03/25/2026
Now up for the Senior Eagles 2026.. Let’s show some Love!
Senior Spotlight – These are the questions our seniors answered in:
Kelsey Bumgarner #10
1.How long have you been playing softball?
🥎 i have been playing softball for 13 years
2.What position do you play and why do you like it?
🥎my primary positions are 1st base and pitcher. i love 1st base because of the constant action. i love being a pitcher because i love being in control and seeing how hard work pays off is really nice.
3.What's your favorite softball memory?
🥎my favorite memory is either our spring break trip to kentucky sophomore year or all the seniors surprising coach whiddon during christmas break
4.Who has been your biggest influence in softball?
🥎 my biggest influence in softball is my pawpaw
5.What's your pre-game routine or superstition?
🥎 every game i have to get zoey to braid my hair and only wearing one batting glove
6.What skill are you most proud of improving?
🥎 one skill i am most proud of improving is definitely my pitching
7.What's the toughest team you've faced?
🥎 the toughest team i’ve faced at pine forest is either milton or crestview
8.What's your favorite field you've ever played on?
🥎definitely our home field
9.Walk-up song choice and why?
🥎 my walk up song this year is enter sandman by metallica because it hypes me up and gets me in a good mood
10.What advice would you give younger players?
🥎 work hard always, be kind, and enjoy it while it lasts because it truly does fly by so fast.
Team & School
1.What will you miss most about this team?
💙 what i will miss most about this team is seeing people everyday that i consider family and all of my coaches
2.Which teammate always makes you laugh?
💙 definitely miley or brockett
3.Favorite high school class or teacher?
💙 my favorite class was psychology and my favorite teacher will always be mr grimley!
4.What does being a senior mean to you?
💙 being a senior means that i’ve reached the end of something so great, but im just beginning something even bigger and better. it shows me how far i’ve come and everything i’ve overcome.
5.Best bus ride or travel memory with the team?
💙 our trips to buccees after far away games
Personal / Future
1.What are your plans after graduation?
❤️ i plan to further my athletic and academic career at andrew college and major in sports wellness and education. before, i plan to have a fun summer and spend time with friends and family
2.Do you hope to keep playing softball in the future? ❤️ absolutely, it’s all i’ve known my entire life and i want others to feel the love i feel for this sport
3.What life lesson has softball taught you?
❤️ softball has taught me perseverance, determination, discipline, strength, and so many more valuable life lessons i will grasp onto forever
4.Who do you want to thank for supporting you?
❤️ i want to thank my parents, family and friends, all of my coaches for the endless support and hard work you have put into me.
5.How do you want to be remembered by your team?
❤️i want to be remembered as a player who always showed up and showed out, but was always there for my girls. i want people to remember me for my personality and my drive to not only become a better player, but a better person.
