Cedarville University

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Cedarville University Women's Softball Yellow Jackets

Ginger Keithley Ginger Keithley
#2 Ginger Keithley
5-7, Junior, OF
Bats - R, Throws - R
Lowell, IN
Lowell High School

Ginger Keithley returns to the Lady Jacket softball team for her third season as the career leader in stolen bases with 68.....started all 36 games in center field as a sophomore.....earned American Mideast Conference honorable mention for her efforts last spring.....paced the squad with 23 runs scored and also led the Lady Jackets with 25 stolen bases - third-highest total ever for a single season.....stole three bases in a game on three separate occasions.....tied for the team lead with 37 base hits.....posted a .303 batting average including a double and triple.....registered a team-leading 11 multiple-hit games and twice recorded four-hit games.

2002 - Made an immediate contribution to the Lady Jackets after transferring from Word of Life Bible Institute in New York.....started all 52 games in centerfield.....led the AMC with a school-record 43 stolen bases out of 46 attempts.....ranked 8th nationally in the NAIA with a .935 stolen base percentage.....matched the school record of four stolen bases and four runs scored in a game versus Point Park.....recorded at least one steal in 29 games and had two or more nine times.....batted .313 primarily from the leadoff position with a team-high 39 runs scored.....tied for the team lead with a school-record 163 at bats.....finished the season with a 16-game hitting streak and a .434 batting average over that span.....one of three players on the club with 14 multi-hit games which included a pair of three-hit efforts.

High School - Played four years of softball with three letters at Lowell High School.....team MVP as a junior in 1999.....recognized as the squad's top defensive player as a senior, named academic all-conference, and member of section championship team.....garnered three basketball letters and school won sectional and regional titles as a senior.....two-time volleyball team MVP and twice named all-conference.....National Honor Society student.

Personal - Carries a multi-age physical education major at Cedarville University.....born 6/16/82 in Hobart, IN.....daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Keithley.....has one younger brother.

Career Statistics
Year   GP-GS   Avg   AB   R   H   2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB-SBA   Fld%
2002   52-52   .313   163   39   51   7   0   0   8   43-46   .937
2003   36-36   .303   122   23   37   1   1   0   4   25-30   .938
Totals   88-88   .309   285   62   88   8   1   0   12   68-76   .937