Biography
2023: In Keller’s singular season with the Badgers, the fifth-year senior started in 47 of 47 games played…she posted and led the team with a .379 batting average due to her team-high 53 hits and 15 doubles…the Illinois native also plated 38 runs and 88 total bases, the most of any other player…now sits alone in second in all-time NCAA career doubles with 87…the graduate student hit the Badger's first-ever inside-the-park home run against St. Thomas on April 12 before hitting another home run innings later…was named All-Big Ten First Team, NFCA All-Region, Academic All-District, and CSC Second Team Academic All-American.
SENIOR (at NIU): Finished with a .433 batting average, an on-base percentage of .521, with 20 doubles, seven home runs, 45 RBI's and a .764 slugging percentage...Seventh-best batting average in the country ... Led the league and ranked sixth in Division I in doubles (20) and second in doubles per game (0.44) 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-American first team...2022 NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team...2022 Mid-American Conference Medal of Excellence Award...2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team...2022 First Team All-MAC...2021-2022 Team Captain...broke NIU record for career doubles with 72
JUNIOR (at NIU): Finished with a .422 batting average, an on-base percentage of .521, with 23 doubles, seven home runs, 36 RBI's, and a slugging percentage of .721...2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team...2021 NFCA All-Great Lakes Region First Team...2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team...2021 Mid-American Conference Nan Harvery Sportswoman of the Year...2021 First Team All-MAC...2021 All-MAC Defensive Team...broke NIU record for doubles in a single season with 23, which led the NCAA for the 2022 season....A true utility player, started 31 games at catcher, 17 at first base and eight in the outfield.
SOPHOMORE (Season Halted Due to COVID-19): Started all 22 games, 16 at first base, six at catcher…Ranked in the top-five on the team in 12 offensive categories, leading in seven…Tallied a team-best 26 hits, including three home runs and eight doubles, all led the team…Recorded five multi-hit games, with a season-high four hits in two games…Drove in a season-high three runs in two games against Jacksonville State (2/15) and Delaware State (2/16) and finished with nine RBIs...finished with a .394 batting average, an on-base percentage of .481, and a slugging percentage of .652...2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team.
FRESHMAN (at NIU): 2019: Selected to the Schutt Sports/NFCA D-I Freshman Top 25 list, the first for a player from the Mid-American Conference…2019 NCAA statistical champion for doubles per game (0.45)…First team NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Team… Earned first team All-MAC and MAC All-Freshman Team honors…Named to the 2019 MAC Softball All-Tournament Team…Started 46 of 47 games; 20 at catcher, 25 at first base and one as designated player…Amassed a school-record and league-leading 21 doubles…Tied the runs scored in a game record with four at Saint Louis (3/14) and doubles in a game (3) against Detroit Mercy (3/16)…Named MAC Co-Player of the Week (3/19)…Ranked in the top-10 in the conference in seven offensive categories…Led the Huskies in four offensive categories and ranked in the top-five in nine others...finished with a .427 batting average, .510 on-base percentage, and a slugging percentage of .695 with 21 doubles, four home runs, and 26 RBI's.
Personal: Daughter of Brian and Kris Keller...has one younger brother named Max Keller and a younger sister named Sam Keller...majoring in Sports Leadership.
Why Wisconsin: "I chose UW-Madison because of its incredible medical and academic programs along with its competitive softball program. Entering the transfer portal with just one year of eligibility, I was looking for the perfect fit. I left my visit here at UW knowing this school was it for me. I was sold on UW because of the close-knit family team culture, the academic programs, and the opportunity to be able to play on softball's biggest stage."
