Christian Keel

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Photo by: Emma C. Marion

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Class:
Junior
Position:
RHP
Height/Weight:
6-1 / 195
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Mooresville, N.C.
High School:
Community School of Davidson
Concentration:
Business Economics

2025: Made 14 appearances, including 10 starts while serving as a weekend starter…Ranked second on the team with 54.0 innings pitched…Struck out 51 batters…Earned one save…Struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief to lock down the save at Cornell (3/28)…Became the first Brown pitcher to toss a 9.0-inning complete game since 2011 with a dominant effort against Dartmouth, allowing one run on seven hits while striking out six and walking just one in a 4-1 win over the Big Green (4/11).

Summer 2024: Played for the Kokomo Jackrabbits of the Northwoods League…Made six appearances…Posted a 1.26 ERA and 1.29 WHIP…Struck out 21 and allowed just four earned runs over 28.2 innings pitched.

2024: Appeared in 13 games, including three midweek starts…Struck out 28 batters over 32.1 innings…Had a scoreless inning of relief against Davidson (3/10)…Earned the win in relief against Stonehill, allowing one run on two hits with no walks over 4.0 innings (3/26)…Made his first career start against Bryant, tossing a season-high 5.0 innings (4/2).

Summer 2023: Posted a 4.60 ERA and struck out 33 batters over 29.1 IP for the Holly Springs Salamanders of the Coastal Plain League…Had a 3-2 record with one save.

2023: Made 13 appearances out of the bullpen, the second-most relief appearances on the team…Posted a team-best 2.05 ERA…Limited opponents to a .220 batting average…Struck out 24 batters and walked 11 over 26.1 innings…Struck out a season-high five batters over 2.2 scoreless innings in his collegiate debut at New Orleans (3/3)…Did not allow an earned run over 6.0 innings against Penn and Harvard in consecutive outings…Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings at Holy Cross (5/2).

Before Brown: 2022 all-conference honoree…Served as class co-president as a junior and senior.

Personal: Son of Lia and Todd Keel…Has one sister, Ansley.

Why Brown?: “I chose Brown because attending Brown not only means I get to play high-level sports, but I also get a world class education. It was my goal for a long time to play high-level baseball along with high-level academics. Brown is the best of both worlds.”