Upcoming Event: Softball versus Battle Series - 1 on October 3, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Softball
vs Battle Series - 1
University of Oklahoma Athletics
2024 Softball Roster
Keeney, Karlie
Jersey Number 8
Karlie Keeney
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Providence, Ky.
- Prev School:
- Liberty
Bio
Career
2023 All-ASUN Second Team ... 2023 ASUN All-Tournament Team ... 2023 ASUN Scholar Athlete of the Year ... 2023 VaSID State Pitcher of the Year ... 2023 VaSID All-State First Team ... 2022 All-ASUN Second Team ... 2022 ASUN All-Tournament Team ... 2022 ASUN Scholar Athlete of the Year ... 2022 VaSID All-State Second Team ... 2021 All-ASUN Second Team ... 2021 ASUN All-Freshman Team ... 2021 VaSID All-State Second Team ... 2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... 2020 VaSID All-State Second Team ... Three-time ASUN Pitcher of the Week (3/20/23, 3/7/22, 5/3/21).
2023 (Senior at Liberty)
Appeared in 48 games and made 34 starts in the circle for Liberty ... Led the ASUN and ranked fifth nationally in wins, going 27-12 with a 2.03 ERA ... Logged 240.1 innings pitched, second-most in the nation, and struck out 153 batters while holding opponents to a .229 average ... Worked to a 1.18 WHIP ... Earned four wins over Top 25 opponents, winning duels with Montana Fouts, Kayla Beaver and Valerie Cagle ... Delivered 27 complete games with five shutouts and two saves ... Earned back-to-back wins with complete game efforts in the NCAA Regionals vs. UCLA and Grand Canyon (5/20), allowing just two runs over 14.0 innings of work .... Struck out seven across 8.0 innings of one-run ball in a win at Charlotte (4/12) ... Tossed a one-run shutout at North Florida (4/7), striking out four across 7.0 frames ... Blanked FGCU (3/26) in a one-hit shutout, fanning four ... Struck out six in 7.0 innings of one-run ball vs. FGCU (3/25) ... Permitted a lone unearned run in a complete-game win at North Carolina (3/22), striking out three and walking none in 7.0 innings of six-hit ball ... Struck out a career-high nine while blanking Eastern Kentucky (3/16) with 7.0 frames of four-hit work ... Fired a 5.0-inning shutout vs. Ball State (3/9) ... Punched out seven and walked none vs. UConn (3/4), twirling a two-hit shutout ... Shut out Northern Illinois (2/24) with 5.0 innings of one-hit, one-walk ball.
2022 (Junior at Liberty)
Made 36 appearances with 22 starts in the circle ... Went 19-7 with a 2.45 ERA over 171.1 innings pitched ... Struck out 100 and walked just 47 ... Held opponents to a .233 average ... Logged 14 complete games, an ASUN-leading seven shutouts and a save ... Threw two no-hitters, Liberty’s first pair against Power 5 opponents ... Tossed a shutout in the ASUN Tournament championship game vs North Florida (5/14) ... Struck out four in 7.0 scoreless innings vs. Stetson (5/5) ... Fanned eight and walked none while tossing a four-hit shutout vs. Jacksonville (4/23) ... Fired 6.0 scoreless and punched out six at Bellarmine (4/1) ... Recorded seven strikeouts while shutting out North Alabama (3/26) ... No-hit Rutgers (3/3), walking a lone batter while striking out one over 5.0 scoreless ... Dealt her first career no-no with 5.0 hitless innings vs. Maryland (2/18), striking out three.
