Alex Helfrich

Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Magnificat
Hometown:
Grafton, Ohio

Two-time Capital One Academic All-District Honoree ('10, '11)

Two-time Academic All-MAC Selection ('10, '11)

As a Junior (2011): Made 42 starts and appeared in all 48 games for the Zips, mostly in right field … Hit .291 with 30 hits in 103 at-bats from the left side of the plate … Scored 20 runs and drove in nine … Recorded first extra-base hit of career with a double in the final game of the season at Bowling Green (May 8) … Led the team with 22 stolen bases in 26 attempts … Notched multiple hits in 10 games … Also totaled five sacrifice hits … Recorded 44 putouts and two assists in the field with no errors for a perfect fielding percentage … At Toledo (May 6), went 2-for-2 with three runs and three stolen bases … Earned Capital One Academic All-District IV Second Team honors for the second-straight season ... Also named to Academic All-MAC squad for second time in her career.

As a Sophomore (2010): Started 36 games and made 50 total appearances ... Hit .248 at the plate in 101 at-bats ... Notched 25 hits and 3 RBI ... Scored 19 runs and stole 19 bases in 26 attempts ... Recorded 26 putouts and no errors in the field ... Had a 2-for-3 performance at Robert Morris (April 7) with two runs and three stolen bases ... Named to the CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-District Second Team, along with Alex Feltes ... Also named to the Academic All-MAC squad and the Dean's List.

As a Freshman (2009): Saw action in 29 games for UA in her inaugural year with the majority of her time spent as a pinch runner … known for her speed grabbed 11 stolen bases on 14 attempts … scored 13 runs … claimed her first stolen bag in her first appearance as a Zip against Alabama State (Feb. 7) … crossed home plate for the first time scoring the winning run in Akron’s 2-1 win over Howard (Feb. 15).

At Magnificat High School: A three-year letterwinner known for her consistency and speed ... as a senior batted a .457 with 43 hits, seven RBI and 15 stolen bases ... helped lead her team to the district semi finals with a record of 20-7 ... was named to the Plain Dealer’s “Best of the Best” ... also earned All-Ohio honorable mention ... was named to the first team All-Northeast ... as a junior also hit a .457 with 43 hits ... grabbed 13 stolen bases ... team was district runners-up with a 19-10 record ... as both a junior and senior earned the Ohio Scholar Athlete award while also being named an All-Sun newspaper athlete ... played with current Zips sophomore third baseman, Alex Feltes ... also lettered four years in cross country where she was a four-time member for the state qualifying team.

Personal: Born Aug. 3, 1990 ... daughter of Matt and Joanne Helfrich ... has two siblings, Matt (25) and Nicole (23) ... was a 2008-09 Scholar-Baller ... majoring in education.