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2019 Softball Roster

Andrew Ferguson, University Relations
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Andrew Ferguson, University Relations
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Bryan Salvadore
Bryan Salvadore

24 Sara Keeny

  • Class Senior
  • Position OF
  • Height 5-3
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Hometown Warminster, Pa.
  • High School William Tennent
  • Major Criminal Justice

Biography

Career Honors
2019 D2CCA First Team All-American
2019 NFCA First Team All-American
D2CCA Athlete of the Year
4x NFCA All-Atlantic Region (2019 First Team, 3x Second Team)
2x D2CCA All-Atlantic Region (2019 First Team, 2018 Second Team)
2019 KU Female Senior Athlete of the Year
Chambliss copper medal award winner (2019)
2019 PSAC East Athlete of the Year
4x All-PSAC East
Dean's List Honors (Spring 2019) 
2016 PSAC East Freshman of the Year
2016 KU Female Freshman of the Year
2x PSAC East Athlete of the Week (3/28/16, 2/19/18)
3x PSAC Scholar-Athlete

2019 (Game-by-Game): Became KU's first All-American since 2012, earning NFCA and D2CCA First Team All-American...Started all 56 games in left field during her final season in Maroon and Gold...Finished with career-highs in batting average (.518), hits (100), RBI (29), runs scored (62), doubles (15), triples (7), walks (23), slugging percentage (.684), on-base percentage (.561) and stolen bases (45)...She led the PSAC in average, hits, runs, triples and on-base percentage...Keeny is the program's all-time career hits leader with 289 and her 100 hits this season was the most ever by a KU player in single-season history...She ranks second all-time in KU and PSAC history with 134 stolen bases...Voted to the NFCA All-Atlantic Region First Team (5/9)...Received her first D2CCA All-Atlantic Region First Team honors and was tabbed Athlete of the Year (5/8)...Earned the PSAC East Athlete of the Year and All-Conference (5/6)...Named the 2019 KU Female Senior Athlete of the Year (4/24)...Contributed three hits, two runs, and one RBI in win over Jefferson (4/14)...Recorded two runs, four hits, and one RBI in win over Shippensburg (4/4)...Notched two runs, four hits and one RBI in win over USciences (4/7)...Scored three runs, four hits and one RBI in win over Felician (4/2)...In game one vs Nyack (3/25), Keeny scored three runs and had two hits in three at bats. In game two, she had five at bats, two hits, and one run and RBI... Was 4-for-4 with her first career homerun and added two runs to cap off a six-hit final day of the Snowbird Freeze Out Tournament (2/17)...Had a four-hit day, including two triples and added an RBI, two runs and two stolen bases on day two of the UNC Pembroke Tournament (2/3)...Went 2-for-3 with two runs in a season-opening win over UNC Pembroke (2/3)...

2018 (Game-by-Game): Named to the All-PSAC East First Team, and the NFCA and D2CCA All-Atlantic Region Second Teams for the third-straight year...PSAC Scholar-Athlete...Started 36 games her junior season and led KU in batting average (.424), hits (53), runs (29), RBI (18) and stolen bases (24) in 125 plate appearances...Her 24 stolen bases led the PSAC, the .424 average was second, and .468 on-base percentage was eighth...Also led the PSAC with five triples...Keeny has 89 career stolen bases, which is tied for third all-time at KU and tied for fourth in PSAC history...Two hits in two at-bats, with an RBI and a run scored in a win vs. East Stroudsburg (4/26)...2-for-4 with an RBI in a game one win vs. Shippensburg (4/21)...Finished 5-for-8 with three runs scored and two stolen bases in two games at Millersville (4/20)...Had three hits and two runs scored, and stole two bases vs. West Chester (4/14)...Went 4-for-9 with an RBI and a run scored at East Stroudsburg (4/13)...Hit .500 (4-for-8) with three runs scored, an RBI and three stolen bases in a doubleheader vs. Millersville (4/6)...Had five hits with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in a doubleheader at Shippensburg (3/31)...Tallied three hits, three stolen bases, an RBI and two runs scored in a win over Clarion (3/15)...Scored the game-winning run, while going 2-for-4 at the plate in a victory against Indiana (PA) (3/14)...Ended 2-for-3 with two runs scored, one RBI and one stolen base in a win against Salem (3/13)...Went 2-for-4 with one run scored in a win over Charleston (WV) (3/11)...Finished 1-for-2 with one RBI and one run scored vs. Northwood (3/10)...Earned PSAC East Athlete of the Week honors (2/19)...Batted .500 (8-for-16) with three RBI, four runs and three stolen bases at the SnowBird Freeze Out Tournament (2/18)...Hit .400, including three triples and two stolen bases at the UNC Pembroke Invite (2/3)...Named to the NFCA National Player of the Year "Watch List".

