2024 Softball Roster
Roster
Alyssa Gappa
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Northwest
- Deals:
2023 (Junior at Creighton)
Played in all 53 games, earning 52 starts (41 at third base, six at first base and five as the desinated player) while slashing .265/.556/.358 with 28 runs batted in ... Racked up 40 hits while posting a team-high 12 doubles and ranking second on the team with 10 home runs ... Scored the third most runs on the team with 27 ... Paced the squad for a second straight season and tied for sixth most in program history with nine hit by pitches ... Recorded 10 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... Had a season-long seven game hitting streak and a 13 game on base streak ... Opened the season by driving in the game-winning run with an RBI bunt in the seventh inning of a 4-3 win over Detroit Mercy (Feb. 11) ... Recored first muilt-home run game with two blasts at New Mexico State on Feb. 24 ... Followed that perfermance by going 4-for-4 with a single-game school record three doubles and three RBI in a 7-0 shutout victory over Kansas City on Feb. 25 ... Earned a spot on the UTEP Invitational All-Tournament Team after leading Creighton with a .571 batting average (8-of-14) with five doubles, two home runs and five RBI over five games (Feb. 24-26) ... Drove in two runs and recorded a pair of hits, including a home run in a 5-2 win over Holy Cross (March 5) ... Scored a career-high three runs while going 2-for-2 with a double and home run in a 10-1 win over Kansas City (March 15) ... Blasted a two-run homer and scored two runs in victory over Butler on April 2 ... Went 2-for-4 with a solo home run at DePaul on April 8 ... Hit first career grand slam, driving in a career-high four runs in a 7-4 victory at Georgetown on April 16 ... Hit lone triple of the season in a 7-0 win over Providence on April 29 ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.Â
2022 (Sophomore at Creighton)
Appeared and started in 38 games at third base for the Bluejays ... Ended year with a .277 batting average and .475 slugging percentage ... Led the team with six hit by pitches and ranked third on the team with nine doubles ... Hit RBI triple and scored a run against Idaho State in season-opener (Feb. 11) ... Launched first career home run and recorded two RBI against UTEP in Feb. 12 ... Scored two runs on a double and a walk during win over Ohio (Feb. 18) ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBI against Lamar in the finale of the Cardinal Classic (Feb. 20) ... Hit second home run of her career in 7-6 win over Providence (March 26) ... Collected a career-high three hits (3-for-4) with two doubles and a run scored against Providence (March 27) ... Drove in the Bluejays’ lone run with a RBI double during the second game of a twinbill against St. John’s (April 2) ... Went 2-for-2 with a double against UConn on April 10 ... Doubled and walked twice in the Bluejays’ loss to Butler on April 24 ... Homered and drove in two runs against DePaul on April 29 ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team Honoree.
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2021 (Freshman at Creighton)
Played in 20 games and made six starts at third base during her first season as a Bluejay ... Tallied two hits and four walks ... Did not commit an error during 20 chances while playing at third base ... Collected first career hit and RBI during pinch-hit plate appearance on March 5 against Saint Louis ... Also delivered RBI single as pinch hitter the next day against Northern Kentucky ... Made first career start during final game of Saluki Invitational on March 7 against UIC ... Started five consecutive games from April 14-21.Â
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Northwest High School
Ended four-year career at Northwest with school-best .535 batting average (146 hits) and 40 home runs ... Set a Nebraska Class A state record with a .712 batting average as a senior with 42 hits and earned a spot on the 2019 Lincoln Journal Star Super-State team ... Owns school record for triples in a season with seven in 2019 and home runs with 18 in 2018 ... Helped club team Iowa Premier Gold to the 2019 PGF 18U Platinum national championship ... Hit a walk-off grand slam to send team to the semifinals of nationals ... Recorded 14 home runs during the summer of 2020 for Iowa Premier Gold ... Helped lead the Northwest basketball team to the 2017 Nebraska Class A State Tournament ... Claimed membership to the National Honor Society and earned recognition on the honor roll.Â
Personal
Daughter of Frank and Stacy ... Has one brother, Gage ... Pursuing a degree in Elementary Education.
