The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2024 Softball Roster
Roster
Alyssa Washington
- Position:
- IF
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Abilene
- Hometown:
- Abilene, Texas
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
Career Accolades
- 2x Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2022, 2023)
- 1x All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (2022)
- 1x All-Big 12 Conference Freshman Team (2021*)
*unanimous selection
2024, Senior
Named the first student-athlete to wear the Captain's 'C' on her jersey ... in 137 official plate appearances, slashed .336/.413/.613 ... one of four Longhorns with double-digit home runs (10) to go along with 35 runs batted in (RBI), 84 total bases, 15 walks and six stolen bases ... her first hit of the season was a solo home run against San Diego (2/9) in Los Angeles ... recorded two multi-home run games: vs. Tarleton State (3/1) and at Houston (3/9) ... recorded a 2-for-3 performance with a home run and three RBI in the Longhorns' 10-0, five-inning win over Florida in the Women's College World Series (WCWS) ... also had a 3-for-3, three-RBI, one-home run outing against Northwestern (5/18) in the NCAA Austin Regional ... recorded 12 multiple hit games: 10 two-hit and two three-hit ... one of four different Texas players to record at least one two-RBI (2), three-RBI (3), four-RBI (1) and five-or-more RBI games (1) en route to finishing with seven multiple RBI games ... boosted a .406 (13-32) batting average against left-handed pitchers ... also hit .407 (11-27) when leading off a frame ... her .846 (11-13) mark with a runner on third and less than two outs was the highest by any Longhorn with seven-or-more (13) opportunities ... drove in 10 runs with two outs in the inning ...
2023, Junior
Made 38 starts between third base (23) and shortstop (15) en route to appearing in 42 total games in her third season on the Forty Acres ... in 113 official plate appearances, slashed .239/.318/.381 with 27 runs batted in (RBI) and 23 runs scored ... led the Longhorns with four sacrifice flies ... was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts ... did not ground into a double play while totaling 43 bases on 27 base hits ... hit .310 (13-42) with two outs in an inning ... also batted .667 (8-12) with a runner on third and less than two outs ... finished the season with a successful advancing runners rate of .519 (41-79) ... was credited with nine two-out RBI ... her 12-game on-base streak was the second longest by a Longhorn during the 2023 season ... turned in seven multiple hit games and seven multiple RBI games as well ... had a .292 batting average in 24 official plate appearances during nine conference-only games ... her eight runs scored in conference-only games were the third most ... drove in a season-best four RBI on a 2-for-4 outing against Omaha (2/17) ... had a three-RBI, two-double performance versus Wisconsin (3/10) ... connected for a home run against Omaha (2/17), Virginia Tech (2/24), UTA (3/8) and Iowa State (4/7) ... opened the season with a 2-for-4, two RBI afternoon against Missouri (2/10) ... had a streak of eight consecutive games played (2/15 - 2/15) in 10 days with at least one RBI to finish the span with 13 RBI ...
2022, Sophomore
Earned All-Big 12 Conference Second Team honors after batting .279 over 65 games (63 starts) with 48 hits, 30 runs, 10 doubles, five home runs, 22 walks and 35 runs batted in (RBI) ... registered 13 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI efforts ... posted a 2-for-4 performance with a double and a run batted in in the Women's College World Series (WCWS) preliminary round loss to No. 1 Oklahoma (6/4) ... knocked in a run via a single to left in the 7-2 WCWS-opening rout of No. 5 UCLA (6/2) ... delivered one of the biggest hits of the season by launching a two-run double to center to get Texas on the board in the sixth inning of its decisive, 3-0 win over No. 4 Arkansas (5/28) in game three of the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional (hit .556 overall at the three-game event) ... went 2-for-3 in a 2-1 loss to No. 11 Washington at the NCAA Seattle Regional (5/22) ... blasted a two-run double to left center to finish off a three-run, first inning outburst in a 6-0 win over Baylor (5/8) ... hit .500 (4-for-8) with a home run and three runs batted in during a three-game road sweep of Texas Tech (4/29 - 4/30) ... walked and scored a vital sixth-inning run during the 4-2 upset of No. 1 Oklahoma (4/16) ... went 3-for-4 with a double, the eventual game-winning home run and three runs batted in in a 7-6 triumph at Kansas (3/25) ... blasted a two-run, sixth-inning double to left center to complete Texas’ furious rally from a 10-5 deficit to a 10-10 tie against Minnesota (3/13) ... registered a career-high six runs batted in as part of a 2-for-2 effort with a double and a home run in a 7-6 win over Miami (OH) on 3/6 ... got the Horns on the board by crushing a two-run, second-inning home run off All-American pitcher Montana Fouts in a 5-4 loss at No. 2 Alabama (3/4) ... went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in a 10-2 (6 inn.) rout of FGCU (2/12) ...
2021, Freshman
Was a unanimous choice for the Big 12 Conference All-Freshman Team after hitting .255 with five extra-base hits (three home runs) and seven runs batted in over 31 games played, including 23 starts ... knocked in a run during the 7-4, Big 12 Championship victory over Iowa State (5/14) ... singled in a tally during a 6-4 loss at No. 11 Oklahoma State (5/2) ... went 2-for-2 with a career-high two runs scored, a double and a home run in the 9-1 (6 inn.) rout of Tarleton State (5/12) ... hammered a solo home run during the sixth frame of the 8-5 victory at No. 13 LSU (3/5) ... managed her first career run batted in against Mississippi State (2/27) and blasted her initial career home run as part of a 2-for-2 effort versus UConn (2/28) ... started at shortstop and managed her first career hit - a double - during the season-opening, 8-0 (5 inn.) win over Wichita State (2/21) ...
Travel Ball
With her travel ball team, the Impact Gold DFW, Washington participated in numerous events including the 2019 Premier Girls Fastpitch Premier 18U, the Hotshots Invite 18U, the USAES WFC 18U and the Boulder IDT 18U (fifth place) ... during the 2019 campaign with Impact Gold, she hit .419 with 20 extra-base hits (13 doubles), 23 runs scored and 23 runs batted in ...
High School
Listed at No. 81 in the Extra Elite 100 Class of 2020 player rankings as well as at No. 88 in FloSoftball’s Hot 100 ratings, Washington ventured to Texas as an interscholastic standout in softball, basketball and powerlifting ... during her 2019 junior campaign at Abilene (TX) High School, she batted .567 with 55 hits, 38 runs scored, 12 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs, 48 runs batted in and 16 stolen bases on the way to earning Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) First-Team and Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers Association (TXSWA) Third-Team All-State honors ... for her junior efforts, Washington was also honored as a TGCA All-Star, as the District 3-6A Offensive Player of the Year for the second time in her career and as a Big Country Preps Super Dozen, Offensive Player of the Year and Co-Most Valuable Player selection ... on the hardwood, she reaped an All-District 3-6A nod in 2018, while she twice participated in powerlifting regionals (2017 & 2018) ...
Personal
Parents are Renee and the late Osiris Washington ... has five siblings: Kayley & AJ Washington and Michael, Daniel and Devin Romero ... says Texas was always her dream school ... chose the Longhorns over North Carolina, Minnesota and Wichita State ... was a 2019 Academic All-District 3-6A choice in both basketball and softball ...
