#28  MK Bonamy

Career Stats  |  2020 Stats

2020

• Hit. 314 in 27 starts at first base
• Tied for fifth in the ACC in doubles (6), also good for second on the team
• Sixth in the ACC in RBIs (24)
• Second on the team in fielding percentage (.972)
• Tied for a team-best 167 putouts
• Hit her first career and the program’s first grand slam in Clemson’s comeback win over St. John’s (Feb. 9)
• Recorded a career-high six RBIs against St. John’s (Feb. 9)
• Recorded the first hit, a double to left field with an 0-2 count, at Clemson Softball Stadium in game No. 1 of the Tigers’ doubleheader against Western Carolina (Feb. 12)
• Tied her career high of 14 putouts in the program’s first win over a ranked opponent against then-No. 14 Georgia (Feb. 26)
• Registered the game-winning hit against Virginia (Feb. 29), breaking a 4-4 tie with an RBI-single to center
• Recorded another game-winning hit against Pitt (March 7), a two-run homer to center in the bottom of the fourth which gave Clemson a 3-2 lead
• ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient

Note: Due to COVID-19, the Clemson Softball inaugural season was cut short (27 games played)

Before Clemson

• Transferred from Notre Dame

2019

• Started in all 55 games for Notre Dame
• Hit a career-best .310 in 155 at bats with 48 hits, eight doubles six home runs and 44 RBI

2018

• Started all 57 games for the Irish at first base
• Established then career-highs 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)

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

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)

High School

• Six-time letterwinner at Spain Park High School
• 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

Personal

• Born Mary Kathryn Bonamy on May 28, 1997
• Daughter of David and Jennifer Bonamy
• Has one brother, John David, and one sister, Josie
• Father, David, was a letterwinner in football at the University of Alabama
• Graduated from Clemson in August of 2020 with a master’s degree in Athletic Leadership