University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Dani Keighley joined the Detroit Mercy softball coaching staff as a Graduate Assistant Coach. With a proven record of athletic excellence and academic achievement after an accomplished playing career, Keighley brings a strong competitive drive, a deep understanding of the game, and a strong leadership background to the coaching staff. She will be pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree at UDM.
 
A standout third baseman at the University of Northwestern Ohio, Keighley was a four-year starter and one of the most decorated athletes in program history.
 
Keighley holds several UNOH program records, including single-season RBI (70) and multi-RBI games in a season (17), both of which rank first in school history. She also posted a .622 career slugging percentage, which is the second-highest mark in program history. A respected team leader, she served as captain for the 2024–25 season and was honored as UNOH’s Female Athlete of the Year.
 
She led the team to a 2024-25 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Tournament Championship and NCAA regional appearance.
 
Keighley earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors three times (2023, 2024, 2025) and was a member of the WHAC All-Academic Team in 2024 and 2025. She was named WHAC Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks in both 2024 and 2025, earned NAIA Hitter of the Week in 2024, and received First Team All-Conference recognition in 2024 and 2025 after being named Second Team All-Conference in 2022 and 2023. Keighley was selected to the NCFA All-Region First Team in 2024 and Second Team in 2025, and she capped her senior year as a member of the NFCA NAIA All-American Second Team.
 
Keighley graduated in 2025 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sport Marketing and Management.
 
Before beginning her collegiate career, Keighley was a four-year varsity starter at first base for Anchor Bay High School. Her high school résumé includes All-Macomb County selections in 2018, 2019, and 2021; multiple MAC Red All-Academic honors; and recognition from the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association at the district, regional, and All-State levels. She was named the 2021 MAC Red Division MVP, earned a spot on the 2021 MHSSCA All-State First Team, and was selected as the 2021 Macomb County Player of the Year. She also earned the school’s Varsity A Award in 2018, 2019, and 2021.