Softball adds Goney to recruiting class

Bruin head softball coach Michala Cimino announced today the signing of Kaitlyn Goney (Omaha, Neb./Millard South HS) to a letter of intent to compete in softball and continue her academic career at Bellevue University beginning in the fall of 2013.

Goney, the daughter of Janessa Warren and Joseph Goney, helped lead Millard South HS to the 2011 and 2012 Nebraska Class A state championships and was a four-year starter in the outfield for the Patriots. She batted .355 her senior season with three doubles, seven RBIs and eight stolen bases. Goney played in 117 games during her high school career. 

Goney was a two-time honorable mention all-state selection, while also earning all-Metro Conference honors during her senior campaign. 

An excellent student, Goney was a member of Millard South's academic honor roll.

She played club softball for Omaha Quakes under coach Tab Newman.

Goney, joins early signees Courtney Schendt (Papillion, Neb./Papillion-LaVista South HS), Sydney Robertson (Omaha, Neb./Millard South HS), and Katy Shupe (Ralston, Neb./Ralston HS) in the 2013-14 recruiting class. 

The Bruins finished the 2012 season with a 44-16 overall record and a 13-1 league mark, claiming a share of the MCAC regular season title with No. 4-ranked Central Baptist College. As a team, BU shattered the school record for home runs in a season with 70.