2016 Softball Roster
Watanabe, Alexis
Jersey Number 1
Alexis Watanabe
- Position:
- IF
- Height:
- 5-0
- B/T:
- L/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Biochemistry
- Hometown:
- San Marino, Calif.
- High School:
- San Marino
Bio
Why Lehigh? “Lehigh has the perfect balance of academics and athletics, with academics being emphasized over athletics.”
On Coach Troyan: “He is honest, understands each player’s needs, and truly cares for each players’ well- being on and off the field.”
On the Lehigh softball experience: “An exciting new chapter with amazing people that has yet to begin!”
As a senior: Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year... second team All-Patriot League... Academic All-Patriot League... CoSIDA Academic All-District selection... Patriot League Player of the Week ending May 1... led Lehigh in runs scored and stolen bases... second in hits... handled 223-of-226 defensive for .987 fielding percentage... leads team with 118 assists... had 15 multi-hit games, went 3-for-4 with run and RBI at Penn (3/30)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior: First team NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region performer at second base… first team All-League selection... ECAC All-Star… Academic All-Patriot League... Patriot League All-Tournament team... led Patriot League and ranked ninth nationally with .460 batting average... led team with 18 RBI in league games... named Patriot League Player of the Week on April 6... hit in 16 straight games from March 29-April 25... had 28-game reached base streak... had six three-hit games... drove in three runs in wins over Bucknell (4/4) and Army West Point (4/25)... went 8-for-11 with three doubles in three games at Colgate... went 6-for-11 with two doubles and three runs in Patriot League Tournament… went 3-for-9 with two runs scored at NCAA Norman Regional… team Scholar-Athlete award... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year… first team All-League selection... Academic All-Patriot League… third team NFCA All-Region… second team ECAC All-Star… started all 50 games at second base… led team with 37 runs, 64 hits and five triples… named Patriot League Player of the week after going 6-for-11 at Bucknell… hit in 16 straight games from April 2-23... tied school records with five hits and four runs scored versus Colgate (3/22)... went 5-for-9 with four runs scored at Army... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll… team Scholar-Athlete award winner.
As a freshman: Second team All-Patriot League selection… started all 54 games… led Patriot League with seven triples and 48 runs scored… had 18 multi-hit games… ranked second on team with 11 stolen bases… tied school record with four runs scored vs. Niagara (3/24)… owned Lehigh’s only four-hit game with 4-for-4 effort at Colgate (4/27)… had three multi-RBI games… hit inside-the-park home run versus Bucknell (3/30)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In high school: Four year all-league selection… all-area as a sophomore, junior and senior… team MVP as a junior… All-CIF South Section Division first team as a senior… batted .508 as a senior with a .587 on base percentage and a .778 slugging percentage…team’s best defensive player award as a freshman, sophomore and senior and top offensive player as a sophomore and senior… played travel ball for SGV Velocity... graduated high school in top ten percent of her class… made CSF all four years…
Personal: Daughter of Dean and Kathleen Watanabe… twin brother Nicholas also attends Lehigh
CAREER STATISTICS
Getting to Know Alexis
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The beautiful campus combined with the high quality of the academics and the athletics.
Major & Why: Molecular Biology, to help advance my future career as a veterinarian
Favorite Class at Lehigh: So far, the most interesting was psychology
Favorite Place on Campus: Taylor Gym
Favorite Food: SUSHI!
Favorite Color: too many to say…but as of now, pink
Favorite Musical Artist: Usher
Favorite Movie: Hercules
Favorite TV Show: I don’t watch TV L
Favorite Website: Facebook
Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Kobe Bryant
Hobbies: Running, trying new foods, laughing a lot
Place I'd Like To Visit: The Galapagos Islands
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: to retain all the important information presented to me
Dream Job: A veterinarian
If I Didn't Play Softball, I Would Play: the piano
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: keep a portion for myself and give back to the people who have helped me this far in addition to donating it to some charitable organization
On Coach Troyan: “He is honest, understands each player’s needs, and truly cares for each players’ well- being on and off the field.”
