Alison Szydlowski

Photo by: Jordan Alves

Class:
Senior
High School:
Seckman
Hometown:
Imperial, Mo.

As a senior (2018): Posted a .301 batting average with four doubles, three home runs, 17 RBIs and a career-best 22 runs... Played in 43 games with 31 starts at designated player or third base - has also seen time in right field... Hit a home run to help the Cards erase a 7-1 deficit in the eventual 9-8 loss to PItt (5/4)... Went 2-for-4 with a double and scored two runs in the 13-10 win over Marshall (5/2)... Went 2-for-3 and stole a base in the 8-0 win against Boston College (4/28)... Went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and scored three runs in the 17-12 loss to Virginia (4/8) - posted career highs in hits and runs in that game... Went 2-for-2 with two runs in the 9-4 win against Northern Illinois (3/14)... Drove in a career-high four runs in the 14-1 win over Lehigh (2/23)... Had two hits vs. North Florida and Central Florida on Feb. 10... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

As a junior (2017): Played in 45 games with 38 starts at catcher, designated player or third base... Registered a .300 batting average with a career-high three home runs, 21 runs scored and 18 RBIs... Made the move to third base after playing midway through the season after playing catcher as a freshman and sophomore... Named College Sports Madness ACC Softball Player of the Week (May 9)... Hit a solo home run in the 5-2 loss in the ACC quarterfinal loss to NC State... Went 2-for-4 and drove in the final three runs of the game to help the Cards erase a 3-1 deficit and beat NC State 4-3 in eight innings (5/6)... Went 2-for-3 with a career-high three RBIs in the 7-5 series-opening win at NC State (5/5)... Her two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth tied the game against Florida State at 4-4... Had a hit and an RBI in the 4-1 loss to Lipscomb (4/18)... Had two hits and scored a pair of runs in the 7-4 win over Syracuse... Drove in two runs in the 5-2 win against Pitt (3/18)... Went 2 for 3 with a double and two runs in the 13-2 win over CSU Bakersfield... Tied the game against Indiana State with a two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the eighth - the Cards went on to win 6-5 in nine innings... Named to the ACC Academic honor roll… Earned NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete honors… Named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll in the fall and spring.

As a sophomore (2016): Played in 13 games with 12 starts… Registered a .316 batting average… Scored five runs and drove in three… Hit her first career homer in the 6-1 win over Eastern Kentucky (3/12); went 2 for 3 in that game… Went 1-for-2 with a double, and scored a run in the 6-1 win over Sam Houston State (2/14)

As a freshman (2015): Played in 29 games with 25 starts at catcher… Batted .239 with four doubles… Scored eight runs and drove in nine… Connected on her first career triple in the 5-0 win over Virginia (3/14)… Registered her first career hit - a double - in the 8-0 win over Ball State (3/8)… Went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a run in the 10-2 win over Illinois State (3/9)… Went 2 for 3 with an RBI in the 4-3 loss to Illinois State (3/9)… Named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll in the fall and spring… Named to the Dean’s List in the spring.

High School/Travel: Lettered four years for coach Steve Bonastia …Three-time first team all-state selection…Three-time first team all-region selection…Four-time all-conference selection… Conference Rookie of the Year…2011 Suburban South Player of the Year…Led team to conference, district, and sectional championships in 2011…Currently has 29 entries in Missouri State record book… member of team that won Stan Musial Award for National Sportsmanship…Played for St. Louis Chaos travel ball team…Member of Letterman’s Club and National Honor Society…Member of the honor roll.

Personal: Full name is Alison Ann Szydlowski…Nickname is Mike…Daughter of Joe and Laura Szydlowski…Birthdate is March 14, 1996…Has one sibling: Emily (28)…Major is marketing… Favorite softball memory is traveling the country with her team… Her mom inspires her… Greatest challenge she had had to overcome was her grandma passing away… Hobbies include singing karaoke.