Career Highlights
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2019)
2021 | Redshirt Senior
Missed one game of the season and started 53 games: 33 at second base, 18 in center field and two at shortstop … Hit .174 (21-for-121) posting a .273 on base percentage and .298 slugging percentage … Totaled 21 hits, five home runs, 11 RBIs, 11 walks, six hit by pitches and 20 runs scored … Led the team laying down eight sacrifice bunts … Missed the season opener against Oklahoma State, but started each of the team’s remaining 53 games … For the first time in her career, played outfield and started 18 games in center field from Feb. 20 through March 9 … Four of five home runs came from the nine spot of the order … All of her extra base hits on the season were home runs … In her first game of the season, went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, hit by pitch and sacrifice bunt in a 6-4, 14 inning win, the second longest game in school history, at McNeese (Feb. 20, Game 1) … Homered in back-to-back games for the second time of her career, going 1-for-3 with a solo home run in the nightcap at McNeese (Feb. 20, Game 2) … Homered for the third time in five games, blasting a solo shot while going 1-for-2 with a walk at UTA (Feb. 22, Game 1) … Tied season-high recording two RBIs while hitting her fourth home run of the year in a 1-for-2 performance against Texas Tech (Feb. 26) … During the month of February, slashed .250/.379/.750 , ranking fifth on the team in slugging during that span, and hit four home runs with six RBIs … Started first game of the year at second base and went 0-for-2 in the conference opener at South Carolina (March 12) … Made first start of the year at shortstop and went 1-for-2 against Ole Miss (March 19) … Smashed a walk-off solo home run, her fifth and final shot of the year, in the top of the eighth inning of a 3-2 win over Ole Miss (March 21) … Against the Rebels collected her first multi-hit performance of the year, going 2-for-4 … The following game recorded second multi-hit game with a 2-for-4 day while scoring a season-high two runs at Kansas City (March 23) … Registered her third and final multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base in the 1-0 series opening win at LSU (May 1) … During the NCAA Tournament, hit .167 (2-for-12) with an RBI and one hit by pitch.
2020 | Senior
Played in 21 games and made 20 starts, 13 coming at second base and seven at third base… Also played shortstop in two games… Hit .279 with 12 hits, two doubles, one triple, three home runs, 10 RBIs and eight runs scored… Slugged .581, which ranked fourth on the team… Led the team laying down four sacrifice bunts… Doubled and scored a run in the first game of the year against UTEP (Feb. 7)… Hit first career home run, a two-run shot which gave Arkansas the lead in a 5-1 win against Marist (Feb. 23)… Went 2-for-3 with a triple and a home run while driving in a career-high four runs against Villanova (Feb. 28), and hit a homer in back-to-back games for the first time in her career with a two-run jack against Kent State (Feb. 28) later that evening… Compiled a career-best five-game hitting streak from Feb. 28 through March 1 against Villanova, Kent State and No. 9 Florida State.
2019 | Junior
Appeared in 43 games and started the final 25 games of the season at shortstop… Earned her first collegiate start against Kentucky (March 29)… Hit .163 with two doubles, two walks, six RBIs and 17 runs scored… Tied for the team lead laying down four sacrifice bunts… Drove in a season-high three RBIs with a double and run scored in an 11-0 victory over Furman (Apr. 14)… Collected a season-best two hits in a 2-for-3 showing with two RBIs and two runs scored as part of an 11-1 thrashing of No. 9 LSU (Apr. 19).
2018 | Sophomore
Appeared in 37 games primarily as a pinch runner… Scored 16 runs over the course of the season, including five in SEC contests.
2017 | Freshman
Appeared in one game during freshman campaign… made debut as a pinch runner against Lamar (March 4).
Prior to Arkansas
Three-time all-state performer at Harrisburg High School where she helped guide the team to the regional round of the state playoffs in 2015… Earned team MVP honors in each of her first three prep seasons and was named to the all-state tournament team as a sophomore… Selected to the Junior/Senior All-Star Showcase… Played travel ball for Arkansas Angels 18U Gold… Was also a three-time all-state performer in tennis and three-time all-conference selection and MVP with the Harrisburg basketball team.
Personal
Formally Keely Edwards, married Tim Huffine during the summer of 2019… Daughter of Todd and Kim Edwards… Has two siblings Jerrad and Abby… Majoring in Teaching K-12 Physical Education and Health.
