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

Career:
Closed out her four-run in the program ranked prominently in a number of career categories ... Saw action in 175 games, fifth most all-time at Emory, and her 163 starts rank 11th ... Stands sixth on the school's all-time ladder with 501 at-bats, and is 10th in hits (181) ... Scored 125 runs, good for 11th on the Eagles' career ladder, and recorded 218 total bases, placing her 15th all-time at the school ... Totaled 53 multi-hit contests and drove in two or more runs on 15 occasions.

Senior (2016):
Fine final campaign saw her play in 53 games (second-highest individual seasonal total in program history), 51 as a starter ... Finished second on the club and ninth in the UAA with a batting average of .389 ... First Team All-UAA .... Second Team All-Atlantic Region honoree ... Topped the UAA with 52 runs scored, tying the school’s second-highest season total, and tied for the club’s lead and second on the league ladder with 63 hits, tying the school’s seventh-highest mark ... Produced a team-leading 18 multi-hit games, and stole a team-leading 16 bases in as many attempts, tying for the No. 2 spot on the UAA ladder ... Seven games of two or more RBIs ... Handled all 39 chances in the outfield flawlessly ... Named UAA Co-Hitter of the Week (Mar. 21) after hitting .714 (10 for 14) and scoring 10 runs in helping the Eagles to two wins apiece over Pomona-Pitzer and Maryville College ... Went 4-for-4 at the plate and scored three runs in a five-inning, 8-0 triumph over Maryville (Mar. 17) ... Went a combined 5-for-7 at the plate and crossed the plate three times in 9-1 and 9-3 decisions over Pomona-Pitzer (Mar. 16) ... Collected two or more safeties in a seven-of-nine game stretch (Mar. 13 - Mar. 25), hitting .703 (19 of 27) and scoring 15 runs ... Scored at least one run in 13 straight contests (Mar. 12 - Apr. 7) ... Tabbed as UAA Hitter of the Week (Mar. 28) after posting a hitting mark of .556 (10 of 18), scoring 11 runs and registering eight RBIs in guiding the Eagles to a 6-0 record ... 2-for-3 hitting performance saw her stroke a two-run double, followed by a two-run single in an 8-0 triumph vs. Lynchburg (Mar. 24) ... Picked up two hits in three trips to the plate, scored twice and recorded three ribbies with a bases-loaded clearing double that keyed a five-run second inning in a 12-1 rout of Bridgewater (Mar. 25) ... Socked a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth that closed out the team's scoring in a 6-1 victory vs. Washington University (Mar. 9) ... Came through with a 2-for-4 hitting performance in an 8-3 outcome over Southwestern (Apr. 17), driving in four runs, including a three-run homer in the second frame that staked the Eagles to a 4-3 lead ... First career home run was a two-run shot and one of three Emory round trippers in a 13-5 triumph vs. Brandeis (Mar. 13) in the UAA Championships finale ... Third and final homer of the campaign led off the game and was one of her two RBIs in a 12-3 win over LaGrange (Apr. 23) ... 3-for-3 and scored the team's lone run vs. UT-Tyler (May 27) in the NCAA Championships ... Picked up two hits, scored the squad's first run and knocked in what proved to be the Eagles' final run of the campaign in a 7-4 setback to Rowan in the NCAA Championships. 

Junior (2015):
Appeared in 41 contests with all 40 of her starts coming in center field ... Ranked sixth on the team in hitting, compiling a .336 effort (44-of-131) at the plate ... Second Team All-UAA selection ... Second on the club in at-bats and stood fourth in base hits ... Fifth on the squad with 12 multi-hit outings ... 19-game hitting streak (Feb. 14 - Mar. 15) was the team's longest of the season ... Third on the Emory chart with 31 runs scored ... Posted a team-leading eight stolen bases ... 2-for-4 showing at the plate, including a lead off double in the bottom of the sixth that ignited a two-run rally, and scored twice in a 7-6 victory over Randolph (Mar. 8) ... Hit safely in all 10 games of the UAA Tournament, finishing with a .421 (16-of-38) batting average ... Two-out single scored Amy Wray with the Eagles' final run vs. Case Western (Mar. 10) ... 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a pair of RBIs, including the game winner on a two-run single in an 11-3 decision over Rochester (Mar. 12) ... Singled twice and scored two times in helping Emory to a 9-5 victory over Washington University (Mar. 14) ... 2-for-3 and crossed the plate on two occasions, including the squad's first tally, in a 10-2 win vs. Rochester (Mar. 15) that clinched a share of the UAA title ... Led off the Emory first inning with a two-bagger and eventually came across to score the game-winning run in a 3-0 triumph against Fontbonne (Mar. 21) in the second game of a doubleheader ... Collected a pair of hits in three at-bats, scored twice, including the deciding score, and knocked in the team's final run of the contest in a 5-1 win vs. Berry (Apr. 1) ... 2-for-2 that included a double and scored three runs in a five-inning, 9-1 victory against Agnes Scott (Apr. 9). 

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
2015 41-40 131 31 44 10 6 0 0 8-10 .336
2016 53-51 162 52 63 29 9 0 3 16-16 .389
TOTAL 178-166 511 127 186 78 24 2 3 34-40 .364