Western Illinois University Athletics

Awards & Recognition
Named to The 2010-11 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
2011 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team - Distinguished Scholar
2010 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Selection
2010 All-Summit League First Team Selection
2010 Summit League Player of the Week (4/26)
2010 Phyliss Rafter Memorial All-Tournament Team
2009 Summit League Player of the Week (5/4)

Career Highlights
2011 (Senior): Played and started in 45 games during the season... batted .327 (49-for-15) with 14 doubles, three triples, two homers and 30 RBI... scored 28 runs and co-led The Summit League in doubles and triples... drove in two or more runs on eight occasions... was 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI a triple and a homer against Northern Illinois (4/26)... was 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double at No. 5 Arizona State (3/15)... recorded 16 multi-hit games... Game-By-Game Stats

2010 (Junior): Named to the all-Summit League First Team Selection... named Summit League Player of the Week (4/26)... selected to the Phyliss Rafter Memorial All-Tournament Team... posted a team-best .357 batting average while collecting the second most hits on the team (55)... recorded 26 RBI, nine doubles, five home runs and scored 21 runs... posted a seven-game hit streak from Feb. 19 - March 6... posted 17 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games... scored a career-best three runs against IUPUI on March 15... recorded a career-best four hits against IPFW on April 24... was 4-for-5 in stolen bases... Game-By-Game Stats

2009 (Sophomore): Made 24 starts in 33 appearances... posted the third-best batting average on the team as she hit .342 as well as posting a .589 slugging percentage, second-best on the team... collected 25 hits, 18 RBI and 18 runs... recorded eight doubles, two triples and two home runs... recorded a .463 batting average and a .878 slugging percentage during conference play... posted a nine-game hit streak from April 24-May 2... had a season-best three hits, five RBI and two doubles in the 10-0 (5) win over South Dakota State on April 25... hit her first career home run on May 1 against IPFW as she went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBI and a run in the 4-0 win... recorded her first career grand slam on May 2 against IPFW as she went 2-for-4 at the plate with four RBI and two runs in the 6-2 victory... earned Summit League Player of the Week honors for the week of May 4 for the first time in her career... helped her team set the school record for most runs scored in a season (270) and most RBI in a season (243)... named to The Summit League Winter-Spring Academic All-Conference Team... selected to The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence... helped Western earn NFCA Girls Got Game Top 10 All-Academic Division I honors, posting the nation’s ninth-best team grade point average (3.446) among Division I softball programs... Game-by-Game Stats

2008 (Freshman): Received Academic all-league honors and NFCA academic recognition for earning a 3.34 GPA... saw action in 32 games with 17 starts... recorded 14 hits and seven RBI in 61 at bats... collected a hit in her first career game against Northern Iowa on February 14... registered a hit in her only at bat against Arkansas on February 16... had a season-high two RBI on April 25 against Centenary... posted a season-high two hits against Wichita State on March 11 and IUPUI on April 16... had a fielding percentage of .818 with eight putouts and one assist... received Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team honors... Game-by-Game Stats

High School
Was a two-year varsity starter in center field... led the team with the highest on-base percentage of .391... spent six seasons with the Oak Park Windmills travel team... led her travel team with a .447 batting average, a .588 on-base percentage, 13 runs, 21 hits and seven stolen bases in 2007... was named to the Lyons Township honor roll.

Personal
Born June 14, 1989... daughter of David and Judy Golitko... majoring in Exercise Science.

In Van Vlymen’s Words
“Beth really stepped up for us last year at the plate and in the outfield. We look for her to continue to excel at the plate and play a solid outfield. She is true team player that is dedicated to making this team successful.”

Career Statistics