Keana "KP" Pola Season 2021

Honors & Awards

• Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award (2021)
• Five-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2021)

Sophomore Season (2021)

• Started five games at first base
• Went 2-for-6 with a double in the Indiana doubleheader
• Had two more hits in the Michigan State doubleheader

Freshman Season (2020)

• Season was cut short due to the Coronavirus pandemic
• Played in 14 games which included 11 starts - nine at third base and two as the designated player 
• Scored seven runs and recorded four hits, one double, one home run and six RBIs
• Made her first career start in the season opener against NM State, getting the start at third base
• Scored one run against the Aggies
• Drew two walks against Bradley and scored two runs
• Went 2-for-3 with one run and an RBI in game one against Georgia Tech at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, marking her first career hit and double as a Husker
• Hit 1-for-2 with a run, a walk and a career-best three RBIs in game one against Boston College
• Went 1-for-2 with a run and two RBIs against No. 3 Oklahoma at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
• Hit her first career home run against the Sooners

Before Nebraska (Godinez High School/Corona Angels)

• Was ranked as the No. 57 overall recruit in the class of 2019 according to Extra Innings Softball
• Was named an Extra Innings Softball first-team high school all-American in 2018
• Was a four-year varsity letterwinner at Godinez High School
• Was a three-time team captain and a three-time team MVP
• Played in 103 games and hit .578 with an on-base percentage of .642
• Recorded 182 hits, 164 RBIs and 154 runs over her career
• Finished her career with a .939 slugging percentage after 60 doubles, 12 triples and 10 homers
• Helped her team to a Southern Section Division 4 state title as a senior
• Named to the California all-state underclassmen team by Cal-Hi Sports in both 2017 and 2018
• Named first-team All-CIF, while Cal-Hi Sports honored her with a spot on the all-state team for medium schools in 2017
• Named the Orange Coast League MVP in 2016 and 2017
• Named first-team all-league in 2016, 2017 and 2018
• Earned all-state and All-America honors from MaxPreps in 2017
• Played travel ball for the Corona Angels, the same club that produced current Huskers Cam Ybarra and Tristen Edwards, as well as former recent Huskers Bri Cassidy, Austen Urness, MJ Knighten, Emily Lockman, Dawna Tyson, Tatum Edwards, Taylor Edwards, Julie Brechtel and Tori Tyson
• Helped her team win the 2014 14U PGF National Championship
• Placed second at the 2017 18U PGF National Championships and third 2018

Personal

• Daughter of Kevin and Susana Pola
• Has three sisters, Selene, Savannah and Kendyl
• Selene played softball for Long Beach State from 2013 to 2016
• Cousin Noa Pola-Gates plays football for the Huskers
• Criminology and criminal justice major who earned her bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May 2023

Coach Revelle on Keana:  “From the first swing we saw from KP (Keana Pola), we knew we wanted her to be a Husker softball player.  As we got to know her, we knew we wanted her to become a member of the Nebraska family.  This high-character, high-integrity person is also a really good softball player, who we look forward to getting on campus.  KP has been a part of a national championship team, and that kind of experience is invaluable.   We are anxious for her to bring that winning attitude to the University of Nebraska.”