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40 - Alyssa Denham
ALYSSA DENHAM
POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 6-1 BATS/THROWS: R/R HOMETOWN: Alvin, Texas COLLEGE: Arizona denhamalyssa
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ATHLETE CAUSE: National PKU Alliance
ATHLETES UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE
2022 Championship Season: Earned 1,720 leaderboard points to finish second in the league standings … ranked fifth in the league with 1,140 win points while adding 400 stat points … tied for fourth in Athletes Unlimited with 180 MVP points … led league in wins (6) and earned run average (1.94) while making 11 appearances … tallied 27 strikeouts in 43.1 innings … pitched back-to-back complete games against Team Mulipola (Aug. 19) and Team Jaquish (Aug. 21) … combined to allow just two runs on six hits with eight strikeouts in those two outings … posted pair of five-strikeout performances against Team Jaquish on Aug. 14 and Aug. 21 … notched season-high 264 leaderboard points in Week Four finale against Team Jaquish after recording shutout performance. 2022 AUX Season: Accumulated 638 leaderboard points during inaugural AUX Softball campaign … made nine appearances in the circle, including league-high five starts … posted 16 strikeouts against just four walks in 24.2 innings … threw season-high 4.1 innings against Team Fischer on June 20 … also posted 4.0 innings in season finale against Team Zerkle with three strikeouts … also had three strikeouts against Team Zerkle on June 24.
2021 Championship Season: Tied for 18th place on the leaderboard with 1,320 points while making professional debut … tied for fifth in the league with 140 MVP points … tied for fifth in the league with five games started during eight appearances … posted 2-1 record with 3.71 earned run average in 28.0 innings … tied for sixth in the circuit with 17 strikeouts … one of 12 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.
AT ARIZONA
Four-year letter winner for the Wildcats after playing freshman season at Louisiana … posted 52-18 record in 93 appearances at Arizona … authored 1.92 career earned run average with 367 strikeouts in 438.0 innings pitched … ranks ninth on Arizona’s career earned run average list … Third-Team NFCA All-America performer as a fifth-year senior after garnering 19-8 record with a 1.95 earned run average and seven shutouts … ranked eighth in the Pac-12 with 107 strikeouts during 2021 season … boasted 9-1 record in COVID-shortened 2020 campaign with 1.92 earned run average and 76 strikeouts … two-time Third-Team All-Pac-12 performer in 2018 and 2019 who pitched three career no-hitters … finalist for 2017 NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year at Louisiana after registering 15-2 record with 2.27 earned run average in 28 appearances, including 20 starts … named Sun Belt Conference and Louisiana Sports Writers Association Freshman of the Year in 2017.
PERSONAL
Currently works as an assistant coach at McNeese State … graduated from Arizona in 2021 with a degree in Literacy, Learning, and Leadership with an emphasis on Community Education … has three older sisters - Stephenie, Jessica and Tiffany - who all played softball at McNeese … plans to teach Special Education and believes her calling is to become a teacher and coach.
DENHAM’S ATHLETES UNLIMITED CAREER STATISTICS
AUX
SEASON LPTS ERA APP GS W L SV CG SHO IP R ER H BB SO HR B/AVG WP HP
2022 638 4.82 9 5 0 3 0 0 0 24.2 22 17 43 4 16 4 0.384 0 3
TOTAL 638 4.82 9 5 0 3 0 0 0 24.2 22 17 43 4 16 4 0.384 0 3
CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
SEASON LPTS ERA APP GS W L SV CG SHO IP R ER H BB SO HR B/AVG WP HP
2021 1320 3.75 8 5 2 1 0 0 0 28.0 15 15 25 7 17 3 0.236 0 4 2022 1720 1.94 11 5 6 0 0 2 1 43.1 19 12 35 16 27 4 0.217 1 5
