2022 Softball Roster
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Ponce, Alessandra
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Jersey Number 9
Alessandra Ponce
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Silverado
- Hometown:
- Henderson, NV
- Major:
- Paralegal Studies
Bio
2022: All Atlantic 10 First Team…NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team…A-10 All-Academic Team...Veteran slugger ranked tied for first in the A-10 in doubles, was nationally ranked in doubles/game and became program's all-time leader in two-baggers this season...Ranked in top five in A-10 in batting average, hits, total bases and slugging percentage and top 10 in RBIs as the #3 hitter in GW’s lineup...…Became just the second four-time All-Conference and All-Region selection in GW program history...Had a team-high 18 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI performances...Ended regular season on a 10-game hitting streak…Played sterling defense at first as part of a defense ranked in the top 10 nationally in fielding percentage, going error-free over 115 chances in A-10 play...Hit first homer of the season vs. Rider (2/19)...Had three hits, including a double, and two RBIs vs. Lehigh (3/4)...Had three hits, including a pair of doubles and two RBIs, vs. Fordham (3/19)...Drove in six runs across a doubleheader sweep vs. St. Bonaventure (3/25)...Went 2-for-2 with a homer, plus two walks, vs. George Mason (4/19)...Went 3-for-4 with a double at URI (4/24)...Doubled in all three game of season-ending series at UMass, including an eighth-inning RBI double for a 1-0 win in the opener (5/7-8)...Went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in A-10 Championship win vs. Dayton (5/13)...Went 2-for-3 with a double in season finale vs. Bowling Green at the NISC (5/23).
2021: NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team (1B)…A-10 All-Conference First Team (DP)…All A-10 Championship Team...A reliable run producer in the clean-up spot for GW's nationally-ranked offense, driving in a team-high 58 runs in 48 games while hitting .303 with a .992 OPS to help Buff and Blue go 23-1 in A-10 play, claim the conference tournament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament...Had 19 extra-base hits, including a career-high 12 homers...Had a team-high 19 multi-RBI games and nine multi-hit efforts...Ranked among national leaders in home runs, RBI/game and slugging percentage...Drew a career-high three walks on opening day vs. JMU (2/27)...Hit first home run of the season in 10-2 win at Mount St. Mary's (3/7)...Homered and drove in four runs in 11-0 win at George Mason (3/20)...Cracked a pair of doubles in opener of doubleheader vs. Saint Louis and then homered and drove in four runs in game two (3/28)...Homered twice in home series sweep of Dayton (4/10-11)...Had a season-high three hits and drove in three in win at Saint Joseph's (4/17)...Provided walk-off hit in 4-3 win over George Mason (5/1)…Drove in program-record eight runs in regular season finale at St. Bonaventure thanks to a grand slam and a bases-loaded double (5/9)...Hit tie-breaking home run in A-10 Championship win over Fordham (5/14)...Cracked a two-run homer in winner-take-all A-10 final victory vs. Dayton before being named to All-Championship Team (5/15)...Singled in NCAA matchup vs. McNeese State (5/22).
