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Jersey Number 33
Kinley Keller
- Position:
- Outfield
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- New Braunfels, Texas
- High School:
- Davenport HS
Awards / Honors
2026 SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 16)2026 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
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2026 | Freshman
Played in all 64 games, making 37 starts in center field โฆ batted .330 (33-for-100), which would have led the team if she had enough at-bats to qualify โฆ if she qualified, would also have been top four on the team in slugging percentage and on-base percentage โฆ hit .368 in the NCAA Tournament with a pair of doubles and reached base in every game of Stateโs run to the Womenโs College World Series โฆ fifth on the team with nine doubles โฆ drew a walk in her first career plate appearance vs. New Mexico (2/7) โฆ drove in a run with a fielderโs choice against Southern Miss (2/10) โฆ named SEC Freshman of the Week (2/16) for her play at The Snowman (2/13-15) where she went 8-for-12 at the plate with four doubles and six runs โฆ first career hit was a double against Murray State (2/13) โฆ went 3-for-3 against North Texas (2/15) with a pair of doubles, two RBIs and three runs scored โฆ doubled home a run against Samford (2/20) โฆ singled and stole a base against Delaware State (2/21) โฆ hit a sacrifice fly vs. Wofford (2/27) โฆ hit a two-run home run at No. 25 Clemson (3/1) โฆ singled in her lone at-bat at UAB (3/4) โฆ went 2-for-3 at South Alabama (3/6) with a stolen base โฆ recorded her first career outfield assist against No. 1 Tennessee (3/13) โฆ hit the game-winning home run in Game 2 at No. 15 Georgia (3/21) after entering as a defensive replacement โฆ collected an RBI single and a stolen base against UT Martin (3/26) โฆ produced an RBI single against No. 23 South Carolina (3/29) โฆ recorded a season-high three putouts in the win over No. 8 Arkansas (4/10) ... recorded a career-high three hits at No. 12 Texas A&M (4/19) โฆ doubled in a 2-for-2 day at Kentucky (5/5) in the SEC Tournament and drew a walk โฆ also doubled vs. No. 9 Arkansas (5/6) โฆ doubled and was hit by a pitch at No. 2 Oklahoma (5/22) โฆ drove in a career-high three RBIs in the Super Regional-clinching game against the Sooners (5/24) โฆ singled and walked, recording MSUโs first Womenโs College World Series hit in school history,ย vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (5/28) โฆ added a single vs. No. 6 Texas (5/29).ย
High School
Played for Davenport High School โฆ team won bi-district championships twice โฆ three-time First Team All-District selection โฆ hit .557 with a 1.063 slugging percentage as a freshman and won Team MVP โฆ two-time member of the San Antonio News Express All-Area Team โฆ named District 28-4A Offensive MVP in 2023 after batting .495 as a sophomore with a .924 slugging percentage โฆ stole 18 bases that year and earned San Antonio News Express Player of the Week honors โฆ batted .554 with a 1.238 slugging percentage as a junior โฆ named 2024 District 28-4A Offensive MVP for the second year in a row โฆ holds the Davenport career home run record with 27 long balls entering her senior season โฆ also is the current Davenport career batting average leader at .533 โฆ also played basketball her freshman and sophomore years โฆ played travel ball with the Texas Bombers Gold โฆ hit .416 with a .490 slugging percentage in the 2021-22 season โฆ launched 17 homers and stole 22 bases that year โฆ posted a .373 batting average in 2022-23 when her team placed third in the Alliance Fastpitch 16U National Championship Series โฆ batted .345 in her junior year to help her club win the 2024 Alliance Fastpitch 18U National Championship.ย
Community Service/Academics
Three-time Academic All-District honoree โฆ has been named to the All โAโ Honor Roll every year โฆ was Superintendent Student of the Month in her sophomore year โฆ member of the National Honor Society.ย
Personal
Born Kinleyย Keller on June 7 โฆ daughter of Kevin and April Keller โฆ has one sister, Kyra โฆ aunt, Kristin Pinter, played softball at Minot State โฆ cousin, Jaron Pinter, playedย baseball at Dickinson State โฆ majoring in kinesiology.ย
MSU NCAA Tournament Career Records (Through 2026)
T-5th โ Doubles (2)ย
Career Highs (Through 2026)
At-Bats: 4, 3x, last, at Oklahoma (5/24/26)Hits: 3, 2x, last, at Texas A&M (4/19/26)
Runs Scored: 3, North Texas (2/15/26)
Runs Batted In: 3, at Oklahoma (5/24/26)
Doubles: 2, North Texas (2/15/26)
Home Runs: 1, 2x, last, at Georgia (3/21/26)
Walks: 1, 8x, last, vs. Texas Tech (5/28/26)
Stolen Bases: 1, 3x, last, UT Martin (3/25/26)
Putouts: 4, at Oregon (5/16/26)
Assists: 1, Tennessee (3/13/26)
Hitting Streak: 5 games (2/10/26, Southern Miss to 2/15/26, North Texas)
Friday, May 29
Thursday, May 28
Wednesday, May 27
Sunday, May 24
