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2024 Softball Roster

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24 Casey Bertke

  • Position Pitcher/First Base
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • B-T R-R
  • Hometown Cardington, OH
  • High School Cardington-Lincoln

Biography

2023 (Junior)
  • All-NCCAA Midwest Region Team and All-G-MAC Second Team
  • Played in 47 games and made 44 starts - 23 in the circle, 21 as DP, and two at first base
  • Batted .299 with eight doubles, three homers, and a team-leading 26 RBIs
  • Tied for the team lead with eight multi-RBI games
  • Posted a trio of three RBI outings in wins over West Virginia State, Tiffin, and Kentucky Wesleyan
  • Hit home runs in both games of a doubleheader sweep at G-MAC foe Lake Erie
  • Reached base in a team-best 18 consecutive games
  • Posted an 11-12 record in the circle with a 2.40 ERA
  • Made 25 appearances with 23 starts and 18 complete games
  • Struck out a career-high 13 batters and fired a one-hitter in a 1-0 win over Notre Dame OH
  • Fanned 12 batters without a walk during a 5-0 G-MAC home victory against Malone
  • NCCAA Scholar-Athlete and G-MAC Academic Team

2022 (Sophomore)
  • Voted to the All-G-MAC First Team and All-NCCAA Midwest Region Team
  • Made 37 starts in 42 games played with a .281 batting average
  • Finished with a 14-9 record in the circle with one save and a 1.94 ERA
  • Started 20 games in 29 appearances with 18 complete games and three shutouts
  • Fanned 108 batters in 159.0 innings while limiting opponents to a .203 batting average
  • Fired a complete-game one-hitter to beat Lindenwood, 3-0
  • Tossed other complete-game shutouts against Saginaw Valley State (1-0) and Kentucky Wesleyan (3-0)
  • Struck out a career-high nine batters in a 3-1 G-MAC setback to Findlay
  • Totaled eight K’s in a 5-2 win vs. Wheeling and added two hits at the plate including a home run
  • Also belted home runs against Pittsburg State and Stonehill
  • G-MAC Academic Team

2021 (Freshman)
  • Named to the NCCAA All-America Third Team
  • Voted to the All-NCCAA Midwest Region Team and All-G-MAC Second Team
  • Selected the G-MAC Freshman of the Year
  • Posted a 9-12 record with one save and a 1.35 ERA in the circle
  • Tossed a complete-game five hitter to beat No. 1 seed Trevecca, 2-1, in the G-MAC Tournament
  • Fired shutouts vs. Findlay, Glenville State, Tiffin, and Wayne State MI
  • Struck out a season-high seven batters five times
  • Batted .292 with a team-best three triples, three home runs, and ten RBI
  • Hit homers in three consecutive games vs. Ohio Dominican, Trevecca, and Tiffin

High School
  • Four-year letter winner in softball at  Cardington-Lincoln High School
  • Two-time OHSAA Division III State Tournament Runner-up
  • Two-time All-Ohio First Team and District 11 First Team
  • 2018-19 District 11 Player of the Year
  • Two-time KMAC Player of the Year and First Team honoree
  • Registered a .623 batting average and a 1.14 earned run average in the 2018-19 season
  • Four-year letter winner in basketball
  • Two-time All-Ohio Division III First Team
  • Selected to participate in the 2019-20 Knox Morrow Athletic Conference All-Star Game
  • Selected to the 2019-20 District 11 All-Star Team
  • 2019-20 District 11 Player of the Year
  • Two-time District 11 First Team
  • 2019-20 KMAC Player of the Year
  • Two-time KMAC First Team
  • Holds school record for career points, rebounds and blocked shots
  • Set school record for most points in a single game
  • Averaged 20.9 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior with a .590 field goal percentage
  • Earned a letter in cross country and volleyball
  • National Honor Society student

Personal
  • Dean’s List student as a allied health major
  • Born November 30, 2001 in Cardington, Ohio
  • Daughter of the late Benjamin Bertke and Jennifer Bertke
  • Younger sister, Dana, is a sophomore outfielder for the Lady Jackets
  • Has an older sister, another younger sister, and a younger brother

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2021Freshman

    Pitcher/First Base
    6'1"
    24
  • 24

    2022Sophomore

    Pitcher/First Base
    6'1"
    24
  • 24

    2023Junior

    Pitcher/First Base
    6'2"
    24
  • 24

    2024Senior

    Pitcher/First Base
    6'2"
    24