Alabama Softball’s Alexis Osorio Named Preseason All-SEC
1/25/2017 9:24:00 AM | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the second straight season, Alabama junior pitcher Alexis Osorio has been selected to the Preseason All-SEC team, released Wednesday by the league following a vote by its 13 head coaches.
Last season, Osorio made 23 starts and 19 relief appearances, earning a 19-7 record with a team-leading 2.39 ERA and seven saves. She struck out 273 batters over 184.2 innings pitched, an average of 1.48 per inning, with just 74 walks allowed for a 3.69 K:BB ratio. She pitched as part of a combined no-hitter against UAB on Feb. 16, 2016 and, just four days later, threw her own no-hitter in her first start of the season against Mercer on Feb. 20. She was even more dominant in postseason play, going 4-1 with a 0.57 ERA allowing just four runs, three earned, over 36.2 innings pitched with 59 strikeouts.
For her career, Osorio is 41-16 with a 2.06 ERA and has 500 strikeouts over 376.2 innings pitched. Her 9.29 strikeouts-per-game is second in program history and her .183 opposing batting average is third.
Osorio, a native of Riverside, Calif., is one of three returning pitchers for the Crimson Tide in 2017, along with 2016 All-American Sydney Littlejohn and Madi Moore, who went 9-0 as a freshman last season.
The Tide opens its 2017 season at the Kickin' Chicken Classic in Conway, S.C. on Feb. 10-12, facing Towson, Coastal Carolina and Youngstown State. Alabama's home opener will take place the following Wednesday, Feb. 15 against South Alabama at 5 p.m. CT.
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| Name | Year | School | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasey Cooper | Sr. | Auburn | IF |
| Kayli Kvistad | Jr. | Florida | IF |
| Alyssa DiCarlo | So. | Georgia | IF |
| Meghan Gregg | Jr. | Tennessee | IF |
| Tori Vidales | Jr. | Texas A&M | IF |
| Amanda Lorenz | So. | Florida | OF |
| Cortni Emanuel | Jr. | Georgia | OF |
| Sydni Emanuel | Sr. | Georgia | OF |
| Bailey Landry | Sr. | LSU | OF |
| Megan Geer | Sr. | Tennessee | OF |
| Alexis Osorio | Jr. | Alabama | P |
| Delanie Gourley | Sr. | Florida | P |
| Carley Hoover | Sr. | LSU | P |
| Sahvanna Jaquish | Sr. | LSU | C |
| Samantha Show | So. | Texas A&M | DP/UTIL |
