Alex Bousquet

Position:
IF
B/T:
L/R
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
South Bend, Ind.
High School:
Mishawaka Marian

2013: Started all 50 games at shortstop ... Collected 50 hits on the year, sixth most in the Summit League ... Finished withthe 11th best average in the Summit League, hitting .329 ... Earned 23 walks, helping her on base percentage to .425 ... Hit five home runs, 12 doubles, and one triple to give her a .520 slugging percentage ... Knocked in 23 RBI's ... Finished just behind teammates Ashleigh Bousquet and Larissa Franklin to rank fifth in the Summit League with 36 runs scored ... Stole 13 bases on the year, good for seventh most in the Summit League ... Her 4-4 performance against Eastern Michigan on April 9 was a season high for hits

2012: Named Second Team All-Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) ... Named Second Team All-Summit League ... Was named the Summit League Player of the Week on April 16 ... Finished the season ranked 16th in the country in times hit by pitch per game, 25th in on-base percentage, 66th in RBI's per game, 99th in walks, 152nd in slugging percentage, 169th in batting average, and 279th in home runs per game ... Led the Summit League in runs and on-base percentage, and finished second in RBI's, second in walks, third in home runs, third in total bases, third in slugging percentage, fifth in hits, sixth in the Summit League in batting average ... Batted .361 on the year, while setting single-season school records in runs scored (51), walks (34), and times hit by pitch (21) ... Added eight doubles, two triples, and nine home runs, while picking up 51 RBI's, second-most in a season in program history ... Had 13 multi-hit games, including five games with three hits ... Drove in five runs twice during the year: against Bucknell on March 3 and at home against Southern Utah on April 13, while driving in four in the team's Summit League Tournament win over UMKC on May 11 ... Scored at least two runs 14 times, and had 13 multi-RBI games, including a stretch of four games where she racked up a dozen RBI's ... Had just four errors in the field over the team's last 37 games of the year ... Stole two bases on April 21 at Western Illinois, and finished the year with seven steals ... Was hit by pitch three times on March 17 against Oakland ...

2011: Batted .275 on the season, playing and starting in all 44 games at shortstop ... Scored 21 times while driving in 15 runs with an on-base percentage of .431 with 22 walks ... Struggled early in the season with her batting average falling to .150; however, a 14-for-28 finish to the season pushed her average to .275 ... Hit one home run, at Bowling Green on April 26, while driving in seven in the two-game series with the Falcons ... Her 22 walks on the season are tied for the fifth most in a season in school history.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior was named the South Bend Tribune Female Athlete of the Year...Was named Third Team All-State in 2010...Is a three-time First Team All-Northern Indiana Conference (NIC) selection...Batted .450 during her senior year...As a junior she batted .466 with 15 RBI's and a team-high 12 stolen bases...During her sophomore season she batted .411 with 27 runs scored with seven doubles and eight RBI's...Also a star basketball player, she graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,115 points, earning All-NIC honors in the process.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Cheryl Bousquet...Has one sister, twin Ashleigh, also on the IPFW softball team...Majoring in psychology.