Karlie Gillam enters the 2016 season in her second year as graduate assistant coach for head coach Mike Davenport after being a two-year letter winner in the North Georgia softball program. She was a member of the Nighthawk softball team that made NCAA appearances in 2012 and 2013.
As a graduate assistant in 2015, Gillam helped lead UNG to its first-ever national championship - in any sport - running through the losers' bracket at the NCAA DII Championship in Oklahoma City to eventually take down Dixie State, 5-0, to take the crown. Davenport's staff was recognized as the NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year for their incredible run that year.
Gillam was a third baseman and, with her experience, will assist with the infielders. In 2012, she was a member of the Peach Belt Conference All-Conference (At-Large) after hitting .329 with seven home runs.
She is the daughter of Kenny and Cindy Gillam and played her high school softball at Collins Hill in Lawrenceville. While at CHHS, she was twice named All-Region and All-County., Gillam earned the school's Bobbie Bailey Athletic Award in 2006 and Coca-Cola Academic & Athletic Performance Award winner in 2005.
The Lawrenceville native graduated from North Georgia with a bachelor's in Physical Education with Leadership and is set to earn her master's degree in May 2016 in Physical Education.
