Story Courtesy of NIU Sports Information
DEKALB, Ill. – Northern Illinois University softball player Katie Keller was named a candidate for the Schutt Sports/NFCA DI Freshman of the Year Award when she was named to the 2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA DI Freshman of the Year Top 25 the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced Thursday.
Keller is the first NIU (22-21, 7-7) and Mid-American Conference softball player to be named a candidate for award since its inception in 2014.
The Geneva, Ill. native leads the MAC and ranks 36th nationally and sixth among the country's freshmen, with a .