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#10, Left-Handed Pitcher, L/L

Keilani Ricketts

University of Oklahoma '13

Hometown: San Jose, California

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup Medalist (3rd Place)

Keilani Ricketts is a 6-foot-2 professional softball pitcher from San Jose, California. She was acquired in the 6th Round of the 2025 Inaugural Draft following a collegiate career at Oklahoma.


Personal Life


Family: Sister, Samantha, was an All-America softball player at Oklahoma and serves as head softball coach at Mississippi State. Married husband, Sean, in 2017, and has a daughter named Elizabeth.

Career: Completed her second season as an assistant softball coach at the University of the Pacific in 2026.

Professional Experience


Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball, AUX & AUSL (2024–2025)

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Earned her first AU medal after placing third with 1,184 leaderboard points. Second in the circuit with a 1.56 ERA and a 2-0 record over 27.0 innings.

2025 AUSL Regular Season: Ranked eighth in the AUSL with a 4.20 ERA, posting a 1-3 record with two saves and 26 strikeouts.

2024 AUX Season: Secured 856 leaderboard points with 11 strikeouts over 20.1 innings.


Other Professional Experience (2013–2023)

WPF & NPF: Competed for the Oklahoma City Spark in 2023 (5-3, 3.03 ERA). No. 4 overall pick in the 2013 NPF Draft by the USSSA Pride, compiling a 41-24 record from 2013-18.

Japan Softball League: Played for Toyota Industries Shokki from 2013-18.


International Experience (2011–2026)

Team USA: Won Gold medals at the 2011 Pan American Games, 2019 Pan American Games, 2019 Japan Cup, and 2018 WBSC World Championship. Member of the 2026 National Team pool.

College Experience: Oklahoma (2010–2013)


Career Statistics: Compiled a 133-35 record with a 1.26 ERA. Holds Oklahoma career pitching records for wins (133), strikeouts (1,605), shutouts (54), and complete games (123). Also hit 50 career home runs with a .503 on-base percentage.

Senior Year (2013): Authored a 35-1 record with a 1.23 ERA and 350 strikeouts. Named WCWS Most Outstanding Player.

Junior Year (2012): Posted 37 victories with a 1.08 ERA and 457 strikeouts.


Awards & Honors

National Honors: Two-time USA Softball Player of the Year (2012, 2013) and the first Oklahoma student-athlete to win the Honda Cup (2013).

All-America: Four-time NFCA All-America selection (First-Team from 2011-13).

Conference Honors: 2012 Big 12 Player of the Year and 2013 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year.

AUSL Headshot of Keilani Ricketts

Career Stats

  • All-Star Cup
  • AUX Softball
  • Regular Season
YEAR
W-L
ERA
G
GS
IP
H
SO
LOB
BB
R
ER
HR
B/AVG
HB
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
2025 All-Star Cup
2-0
1.56
7
4
27.0
25
9
-
2
6
6
2
.243
6
1
-
-
57
145
3
2025 AUSL
1-3
4.20
11
3
25.0
28
26
-
6
15
15
3
.280
3
-
-
2
153
290
-
2024 AUX Softball
0-0
2.75
6
-
20.1
22
11
-
4
11
8
4
.262
4
4
-
-
-
-
-
Career Totals
0-0
2.75
6
-
20.1
22
11
-
4
11
8
4
.262
4
4
-
-
-
-
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Game Log

  • 2026 AUSL
  • 2025 All-Star Cup
  • 2025 AUSL
  • 2024 AUX Softball
DATE
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
W-L
ERA
G
IP
H
SO
LOB
BB
R
ER
HR
B/AVG
HB
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
7/19/2026
BlazeSpark
0-1
3.50
1
2.0
2
1
-
2
3
1
-
.286
-
-
-
-
16
24
2
7/18/2026
BlazeSpark
0-0
2.33
1
3.0
4
2
-
1
1
1
1
.308
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
7/16/2026
BlazeBandits
0-1
33.60
1
1.2
8
1
-
2
8
8
1
.615
-
-
-
-
22
44
1
7/15/2026
BlazeBandits
0-1
0.00
1
5.0
6
2
-
1
2
-
-
.286
-
-
-
-
24
52
-
7/11/2026
VoltsBlaze
0-1
5.25
1
1.1
3
2
-
1
1
1
-
.500
-
-
-
-
8
20
-
7/10/2026
VoltsBlaze
0-0
0.00
1
3.0
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7/8/2026
CascadeBlaze
0-0
0.00
1
1.0
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
.250
-
-
-
-
1
9
-
7/4/2026
TalonsBlaze
0-0
7.00
1
2.0
5
2
-
2
2
2
-
.455
-
-
-
-
16
36
-
7/3/2026
TalonsBlaze
1-0
1.75
1
4.0
3
4
-
1
1
1
-
.214
1
-
-
-
24
49
-
6/29/2026
SparkBlaze
1-0
0.00
1
4.0
3
1
-
-
-
-
-
.200
-
-
-
-
14
36
1
6/27/2026
BlazeTalons
0-0
0.00
1
1.0
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
10
-
6/25/2026
BlazeTalons
0-0
0.00
1
0.2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
.500
-
-
-
-
6
17
1
6/22/2026
BanditsBlaze
0-1
14.00
1
1.0
1
2
-
2
2
2
-
.250
2
-
-
-
15
23
1
6/17/2026
BanditsBlaze
0-1
3.50
1
2.0
2
2
-
-
1
1
-
.286
3
-
-
-
23
36
-
6/15/2026
BlazeVolts
0-0
3.00
1
2.1
3
1
-
-
1
1
-
.300
1
-
-
-
10
21
-
6/11/2026
BlazeCascade
0-0
10.50
1
2.2
4
1
-
1
4
4
1
.308
1
-
-
-
19
30
2
6/9/2026
BlazeCascade
0-0
0.00
1
3.0
1
3
-
-
-
-
-
.091
-
-
-
1
14
32
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

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Awards & Honors

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup Medalist (3rd Place)
Two-Time Honda Cup Award for Softball Winner
Two-Time NCAA WCWS All-Tournament Team
Oklahoma Record-Holder for Strikeouts (1,605)
2013 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year
2013 Big 12 All-Defensive Team
2013 NCAA WCWS Most Outstanding Player
2013 NCAA Champion

Transactions

  • 12/2/2025-
    Initial Protected Player
  • 7/8/2025-
    Keilani Ricketts was reinstated from the injury reserve list
  • 6/19/2025-
    Keilani Ricketts placed on the 7-day injury reserve list on 6/18/2025
  • 1/30/2025Blaze
    Blaze drafted Keilani Ricketts in the inagural draft [Round 6, Pick 1(21)]

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