Completed Event: Baseball versus TCU on May 17, 2025 , Loss , 6, to, 8 , (11 inn.)
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Jersey Number 21
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr.
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Helix Charter HS
Bio
On Keirsey: Selected in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins … 2018 ABCA/Rawlings West All-Region second team … three-time first-team All-Pac-12 (2016-18) … three-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team, becoming Utah's first selection to the team since the Utes joined the league in 2016 … 2016 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American … 154 career games played with 148 career starts, most in center field (10 at designated hitter) … .334 career batting average with 42 doubles and 11 triples … named Pac-12 Player of the Week on May 30, 2016.
2018: ABCA/Rawlings West All-Region second team … first-team All-Pac-12 … Pac-12 All-Defensive Team … played and started in 47 games (37 center field, 10 designated hitter), struggling with injury for part of the season … ranked 19th in the NCAA, third in the Pac-12 and led Utah with a .386 batting average … ranked sixth in the NCAA and led the Pac-12 in doubles per game (0.46) … 13th in the NCAA with 23 doubles and led the Pac-12 in doubles during the regular season … 18th in the NCAA and 2nd in the Pac-12 in hits per game (1.56) … tied for third in the Pac-12 in hits during the regular season (78) … also ranked tied for sixth in the Pac-12 in triples (five), eighth in on-base percentage (.440) and eighth in slugging percentage (.609) … four home runs, 22 RBI, 15 walks and 7-of-12 in stolen bases … led Utah with 22 multiple-hit games … longest hitting streak 18 games and had a hit in all but six games … hit .418 with runners on base, .410 with runners in scoring position and .324 with two outs … 1.000 fielding percentage … hit .379 in Pac-12 games (third in the league) … hit .389 (7-of-18) with three doubles and two RBI in Surprise, Ariz., in games against Ohio State and Nebraska (2/22-25) … hit .417 (5-of-12) with two doubles against Sacramento State (3/23-24) … hit .333 against Oregon State (5-of-15) with three doubles and four RBI, including his first home run in game three of the series (3/29-31) … hit .583 (7-of-12) against California with two home runs, two doubles, seven runs scored and four RBI with a .667 on-base percentage (4/5-7) … hit .667 over the three games against Arizona with five of his eight hits going for extra bases (including three triples) and also scored five runs, going 3-for-3 in game one and 4-for-6 in game three (4/27-29) … hit .333 (5-of-15) with two doubles over three games against Stanford with multiple hits in two of the three games (5/4-6) … went 3-for-5 with a home run and an RBI against Utah Valley (5/15) … hit .583 (7-of-12) with three extra base hits against Washington (5/17-19) …. tied his career high with five hits (5-for-5) in game three of the series vs. Washington (5/19) … stole home vs. Washington State in game one (5/24-26).
2017: First-team All-Pac-12 … Pac-12 All-Defensive Team … played and started in 50 games (missed one game with injury) … finished third on the team with a .327 batting average … led Utah with five triples (fourth in the Pac-12) … fourth in the Pac-12 in hits per game (1.42) … second on the team with 71 hits, 39 runs scored and a .461 slugging percentage … three home runs and 10 doubles … second on the team and tied for ninth in the Pac-12 in stolen bases (9-of-14) … 31 RBI … tied for the team lead with 23 multiple-hit games … hit .397 (23-of-58) with runners in scoring position and hit .386 (32-of-83) with runners on base … had the longest reached base streak on the team, 18 games … hit .389 (7-for-18) with a double and triple in four games against Nebraska and Ohio State in Surprise, Ariz. … drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning against Nebraska in a 2-for-4 performance (2/24) … 2-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored against UTSA (3/5) … 2-for-4 with two stolen bases against New Mexico State (3/12) … 3-for-5 with an RBI and run scored in shutout win over Stanford (3/25) … 3-for-6 vs. BYU (3/28) … hit .500 against Oregon (6-of-12) with four RBI and two walks, including a two-run home run in game three of the series (3/31-4/2) … hit .333 against No. 1 Oregon State (5-for-15) with three RBI (4/7-9) … hit .357 (5-of-14) against California with two triples and five runs scored (4/13-15) … 3-for-6 with two RBI, a Utah school-record tying two triples and three runs scored in game two vs. California (4/14) … hit .417 (6-of-14) with two RBI over the three games against Arizona (4/20-22) … 4-for-6 with two RBI and two runs scored in game one against Arizona (4/20) … 5-for-7 with four RBI and a double against Utah Valley (4/25) … hit .429 (3-of-7) in the two games he played against USC (5/13-14).
