2026 Softball Roster
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Faircloth, Alyssa
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Jersey Number 4
Alyssa Faircloth
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Northport, Ala.
- High School:
- Tuscaloosa County HS / Troy
Bio
Awards / Honors
2025 Second Team All-Sun Belt2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District / Academic All-American Finalist
2025 | Sophomore (at Troy)
Earned Second Team All-Sun Belt honors ... made 34 appearances and 29 starts with a team-leading 15 victories ... recorded five or more strikeouts in 14 appearances and allowed one run or fewer in 13 games ... led the Sun Belt in batting average against (.198) and was 27th nationally in hits per seven innings (5.01) … also led the conference with four shutouts and was third with 150 strikeouts ... opened the season with a complete-game victory against Tennessee State (2/7) while allowing just one run … struck out eight in 4.0 scoreless innings against Southeast Missouri (2/13) … struck out a career-high10 batters vs. Wisconsin (2/22) in a complete-game victory … recorded a save vs. Western Michigan (2/28) while striking out three of the four batters she faced ... threw a complete game shutout and struck out nine vs. Western Michigan (3/2) ... struck out nine at No. 17 Auburn (3/5) … tossed the first seven-inning no-hitter of her career against UMass (3/7) ... allowed one run in a complete-game win against Coastal Carolina (3/16) … recorded her 100th strikeout of the year at Southern Miss (3/23) … threw 7.1 innings into a tied ballgame against Louisiana (4/4) … pitched a shutout against Georgia Southern (4/11) while allowing just one hit … earned a complete-game victory at Texas State (4/18) … earned two wins in the series at Georgia state (4/25-27) … threw a five-inning shutout against the Panthers (4/27).2024 | Freshman (at Troy)
Made 19 appearances with nine starts in the circle … posted a 7-3 record and wins were second on the team … ranked third on the team with 47 strikeouts … made collegiate debut against UT Martin (2/10), starting and tossing 5.1 innings with five strikeouts to earn her first career victory … won her first five career appearances … allowed one run in 4.0 innings against North Alabama (2/11) … recorded a season-high eight strikeouts against Morehead State (2/24) … earned the win vs. Columbia (3/9) allowing just one run … threw 4.0 scoreless frames against Southern Miss (3/29).High School
Graduated from Tuscaloosa County High School, but attended Holy Spirit Catholic High School for her first three seasons … named a MaxPreps Second Team High School All-American in 2023 … four-time all-state and all-county selection … led Holy Spirit to the Alabama 1A state title her junior season and was named 1A Pitcher and Player of the Year while earning 1A state tournament MVP honors … led the nation with 444 strikeouts that year while posting a 1.19 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and .103 batting average against … holds the Holy Spirit all-time strikeout record with 1,094 in just three years … earned AL.com All-State Terrific 20 recognition as a freshman … tossed 37.1 innings with 63 strikeouts in the shortened season … struck out 246 with a 1.15 WHIP as a sophomore … played senior season at Tuscaloosa County High School … named Alabama 7A Pitcher of the Year after turning in a 0.92 ERA with 402 strikeouts in 182.0 … also played volleyball at Holy Spirit … played travel ball with the Louisville Sluggers.Community Service/ Academics
Earned CSC Academic All-District honors in 2025 and advanced to the Academic All-American ballot … member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta in high school … honors graduate in high school.Personal
Born Alyssa Faircloth on Oct. 26 in Americus, Georgia … daughter of Chris and Kristen Faircloth … has one brother, Parker … aunt, Lauren Rosengrant Bickerstaff, played softball at Georgia Gwinnett College … intends to major in kinesiology.Career Highs (Through 2025)
Innings: 9.0, Coastal Carolina (3/14/25)Longest Start: 9.0, Coastal Carolina (3/14/25)
Longest Relief: 5.0, Auburn (3/19/24
Strikeouts: 10, Wisconsin (2/22/25)
Walks: 9, at Texas State (4/18/25)
Hits: 9, at Texas State (4/6/24)
Runs: 9, at UAB (4/15/25)
Earned Runs: 6, at Mississippi State (3/1/24)
Pitch Count: 138, twice, last Louisiana (4/4/25)
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16