2020: Started all 24 games, seeing time at designated player and in right field...Seven of 17 hits went for extra bases...Recorded first hit of the season and later scored vs. Long Beach State (2/8)...Reached base three times vs. Hampton with a hit and two walks (2/15)...Went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs vs. UNCW (2/22)...Had two hits, including a double, in win over Princeton (3/1)...Drove in two runs with a double in win over Winthrop (3/6)...Set up walk-off win with an eighth-inning triple vs. Bucknell (3/11)...Recognized on the Fall 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List...Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019: A-10 All-Conference Second Team...All A-10 Championship Team...NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region Third Team...Slugger helped GW win a program record 44 games and a share of the A-10 title as part of an offense that hit .341 as a team and averaged 6.02 runs per game...Recorded .341/.377/.571 slash line during regular season...Led Colonials with 21 RBI in 22 A-10 games...Ranked 24th nationally with 18 doubles...Set career high with seven home runs...Named A-10 Player of the Week (4/8)...Posted 14 multi-hit games including a pair of four-hit efforts. Had nine multi-RBI games...Went 2-for-4 with first home run of the season in win over Florida Atlantic (2/28)...Had first career four-hit effort and drove in three runs vs. Stony Brook (3/15)...Went 3-for-3 with a double and a homer in win over Delaware State (4/3)...Had three straight multi-hit efforts in weekend sweep of Saint Louis, piling up three doubles and a home run in series (4/6-7)...Went 4-for-5 with career-high five RBIs and three runs scored, finishing a triple shy of the cycle in win at St. Bonaventure (4/18)...Reached base three times with a single, a double and an HBP in win at La Salle to cap the regular season (5/4)...Earned a spot on the All A-10 Championship Team after posting three multi-hit efforts in four games...Had two hits, including a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning, in a win over UMass (5/9)...Ripped 18th double of the season vs. Fordham (5/11)...Posted an RBI hit in a win over Appalachian State at the NISC Liberty Regional (5/17)...Recognized on the Spring 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List.
2018: A-10 All-Conference Second Team...A-10 All-Rookie Team...NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team...Made 32 starts as designated player, recording a .406 batting average (43-for-106) to become the first Colonial since GW Athletic Hall of Famer Elana Meyers Taylor in 2007 to finish a season at .400 or better...Totaled 17 extra base hits and knocked in 29 runs this spring, plus a 14-game hitting streak that set a GW freshman record...Was among the toughest to strike out in the nation with just 6 Ks in 106 at-bats...Recorded eight multi-hit games, including three three-hit performances...Ranked second on club with seven doubles in A-10 play...Hit first career home run in win over Quinnipiac on Feb. 18...Had three hits, including her first career triple, and three RBIs in win over Howard on Feb. 28...Notched three RBIs in win over St. Bonaventure on March 24.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team All-Sunrise Region honors in 2016 after batting .505 with five home runs, 38 RBI and 38 runs as a junior at Silverado High School ... Hit .541 as a sophomore to earn second-team all-state honors ... Twice honored by Silver State Preps as top infielder in division ... Named Silverado's Freshman of the Year in 2014 ... Played with Ohana Tigers-SGV, Fury Softball and Lil Rebels Softball on the club circuit ... Served two years as Student Body President and also edited the school yearbook and newspaper... Winner of President's Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement.
2021: NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team (1B)…A-10 All-Conference First Team (DP)…All A-10 Championship Team...A reliable run producer in the clean-up spot for GW's nationally-ranked offense, driving in a team-high 58 runs in 48 games while hitting .303 with a .992 OPS to help Buff and Blue go 23-1 in A-10 play, claim the conference tournament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament...Had 19 extra-base hits, including a career-high 12 homers...Had a team-high 19 multi-RBI games and nine multi-hit efforts...Ranked among national leaders in home runs, RBI/game and slugging percentage...Drew a career-high three walks on opening day vs. JMU (2/27)...Hit first home run of the season in 10-2 win at Mount St. Mary's (3/7)...Homered and drove in four runs in 11-0 win at George Mason (3/20)...Cracked a pair of doubles in opener of doubleheader vs. Saint Louis and then homered and drove in four runs in game two (3/28)...Homered twice in home series sweep of Dayton (4/10-11)...Had a season-high three hits and drove in three in win at Saint Joseph's (4/17)...Provided walk-off hit in 4-3 win over George Mason (5/1)…Drove in program-record eight runs in regular season finale at St. Bonaventure thanks to a grand slam and a bases-loaded double (5/9)...Hit tie-breaking home run in A-10 Championship win over Fordham (5/14)...Cracked a two-run homer in winner-take-all A-10 final victory vs. Dayton before being named to All-Championship Team (5/15)...Singled in NCAA matchup vs. McNeese State (5/22).