2017 (Game-by-Game): PSAC Scholar-Athlete...Named All-PSAC East First Team, and NFCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team (5/8)...Keeny was one of four Golden Bears to start in all 48 of KU's games in her sophomore season. She led the PSAC with 35 stolen bases, which ranked fifth in the program's single-season history. She also entered the record books with a 16-game hitting streak, which was sixth-longest at Kutztown dating back to 1994. In addition to stolen bases, she also led the team with a .399 batting average, 41 runs, 65 hits and a .462 on-base percentage - all of which were top-nine in the PSAC, including second in runs scored. Her 17 walks also ranked tied for sixth in the league, as well as second on the team. The sophomore was second on the team with 69 total bases and third with a .423 slugging percentage. She had 18 multi-hit games and six games with three hits or more...Went 4-for-4 with four RBI in a victory over West Chester (4/14)...Scored two runs in a victory over U. Sciences (4/11)...Tallied three runs in a win over Millersville (4/8)...Scored three runs in a win over Felician (4/2)...2-for-4 against Bridgeport and capped spring break on a 12-game hitting streak (3/17)...Three hits against Ohio Dominican (3/12)...2-for-4 against Walsh over spring break (3/11)...Knocked in two runs in a win over Slippery Rock (2/17)...Scored two runs against Winston-Salem State (2/4).

2016 (Game-by-Game): PSAC Scholar-Athlete (6/29)...Keeny was named to the NFCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team, All-PSAC East First Team and the PSAC East Freshman of the Year. Keeny started in all 50 games played for the Golden Bears during her freshman season.  She led KU with a .403 batting average, 71 total hits (seventh-most for a single-season in program history), 40 runs scored and was second on the team in on-base percentage (.444) and total bases (78).  She went 71-for-176 at the plate with 18 RBI and a team-high 30 stolen bases (tied for fifth-most in KU history).  Keeny was perfect in the field, finishing with 50 putouts, two assists and a 1.000 fielding percentage...Went a perfect 4-for-4 with a run scored, a RBI and a stolen base against Lock Haven in the PSAC Championships (4/29)...Batted 2-for-4 with a run scored, two RBI and two stolen bases in a win over Gannon in the PSAC Championships (4/29)...Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base in a win over Nyack (4/19)...Batted 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and two stolen bases vs. ESU (4/16)...Went 2-for-3 in an opening game of a doubleheader against West Chester (4/2)...Scored two runs and went a perfect 4-for-4 in the game-two victory against ESU (3/25)...Named the PSAC East Athlete of the Week for hitting .533 in a 4-0 weekend in the PSAC (3/28)...Went a combined 3-for-6 with two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in doubleheader against Goldey-Beacom (3/17)...Finished a combined 22-for-44 (.500) with eight RBI, eight runs scored, and six stolen bases during softball's spring break trip, highlighted by a 4-for-4 performance with four RBI. two stolen bases and a run scored against Felician (3/7)...Went a combined 12-for-20 (.600) at the Pioneer Classic with nine runs scored, six stolen bases and one RBI, highlighted by a 4-for-4 performance against Ursuline with four runs scored and four stolen bases (2/28)...Finished 1-for-3 with a run scored against Winston-Salem State (2/6).
 
Keeny's Single-Game Highs
Hits 4 11x
RBI 4 2x, last vs. West Chester 4/14/2017
Runs 4 vs. Ursuline 2/28/2016
TB 8 vs. Southern New Hampshire 2/17/2019
SB 4 vs. Ursuline 2/28/2016

KEENY FILE
NICKNAME: Keenball
FAVORITE PLACE ON CAMPUS: AF
PLACE I’D LIKE TO VISIT: Australia
I SPENT MY SUMMER… Interning at a juvenile detention center
FAVORITE SHOW: Criminal Minds
IF I HAD $1 MILLION, I WOULD…Travel
SUPERPOWER: Fly
BEST ADVICE: “It is what it is”
GOAL FOR 2018-2019: Win


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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Outfield
    5'3"
    24
  • 24

    2017Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'3"
    24
  • 24

    2018Junior

    Outfield
    5'3"
    24
  • 24

    2019Senior

    Outfield
    5'3"
    24

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