Katie Keller Named BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week
February 11, 2013 | Softball
Feb. 11, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - University of Louisville junior second baseman Katie Keller was selected BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week after the first week of action.
Keller helped the Cardinals open the 2013 season with a 4-1 record. The junior hit .529 (9 for 17) with four home runs and two doubles during the week. She drove in 13 runs and tied a school record with seven RBI in a 16-8 win against Minnesota. Keller was 3-for-4 in that game with two home runs, seven RBI, one double and tied a school record with four runs scored. She tallied a 1.353 slugging percentage in five games.
Her two-run home run broke a 5-5 tie in their 10-6 season-opening win over Texas Tech. She also homered to break 3-3 tie in the 5-3 win over UCF. For the third time in five games, she hit a home run to break a tie when she connected on the first of two homers in the 16-8 win over Minnesota. Keller also went 2 for 4 with two RBIs in the 8-2 win over DePaul.
No. 18 Louisville will travel to Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 15-17 for the Jacksonville University Tournament.
