Lexie Handley

Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
High School:
St. Vincent-St. Mary HS
Hometown:
Mogadore, Ohio

As a Freshman (2017): Handley was named the 2017 Mid-American Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year following her first season as a Zip … was selected to the All-MAC second team, All-MAC Freshman squad, NFCA All-Region nominee, and a three-time MAC East Pitcher of the Week … inside the circle, Handley went 20-17 in in 44 appearances and made 25 starts … the southpaw threw 226.0 innings, along with 20 complete games and seven shutouts … Handley recorded a 2.45 ERA, allowed 175 hits, and gave up 108 runs, 79 of which were earned … Handley struck out 183 batters, while walking 92 …. in the program’s all-time single season records, Handley ranks first in walks allowed (92), tied for fourth in wins (20) and appearances (44), rated sixth in starts (35), ranks seventh in strikeouts (183), and eighth in innings pitched (226.0) … in a 9-0 win over Eastern Michigan, she tossed a no-hitter, the first of her career, and struck out five … recorded a season-high 12 K’s in a 3-1 complete game against Oakland … struck out a minimum of five opponents 20 times.

High School: Earned four varsity letters as a pitcher … two-time first-team All-State, two-time first-team All-District, and two-time first-team All-League (2014-16) ... holds school record for most strikeouts in a single game (19), most career strikeouts (775), and most single-season strikeouts (228) ... as a junior, hit a career-high batting average (.405), driving in 30 runs … helped lead the Irish to a district championship and regional runner-up finish in 2014 with a 14-3 record in the circle ... named the 2013 St. Vincent-St. Mary Rookie of the Year … named First Academic Honors (2013-15).

Personal: Daughter of Dale and Kristen Handley … has three younger brothers- triplets Connor, Kyle, and Cole ... majoring in biology.