Destiny Goodnight enters her first season with Thiel in 2026 following her hire in Dec. 2025. Goodnight was a four-time All-PAC honoree at Bethany College, earning First-Team laurels in 2025 while making the Second Team in 2022 and 2024 along with the Honorable Mention squad in 2023.
Goodnight is the Bethany career record holder in runs (135) and stolen bases (92). Her marks in career batting average (.386) and hits (188) are fourth most in program history while her nine career triples are tied for fifth most in Bison lore. Goodnight set the Bethany single-season record with 33 stolen bases last season, breaking her previous record of 29 set in 2024. She was instrumental in helping Bethany reach the PAC Championship Tournament in each of the last two seasons and in 3 of her 4 years with the program.Â
In addition to excelling on the diamond, Goodnight was a three time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District pick as well as an Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar-Athlete for the Bison.Â
Prior to her collegiate success, Goodnight starred for Head Coach Michael Kernan at Ursuline High School in Youngstown, Ohio. She was named First Team All-Ohio and First Team All-Northeastern Ohio her senior year in 2019 as she set Ohio High School Coaches Athletic Association and Ursuline single-season records for her marks in batting average (.657), hits (62) and consecutive base hits (13).
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