2016: Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American … first-team All-Pac-12 … Utah's first selection to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team since the Utes joined the league … played in 54 games with 51 starts in the outfield … .293 batting average … tied for sixth in the Pac-12 with 11 stolen bases (11-of-15) … second on the team with 36 runs scored … 30 RBI … nine doubles, one triple and one home run … 28 runs scored in Pac-12 play was the most by any conference player in league games … led Utah with 40 hits in Pac-12 games … 12-game hitting streak (4/9-30) with a 19-game reached base streak (3/26-4/30) … 16 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI games … 5-for-8 (.625) with the bases loaded … hit .349 with runners in scoring position … 4-for-5 with two RBI in game one against Kansas (2/26) … 3-for-5 and scored four runs in game three against Arizona State (3/26) … RBI double in game one against Arizona tied the game at 3-3 in the seventh inning and drove in the game-winning runs in game three with a two-RBI double in the eighth inning (4/1, 3) … 2-for-4 with three RBI in game two of the UC Riverside series and also had two hits in game three (4/16-17) … hit .462 (6-for-13) against Oregon State, going 3-for-4 in game three of the series with a stolen base (4/21-22) … two-RBI single in the fifth inning vs. Washington State broke a 4-4 tie and gave Utah a 6-4 lead (5/8) … 3-for-4 with an RBI in game one against Stanford and his two-RBI single with the bases loaded in game three was the go-ahead run (5/13, 15) … named Pac-12 Player of the Week on May 30 after hitting .467 (7-of-15) over three games against Washington, including going 7-for-10 with seven RBI in the final two games of the series to give Utah the series win and outright Pac-12 title … 3-for-5 with four RBI in game two of the series vs. Washington, including an inside-the-park home run and drove in three runs in a 4-for-5 performance in game three of the series (5/28-29).
High School: First-team all-Grossmont Hills League as a senior at Helix Charter HS … first-team all-East County … hit .333 with seven doubles, three triples, 19 RBI and nine stolen bases as a senior … also had a 3.16 ERA on the mound over 48 2/3 innings pitched going 5-2 with 51 strikeouts … named the CalHiSports.com State Stat Star of the Week on May 22 after throwing a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts in a 5-0 win over Valhalla for his third shutout of the season … played in the 2014 Area Code games … posted a 2.28 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 43 innings pitched as a junior with a 4-3 record … also earned first-team all-league and first-team all-county honors as a wide receiver in football … named the 2014 East County Offensive Most Improved player as a senior.
Personal: Sister Carissa Ramirez plays field hockey at Elms College.
Major: Financial Planning
2018: ABCA/Rawlings West All-Region second team … first-team All-Pac-12 … Pac-12 All-Defensive Team … played and started in 47 games (37 center field, 10 designated hitter), struggling with injury for part of the season … ranked 19th in the NCAA, third in the Pac-12 and led Utah with a .386 batting average … ranked sixth in the NCAA and led the Pac-12 in doubles per game (0.46) … 13th in the NCAA with 23 doubles and led the Pac-12 in doubles during the regular season … 18th in the NCAA and 2nd in the Pac-12 in hits per game (1.56) … tied for third in the Pac-12 in hits during the regular season (78) … also ranked tied for sixth in the Pac-12 in triples (five), eighth in on-base percentage (.440) and eighth in slugging percentage (.609) … four home runs, 22 RBI, 15 walks and 7-of-12 in stolen bases … led Utah with 22 multiple-hit games … longest hitting streak 18 games and had a hit in all but six games … hit .418 with runners on base, .410 with runners in scoring position and .324 with two outs … 1.000 fielding percentage … hit .379 in Pac-12 games (third in the league) … hit .389 (7-of-18) with three doubles and two RBI in Surprise, Ariz., in games against Ohio State and Nebraska (2/22-25) … hit .417 (5-of-12) with two doubles against Sacramento State (3/23-24) … hit .333 against Oregon State (5-of-15) with three doubles and four RBI, including his first home run in game three of the series (3/29-31) … hit .583 (7-of-12) against California with two home runs, two doubles, seven runs scored and four RBI with a .667 on-base percentage (4/5-7) … hit .667 over the three games against Arizona with five of his eight hits going for extra bases (including three triples) and also scored five runs, going 3-for-3 in game one and 4-for-6 in game three (4/27-29) … hit .333 (5-of-15) with two doubles over three games against Stanford with multiple hits in two of the three games (5/4-6) … went 3-for-5 with a home run and an RBI against Utah Valley (5/15) … hit .583 (7-of-12) with three extra base hits against Washington (5/17-19) …. tied his career high with five hits (5-for-5) in game three of the series vs. Washington (5/19) … stole home vs. Washington State in game one (5/24-26).
