TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head coach Windy Thees announced the addition of Kiley Goff to the Sycamore Softball coaching staff.
Goff joins the Sycamores from Louisville University where she completed her senior year as a student athlete on the Cardinals softball team and earned her degree in Liberal Studies with a minor in biology.
The West Lafayette, Indiana native was a standout catcher at Harrison High School where she earned Big School Softball Player Of The Year while also lettering in volleyball and basketball before enrolling at Purdue University where she played one season for the Boilermakers playing different positions such as catcher, second base, and third base. As a freshman, Goff made an immediate impact, playing in all 44 games with 40 starts and finishing second on the team with 20 runs and 33 hits.
Goff transferred to the University of Maryland where she served as team captain for the Terrapins in 2022 and received Big Ten player of the week in April of the 22' season. She appeared and started in 54 games as a junior, primarily as catcher where she led the Big Ten in runners caught stealing with 13 while pacing the team with 42 runs in 2023. In 2022, she stood second on the team with a .445 on-base percentage and a .992 fielding percentage. During her two seasons with the Terps, she totaled 67 runs and threw out 24 baserunners attempting to steal.
After competing for Maryland from 2021 to 2022, Goff continued her playing and academic career at the University of Louisville for her senior season.
Goff was the primary catcher for the Cardinals, starting in all 52 games as she finished the season with 12 runners caught stealing, standing tied for third in the ACC, stood second on the team with a .437 on-base percentage, went 6-for-7 in stolen bases, and led the ACC with 21 hit by pitches ranking her fourth nationally in this category. Goff received numerous accolades as a senior where she was named a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection while also being named to the All-ACC Academic Team and Honor Roll.
She has worked at Purdue University baseball camps as well as University of Maryland and University of Louisville softball camps for the last four years. Goff also served as head coach of a youth baseball travel team from 2021-22, while working alongside the grounds crew for Purdue Turf. Goff also spent her time giving youth softball lessons at D-Bat Elite in 2022.
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