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Softball

2017 Softball Roster

2 Shelby Keil

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Silver Creek HS
  • Hometown Longmont, Colo.

Biography

2017
One of five Coyotes who played and started all 54 games … earned 52 starts at shortstop and two at designated player … hit primarily in the three spot for the Coyotes … batted .318 (54-for-170) with a team-high 14 doubles, three home runs and 28 RBIs … scored 32 runs, which ranked seventh in the Summit … finished with the fourth-most doubles amongst Summit players and with the eighth-most hits … named Summit League Player of the Week after going 9-for-15 and leading South Dakota to a 3-2 record at a tournament hosted by Santa Clara University in California (2/24-26) … hit a Summit-best .455 thru the team’s first 12 games … had 16-multi-hit games during the season and a team-best 10 games with multiple RBIs … was 4-for-5 with four runs scored in a win against Creighton (2/24) … notched her first collegiate grand slam in a win against Cornell (3/3) … was 5-for-7 with a walk and two runs scored in the final two games of the Summit League Tournament in Fargo (5/11) … reached base in 14 consecutive games near the beginning of the season … drove in the only run in a 1-0 win at North Dakota State (4/14) … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
 
Played in 174 games at USD with 162 starts … hit .261 (127-for-487) with 16 home runs, 76 RBIs and 70 runs scored

2016
One of three Coyotes who started all 53 games, she at shortstop … hit .236 (37-for-157) with seven home runs, 21 RBIs and 17 runs scored … also had 11 doubles, which ranked 11th in the Summit … 21 RBIs were third-most on the team … had an eight-game hitting streak in the middle of the season … hit .288 in Summit League play … had six multi-hit games including two three-hit efforts … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2015
Started 50 of 54 games including 30 starts at third base and 20 at shortstop … batted .234 with six home runs, 24 RBIs and 19 runs scored … also had five doubles … was 3-for-3 with three home runs and six RBIs in a win against Fort Wayne (4/11) … had five other multi-hit games … hit .458 (11-for-24) during a season-long seven-game hitting streak … drove in three runs during a win against South Dakota State in the Summit League Tournament ... named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status … named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2014
Played in 17 games and earned five starts, four at DP and one at short ... called on to pinch-hit several times ... batted .174 with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored ... first collegiate hit was an RBI single against Alcorn State (2/22) ... named to the Summit League Honor Roll.

Prep
Named team's 2012 Offensive Player of the Year and the 2012 Most Valuable Player...all-conference three times and all-region honorable mention twice throughout high school career...holds school records for hits (109), runs (86) and walks (40) while her 22 doubles, 14 home runs, .405 batting average and .488 on base percentage all rank among the top three career leaders for her high school...also holds eight single-season school records.

Personal
Daughter of Scott and Patti Keil...elementary education major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

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    2015Sophomore

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    2
  • 2

    2016Junior

    SS
    5'8"
    2
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    2017Senior

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    5'8"
    2