The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012 Softball Roster
Roster
Lexy Bennett
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Second Baptist
- Hometown:
- Kingwood, Texas
CAREER ACCOLADES
• 2012 Easton All-America first team
• 2012 NFCA All-America second team
• 2012 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Softball third team
• Three-time All-Big 12 First Team (2009, 2010 and 2012)
• 2012 NFCA All-Central Region First Team
• 2011 NFCA All-Central Region Second Team
• 2011 All-Big 12 Second Team
• 2011 Top 25 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
• 2011 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Big 12 Player of the Week (April 5, 2011 & April 27, 2010)
• 2010 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2009 NFCA All-Central Region First Team
• at the end of the 2012 season, she set Texas career records for batting average (.385), on-base percentage (.464), runs scored (166), hits (245), RBI (155), total bases (414) and sacrifice flies (10)
AS A SENIOR (2012)
• batted .422 (73-for-173) in 59 games with 14 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs, 57 RBI and 11 stolen bases
• one of 25 finalists for the 2012 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
• selected as the No. 3 overall pick in the NPF collegiate draft by the Akron Racers
• finished the season with a season-high 11-game hitting streak
• hit .556 (5-for-9) in the NCAA Super Regional against Oregon with four runs scored and two RBI
• went 3-for-4 with four runs scored, a double, home run and two RBI on May 19 in the NCAA Regional against Houston
• set a Texas single-season record for RBI (57), breaking the record on May 1 with her 51st RBI at No. 25 Baylor
• had a career-high two homers in a 2-for-3 game as part of the second game of a doubleheader on April 13 at Kansas
• set a new Texas career record for RBI on April 5 against No. 11 Missouri to pass Loryn Johnson (139 RBI from 2007-10)
• tied her career high with four hits, going 4-for-5 with one RBI on March 23 at Iowa State
• earned all-tournament team honors at the Spring Fling Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii (March 13-16) after batting .294 with a home run and five RBI
• went 3-for-5 with a career-high five RBI on a double and home run on March 4 against Sam Houston State
• earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors after opening the season by going 10-for-15 (.667) in the Texas Classic with two home runs, 11 RBI and eight runs scored
AS A JUNIOR (2011)
• led the Big 12 with her .438 batting average, .792 slugging percentage and .510 on-base percentage and set UT single-season records in all three categories
• led the Longhorns with 57 hits, 11 doubles and 41 RBI
• missed the final 12 games of the regular season with a right arm injury that was she suffered when she was hit by a pitch against Iowa State on April 17 ... returned to full-time duty at the NCAA Austin Regional
• kicked off the season with three hits, one homer, two runs scored and a stolen base in a 6-2 win over Louisville (Feb. 10)
• registered a season-best four RBI and went 3-for-3 with three runs scored in UT[apos]s 14-4 rout of Louisville (Feb. 13)
• connected for three hits, two RBI and added two runs scored in a 12-4 win against Colorado State (Feb. 19)
• posted a career-best four hits and drove in three runs in the Horns[apos] 9-0 win over Cal Poly (Feb. 26)
• went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI in a 6-0 victory against Loyola Marymount (Feb. 26)
• notched two hits, a double and an RBI in UT[apos]s 2-1 win over Texas State (March 9)
• recorded three-straight two-hit games in the Longhorns[apos] wins against New Mexico and Texas A&M Corpus Christi (March 20 & 23)
• tallied four-straight multi-hit games between March 30 and April 6, while homering in all four games ... went 5-for-8 with four runs and six RBI in UT[apos]s sweep of No. 18 Oklahoma State (April 2-3) ... came up a single short of hitting for the cycle in a 4-3 win over No. 20 Texas A&M, while scoring two runs and driving in one (April 6)
• posted a two-run triple in Texas[apos] 8-0 win against North Texas (April 14)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010)
• started 57 games, splitting time between first base and designated player
• led the team with 44 runs scored and 13 doubles, while ranking second with 35 RBI and 26 walks
• recorded a six-game hitting streak from Feb. 19 vs. UTSA until Feb. 25 vs. Fresno State
• homered, notched three RBI, scored a season-high three runs and walked three times in Texas[apos] 11-4 win over Houston (Feb. 21)
• hit a two-run homer, walked and scored two runs in a 14-5 win over UC Davis (Feb. 27)
• recorded a season-best three hits, four RBI and two runs scored in UT[apos]s 9-0 win over UTEP (March 10)
• logged three hits, three RBI and a career-high two doubles in Texas[apos] 13-8 win against San Jose State (March 18)
• registered a hit, two walks and one RBI in the Horns[apos] 9-0 victory against Nebraska (March 27)
• doubled, walked and scored two runs in a 5-2 victory over No. 7 Missouri (April 10)
• homered, singled, drove in two runs and scored twice in Texas[apos] 4-1 win against No. 21 Texas A&M (April 21)
• equaled a UT single-game record with four hits in UT[apos]s 9-1 win over No. 7 Oklahoma State, while adding five RBI, a home run and two runs scored (April 24)
• posted a pair of doubles, two RBI and a run scored in a 6-0 win at Baylor (May 6)
AS A FRESHMAN (2009)
• started 59 of UT[apos]s 60 games at shortstop
• ranked third on the squad in batting average (.349), second in hits (60), fourth in on-base percentage (.420), fourth in slugging percentage (.488) and fourth in walks (20)
• opened her collegiate career with a six-game hitting streak from Feb. 6 vs. Florida State to Feb. 11 vs. Texas State
• hit successfully in 13 of her first 14 games and hit safely in 39-of-53 games
• connected for a walk-off home run in Texas[apos] 3-2 win over Iowa in the semifinals of the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational (Feb. 7)
• registered two hits, a run scored and one RBI in UT[apos]s 9-0 win over Oregon (Feb. 20)
• notched a pair of hits, including a two-run homer in a 7-2 win over Pacific (March 14)
• recorded a career-best three hits and added an RBI in an 11-6 loss at Missouri (March 22)
• tallied a career-best three RBI and posted a 2-for-4 effort in UT[apos]s 15-6 win over No. 6 Oklahoma (March 28)
• equaled her career-high with three hits in Texas[apos] 5-3 win at No. 19 Texas A&M (April 1)
• connected for two hits in both ends of the Horns[apos] doubleheader sweep of Texas A&M Corpus Christi (April 2)
• registered a career-best three walks in a 5-2 loss at Nebraska (April 11)
• tied a career-high with two runs scored in UT[apos]s 5-0 shutout victory over Kansas (April 18)
• posted a 3-for-3, one-run scored effort in a 6-1 loss to Texas A&M (May 2)
• went 2-for-3 with an RBI in UT[apos]s 10-1 loss to No. 3 Alabama at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional (May 16)
NATIONALLY
Played for Impact Gold out of Houston, Texas for head coach K.C. Jackson ... led her club to a first-place finish at the 2007 Colorado Firework tournament and a top-10 finish at the 2008 ASA Gold Nationals ... played club ball with fellow Longhorn Nadia Taylor, joining a host of current Longhorns who played for Impact.
BEFORE TEXAS
Earned four varsity softball letters at Second Baptist ... a four-time all-state selection and two-time most valuable player choice ... three-year letterwinner as a post on the Second Baptist basketball team ... a member of the honor roll and Spanish club.
PERSONAL
Full name is Alexis Nicole Bennett ... born Dec. 5, 1989 in Houston, Texas ... is the daughter of Glenn and Missy Bennett ... is a physical culture and sports major ... seven-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll selection.
