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Softball

2019 Softball Roster

Arianna Grainey

12 Alyssa Fernandez

  • Height 5-0
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Red Mountain HS
  • Hometown Mesa, Ariz.

Biography

2019
Earned first-team all-Summit League honors … was the top defensive second baseman in the region, charged with just two errors on more than 200 attempts throughout the season (.991 fielding percentage) … led the Summit in runs scored with 41 … hit .318 with eight doubles, three home runs and 26 RBIs … drew 27 walks, fourth-most in the League, for an on-base percentage of .425, which was sixth-best in the League … hit .345 in conference play with 17 runs scored … ranked eighth nationally for toughest-to-strike out (five strike outs in 173 at bats) … hit a two-run homer and reached base three times in South Dakota’s 6-4 upset of No. 23/25 Michigan in Tempe (3/9) … was 4-for-5 in a series sweep of Omaha and crossed home four times in game three (4/7) … homered in her first at bat of the Summit League Tournament and went 3-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs in an opening win against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/9) … was named to the Summit League’s All-Tournament Team after going 4-for-12 with two walks in four tournament games … made the Summit League honor roll.
 
2018
Took the Summit League by storm by capturing the first two Player of the Week awards of the season … reached base safely in each of her first 14 games as a Coyote … earned all-Summit League honors at second base … started 52 of 55 games, all at second base … hit .306 with six home runs, 18 RBIs and a team-high 37 runs scored … drew a league-high 31 walks and 39 free passes for an on-base percentage of .452 which ranked fifth in the Summit … hit mainly in the leadoff spot of the order and reached base 14 times out of 27 chances as the first batter (.518) … had the best strikeout-to-walk ratio on the team … voted Defensive Player of the Year by her teammates after posting a .971 fielding percentage … ranked fourth in the Summit in runs scored and had the 14th-best batting average … stole five bases in seven attempts … was 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs on opening day against San Jose State (2/8) … homered five times in her first nine games … was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored in the Summit League Tournament (5/9)

2017 (Phoenix College)
Earned first-team NJCAA Division II All-America honors after batting .505 with 15 doubles, two triples and a nation-leading 29 home runs ... drove in 81 RBIs, which ranked 16th nationally, and scored 104 runs, which was third-most nationally ... led Phoenix back to nationals and a third-place finish with a 54-8 record ... drew 38 walks and had an on-base percentage of .592 ... slugged 1.025 ... stole 24 bases on 31 attempts

2016 (Phoenix College)
Hit .419 with 15 doubles and 15 home runs ... drove in 74 runs, which ranked 12th in the nation, and scored 57 times ... had a .479 on-base percentage and slugged .742 ... stole eight bases ... competed in 63 games in leading Phoenix to a fourth-place finish at nationals and a 57-8-1 record

Prep
Three-time all-division and all-Mesa honoree for the Lions ... was named to the all-Arizona team as a junior ... compiled a .393 batting average with 155 hits including 32 doubles and 25 home runs ... drove in 108 runs ... had an on-base percentage of .476

Personal
Parents are Alex and Yvette ... communication studies major

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Junior

    IF
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  • 12

    2019Senior

    IF
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    12