with 10 runs, six steals and four RBI ... hit .385 in the NCAA Tournament (10-for-26) with seven runs scored ... had two singles at the Women's College World Series against No. 8 Minnesota (May 30) and No. 3 Washington (June 2), scoring runs versus Minnesota and No. 1 Oklahoma (June 3) ... was 4-for-6 (.667) with three runs at the Los Angeles Super Regional versus No. 14 James Madison (May 24-25), going 3-for-3 with two runs and a steal in Game 2 ... had four hits in seven at-bats (.571) at the NCAA Regionals (May 17-19), producing two hits on May 18 versus Missouri ... had a pair of hits and two RBI at No. 19 Arizona State on April 7 ... was 4-for-8 (.500) in the series against California (March 29-31), notching two hits in the series finale ... was 4-for-5 in a double-header, scoring three runs and stealing three bases versus Saint Mary's, while adding three hits and three RBI in the nightcap at CSUN (March 24) ... went 5-for-9 (.556) in the series at No. 5 Washington (March 15-17), tallying three hits in game three and two hits in game one ... drove in three and had two hits against UC Riverside on Feb. 17 ... swiped three bases versus Saint Mary's (Feb. 9) ... also had two-hit games against Georgia State (Feb. 9), UConn (March 3), Robert Morris (March 8) and Boston U. (March 10).
USA Softball (2019)
Helped the United States U-19 Women's National Team to gold at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup ... appeared in all 10 games, recording three hits in 15 at-bats (.200) with three runs scored and two walks ... played in all 10 games at the USA Softball International Cup, helping the U-19 team to a bronze medal ... hit .474 (9-for-19) with nine runs, while going 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts.
Mater Dei High School
Godin was a two-sport standout at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., playing four years of third base and outfield on the softball team and spending three seasons with the track and field squad (sprints/relays/long jump) ... as a senior, hit .538 and was named OC Register and Cal-Hi Athlete of the Year, as well as First Team All-Trinity League, First Team All-County, MDHS Softball Most Valuable Player and PGF All-American ... as a junior, was First Team All-League and Second Team All-County, batting .424 with 22 stolen bases and 14 runs batted in ... coached in softball by Jessica Foley and Tia Meza ... was also First Team All-League and All-County in track as a senior, placing first in Orange County in the 100 (school record), 200 and 4x100 ... played travel ball with So Cal Athletics under coach Bruce Richardson after also playing with USA Athletics (Terry Thompson) ... her teams placed fifth in the 2017 and 2018 PGF Nationals ... hit .507 during the 2018 season.
Personal
Born Kelli Marie Godin in Long Beach, Calif. ... parents are Kimberly and Russell Godin ... is the youngest of four children ... has one sister, Carissa, and two brothers, Anthony and Curtis ... Curtis played on the UCLA track and baseball teams ... chose to attend UCLA because of the competition on the field and in the classroom ... says the No. 1 reason for competing in softball is because it is not only physically challenging, but also mentally challenging ... favorites include the television show "Friends", actor Ryan Reynolds, actress Blake Lively and the movie "Harry Potter" ... biggest athletic thrill of her career was winning a National Championship ... hobbies include snowboarding, skiing, wakeboarding and water skiing ... psychology major with a career objective of becoming a forensic psychologist.
Kelli Godin's Game Highs
| AT-BATS | 4, Nine Times (last at California, 3/10/23) |
| RUNS SCORED | 4, vs. CSUN (2/10/22) |
| HITS | 3, Seven Times (last vs. Washington, 3/19/23) |
| RUNS BATTED IN | 3, Two Times (last at CSUN, 3/24/19) |
| DOUBLES | 1, 10 Times (last at Arizona State, 5/7/22) |
| TRIPLES | 1, Three Times (last vs. Weber State, 3/4/22) |
| HOME RUNS | 1, vs. UNLV (3/12/21) |
| TOTAL BASES | 5, at CSUN (3/24/19) |
| WALKS | 2, Five Times (last at Fullerton, 2/20/21) |
| SACRIFICE HITS | 2, Three Times (last vs. California, 5/14/22) |
| SACRIFICE FLIES | 1, at Arizona (4/16/23) |
| STOLEN BASES | 3, vs. Saint Mary's (2/9/19 and 3/24/19) |
| HIT BY PITCHES | 1, vs. Oregon (4/12/19) |
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Tennessee (June 1, 2025)
Sunday, June 01
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Texas Tech (May 31, 2025)
Saturday, May 31
Highlights - UCLA Softball vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
