UL Senior Keeli Milligan Taken In Pro Softball Draft

At least one member of this year's Louisiana Ragin' Cajun softball team will be playing in the professional ranks next season.

This season, in her first year with Louisiana, after transferring from Texas A&M, Milligan is hitting .347, while stealing 44 bases, becoming only the second player in school history to eclipse 40 steals in a single season.

A native of Vidor, Texas, Milligan hit a .307 last season for Texas A&M, to go along with a .400 on-base percentage, while stealing 29 bases in 32 attempts, prior to transferring to UL.

As a freshman in 2016, Milligan hit a .379, while setting a school record with 54 stolen bases. For her efforts, she was named to the All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman Team, as well as being selected a top ten finalist for the Division I National Freshman of the Year award.

In 2017, as a sophomore, Milligan hit a .319, after being named to named to the National Player of the Year watch list before the season.

This season, Milligan was reunited with Louisiana head coach Gerry Glasco, who was an assistant at Texas A&M, during her first two seasons.

Congratulations to Keeli!