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2025 Tufts University Jumbos Softball Roster

22 Keriann Slayton

22 Keriann Slayton

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • Hometown:
    Mechanicsville, Va.
  • High School:
    Maggie L. Walker Governor's School

Summary

Biography

2025 (Senior): Veteran presence behind the plate with a massive offensive impact from the catcher position, appeared in and started all 44 games for the Jumbos...Picked up a career high 25 RBI with a career high slash line of .314/.353/.429...Gunned down four runners on steal attempts...Tallied a season high three hits against Endicott...Drove in a season high two RBI against Colby in the playoffs...Had a season high 10 put outs against Brandeis...Named to the All-NESCAC Second Team...NFCA All-Region...Academic All-District...Part of the 2025 NESCAC Championship Winning Tufts Softball Team

2024 (Junior): Had a huge impact for the Jumbos behind the dish, taking over as the starting backstop as a junior...named to the NFCA All-Region 1 Third Team after her strong campaign...also selected to the NESCAC All-Academic squad, while also being honored with the CSC Academic All-District accolades...batted .284 on the season in 38 starts...finished with eight extra-base hits including three homers...batted .284 with 20 RBI...posted a career-high three hits and two homers against MIT on April 17...added three hits against Brandeis on April 24...was 2-for-4 in an elimination game against Rochester in the NCAA Medford Regional...posted the game-winning RBI single against Rochester to help win the NCAA Medford Regional...was 2-for-4 with a homer against Amherst April 6...Tufts was 39-10 overall while winning the Medford, MA regional, Salisbury Super Regional and advancing to the NCAA Championships in Marshall, Texas. 

2023 (Sophomore): Made 14 starts and played in 15 games as back-up catcher … Did not make an error in 96 fielding chances … Her three sac flies were second-most in the conference … Finished with two hits including a double and two runs against Westminster (Mo.) in Florida … A NESCAC All-Academic Team (3.50 GPA+) member.

2022 (Freshman): Played in 21 games and started 20 as a freshman … Had a productive 15 rbis while hitting .333 … Made just one error in 114 chances (.991) behind the plate … Hit a three-run home run in a 4-1 win at Trinity on April 23 … Had three hits against Bates on April 30.

Before Tufts: Was on the softball team at Maggie L. Walker Governor's School...was named a Richmond Times Dispatch First Team All-Metro catcher in 2019...selected as a VHSL All-Region catcher in 2019-21...was a captain of her high school team her sophomore through senior years...named the Rookie of the Year for her high school team in 2018...named the MVP of her high school team 2019-2021...was a Sports Backers Scholar-Athlete of the Year finalist in 2021...was the Yearbook Editor-In-Chief...member of the National Honor Society, the National English Honor Society, the American Sign Language Honor Society and the Tri-M Music Honor Society...was a speech and debate NCFL state champion and national qualifier (oral declamation)...was the school newspaper's photography editor...completed a senior internship with Richmond Magazine, publishing pieces online and in print.

Personal: Daughter of Dietta and Jim...has one sibling, Dana...father played football at Ithaca and won two national championships.
 

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Historical Player Information

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    2022Freshman

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    5'7"
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    2023Sophomore

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    5'7"
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    2024Junior

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    5'7"
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    2025Senior

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    5'7"
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