Alissa Birkhimer

Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Lakewood
Hometown:
Hebron, Ohio

As a Junior (2012): First team All-MAC selection ... Seventh Akron student-athlete to earn second team All-Mideast Region ... Started all 54 games ... Led the team in with 17 multi-hit games, 10 home runs, 47 RBI and 100 total bases ... Her 47 RBI ranked fourth in the MAC overall and are the school's third-most in a single season ... Hit a team-high .370 ... Launched two home runs and totaled five RBI in the first win of the season over Southeastern La. (Feb. 11) ... Picked up a pair of doubles against Rider (March 4) and another pair against Holy Cross (March 10) ... Recorded an impressive .789 slugging percentage at home ... Posted 456 putouts at first base ... Committed just one error over the course of a 43-game stretch ... Made 10 appearances in the circle, including one start ... Struck out 17 batters in 21.2 innings of work

As a Sophomore (2011): Started all 48 games for the Zips, primarily at first base … Finished third on the team with a .318 average in 132 at-bats … Totaled 42 hits, including five doubles, 10 home runs, and 31 RBI … Slugged .583 with 77 total bases … Drew a team-high 24 walks … Second on the team with a .425 on-base percentage … Stole five bases in five attempts … Recorded 10 multi-hit games and finished second on the team with 10 multi-RBI games … Ended the season on a five-game hitting streak … Notched 310 putouts and 14 assists with just three errors for a .991 fielding percentage … In conference play, hit .351 with 20 hits and 12 RBI … Her 10 homers is tied for seventh on Akron’s all-time season list … As a pitcher, made two starts and 19 appearances in the circle … Compiled a 2-1 record, along with two saves in 33.1 innings pitched … Finished with a 3.15 ERA … Recorded 24 strikeouts and held opposing batters to a .244 average … Named MAC East Player of the Week on Apr. 12 … Notched a season-high four RBI against St. Francis (Pa.) on Apr. 5 … At Ohio, went 5-for-8 in the series with three RBI.

As a Freshman (2010): Started 50 games for the Zips, mostly at first base ... Made eight appearances in the circle ... Pitched 12 innings and struck out eight ... Hit .298 at the plate ... Third on the team with 42 hits ... Led Akron with five home runs and 29 RBI ... Drew 17 walks ... Notched 307 putouts.

At Lakewood High School: Led her team to back-to-back state championships (2008 and 2009) … holds the school record for most strikeouts in a single game (17) … a three-time second team All-Ohio honoree … named Mid-State League Player of the Year as a freshman and a senior and Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore ... a three year Newark Advocate Pitcher of the Year ... as a senior was named first team All-Ohio, first team All-Central district and first team All-Mid-State ... was named first team All-Columbus Dispatch and Columbus Dispatch Female Athlete of the Year ... on the mound amassed 220 strikeouts in 155 innings pitched ... held a .19 ERA ... also dominant at the plate with a .423 batting average and .856 slugging percentage ... also recieved four letters in volleyball.

Personal: Daughter of Jerry and Rae Birkhimer … Has one sister, Courtney … Enjoys hunting ... Majoring in communication with a minor in fire protection.