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2020 Softball Roster

Arianna Grainey
Arianna Grainey

13 Alexis Devers

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Liberty HS
  • Hometown Peoria, Ariz.

Biography

2021
Pitched in four games and made two starts before calling it a career … didn’t factor in a decision, but gave up 22 runs – 17 earned – and 15 walks in six innings of work … fanned two

2020
Pitched in 20 of 29 games and earned 11 starts … was 2-6 with a 3.10 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 58 2/3 innings of work … tied for third in the Summit League in ERA and was sixth in strikeouts … also had the fifth-best batting average against compared to other Summit pitchers (.261) … allowed two earned runs and struck out a season-high seven batters in a complete-game performance against Providence (2/22) … came back with four scoreless innings the next day to aid an 8-0, five-inning shutout against Merrimack (2/23) … didn’t allow an earned run in a combined 7 1/3 innings in back-to-back games against New Mexico, but took two losses despite the effort (2/29, 3/1) … didn’t allow a hit in three innings, but took the loss against Central Arkansas (2/16) … received one run of support in her final six appearances spanning 12 innings … team’s season was cut short due to COVID-19

2019
Earned second-team all-Summit League honors … led the Summit League in appearances (37) and games started (32) and was second in innings pitched (172.2) … was 13-15 with a 3.65 ERA and had a team-high 90 strikeouts … also had four shutouts and combined on another … started 11 of USD’s 18 games in Summit League play … pitched 13 2/3 scoreless innings before giving up a run to start the season … allowed five hits and struck out five against Quinnipiac in pitching her first collegiate shutout (2/15) … tossed a one-hit shutout and faced two more than the minimum against 2018 NCAA Tournament participant Albany, which returned nearly everyone from its 2018 team (2/22) … also beat 2018 tourney team Middle Tennessee State 3-1 in a complete-game performance on the same weekend (2/24) … earned Summit Pitcher of the Week honors for those efforts, going 2-0 with a 1.11 ERA in 19 innings (2/25) … tossed a three-hitter in beating her former team, New Mexico State, 4-3 in Tempe (3/9) … threw more than 200 pitches and struck out a career-best eight in 10 2/3 innings in outdueling 2017 Summit Pitcher of the Year Emily Ira in the Summit League opener at Western Illinois (3/23) … shut out Purdue Fort Wayne on consecutive days to earn her second Summit Pitcher of the Week award (4/1) … tossed a two-hitter in leading USD to a 10-1 win against North Dakota State in the winner’s bracket of the Summit League Tournament (5/10) … was named to the Summit League’s All-Tournament Team after going 1-1 with a 2.50 ERA in 14 innings of work

2018
Pitched in 26 games and earned 15 starts, the second-highest total on the team … was 1-11 with a 7.29 ERA in 65 1/3 innings of work … offense gave her 2.4 runs per game on average in her 11 losses … had 32 strikeouts … pitched in four games and earned three starts in Summit play where she posted a 4.47 ERA in 15 2/3 innings … pitched two innings of relief in the season opener against Boise State (2/8) … allowed no earned runs and struck out five, but took a loss in a start against UC Davis … had a season-high six strikeouts and allowed one run on three hits (all singles) in eight innings against North Dakota State, but took a 1-0 loss … allowed two runs on seven hits with four strikeouts in netting her first collegiate win, a 9-2 victory at Kansas City (5/5) … was the starter for the Coyotes’ Summit League Tournament game against Omaha (5/9)

2017
Redshirted at New Mexico State

Prep
Played four years as a pitcher at Liberty High School in Peoria ... was named second team all-district in 2016 ... was named first team all-district in 2014 and 2015 ... was an AIA all-section second team in 2016

Personal
Parents are Chris and Kathy ... cousin, Christian Dvorak, plays in the NHL for the Arizona Coyotes ... nursing and health sciences major

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Redshirt Freshman

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    2019Sophomore

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    2020Junior

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