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16 Ava Keicher
Ava Keicher
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Hometown:
    Buffalo, NY
  • Position:
    P
  • Year:
    JR
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart
  • app
    16
  • gs
    2
  • w
    1
  • l
    2
  • sv
    0
  • ip
    28.1
  • era
    4.45
  • whip
    2.19
  • k
    9

Bio

Hometown Sponsors 

Jess Buffington 

West Herr Automotive Group 

 

2025 (Junior):

  • Pitched 28.1 innings for a strikeout per game of 2.22
  • Recorded an ERA of 4.45 

Williston State College (2022-24)

  • Pitched in 41 games 
  • Student Senate President
  • Resident Assistant 
  • Honors Society President 
  • Academic Honor Student 
  • Activity Board 

Club 

  • Lancaster Heat
  • Lou Gehrig Lasers
  • Amherst Thunder 

High School 

  • Softball 
    • Two years
  • Volleyball 
    • Two years
  • Honors Society 

Personal

  • Majoring in Engineering 
  • Daughter of Darlene and Gerald Keicher
  • Favorite TV Show - Cops 
  • Why Viterbo? - "After finding Viterbo trhough Coach Alonzo, I fell in love with Viterbo's campus. The environment and family-feeling of campus really encouraged me to make my decsion of attending here." 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 17 Clarke (IA) W, 2-1
Apr 17 Clarke (IA) L, 1-0
Apr 23 St. Francis (IL) L, 2-0
Apr 23 St. Francis (IL) W, 6-5
Apr 26 Calumet (IN) L, 9-4
Apr 26 Calumet (IN) L, 8-3
  Overall Conf
Games 17 8
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 16 7
Games started 2 0
Wins 1 1
Losses 2 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 28.1 16.2
Hits 47 21
Runs 30 10
Earned Runs 18 7
Walks 15 7
Strikeouts 9 6
Strikeouts per Game 2.22 2.52
Doubles Allowed 8 4
Triples Allowed 1 -
WHIP 2.19 1.68
Home Runs Allows 2 1
At Bats Against 127 69
Batting Average Against .370 .304
Earned Run Average 4.45 2.94
Wild pitches 2 2
Hit Batters 3 2
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 1 -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 3 1
Total Chances 4 1
Put Outs 2 0
Assists 1 0
Errors 1 1
Fielding Percentage .750 .000
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 11 7
Runners Caught Stealing 1 -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .083 -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 8 vs. Clarke (IA) W, 3-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 8 at College of Saint Mary (NE) L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 vs. Cornerstone (MI) L, 11-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 9 Clarke (IA) L, 14-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 9 at Valley City State L, 13-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Dickinson State (ND) L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Concordia (NE) L, 11-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Park-Gilbert (AZ) L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Salve Regina L, 15-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 13 Mayville State L, 8-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Franklin & Marshall L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Simpson (CA) L, 8-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 26 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at St. Ambrose (IA) L, 6-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 27 Mount Mercy L, 7-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 27 Mount Mercy L, 18-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Olivet Nazarene (IL) W, 6-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 1 at Trinity Christian (IL) W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Trinity Christian (IL) L, 6-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 5 Mount Mary W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Mount Mary W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Judson (IL) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Judson (IL) L, 10-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 12 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 12-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 12 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Indiana South Bend (IN) L, 10-8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 13 at Indiana South Bend (IN) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Clarke (IA) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Clarke (IA) L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 St. Francis (IL) L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 St. Francis (IL) W, 6-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 26 Calumet (IN) L, 9-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 26 Calumet (IN) L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 8 vs. Clarke (IA) W, 3-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 8 at College of Saint Mary (NE) L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 vs. Cornerstone (MI) L, 11-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 9 Clarke (IA) L, 14-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 9 at Valley City State L, 13-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 9 vs. Dickinson State (ND) L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Concordia (NE) L, 11-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 10 vs. Park-Gilbert (AZ) L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Salve Regina L, 15-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 13 Mayville State L, 8-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 14 vs. Franklin & Marshall L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Simpson (CA) L, 8-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 26 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at St. Ambrose (IA) L, 6-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 27 Mount Mercy L, 7-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 27 Mount Mercy L, 18-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Olivet Nazarene (IL) W, 6-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 1 at Trinity Christian (IL) W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Trinity Christian (IL) L, 6-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 5 Mount Mary W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Mount Mary W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Judson (IL) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Judson (IL) L, 10-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 12 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 12-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 12 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Indiana South Bend (IN) L, 10-8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 13 at Indiana South Bend (IN) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Clarke (IA) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Clarke (IA) L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 St. Francis (IL) L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 St. Francis (IL) W, 6-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 26 Calumet (IN) L, 9-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 26 Calumet (IN) L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 8 vs. Clarke (IA) W, 3-2 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 - 0.00 1.33 2 0 -
Feb 8 at College of Saint Mary (NE) L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 vs. Cornerstone (MI) L, 11-3 1 0 1 0 3.0 2 1 1 2.33 1.00 1 0 -
Feb 9 Clarke (IA) L, 14-4 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 - - 0.00 3.00 - 0 -
Mar 9 at Valley City State L, 13-3 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 3 1 21.00 6.00 1 0 -
Mar 9 vs. Dickinson State (ND) L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Concordia (NE) L, 11-3 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 3 1 7.00 6.00 1 0 -
Mar 10 vs. Park-Gilbert (AZ) L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Salve Regina L, 15-5 0 0 0 0 1.1 6 8 4 21.00 5.25 1 1 1
Mar 13 Mayville State L, 8-4 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 - 0 0 -
Mar 14 vs. Franklin & Marshall L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Simpson (CA) L, 8-2 0 0 0 0 1.2 5 - - 0.00 3.00 - 1 -
Mar 26 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at St. Ambrose (IA) L, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - 0 -
Mar 27 Mount Mercy L, 7-2 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 4 4 28.00 6.00 2 1 -
Mar 27 Mount Mercy L, 18-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Olivet Nazarene (IL) W, 6-3 0 0 0 0 1.0 - - - 0.00 - - 0 -
Apr 1 at Trinity Christian (IL) W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Trinity Christian (IL) L, 6-3 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 - - 0.00 .43 - 1 -
Apr 5 Mount Mary W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Mount Mary W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Judson (IL) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Judson (IL) L, 10-2 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 - 0.00 3.00 - 0 -
Apr 12 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 12-1 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 3 1 2.33 2.00 1 2 -
Apr 12 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Indiana South Bend (IN) L, 10-8 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 2 7.00 3.50 3 0 -
Apr 13 at Indiana South Bend (IN) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Clarke (IA) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Clarke (IA) L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 St. Francis (IL) L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 St. Francis (IL) W, 6-5 0 1 0 0 3.2 1 - - 0.00 .55 1 0 -
Apr 26 Calumet (IN) L, 9-4 0 0 0 0 3.2 7 4 4 7.64 2.45 2 3 1
Apr 26 Calumet (IN) L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 8 vs. Clarke (IA) W, 3-2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
Feb 8 at College of Saint Mary (NE) L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 vs. Cornerstone (MI) L, 11-3 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Feb 9 Clarke (IA) L, 14-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at Valley City State L, 13-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Dickinson State (ND) L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Concordia (NE) L, 11-3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
Mar 10 vs. Park-Gilbert (AZ) L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Salve Regina L, 15-5 0 0 0 0 - - 2 - - - -
Mar 13 Mayville State L, 8-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Franklin & Marshall L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Simpson (CA) L, 8-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at St. Ambrose (IA) L, 6-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Mount Mercy L, 7-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Mount Mercy L, 18-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Olivet Nazarene (IL) W, 6-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Trinity Christian (IL) W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Trinity Christian (IL) L, 6-3 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Apr 5 Mount Mary W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Mount Mary W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Judson (IL) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Judson (IL) L, 10-2 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 12-1 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Apr 12 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Indiana South Bend (IN) L, 10-8 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Indiana South Bend (IN) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Clarke (IA) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Clarke (IA) L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 St. Francis (IL) L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 St. Francis (IL) W, 6-5 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Apr 26 Calumet (IN) L, 9-4 0 0 0 0 - - 4 - - - -
Apr 26 Calumet (IN) L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2024-25 17 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 17 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2024-25 17 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 17 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
2024-25 16 2 1 2 0 - 28.1 47 30 18 15 9 2.22 2 4.45 2.19
Total 16 2 1 2 0 - 28.1 47 30 18 15 9 2.22 2 4.45 2.19

