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2018 Softball Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU

24 Alaynie Woollard

  • Class Senior
  • Position C/INF
  • Hometown New Castle, Ind.
  • High School New Castle

Biography

2018: One of three Huskies to start in all 56 games starting 34 at shortstop and 22 at third base … Garnered NFCA All-Great Lakes Third Team honors … Batted .301, slugged .603 and had an on-base percentage of .440 … Broke the NIU single season record for the most triples in a season with nine … Clubbed seven home runs, which was tied for the team lead with Jenny Van Geertry, including two grand slams …  Registered 44 hits including two games with three hits, Miami (Mar. 23) and Ball State (April 11) … Drew a team-leading career-leading 34 walks … Drove-in a team-leading 34 runs including driving in five against Miami (Mar. 23) and four against Green Bay (Mar. 17) and Ohio (April 7) … Stole 11 bases including stealing two bases against Valparaiso (May 2) … Honored as an Academic All-MAC recipient.  

2017: Started all the Huskies 54 games… started 25 games behind the dish, 21 games at shortstop, five games as a designated hitter, and four games at third base… Drove in 25 runs, included a season high five in her first start versus Rutgers (2-17) …Posted 38 hits which includes a season high four hits during the MAC tournament versus Western Michigan (5-12) …Averaged .260 in 146 at-bats.

2016: Appeared in all 55 games, starting 52…Made 41 starts nine at third base, one at first and at designated player…Tallied 29 hits, including seven doubles, two triples and six home runs in 131 at bats for a .221 batting average…Scored 19 runs, while driving in 27 RBIs, …Recorded two doubles in game two against Akron (4-8) with an RBI to help the Huskies win 4-2…Tallied three multi-hit games, including a 3-for-3, three-RBI performance in game two against Ball State (4-5).

2015: Batted .215 with 31 hits, 24 runs and 28 RBI...Belted 10 home runs, joining Kayti Grable as the first pair of Huskie teammates to hit double-digit home runs in the same season...Earned MAC West Player of the Week honors after hitting .500 with three home runs, five runs and eight RBIs, in addition to a .583 on-base percentage and a 1.400 slugging percentage, in the final week of March...Became the first Huskie since 2011 to hit two home runs in one game with a pair of dingers against Illinois State (3-25), including the go-ahead three-run shot in the eighth inning...Opened the year with three home runs in the first five games at the Texas State Hampton Inn & Suites Invitational...Hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning to lift the Huskies to a rain-shortened win in the home finale against UIC (4-29)...Hit a three-run home run against NCAA Tournament qualifier Florida A&M (March 7).

High School: Three-time first team all-conference and two-time first team all-area honoree at New Castle High School...Set the state record for most home runs in a single season with 18 and tied the career home run record with 43...Named the 2014 Player of the Year by the Muncie Star Press...Earned Courier Times Player of the Year recognition in 2013 after hitting 12 home runs and registering a .978 slugging percentage...Owns school career records in RBIs, walks and total bases...Played with several club teams, including the Central Indiana Catz, Team Indiana and Shockwaves.

Personal: Daughter of John and Tracey Woollard. Major: Psychology. Birthday: January 3, 1996.

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

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    2016Sophomore

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    2017Junior

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    2018Senior

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