10 Alyssa Pollard
10 - Alyssa Pollard
Height: 5-8
Year: So.
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
High School: Christian Academy
Position: OF
Bats/Throws: L/R


Career:
After two seasons in the program, she has appeared in 84 games, 75 as a starter ... Has recorded 23 multi-hit contests and has driven in two or more runs on seven occasions.

Sophomore (2014):
Appeared in 46 contests with all of her 41 starting assignments coming in right field ... Ended the campaign hitting . 342 with 39 hits in 114 plate appearances ... Chalked up 11 multi-RBI games and knocked in two or more runs in four contests ... Hit safely in 11 of the team's last 13 games of the year, posting a .437 mark at the plate (14-of-32) with six RBIs in that stretch ... Hit .462 (6-of-13) in Emory's five NCAA Tournament games ... Came through with a two-out run producing single that gave Emory a 5-0 lead and finished with two RBIs in a 7-0 triumph over Piedmont (Apr. 9) ... 2-for-2 with a triple and a RBI sacrifice fly in the Eagles' 6-1 decision over Piedmont (May 11) that clinched the NCAA Atlanta Regional win ... Collected a pair of hits in five trips to the plate, including a RBI single in the sixth inning that gave Emory a 4-3 lead, vs. Trine (May 16) in NCAA Super Regional action ... 2-for-3 at the plate and registered three RBIs, the first two coming on a two-out single that gave Emory a 4-0 advantage, and added the other on a single in an 8-0 win over Messiah (Feb. 28) ... Pair of hits and two RBIs, including the game winner, in a 7-2 victory over Eastern Mennonite (Feb. 16) ... One of her two hits was a double, and she scored a run in 14-6 triumph vs. Brandeis (Mar. 12) at the UAA Tournament ... Two hits in three trips to the plate and knocked in a pair of runs with a double in a 9-1 outcome vs. Covenant College (Apr. 8) in the second game of a doubleheader ...  Led off the third inning with a two-bagger and later scored on a Lauren Gorodestky sacrifice fly in a 15-5 win vs. DePauw (Mar. 2) ... Opened the season with a five-game hitting streak that saw her post and average of .529 (9-for-17) with four RBIs ... Two hits in three plate apperances and scored three runs in a 13-4 triumph vs. Averett (Feb. 8).

Freshman (2013):
Enjoyed a fine first season with the program, playing in 38 games, 34 in a starting capacity ... Drew 32 of her starting assignments in left field and concluded the year hitting .385 (40-of-104) with that mark ranking second among regulars ... Captured Second Team All-UAA honors ... Second on the club with 12 multi-hit contests ... Chalked up three outings of two or more RBIs ... Tied for fourth on the team with 40 hits ... Hit .333 (4-for-12) in NCAA Regional play ... Singled in the Eagles' second run in the team's 4-0 win over Neumann (May 9) in the NCAA Regionals ... Hit safely twice in four plate appearances and scored a run in an 8-2 triumph over Christopher Newport (May 12) ... Named UAA Offensive Player of the Week (Mar. 4) after hitting a team-high .769 (10-for-13) in helping Emory to four wins at the 3N2 Elite Event -- picked up at least two hits in all four outings and knocked in seven runs ... Went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, three coming on a two-out bases-loaded triple, in an 8-1 triumph over Birmingham Southern (Mar. 2) ... Hit safely in all three at-bats and scored a run in an 8-0 victory over Roanoke (Mar. 3) ... Collected two hits vs. Case Western (Mar. 14) in a 9-6 victory during the UAA Tournament ... Sacrifice fly drove in the team's first run vs. Washington University (Mar. 15) in the second meeting between the two schools at the UAA Tournament, a 4-3 Emory win ... In the first meeting vs. Wash U. (Mar. 13), she recorded two hits, including a double, in three trips to the plate and registered two RBIs in an 11-3 win ... 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs in a 12-9 triumph over Birmingham Southern (Mar. 3) ... Two-out single knocked in the team's first and eventual game-winning run in a 2-0 decision over regionally ranked St. John Fisher (Mar. 5) ... Went a combined 3-for-6 with three runs scored in two games vs. Bridgewater (Feb. 23-24) ... Posted a 3-for-3 performance at the plate and drove in one run in her first collegiate game, an 8-0 win over Maryville (Feb. 9). 

High School
:
Four-year letterwinner in softball at the Christian Academy ... Captured all-district honors as a freshman, sophomore and senior ... As a senior, she served as the team captain and helped it to the program's first appearance in the state tournament in seven years with the Warriors winning the district title while finishing as regional runner-up ... Her final year saw her earn third team all-state acclaim ... Also chosen as team MVP, District Co-MVP and all-region ... Received the team's "Warrior Award" for leadership and performance on and off the field.

Personal:
Graduated in the top 10 percent of her class ... Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Club while in high school. 


Career Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2013 38-34 104 20 40 19 3 1 0 7-8 .385
2014 46-41 114 24 39 20 6 1 0 3-6 .342
TOTAL 84-75 218 44 79 39 9 2 0 10-14 .362