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2024-25 17 4 2 1 1 .750 - 11 1 .083 - -
Total 17 4 2 1 1 .750 - 11 1 .083 - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 17 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 14 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Month February 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
March 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 17 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 14 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Month February 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
March 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
Event Total 16 2 1 2 0 - 28.1 47 30 18 15 9 2.22 2 4.45 2.19
Conference 7 0 1 0 0 - 16.2 21 10 7 7 6 2.52 1 2.94 1.68
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 7 1 1 1 0 - 10.2 16 9 8 5 4 2.63 1 5.25 1.97
Away 4 0 0 0 0 - 7.2 11 8 4 5 3 2.74 - 3.65 2.09
Neutral 5 1 0 1 0 - 10.0 20 13 6 5 2 1.40 1 4.20 2.50
Result Wins 3 0 1 0 0 - 7.2 3 1 - 3 0 .00 - 0.00 .78
Losses 13 2 0 2 0 - 20.2 44 29 18 12 9 3.05 2 6.10 2.71
Month February 3 1 0 1 0 - 6.1 5 2 1 3 0 .00 - 1.11 1.26
March 7 1 0 1 0 - 6.1 21 18 10 5 3 3.32 1 11.05 4.11
April 6 0 1 0 0 - 15.2 21 10 7 7 6 2.68 1 3.13 1.79

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 17 4 2 1 1 .750 - 11 1 .083 - -
Conference 8 1 0 0 1 .000 - 7 - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 1 0 0 1 .000 - 5 - - - -
Away 5 0 0 0 0 - - 2 - - - -
Neutral 5 3 2 1 0 1.000 - 4 1 .200 - -
Result Wins 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Losses 14 3 1 1 1 .667 - 8 1 .111 - -
Month February 3 2 1 1 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
March 8 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 2 1 .333 - -
April 6 1 0 0 1 .000 - 7 - - - -

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