2020: Started all 24 games, seeing time at designated player and in right field...Seven of 17 hits went for extra bases...Recorded first hit of the season and later scored vs. Long Beach State (2/8)...Reached base three times vs. Hampton with a hit and two walks (2/15)...Went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs vs. UNCW (2/22)...Had two hits, including a double, in win over Princeton (3/1)...Drove in two runs with a double in win over Winthrop (3/6)...Set up walk-off win with an eighth-inning triple vs. Bucknell (3/11)...Recognized on the Fall 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List...Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019: A-10 All-Conference Second Team...All A-10 Championship Team...NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region Third Team...Slugger helped GW win a program record 44 games and a share of the A-10 title as part of an offense that hit .341 as a team and averaged 6.02 runs per game...Recorded .341/.377/.571 slash line during regular season...Led Colonials with 21 RBI in 22 A-10 games...Ranked 24th nationally with 18 doubles...Set career high with seven home runs...Named A-10 Player of the Week (4/8)...Posted 14 multi-hit games including a pair of four-hit efforts. Had nine multi-RBI games...Went 2-for-4 with first home run of the season in win over Florida Atlantic (2/28)...Had first career four-hit effort and drove in three runs vs. Stony Brook (3/15)...Went 3-for-3 with a double and a homer in win over Delaware State (4/3)...Had three straight multi-hit efforts in weekend sweep of Saint Louis, piling up three doubles and a home run in series (4/6-7)...Went 4-for-5 with career-high five RBIs and three runs scored, finishing a triple shy of the cycle in win at St. Bonaventure (4/18)...Reached base three times with a single, a double and an HBP in win at La Salle to cap the regular season (5/4)...Earned a spot on the All A-10 Championship Team after posting three multi-hit efforts in four games...Had two hits, including a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning, in a win over UMass (5/9)...Ripped 18th double of the season vs. Fordham (5/11)...Posted an RBI hit in a win over Appalachian State at the NISC Liberty Regional (5/17)...Recognized on the Spring 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List.
2018: A-10 All-Conference Second Team...A-10 All-Rookie Team...NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team...Made 32 starts as designated player, recording a .406 batting average (43-for-106) to become the first Colonial since GW Athletic Hall of Famer Elana Meyers Taylor in 2007 to finish a season at .400 or better...Totaled 17 extra base hits and knocked in 29 runs this spring, plus a 14-game hitting streak that set a GW freshman record...Was among the toughest to strike out in the nation with just 6 Ks in 106 at-bats...Recorded eight multi-hit games, including three three-hit performances...Ranked second on club with seven doubles in A-10 play...Hit first career home run in win over Quinnipiac on Feb. 18...Had three hits, including her first career triple, and three RBIs in win over Howard on Feb. 28...Notched three RBIs in win over St. Bonaventure on March 24.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team All-Sunrise Region honors in 2016 after batting .505 with five home runs, 38 RBI and 38 runs as a junior at Silverado High School ... Hit .541 as a sophomore to earn second-team all-state honors ... Twice honored by Silver State Preps as top infielder in division ... Named Silverado's Freshman of the Year in 2014 ... Played with Ohana Tigers-SGV, Fury Softball and Lil Rebels Softball on the club circuit ... Served two years as Student Body President and also edited the school yearbook and newspaper... Winner of President's Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement.
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| At-Bats | 6 | vs. Rhode Island (4/8/18) |
| Runs | 3 | 2x, Last at St. Bonaventure (4/18/19) |
| Hits | 4 | 2x, Last at St. Bonaventure (4/18/19) |
| RBIs | 8 | at St. Bonaventure (5/9/21) *GW Record* |
| Doubles | 2 | 7x, Last vs. Fordham (3/19/22) |
| Triples | 1 | 4x, Last vs. Dayton (4/10/21) |
| Home Runs | 1 | 26x, Last vs. George Mason (4/19/22) |
| Total Bases | 9 | 2x, Last at St. Bonaventure (4/18/19) |
| Walks | 3 | vs. James Madison (2/27/21) |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 7x, Last vs. Dayton (5/13/22) |
| Putouts | 14 | vs. Fordham (5/14/22) |
| Assists | 2 | at Rhode Island (4/24/22) |
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