2021 (Sophomore at Liberty)
Worked 35 appearances with 20 starts in the circle for the Flames ... Pitched to a 2.32 ERA over 154.0 innings with an 18-5 record ... Struck out 73 ... Held opponents to a .228 average ... Tossed 10 complete games and six shutouts while recording three saves ... Earned wins in elimination games at the NCAA Knoxville Regional, defeating both Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee (5/22) ... Threw 6.0 scoreless in a win vs. Jacksonville (5/13), striking out three and allowing just three hits ... Blanked Kennesaw State (5/1) on the road, scattering five hits and two walks over 7.0 shutout innings ... Twirled 6.2 scoreless vs. Virginia Tech (4/28) with three strikeouts ... Dealt 7.0 scoreless innings of three-hit ball at Lipscomb (4/17) ... Two-hit North Alabama (4/10) across 5.0 shutout frames ... Punched out seven over 6.0 scoreless innings of one-hit ball vs. Longwood (3/9) ... Earned Liberty’s first-ever win over Notre Dame (2/26) with 7.0 innings of two-run ball ... Fired a gem vs. Middle Tennessee (2/13), allowing a lone unearned run in 7.0 frames.
2020 (Freshman at Liberty)
Logged 17 appearances and started 11 games as a freshman ... Went 5-5 with a 2.96 ERA ... Worked 78.0 innings and struck out 45 ... Threw eight complete games ... Became the first Liberty freshman to earn the opening day start ... Ranked third across the ASUN in complete games and innings pitched ... Held No. 1 Texas (3/6) to two runs over 6.0 innings ... Struck out five across 7.0 innings of two-run ball vs. East Carolina (3/1) ... Matched her career best with seven punchouts vs. Hofstra (2/28), scattering three hits over 7.0 frames of one-run ball ... Punched out seven over 6.0 innings and limited Michigan (2/21) to one run on five hits ... Earned her first collegiate win with 7.0 innings of two-run work vs. Ole Miss (2/9).
High School
A product of Webster (KY) High School ... Three-time KSCA All-State selection and two time member of the first-team ... Four-time all-district and all-region honoree ... Four-time all-academic member at state, region, district and conference levels ... Pitched to a career 1.08 ERA with 909 strikeouts and 81 wins ... Went 17-5 as a senior with a 0.54 ERA and 206 strikeouts, earning region athlete of the year honors ... Earned 14 wins as a junior with a 0.99 ERA and 188 strikeouts.
Travel Ball
Played with the New Jersey Intensity.
Personal
Daughter of Larry and Holly Keeney ... Mother, Holly, played basketball at Kentucky Wesleyan.
2023 All-ASUN Second Team ... 2023 ASUN All-Tournament Team ... 2023 ASUN Scholar Athlete of the Year ... 2023 VaSID State Pitcher of the Year ... 2023 VaSID All-State First Team ... 2022 All-ASUN Second Team ... 2022 ASUN All-Tournament Team ... 2022 ASUN Scholar Athlete of the Year ... 2022 VaSID All-State Second Team ... 2021 All-ASUN Second Team ... 2021 ASUN All-Freshman Team ... 2021 VaSID All-State Second Team ... 2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... 2020 VaSID All-State Second Team ... Three-time ASUN Pitcher of the Week (3/20/23, 3/7/22, 5/3/21).
2023 (Senior at Liberty)
Appeared in 48 games and made 34 starts in the circle for Liberty ... Led the ASUN and ranked fifth nationally in wins, going 27-12 with a 2.03 ERA ... Logged 240.1 innings pitched, second-most in the nation, and struck out 153 batters while holding opponents to a .229 average ... Worked to a 1.18 WHIP ... Earned four wins over Top 25 opponents, winning duels with Montana Fouts, Kayla Beaver and Valerie Cagle ... Delivered 27 complete games with five shutouts and two saves ... Earned back-to-back wins with complete game efforts in the NCAA Regionals vs. UCLA and Grand Canyon (5/20), allowing just two runs over 14.0 innings of work .... Struck out seven across 8.0 innings of one-run ball in a win at Charlotte (4/12) ... Tossed a one-run shutout at North Florida (4/7), striking out four across 7.0 frames ... Blanked FGCU (3/26) in a one-hit shutout, fanning four ... Struck out six in 7.0 innings of one-run ball vs. FGCU (3/25) ... Permitted a lone unearned run in a complete-game win at North Carolina (3/22), striking out three and walking none in 7.0 innings of six-hit ball ... Struck out a career-high nine while blanking Eastern Kentucky (3/16) with 7.0 frames of four-hit work ... Fired a 5.0-inning shutout vs. Ball State (3/9) ... Punched out seven and walked none vs. UConn (3/4), twirling a two-hit shutout ... Shut out Northern Illinois (2/24) with 5.0 innings of one-hit, one-walk ball.
