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Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Pioneers

2017 Baseball

10 Keith Klebart

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • B/T R/R
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Orange, CT
  • High School Amity

Biography

2017:

  • NEC All-Tournament Team
  • NEC Player of the Week (March 6)
  • Had a breakout senior campaign, starting in all 59 games.
  • Led the team with 92 total bases, 39 runs scored and 17 doubles and second in RBI with 37
  • Finished third on team with .295 average, .411 slugging percentage
  • His career-high 17 doubles ranked third in NEC
  • Recorded 17 multi-hit games and team leading 11 multi-RBI games
  • Went a career-high 4-for-5 on March 4 at Seattle with three runs scored
  • Set a career-high 4 runs scored on April 28 at Mount
  • Batted 2-for-4 with two doubles and four runs batted in on April 29 against Mount
  • Recorded a seven game hit streak from April 30-May 11
  • Went 3-for-4 with a grandslam on May 19 at LIU Brooklyn
  • Batted .375 with six hits and two doubles in four games en route to NEC All-Tournament team selection

2016:

  • Batted .250 with 15 runs in 14 RBI’s in 39 games
  • Began his season by matching career-highs of three hits and three RBI’s at Stephen F. Austin on February 27
  • Blasted first career collegiate home run in a victory over Mount St. Mary’s on May 7
  • Followed that with a three-RBI performance against the Mountaineers the next day
  • Had two-three hit games in the span of the week; first in a 4-3 win at Iona on May 17 and then in an 11-4 triumph of LIU to end the regular season on May 22

2015:

  • Appeared in 38 games, batting .144 with 11 RBI’s and seven runs scored
  • Recorded career-high four RBI’s in a 2-5 performance, that included a double, at Richmond on April 11
  • Finished 2-3 with a walk, run scored and RBI at LIU Brooklyn on April 18
  • Two of his five multi-hit games came in a span of three days, going a perfect 2-2 with a stolen base at Mount St. Mary’s on April 25 and then 2-5 with an RBI at Fairfield on the 28th

2014:

  • Selected to the Lousiville Slugger Freshman All-American team.
  • Named Second Team All-NEC Utility player in rookie season
  • .298 batting average ranked 18th in NEC
  • Recorded ten doubles and two triples in 51 games, both of which were second on the team
  • Drove in 19 runs and scored 21
  • Ended season with hit in nine straight games
  • Season high three RBIs in March 18 setback at Rhode Island
  • Went 2-3 with two RBI's in March 22 victory against Cornell
  • Earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors (3/24) after going 7-for-18 with two extra base hits, two runs scored and six RBI.
  • Tied season high in RBI's after going 2-3 with two doubles and a run scored in a win over Fairleigh Dickinson on April 6
  • Went 5-9 with two runs scored and two RBI's in doubleheader with NJIT on April 13. Season best three hits in game one
  • 2-2 with a walk, run, and RBI in conference setback to LIU Brooklyn on April 26
  • Went 8-14 in series with CCSU from May 15-17
  • Finished 2-5 with two RBIs, a double, and run in 13-8 elimination game victory over Wagner on May 23.
  • 1-3 with a double and run in 2-0 elimination game victory over CCSU the next day to help SHU advance to sixth straight NEC Championship game.

Before SHU:

  • Played four years of varsity baseball for Head Coach Sal Coppola at Amity High School in Orange, CT
  • Captained the 2013 Class LL State Championship team
  • Named All-League, New Haven Register All-Area, and CIAC All-State
  • As a junior, hit .320 and was a perfect 16-16 in stolen base attempts
  • He helped the Spartans capture the Housatonic Division en route to winning the 2012 Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) title
  • He was selected to participate in the Junior Select Connecticut All Star Game. 

Personal:

  • Parents: Steve & Marnie
  • Sister: Stephanie
  • Favorite Sports Teams: Mets & Heat
  • Favorite Athletes: Lebron James & David Wright
  • Hobbies: Playing golf & pool basketball
  • Favorite Movies: Anchorman & Blood Diamond
  • Favorite Food: Lasagna...Role Model: Lebron James
  • Would like to have dinner with: Will Ferrell

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2014First Year

    UTL
    5'10" 185 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2015Sophomore

    UTL
    5'10" 185 lbs
    17
  • 10

    2016Junior

    UTL
    5'11" 190 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2017Senior

    UTL
    5'11" 190 lbs
    10