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Peggy
Kellers

CategoryWomen's Fast Pitch
Year1986
HometownStratford, CT

Hall of Fame Information

All but one season of Peggy Kellers’ softball career was spent with the Raybestos Brakettes of Stratford, CT from 1964-1974. During that time, Peggy earned All-America honors six times playing in 11 ASA nationals as the Brakettes won seven national titles. Peggy started nine of the 11 years she played for the Brakettes and had a .218 batting average with 280 hits in 1,287 at-bats with 29 doubles, 21 triples, seven homers and 121 runs batted in. She batted .238 in national championship play. In addition, Kellers also played in seven Women’s Major Fast Pitch All-Star Series, the third ISF Women’s World Fast Pitch Championship in 1974 (.238 BA) and the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada where softball was a demonstration sport. Complications from surgery  on her right arm in September of 1974 forced her to retire from softball before the start of the 1975 season.  A native of Stratford, CT, Peggy has a bachelor’s degree from Southern Connecticut State (1970), a Master’s degree from the University of Bridgeport (1977) and a doctorate in sports psychology from the University of Virginia (1989).  In 1993, Peggy was named head coach at the University of Virginia and remained there until 1997 (123-97 record). In 1994, Peggy was named Atlantic Coach Conference Coach of the Year.  Kellers was born March 19, 1948.
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