On the Lehigh softball experience: “An exciting new chapter with amazing people that has yet to begin!”
As a senior: Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year... second team All-Patriot League... Academic All-Patriot League... CoSIDA Academic All-District selection... Patriot League Player of the Week ending May 1... led Lehigh in runs scored and stolen bases... second in hits... handled 223-of-226 defensive for .987 fielding percentage... leads team with 118 assists... had 15 multi-hit games, went 3-for-4 with run and RBI at Penn (3/30)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior: First team NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region performer at second base… first team All-League selection... ECAC All-Star… Academic All-Patriot League... Patriot League All-Tournament team... led Patriot League and ranked ninth nationally with .460 batting average... led team with 18 RBI in league games... named Patriot League Player of the Week on April 6... hit in 16 straight games from March 29-April 25... had 28-game reached base streak... had six three-hit games... drove in three runs in wins over Bucknell (4/4) and Army West Point (4/25)... went 8-for-11 with three doubles in three games at Colgate... went 6-for-11 with two doubles and three runs in Patriot League Tournament… went 3-for-9 with two runs scored at NCAA Norman Regional… team Scholar-Athlete award... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year… first team All-League selection... Academic All-Patriot League… third team NFCA All-Region… second team ECAC All-Star… started all 50 games at second base… led team with 37 runs, 64 hits and five triples… named Patriot League Player of the week after going 6-for-11 at Bucknell… hit in 16 straight games from April 2-23... tied school records with five hits and four runs scored versus Colgate (3/22)... went 5-for-9 with four runs scored at Army... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll… team Scholar-Athlete award winner.
As a freshman: Second team All-Patriot League selection… started all 54 games… led Patriot League with seven triples and 48 runs scored… had 18 multi-hit games… ranked second on team with 11 stolen bases… tied school record with four runs scored vs. Niagara (3/24)… owned Lehigh’s only four-hit game with 4-for-4 effort at Colgate (4/27)… had three multi-RBI games… hit inside-the-park home run versus Bucknell (3/30)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In high school: Four year all-league selection… all-area as a sophomore, junior and senior… team MVP as a junior… All-CIF South Section Division first team as a senior… batted .508 as a senior with a .587 on base percentage and a .778 slugging percentage…team’s best defensive player award as a freshman, sophomore and senior and top offensive player as a sophomore and senior… played travel ball for SGV Velocity... graduated high school in top ten percent of her class… made CSF all four years…
Personal: Daughter of Dean and Kathleen Watanabe… twin brother Nicholas also attends Lehigh
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | Avg. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB-ATT |
| 2013 | .352 | 54-54 | 165 | 48 | 58 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 11-12 |
| 2014 | .368 | 50-50 | 174 | 37 | 64 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 4-6 |
| 2015 | .460 | 42-41 | 137 | 29 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 5-7 |
| 2016 | .311 | 50-50 | 164 | 37 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 16-21 |
| Total | .369 | 196-195 | 640 | 151 | 236 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 73 | 56 | 47 | 36-46 |
Getting to Know Alexis
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The beautiful campus combined with the high quality of the academics and the athletics.
Major & Why: Molecular Biology, to help advance my future career as a veterinarian
Favorite Class at Lehigh: So far, the most interesting was psychology
Favorite Place on Campus: Taylor Gym
Favorite Food: SUSHI!
Favorite Color: too many to say…but as of now, pink
Favorite Musical Artist: Usher
Favorite Movie: Hercules
Favorite TV Show: I don’t watch TV L
Favorite Website: Facebook
Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Kobe Bryant
Hobbies: Running, trying new foods, laughing a lot
Place I'd Like To Visit: The Galapagos Islands
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: to retain all the important information presented to me
Dream Job: A veterinarian
If I Didn't Play Softball, I Would Play: the piano
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: keep a portion for myself and give back to the people who have helped me this far in addition to donating it to some charitable organization
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