2016 All-C-USA Second Team
UTEP CAREER NOTES: Named 2016 All-Conference USA second team … started 153 of 155 games played during career … finished three-year UTEP career with 103 RBI, ranking no. 7 on the program’s all-time list … only seventh Miner to hit 100-RBI club in UTEP history … .326 career average [154-472] ranks no. 8 on career list … .391 career on-base percentage ranks no. 8 ... 154 career hits rank no. 9 … 33 career doubles rank no. 7 … 42 RBI in 2016 ranks t-fourth best during a single season in program history … led Miners in RBI last two years – 42 in 2016; 36 in 2017 … recorded five RBI on three different occasions in which the Miners won all three games … first five-RBI game came against Incarnate Word [2/11/16] … second five-RBI outing came against Utah State [2/24/17], which includes first career grand slam [second inning] … third five-RBI performance was against Wichita State … tallied 331 assists during career, ranking no. 2 on the program’s all-time list … 134 assists in 2016 ranks most all-time on the single-season list in UTEP history … nine assists at FIU [3/25/16] ranks most all-time on the single-game performance list … overall collegiate career [Oregon State (2014); UTEP (2015-17)], finished with 16 home runs [15 w/ UTEP], 110 RBI, 77 runs [70 w/ UTEP] and 33 doubles … registered first collegiate five-RBI game against Stanford [5/10/14].
2016 (JUNIOR): Started all 55 games … set single-season program record with 134 assists … set single-game school record by recording nine assists at FIU (3/25) … led the Miners in RBI (42), while ranking in the top 10 in Conference USA … RBI total is ranked tied fourth best during a single season in program history … ranked fourth on team with a .318 average (57-of-179), tied second on the squad in home runs (seven), tied second in hits, ranked third in slugging (.520) and fourth in on-base percentage (.368) … registered 13 doubles, ranking third on the team and top 10 in C-USA … tallied a triple and 22 runs … 10 double plays turned ranks tied seventh in program history … hit a career-high two home runs, leading to a career-best five RBI during a run-rule win against Incarnate Word (2/11) … connected on a two-run double during a win at UNLV (2/19); Miners’ first road win since May 4, 2014 … tied career high in hits (3-for-3), while registering a pair of RBI against San Jose State (2/20) … recorded three RBI during a victory against Grand Canyon (2/21) … went 2-for-3 with three RBI during a triumph against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/26) … hit .400 (4-of-10) with six RBI, a double, a run, two walks and a home run during a series sweep against LA Tech (3/19-20) … registered three RBI on a 2-for-4 performance in game two against the Lady Techsters … hit a two-run home run on a 2-for-4, two-RBI performance during a game two win at FIU (3/25) … hit .400 with five RBI and two doubles during a series win against UTSA (4/2-3), including a 2-for-3, three-RBI showing in game two … tied career best in hits (3-of-4) against UAB (4/23) … went 2-for-4 with two RBI and tied career high with two doubles during a win at Middle Tennessee (4/16) … hit a two-run home run against North Texas (4/30), while producing four RBI during the series sweep against UNT … went 1-for-3 and tallied six assists during a first round win against FIU at the C-USA Tournament (5/11).
2015 (SOPHOMORE): Started 52 of 53 contests in the infield during first season with the Miners … ranked fourth on the squad with a .311 batting average (47-for-151) … recorded four home runs with 25 RBI, and 24 runs … ranked tied second with two other Miners with 10 doubles … tallied 64 putouts and 104 assists … hit .294 with a long ball and 12 RBI in league games only … went 1-for-2 with a walk during debut in a UTEP uniform against Virginia (2/6) … tallied a pair of hits with a double and an RBI versus UCSB (2/7) … connected on first home run with the Orange and Blue on a 2-for-4, two-RBI performance against Nevada (2/14) … hit three home runs in three consecutive contests … went 2-for-2 with a jack, two RBI and a pair of runs during a 12-2 victory over Middle Tennessee (3/8) … hit two more jacks in each contest during a two-game sweep over Texas Tech (3/11); went a combined 2-for-6 with three RBI and two runs against the Red Raiders … recorded a season-high in hits (3-for-4) and RBI (three) against No. 19 Arizona State … went 2-for-5 with three RBI during an 11-10 game two victory over FIU (4/11) … finished a combined 5-for-11 (.455) with three doubles, three RBI and two runs scored during a three-game set against Marshall (4/25-26) … went 1-for-3 with two RBI during a game two, 10-5, win over the Thundering Herd … recorded a hit and an RBI during second game of doubleheader versus rival NM State (4/28).
PRIOR TO UTEP: Played in 22 games, starting 13 for Oregon State as a freshman ... hit .256 (11-for-43) with a home run, seven RBI, seven runs scored and a double for the Beavers ... had a huge day, hitting first career home run as part of a 4-for-4, three-run and five-RBI performance in the last game of the 2014 season against Stanford (5/10) ... recorded first career hit at Arizona (3/24) and first career RBI at Utah (4/4) ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI at UNLV ... made first career start against Appalachian State, scoring a run and walking twice, at the Kajikawa/ASU Classic in Tempe, Ariz. (2/9) ... at Kearny High School (San Diego), was voted team MVP and earned All-Western League First Team honor during junior season ... hit .431 with three long balls, 21 RBI and 14 stolen bases during junior year ... named Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman ... completed with the basketball and volleyball programs for the Komets ... awarded the Best Offensive Player Award in basketball and the Best Defensive Player Award in volleyball ... club team was the Corona Angels coached by Kim Howard.
PERSONAL: Full name is Keanna Pepi ... daughter of Barbara and Albert Pepi ... has two sisters, Danika and Mariah ... born in San Diego, Calif. ... multidisciplinary studies major.
