Skip To Main Content

University of Dayton Athletics

Dayton Flyers image

2018 Softball Roster

Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun

12 Kailee Budicin

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Naperville North
  • Hometown Lisle, Ill.
  • Custom1 R

Biography



2018 (Senior)
• Closed out her career with 197 consecutive starts for the Flyers
• Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll


2017 (Junior)
• One of only two Flyers to start all 56 games
• Her career-best .365 hitting percentage ranked third on the team
• Was second on the team and ranked third in the A-10 with a career-high 66 hits on the season
• Closed out the home series against George Mason with a 4-for-4 outing with two doubles, one RBI and one run scored on April 2


2016 (Sophomore)
Played in 45 games recording 45 starts
Tallied nine RBI and scored nine runs on the season
Recorded a .933 fielding percentage and a .265 batting average
• Named to both the fall 2015 and spring 2016 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2015 (Freshman)
• Saw action in 50 games, recording 47 starts
• Notched her first collegiate hit and first run against Tennessee Tech on Feb. 8
• Tallied 26 RBI on the year and hit her first homerun against Rhode Island on March 28
• Recorded a .954 fielding percentage and a .297 batting average
• Named to the 2015 A-10 All-Rookie Team

Prior to UD
• Played at Naperville North High School and holds the NNHS single-season records in hits and runs scored and career records for RBI and doubles
• Chicago Sun Times’ Top 100 Softball Players in 2014 and 2013
• First Team All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors in 2014, 2013, and 2012
• First Team All-Area 2014 and Honorable Mention in 2012
• Third team All-State 2014 and second team All-Midwest Region 2014
• Daily Herald Prep Sports Excellence Award in 2014
• NNHS honor roll for all four years
• Played club ball for New Lenox Lightning and Lemont Rockers
• Led the Rockers’ Gold squad to second place finishes in the Colorado Fireworks Tournament in 2013 and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Tournament in 2011
• Avid tennis player, two-time Naperville Tennis Club Champion

Personal
• Daughter of Bill and Karen Budicin
• Born April 1, 1996
• Majoring in operations

Single-Game Highs
Hits: 4, George Mason, 4/2/17
Doubles: 2, Twice; last George Mason, 4/2/17
Home Runs: 1, Three Times; last Rhode Island, 4/22/17
RBI: 4, at Saint Joseph's, 4/11/15
Runs Scored: 2, 12 Times
Walks: 2, Eight Times
Sac Bunts: 2, vs. Fort Wayne, 3/16/18
Stolen Bases: 1, Twice; last Massachusetts, 5/6/17
At Bats: 5, 10 Times
Field Chances: 14, vs. North Florida, 3/8/15
Putouts: 14, vs. North Florida, 3/8/15
Assists: 7, Saint Joseph's, 3/26/16
Runners Caught Stealing: 1, Three Times

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2015Freshman

    Catcher
    12
  • 12

    2016Sophomore

    Infield
    12
  • 12

    2017Junior

    Infield
    5'4"
    12
  • 12

    2018Senior

    Infield
    5'4"
    12