2   Kayleigh Bertram

Class: Junior Hometown: Lockport, Ill. High School: Lockport Township

Height: 5-6 Position: IF Bats/Throws: R/R

2012: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team...Finished in a tie for second on the team in doubles (11) and sacrifice bunts (seven), third in slugging percentage (.531), fourth in batting average (.366), hits (64), runs (37), home runs (six), and total bases (93), and fifth in on-base percentage (.389) and RBI (35)...Ranked ninth in the GLIAC in hits...One of just three Lakers to play in all 60 games...Ranks seventh in GVSU career history in home runs (18) and eighth in doubles (33) after three seasons...Totaled 17 multi-hit games (including six games of three hits) and 11 multi-RBI games, both figures were fourth-best on the team...Went 3-for-3 with a double, a homer, two runs scored, and four RBI in 11-0 win over Saginaw Valley State (4/6)...Tallied three consecutive 3-for-4, two-run, two-RBI efforts in three straight wins over Wayne State and Findlay (3/24-25)...Combined for a 5-for-7 statline with two RBI and five runs scored in doubleheader sweep over Rochester (3/20)...Notched a 2-for-3 outing with a home run, two runs, and two RBI in 12-3 GLIAC Tournament win over Northwood (4/28).

2011: Earned All-GLIAC Honorable Mention laurels...Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team...Finished first on the team in sacrifice bunts (11), second in runs (46), third in doubles (15), tied for third in home runs (seven), and walks (14), and fourth in hits (56) and total bases (92)...Ranked third in the GLIAC in runs, sixth in doubles, and tied for sixth in sacrifice bunts...Started and played all 57 games at second base, while hitting .313 with 31 RBI and a .514 slugging percentage...Owned 17 multi-hit games (including four games of three hits) and eight multi-RBI contests...Her 15 doubles are tied for sixth-most and seven homers are tied for ninth-most in a single-season in Laker history...Already ranks tied for 11th in GVSU history with 12 career home runs...Went 2-for-2 with a double, homer, two runs scored, and four RBI in a 17-5 win at Olivet (3/17)...Notched a 3-for-4 outing with a home run and three runs batted in as GVSU defeated Tiffin 13-0 on April 15...Was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, three RBI, a double, and the go-ahead three-run homer to defeat Lewis on May 14 in the NCAA Midwest Regional 1 Tournament.

2010: Named to NFCA Midwest Region Second Team as a utility player after earning All-GLIAC Second Team honors as a second baseman...Made 25 starts at second base and was the team's starter in 20 games at third base...Finished the season second on the team in batting average (.376), runs (28) hits (53), home runs (five), total bases (77), and on-base percentage (.436)...Added seven doubles for a total of 13 extra-base hits, third-most on the team...Ranked 10th in the GLIAC in both batting average and on-base percentage...Recorded a hit in 33 of 45 games, including 15 multi-hit contests, five of which were three-hit games...Went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in first career game, a 5-4 loss to Dominican (3/5)...Totaled a nine-game hit streak from Mar. 5-13 in which she totaled 12 hits, seven RBI, and six runs...Notched her first 3-for-3 performance with a homer and two RBI in a 10-1 win over Olivet (3/22)...Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs in a 10-1 victory against Lake Superior State (4/1), beginning a doubleheader where she would go 5-for-8 with three runs and two doubles...In a 13-2 win over Northwood (4/2), she was 3-for-4 with a double and scored three runs...Blasted a homer with three RBI in a 2-for-4 performance of a 5-0 win at Findlay (4/11).

High School: Prepped at Lockport Township High School under head coach Marissa Chovanec...Won a share of the Southwest Suburban Blue Conference championship during time at Lockport Township...Started on varsity for three seasons and owned a .958 fielding percentage as a junior...Scored game's only run in Illinois high school regional championship game during her junior season...Finished as the NAFA National Runner-Up (out of 80 teams) as member of the Stone City Sharks' summer team...Also played basketball at Lockport Township...Participated in Science Club, Best Buddies, and National Honors Society.

Personal: Daughter of Scott and Dorothy Bertram...Enjoys reading...Majoring in physical therapy.