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Senior
Hometown
Stephens City,
Virginia
Last School
Homeschooled
Roster Years
2014-2018
Career Summary
After redshirting her first season, Alexa Strid became a four-year starter for the Cougars and helped them win the conference title and advance to NCAA Regionals each of those seasons. She began her BYU career at shortstop as a freshman, spent sophomore year in the outfield and moved back to shortstop as a junior and senior. An All-West Coast Conference First Team selection in 2016 and 2017, she was also named to the All-WCC Second Team in 2018. A team captain her senior year, Strid finished the season ranked No. 3 in on-base percentage (.491) among all seniors in program history.
Personal
- Parents Jim and Mary
- One older brother Jamey
- Major is sociology
Before BYU
- Played for the Georgia East Cobb Bullets
- Led her team to a top 5 finish at the 2013 18-U Premier Nationals
- Led her team to a top 10 finish at 2012 18-U Premier Nationals
- Hitting coach was Jim Brackin, a member of the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame
- One of her biggest sports thrills to date is having a picture of her playing softball at ESPN's Wide World of Sports appear on Disney's home page, a Dick's Sporting Goods catalog and two large murals in The Milk House at ESPN's Wide World of Sports building
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2015
- Drove in two runs in the 8-7 win over Fresno State in the Eugene NCAA Regional
- Went 2 for 3 in the third game against San Diego
- Notched her first collegiate home run in the second game against Oklahoma State
- Hit 1-for-2 against Northwestern with a double and a run scored
- Drove in two RBI in the 9-0 win over UTEP while going 2-for-3 at the plate
- Started 47 of 49 games played
Sophmore Year
2016
- All-WCC First Team
- Third on the team in batting average (.328)
- Went 3 for 3 in the win over Harvard
- Totaled three hits, three RBI and two runs in three games against LMU
- Went 2 for 4 with three RBI at Pacific
- Tallied two hits in each of 10 of 15 conference games, including in all three games at San Diego
Junior Year
2017
- All-WCC First Team
- Started all 59 games at shortstop
- Notched a career-high 4 RBI vs. Detroit Mercy
- Tied her career-high 3 hits vs. Sacramento State on 3/4 hitting
- Went 2/3 with 2 runs and 2 RBI vs. Maine
- Tallied 2 hits, 2 runs and a homer against Dartmouth
- Went 2/3 with 4 RBI vs. Pacific
- Went a perfect 3/3 with 2 runs vs. San Diego
- Career-high 3 runs at Santa Clara
- Went 3/4 with 2 RBI and 2 stolen bases at Saint Mary's
- Went 2/4 with an RBI against Utah in the NCAA Regionals
Senior Year
2018
- 2018 All-WCC Second Team selection
- Finished the season ranked No. 3 in on-base percentage (.491) among all seniors in program history
- Team captain
- Started and played in 57 games this season
- Went 2/3 in six games
- Hit first home run of the season against LBSU (2/17)
- Hit another dinger against CSUN (2/23)
- Went a perfect 2/2, including a triple, against Northwestern (3/3)
- Went a perfect 3/3 with two runs, including a double and a home run, against SUU (3/16). She also had five RBI
- Went 3/4 with two doubles at Utah St. (4/4)
- Went 3/3 a second time this season with one run and two RBI (4/30)
- Hit a solo shot against Utah Valley (5/1)
- Went 2/3 with two runs against LMU (5/12) and hit the first of back-to-back home runs
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
- Redshirt member of the team
Medical Redshirt Year
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Softball | Jun, 04
2018 BYU softball season review
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ImageSoftball | May, 18
Cougars conclude season with win over Albany and loss to Drake
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ImageSoftball | May, 15
Cougars earn three top WCC awards, nine on All-WCC Teams
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ImageSoftball | May, 12
Cougars sweep doubleheader against Lions for WCC title
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 14
Cougars top Tigers in complete game on the road
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 06
Cougars cruise past Santa Clara in WCC opening doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 03
Breland’s perfect night at the plate lifts BYU to 5-4 win over Utah State
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 23
Cougars win extra inning thriller vs. CSUN, fall to No. 4 Oklahoma
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 31
Cougars named 2018 WCC softball favorites
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 16
Four athletes voted 2018 softball captains
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ImageSoftball | May, 16
Cougars sweep top WCC awards, nine on All-WCC teams
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ImageSoftball | May, 13
Offense stagnant as No. 20 BYU splits doubleheader
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Softball | Apr, 29
Seniors lead No. 20/21 BYU past San Diego 11-0 for series sweep
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 19
Paulson shuts down Thunderbirds in Cougars' win
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 14
Solid pitching powers No. 20 BYU to doubleheader sweep over Pacific
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 01
Bull pushes No. 25 BYU to 2-1 win at Oregon State
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 24
Bull breaks career wins record in doubleheader sweep of Dartmouth
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 22
Two homers from Sugg highlight Cougar victory over rival No. 11 Utah
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 15
No. 25 BYU sweeps Maine in doubleheader home opener
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 10
First day of Fresno State Invitational results in doubleheader split
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 03
Bull breaks strikeout record as BYU picks up two wins
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 31
Cougars picked first in 2017 WCC preseason poll
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 23
BYU softball 2017 season preview
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 22
Road wins at UNLV lead BYU to undefeated fall season
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 15
Senior effort leads BYU to doubleheader sweep over Southern Utah
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 08
Cougars sweep Broncos in doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 07
Strid blasts BYU to 11-0 win over SLCC
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ImageSoftball | Jun, 09
2016 BYU softball season review
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ImageSoftball | May, 16
Thompson, Bull, Bell earn top awards, BYU gets five on All-WCC First Team
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ImageSoftball | May, 06
Bull sets season strikeout record in doubleheader wins
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 30
Cougars complete series sweep of Tigers with 8-4 win
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 29
Bell blasts Pacific in doubleheader sweep
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 22
Thompson's perfect day leads Cougs to sweep Gaels in doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 08
Strid helps Cougars take one of two in WCC opening doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 18
Sugg shines in upset of No. 24 Fresno State, BYU falls to SDSU
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 12
Thompson shines as BYU wins one of two in doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 03
BYU sweeps day with first road upset of top-15 team since 2010
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 18
A pair of home runs gets BYU 9-1 win over Hawai'i
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 12
Bull's 14 strikeouts lead BYU to 5-4 win over Wisconsin in extra innings
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 11
Bull, Sugg lead BYU to 8-0 win over San Jose State, splits doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 26
BYU softball 2016 preview
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 02
Hot hitting gets BYU 16-1 win over CSI
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 24
Cougars cruise past Toreros 8-0
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 10
Thompson's night leads Cougars to two wins over Pacific
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 24
Broderick and Bull tame Wildcats
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 21
Cougars sweep Oklahoma State, fall to UVU
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 28
Cougars bid adiós to Salukis with 8-1 win in Mexico
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 26
BYU outlasts Nevada in first NCAA softball game outside U.S.
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 07
Cougars fall to Mustangs in final day of Kajikawa