Alexa Williams

Photo by: Megan Glover | South Dakota State

Photo by: Andrew Pedersen

Position:
Pitcher/First Base
Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
High School:
Lincoln Northeast H.S.
Hometown:
Lincoln, Neb.
Major:
Community & Public Health

Honors and Awards

2023 Summit League Honorable Mention
2022-23 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Two-time Summit League Academic Honor Roll

2024: Appeared in 30 games with 12 starts ... nine at first base and three has the designated hitter ... made 17 appearances in the circle posting a 4.49 ERA and striking out 17 ... had 35 at bats with four hits and three RBIs ... posted perfect fielding percentage with 41 putouts.

2023: A Summit League honorable mention in utility role … hit .379 with three home runs, two doubles and nine RBIs in 11 conference games … played in 41 total games and made 32 starts in field, along with making 18 appearances in circle for the Jackrabbits … At the plate she hit .295 overall and led the team with a .568 slugging percentage … tied for the team lead with seven home runs while driving in 20 runs along with three doubles and 17 runs scored … had nine multi-hit games including a 3-for-5 effort versus Tarleton State on March 3 … crushed home runs in back-to-back games versus North Dakota (April 23), then three home runs in a two-game span versus Kansas City from April 29-30 … The April 29 contest saw her score a season-high three runs … also was one of three contests with three RBIs … In the circle had a 3.02 ERA in 44 innings pitched … made two starts in 18 games pitched … threw 5 1/3 innings in SDSU debut in circle giving up three hits and a run with four strikeouts against Stephen F. Austin on Feb. 15 … had a six inning appearance versus Iowa State on April 11 … pitched five innings against NCAA Tournament Team in Central Arkansas on Feb. 26 and May 19 versus NISC champ Iowa … recorded three saves for SDSU with nine different scoreless relief appearances.

Before SDSU: Spent the previous two seasons at UTSA and was utilized as a pitcher for the Roadrunners … the lefty made 34 appearances over two years in San Antonio and compiled her best 4.38 ERA during the 2022 season … before her college tenure, Williams was a standout on both the mound and at the plate for Lincoln Northeast High School … set several program records during her time starring for the Rockets … a four-year letterwinner in softball, as a freshman she hit .514 and had nine home runs en route to Freshman All-State honors … the following year as a sophomore she set the school's single-season record of 10 home runs, then despite her junior year being cut short due to injury, she established the career home run total at 22 … her senior season saw her be named all-city pitcher while she crushed 16 home runs and drove in 52 runs, both of which are Lincoln Northeast records … was an Academic Honor Roll selection every year of her prep career.