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2021 Softball Roster

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27 Alyssa Ealy

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Moline
  • Hometown Moline, Ill.

Biography

SENIOR (2021): Summit League Preseason Player to Watch... again played a key role in the outfield for her final season... led the Leathernecks in stolen bases (5)... placed top five on the team in hits (18), runs scored (12), RBI (10), drawn walks (16), and total bases (29)... had five multi-hit games... only player to triple multiple times... registered three RBI at Saint Louis (March 13)... homered at Saint Louis (March 12) and Drake (April 6)... went 2-3 on four separate occasions... ended 2-2 against nationally-ranked Missouri (March 24).

JUNIOR (2020): Started all 19 games ... Batted a team-best .362 (21-for-58) with one double, two triples and five RBIs ... Walked 10 times and scored 12 runs while posting a .456 on-base percentage ... Swiped a team and career-high nine bases ... Stole two bases twice in a single game (vs. Grand Canyon on Feb. 16 and vs. Northern Illinois on Feb. 29) ... Went 3-for-4 with an RBI against Prairie View A&M (Feb. 14).  
 
SOPHOMORE (2019): Appeared in 38 games with 35 starts ... Finished with 20 hits including three triples while scoring 18 runs ... Stole six bases in seven attempts ... Drove in three runs and drew 13 walks ... Registered a 2-for-3 showing at the dish with a triple and run scored against Elon on March 9 ... Drove in two runs including one on another triple in a 10-5 win at Omaha on May 4.

FRESHMAN (2018): Was primarily used a pinch runner, but six starts in the outfield ... Finished 3-for-19 at the plate while scoring four runs ... Stole her first career base at Wichita State (March 11) ... Drove in both of her RBI on a double versus Purdue Fort Wayne. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in volleyball, basketball, cross country, and softball ... Three year Academic All Honors award winner ... Western Big Six most valuable player and two time Western Big Six best batting average title holder ... A two time all conference and all state award winner in softball ... Led her team in triples, steals and runs scored.

PERSONAL: Born January 25, 1999 in Moline, Illinois ... most memorable sports moment was winning softball regionals her senior year of high school against their conference rival ... choose Western Illinois because of the home environment the campus gives and the staff genuinely cares about the betterment of the students both academically and physically ... her parents have been a major influence on her sports career because, "they sacrificed everything to get me to where I am now,"...  hobbies include traveling and vlogging .... favorite musician is Chance the Rapper ... an interesting fact is she can turn her tongue into a three leaf clover ... daughter of Jenifer and James Ealy.

MAJOR: Mass Communications with a Minor in Broadcasting.

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2018Freshman

    OF
    5'4"
    27
  • 27

    2019Sophomore

    OF
    5'4"
    27
  • 27

    2020Junior

    OF
    5'4"
    27
  • 27

    2021Senior

    Outfielder
    5'4"
    27