2018 Softball Roster
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Finley, Keilani
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Jersey Number 9
Keilani Finley
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Alameda, Calif.
- High School:
- Encinal
- Position:
- OF
Bio
- Two-time MAAC All-Academic Team (2017, 2018)
- 2018 All-MAAC Second Team
AS A RED-SHIRT SENIOR IN 2018:
- Named All-MAAC Second Team
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
- Batted .307 with a .342 on base percentage and .533 slugging percentage
- Led Quinnipiac with four triples, was second on the team with six home runs and was third in batting average, slugging percentage, hits (46), runs (24), and RBIs (24)
- Hit a pair of doubles vs. George Washington (2/18)
- Went 2 for 4 with a double and two runs scored vs. Bucknell (3/3)
- Hit a solo home run vs. Maine (3/9)
- Went 2 for 3 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs vs. South Dakota State (3/11)
- Had three singles vs. Lehigh (3/14)
- Went 3 for 4 with one RBI vs. Buffalo (3/17)
- Went 2 for 3 with a double, triple, run scored and RBI in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Wagner (3/24)
- Tripled, drove in three RBIs, scored two runs and stole a base in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Canisius (4/7)
- Had four hits, including two home runs and two triples, seven RBIs and five runs scored in a doubleheader vs. Niagara (4/8)
- In game two of the double header, Finley went 3 for 3 with a home run, two triples, five RBIs and three runs scored
- Went 2 for 4 with a home run, two RBIs and run scored in the second game of a doubleheader with Iona (4/13)
- Hit a solo home run in the second game of a doubleheader at Marist (4/14)
- Doubled, had one RBI and two runs scored in the first game of a doubleheader at Siena (4/21)
AS A SENIOR IN 2017:
- MAAC All-Academic Team selection
- Played in six games before taking a redshirt season with an injury
- Was 2-for-3 with a home run against Arizona, which ended up the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, before being sidelined.
- Had a 4-for-5 game with a home run against Bucknell.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2016:
- Started all 57 games, primarily in center field
- Batted .263 with team-highs of four homers and 22 RBI
- Was 2-for-4 with two homers and five RBI in a win over Hampton (2/28)
- Was 3-for-4 with a double, triple, homer and four RBI in a key late season win over Rider (5/7)
- Batted 3-for-5 in a doubleheader sweep of Niagara that clinched a MAAC Tournament berth on the final day of the regular season (5/8)
- Homered in a road game at Rutgers (3/20)
- Batted 4-for-5 in a road doubleheader at Hartford (3/30), including 3-for-3 in the nightcap
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015:
- Appeared in 42 games for the season while starting 36
- Recorded a .267 batting average on 24 hits and nine RBIs in 90 at bats
- Finished the season second on the squad with three home runs
- Ranked fourth on the team in slugging percentage (.389) and runs scored (16)
- Against Niagara (4/12) she went 3-for-4 with a double, solo home run and three runs scored
- Was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and a two-run home run against Holy Cross (4/15)
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014:
- Appeared in 28 games batting .256 (11-for-43) with a .319 on-base percentage, .372 slugging percentage, with two doubles, one home run, and three RBI
- In a big road win at Rider (4/6) Finley belted a two-run home run to help the Bobcats to a 12-1 win
- Finished the season strong in the doubleheader against Canisius going 3-for-5 in the final series with a run batted in
BEFORE QUINNIPIAC:
- Came to Quinnipiac from Encinal High School in Alameda, Calif. where she was a two-sport athlete (softball, volleyball) for the Jets
- A three-year captain for the softball team, Finley blossomed in her final seasons and earned several individual accolades for her efforts
- Selected to the BSAL All-League team twice with first and second team honors (Bay Shore Athletic League), and was also named to the All-East Bay team during her career as well
- Finley hit over .450 and reached base more than 50 percent of the time in her senior year
- Her season was highlighted by a game against Albany where she hit her fifth and sixth homeruns, including a grand slam, and drove in seven runs in 15-8 win
PERSONAL:
- Born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Alameda, Calif
- Daughter of Jeremy and Leilani Jensen
- Has an older sister Lachelle and two younger brothers Derek and Devin
- Graduated in 2017 with a major in public relations and a management minor.
- Graduated in 2018 with her master's in public relations as a fifth-year member of the Bobcats
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
Softball vs Fairfield (May 1)
Thursday, May 01
Softball: Quinnipiac vs. Canisius
Monday, April 28
Softball vs Rider - DH (3.29)
Saturday, March 29
