Longwood University Athletics

2026: Big South All-Academic Team selection who was also Longwood’s starting center fielder…Batted .286 in 55 games, all starts, while leading the Big South with 35 stolen bases, a mark that ranked 18^th nationally…Had 13 doubles and eight home runs and broke the program’s walks record by drawing 46 on the season…Sported a .461 on-base percentage with a .489 slugging percentage…Had 12 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games…Reached base safely in 29 straight games in the middle of the season, and also had a 10-game hitting streak during the year…Stole multiple bases in a game 11 times…Helped Longwood win five games in the Big South Tournament for the first time in team history, advancing to the Big South Championship game and finishing as runner-up…The team won 34 games, tying its Division I record…Tied a career-high with four RBI against NJIT (Feb. 14) while going 2-4 with a double and a grand slam in the game…Had three hits against Radford (May 20)…Scored three runs in a game four times: UNC Asheville (April 11), Presbyterian (April 18), VMI (April 21) and at Winthrop (May 14)…Had a season-best four steals at Winthrop (May 15)…Batted .385 (10-26) at the Big South Tournament and had four multi-hit games…
 
2025: An outfielder who started and played 51 games…Hit .228 in 198 at-bats with 45 hits, 49 runs, 28 RBIs, and eight home runs…Ranked 22nd nationally (and led the Big South) with 35 stolen bases…Led the team in runs (49) and tied for first in home runs (eight) (along with Myles Webb and James Nelson)...Had 10 multi-hit games, seven multi-RBIs games, 14 games with multiple runs scored, and 11 games with multiple stolen bases…Stole his first 24 bases safely before being caught…Longest Hitting streak: nine games (March 12-25) where he hit .364 (12-33)...Had a season-best three hits against Penn State (Feb. 23) with two doubles…Went 2-3 with a season-high 3 runs scored and 3 RBI, along with a home run, against UAlbany (March 1)...Had a season-best four RBIs at VMI (March 18) while hitting a grand slam…Hit .545 (6-11) over a three-game series at UNC Asheville (March 21-23), adding in eight runs, six RBI, one double and two home runs…Scored a season-high three runs against UNC Asheville (March 23)...Tied a season-high with three hits at Charleston Southern (April 19) while going 3-4 with one run, one RBIs and a double…
 
Prior to Longwood: Went to both West Virginia and Miami Ohio prior to coming to Longwood…
 
High School: Played at Maury High School and IMG Academy…All-Tidewater and all-district honoree…2021 Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason Underclass All-America First Team selection…Played at the 2020 Perfect Game Underclass All-American Games…Ranked the No. 66 prospect overall by Perfect Game…
 
Personal: Son of Alvin Keels and Monique Boyce…Has two siblings: Ashton and Airyanna Keels…Father, Alvin, played football and baseball at Elizabeth City State…Mother, Monique, played basketball at Elizabeth City State…Aspires to work on a media team for a sports club…Favorite athletes are Elly De La Cruz and Javier Baez…Hobbies include fishing and cars…