2017: First-team All-Pac-12 … Pac-12 All-Defensive Team … played and started in 50 games (missed one game with injury) … finished third on the team with a .327 batting average … led Utah with five triples (fourth in the Pac-12) … fourth in the Pac-12 in hits per game (1.42) … second on the team with 71 hits, 39 runs scored and a .461 slugging percentage … three home runs and 10 doubles … second on the team and tied for ninth in the Pac-12 in stolen bases (9-of-14) … 31 RBI … tied for the team lead with 23 multiple-hit games … hit .397 (23-of-58) with runners in scoring position and hit .386 (32-of-83) with runners on base … had the longest reached base streak on the team, 18 games … hit .389 (7-for-18) with a double and triple in four games against Nebraska and Ohio State in Surprise, Ariz. … drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning against Nebraska in a 2-for-4 performance (2/24) … 2-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored against UTSA (3/5) … 2-for-4 with two stolen bases against New Mexico State (3/12) … 3-for-5 with an RBI and run scored in shutout win over Stanford (3/25) … 3-for-6 vs. BYU (3/28) … hit .500 against Oregon (6-of-12) with four RBI and two walks, including a two-run home run in game three of the series (3/31-4/2) … hit .333 against No. 1 Oregon State (5-for-15) with three RBI (4/7-9) … hit .357 (5-of-14) against California with two triples and five runs scored (4/13-15) … 3-for-6 with two RBI, a Utah school-record tying two triples and three runs scored in game two vs. California (4/14) … hit .417 (6-of-14) with two RBI over the three games against Arizona (4/20-22) … 4-for-6 with two RBI and two runs scored in game one against Arizona (4/20) … 5-for-7 with four RBI and a double against Utah Valley (4/25) … hit .429 (3-of-7) in the two games he played against USC (5/13-14).
2016: Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American … first-team All-Pac-12 … Utah's first selection to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team since the Utes joined the league … played in 54 games with 51 starts in the outfield … .293 batting average … tied for sixth in the Pac-12 with 11 stolen bases (11-of-15) … second on the team with 36 runs scored … 30 RBI … nine doubles, one triple and one home run … 28 runs scored in Pac-12 play was the most by any conference player in league games … led Utah with 40 hits in Pac-12 games … 12-game hitting streak (4/9-30) with a 19-game reached base streak (3/26-4/30) … 16 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI games … 5-for-8 (.625) with the bases loaded … hit .349 with runners in scoring position … 4-for-5 with two RBI in game one against Kansas (2/26) … 3-for-5 and scored four runs in game three against Arizona State (3/26) … RBI double in game one against Arizona tied the game at 3-3 in the seventh inning and drove in the game-winning runs in game three with a two-RBI double in the eighth inning (4/1, 3) … 2-for-4 with three RBI in game two of the UC Riverside series and also had two hits in game three (4/16-17) … hit .462 (6-for-13) against Oregon State, going 3-for-4 in game three of the series with a stolen base (4/21-22) … two-RBI single in the fifth inning vs. Washington State broke a 4-4 tie and gave Utah a 6-4 lead (5/8) … 3-for-4 with an RBI in game one against Stanford and his two-RBI single with the bases loaded in game three was the go-ahead run (5/13, 15) … named Pac-12 Player of the Week on May 30 after hitting .467 (7-of-15) over three games against Washington, including going 7-for-10 with seven RBI in the final two games of the series to give Utah the series win and outright Pac-12 title … 3-for-5 with four RBI in game two of the series vs. Washington, including an inside-the-park home run and drove in three runs in a 4-for-5 performance in game three of the series (5/28-29).
High School: First-team all-Grossmont Hills League as a senior at Helix Charter HS … first-team all-East County … hit .333 with seven doubles, three triples, 19 RBI and nine stolen bases as a senior … also had a 3.16 ERA on the mound over 48 2/3 innings pitched going 5-2 with 51 strikeouts … named the CalHiSports.com State Stat Star of the Week on May 22 after throwing a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts in a 5-0 win over Valhalla for his third shutout of the season … played in the 2014 Area Code games … posted a 2.28 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 43 innings pitched as a junior with a 4-3 record … also earned first-team all-league and first-team all-county honors as a wide receiver in football … named the 2014 East County Offensive Most Improved player as a senior.
Personal: Sister Carissa Ramirez plays field hockey at Elms College.
Major: Financial Planning
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