Softball

Immaculata's Keani Hindle Named Female Scholar Athlete of the Year

Lancaster, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the league's Scholar Athletes of the Year on Monday, naming Immaculata University's Keani Hindle the recipient of the female award. 

Hindle, a senior softball student-athlete, batted .443 with 27 hits, 20 runs, and 20 RBI during the 2021 season while also leading the team in home runs, RBI and slugging percentage. Over her career, she accumulated 101 appearances/starts, 126 career hits including 24 home runs, 112 RBI and 29 Doubles. Hindle was a member of the 2018 conference championship team, a three-time All-Conference selection and the Atlantic East Player of the Year in 2018.

The softball star graduated with a 3.95 cumulative grade-point average and a degree in English-Secondary Education. Hindle was an eight-semester Dean's List student, a three-time conference all-academic team honoree and a member of the following Honor/Leadership Societies: Kappa Delta Pi, Immaculata Honor Society, and National Society of Leadership and Success.

In addition to all of her work on the field and the classroom, Hindle was a New Student Orientation Leader, Resident Assistant and was nominated for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Resident Assistant of the Year, AOD-Alcohol and Drug Peer Educator for the CHOICES program, a tutor for students as a Writing Center Assistant and published work within Immaculata’s student newspaper.

Keani's Reflection On Time At Immaculata: 
 
“On the first day of my freshman year, back in the Fall of 2017, I told myself that my time at IU would change my life. What I did not know then was just how much Immaculata would impact my life. Immaculata gave me the opportunity to create a voice for myself, which was something I had yet to do by then.
 
 Freshman year, I watched the upperclassmen around campus and on my softball team lead in the Immaculata community. They inspired me to do the same. I signed up for different leadership positions at Immaculata, got involved on campus, and became a leader on the softball field through my actions. As I spent more time involved in the IU community, I learned how to be a resource for others as well as how to prioritize my mental health.
 
Softball taught me that being a leader requires no title, and when given the title, nothing should change in how you lead. Being a student at IU showed me the importance of time management and passion when it comes to academic excellence. As I finish my senior year and my experience in undergrad, I look back at the friends and connections I made as a student, athlete, and leader. The memories I made and lessons I learned I will carry as I move forward as a future teacher. I would not trade them or my time at Immaculata University for anything.”