2022 (Junior at Liberty)
Made 36 appearances with 22 starts in the circle ... Went 19-7 with a 2.45 ERA over 171.1 innings pitched ... Struck out 100 and walked just 47 ... Held opponents to a .233 average ... Logged 14 complete games, an ASUN-leading seven shutouts and a save ... Threw two no-hitters, Liberty’s first pair against Power 5 opponents ... Tossed a shutout in the ASUN Tournament championship game vs North Florida (5/14) ... Struck out four in 7.0 scoreless innings vs. Stetson (5/5) ... Fanned eight and walked none while tossing a four-hit shutout vs. Jacksonville (4/23) ... Fired 6.0 scoreless and punched out six at Bellarmine (4/1) ... Recorded seven strikeouts while shutting out North Alabama (3/26) ... No-hit Rutgers (3/3), walking a lone batter while striking out one over 5.0 scoreless ... Dealt her first career no-no with 5.0 hitless innings vs. Maryland (2/18), striking out three.
2021 (Sophomore at Liberty)
Worked 35 appearances with 20 starts in the circle for the Flames ... Pitched to a 2.32 ERA over 154.0 innings with an 18-5 record ... Struck out 73 ... Held opponents to a .228 average ... Tossed 10 complete games and six shutouts while recording three saves ... Earned wins in elimination games at the NCAA Knoxville Regional, defeating both Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee (5/22) ... Threw 6.0 scoreless in a win vs. Jacksonville (5/13), striking out three and allowing just three hits ... Blanked Kennesaw State (5/1) on the road, scattering five hits and two walks over 7.0 shutout innings ... Twirled 6.2 scoreless vs. Virginia Tech (4/28) with three strikeouts ... Dealt 7.0 scoreless innings of three-hit ball at Lipscomb (4/17) ... Two-hit North Alabama (4/10) across 5.0 shutout frames ... Punched out seven over 6.0 scoreless innings of one-hit ball vs. Longwood (3/9) ... Earned Liberty’s first-ever win over Notre Dame (2/26) with 7.0 innings of two-run ball ... Fired a gem vs. Middle Tennessee (2/13), allowing a lone unearned run in 7.0 frames.
2020 (Freshman at Liberty)
Logged 17 appearances and started 11 games as a freshman ... Went 5-5 with a 2.96 ERA ... Worked 78.0 innings and struck out 45 ... Threw eight complete games ... Became the first Liberty freshman to earn the opening day start ... Ranked third across the ASUN in complete games and innings pitched ... Held No. 1 Texas (3/6) to two runs over 6.0 innings ... Struck out five across 7.0 innings of two-run ball vs. East Carolina (3/1) ... Matched her career best with seven punchouts vs. Hofstra (2/28), scattering three hits over 7.0 frames of one-run ball ... Punched out seven over 6.0 innings and limited Michigan (2/21) to one run on five hits ... Earned her first collegiate win with 7.0 innings of two-run work vs. Ole Miss (2/9).
High School
A product of Webster (KY) High School ... Three-time KSCA All-State selection and two time member of the first-team ... Four-time all-district and all-region honoree ... Four-time all-academic member at state, region, district and conference levels ... Pitched to a career 1.08 ERA with 909 strikeouts and 81 wins ... Went 17-5 as a senior with a 0.54 ERA and 206 strikeouts, earning region athlete of the year honors ... Earned 14 wins as a junior with a 0.99 ERA and 188 strikeouts.
Travel Ball
Played with the New Jersey Intensity.
Personal
Daughter of Larry and Holly Keeney ... Mother, Holly, played basketball at Kentucky Wesleyan.
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