Overview:
Broke her arm early in the 2003 season and received a medical hardship and will be completing her fifth year on The Hilltop ... Made her return to the lineup in 2004, platooning in right field each of the last two seasons ... Gives the Braves an experienced left-handed bat in the lineup as well as a veteran in the outfield.
2005 Season (Junior): Started 41 of the 42 games she appeared in right field ... Ranked fourth among the starters with a .247 batting average and was one of four players to drive in 10 runs or more ... Smacked four doubles on the year and scored 10 runs ... Opened the season with a bang, collecting six hits in her first 13 at bats (.462) ... Drove in a career-high three runs against Northern Iowa, going 1-for-2 with a double ... Had team highs of three hits and seven at bats with the bases loaded.
2004 Season (Sophomore): Started 14 games in the outfield, making 10 starts in right field and four in left field ... Hit .125 in 38 games, while scoring 11 runs and driving in four ... Collected her first collegiate RBI against Jackson State, going 0-for-1 with two RBI and two runs scored.
2003 Season (Medical Redshirt): Appeared in 10 games, but had her season cut short after breaking her arm.
2002 Season (Freshman): Appeared in 25 games, starting 16 ... Went 3-for-4 with a double and one run scored against Austin Peay ... Saw some time in the field early on, but was used primarily as a pinch hitter later in the year.
High School: A three-sport athlete at Lewistown High School, she lettered in basketball, volleyball and softball ... A four-time all-conference selection in softball, she earned second-team all-state honors both her junior and senior season ... Was also selected as one of the Chicago Sun-Times Super 60 as a senior ... Earned all-conference recognition in volleyball as a junior and senior ... Helped lead the basketball team to a second-place IHSA Class A State Tournament finish as a junior ... Softball coach at Lewistown was Sonya Baldwin.
Personal: The daughter of Roger and Michelle Till, Bethany was born Sept. 30, 1982 in Peoria, Ill. ... Working toward a double major with degrees in psychology and criminal justice, with a minor in sociology ... Bethany’s brother Brock was a member of the Bradley baseball team and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds and has had a successful three years in their organization ... Has one younger sister, Breann (20) ... Has been named to the Bradley Athletic Director’s Honor Roll five times.
