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2017 Softball Roster

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12 Allie Buchanan

12 Allie Buchanan

  • Position:
    CF
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Cambridge, Ont.
  • High School:
    Galt C.I.
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Concluded WSU career having played 212 games (tied-for-22nd) and making 187 starts (119 in CF, 47 at 1B, 19 in RF, and 2 in LF), which is 21st in school history … equaled school record for career sacrifice hits (bunts) at 57, which ranks tied-for-third in NCAA Division II history ... tied-for-12th in stolen bases (19), tied-for-14th in reached on an error (23) and ranked 16th in fielding percentage (min. 400 chances) at .971 (400-30-13) ... 20th in runs scored (96), tied-for-23rd in hit by pitches (8), tied-for-30th in walks (32), 33rd in fielding putouts (400), tied-for-34th in at bats (530) and 37th in hits (153) ... Link to career statistics.

2017:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... selected to the Honorable Mention All-GLIAC Team ... started all 54 games played in center field (missed two games due to a family wedding) ... batted second in every contest ... equaled a WSU season-high with two sacrifice bunts vs. Kutztown (3/16) ... led the squad in sacrifice bunts (22) and stolen bases (career high 12) ... was second on the team in multiple-hit games (14) and hit by pitches (4) ... tied-for-second on the squad in hits (52) and reaching leading off an inning (.455 / 10-22) ... was third on the team in batting average (.313), runs scored (29), and percentage advancing runners (.557 / 64-115) ... recorded two game-winning RBI (sacrifice fly vs. Concordia-St. Paul on 3/12, and RBI double vs. Bloomsburg on 3/16) ... totaled three three-hit games (3/13 vs. Drury, 3/18 against Bloomsburg, and 4/28 vs. Hillsdale-1) ... had two multiple-RBI affairs (2/24 vs. Missouri S&T, and 4/9 at Northwood-1) ... batted .360 (9-for-25) during season-best seven-game hitting streak (4/8-4/14) with four RBI and two multiple-hit contests ... recorded a 10-game on-base streak (3/3-3/13) in which she batted .452 (14-for-31) with three hit by pitches and two walks for a .514 on-base percentage ... hit .339 (21-for-62) in GLIAC play ... finished third nationally with 0.41 sacrifice bunts per game ... earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2016:  Named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team ... earned Easton / NFCA Scholar-Athlete Award ... started all 60 games in center field and batting second … had 15 multiple-hit games, including three three-hit affairs … recorded an 11-game hitting streak (March 4-14, .457, 16-for-35) … led the squad with 23 sacrifice bunts … second on the team in doubles (10), while tied-for-second in stolen bases (4) and ranks third in runs (40), hits (60) and average with runners on base (.415 / 44-for-160) … scored the game-winning run in the top of the first in the season opening win over Illinois-Springfield (2/26) … recorded two singles in the victory over Lindenwood (2/27) … drove in the game-winning run in 2-0 victory over Lewis (2/27) with an RBI single in the bottom of the third … posted seventh career multiple-hit game with a single and a double in the triumph over Wisconsin-Parkside (2/28) … had an RBI triple in the third inning to put WSU ahead 2-0 in the win over Fairmont State (3/5) … went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI in the victory over Clarion (3/5) … notched a double vs. Millersville (3/6) … singled and scored on Jade McGarr’s grand slam in the triumph over Queen’s (3/6) … collected three hits and two runs scored in the victory over Bemidji State (3/13) … contributed two hits, including an RBI double vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (3/14) … registered a double in back-to-back games against Merrimack (3/17) and Franklin Pierce (3/18) … went 3-for-5 in the game two win over #33-Grand Valley State (3/29) … credited with the game-winning RBI in the game one triumph over Lake Superior State (4/1) with a two-out infield single in the top of the seventh … went 4-for-6 with three runs scored in sweep at Northwood (4/14) … recorded three hits, including two doubles and two RBI, in the game one victory at Hillsdale (4/17) … recorded her third game-winning RBI with a fifth inning three-run double against Ashland (4/24) in game one which turned an 8-7 deficit into a 10-8 lead (Ashland had led 8-0 going into the bottom of the fifth) … scored two of the three runs in the 3-0 victory over Truman in the opening contest of the NCAA Regional Championships (5/5) … Game-By-Game Statistics.

2015:  Played in 58 games, making 56 starts (47 1B, 5 CF, 3 RF, 1 LF) … batted seventh, eighth and primarily ninth (51 times) … totaled 21 putouts in the NCAA Regional games, which led the team … ranked second on the team with 324 chances and 292 fielding putouts … batted .300 (12-40) with runners in scoring position … notched lone triple at Tiffin (4/25) … posted 10 sac bunts … tallied a season-high three hits in GLIAC Championship game win against Saginaw Valley (5/3) … recorded two RBI on three occasions (Tiffin 4/25; Saginaw Valley 5/3; and Southern Indiana 5/10) ... hit .368 (7-for-19) in the fourth inning ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2014:  Played in 40 games, making 17 starts … 16 starts in right field and one in left field (game two on April 18 at Malone) … batted leadoff, seventh, eighth or ninth, but primarily seventh (7 times) … had a four-game hitting streak (March 8-10 going 5-for-10) … had a five-game on-base streak (March 8-10) … 0-for-3 with a walk in four pinch-hitting appearances … used six times as a pinch-runner … used 15 times as a defensive replacement in right field … leads all WSU outfielders with two assists ... had a season-high two hits on March 10 vs. Augustana (S.D.) … has 11 walks in 57 plate appearances for a .382 on-base percentage ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

High School:  A 2013 graduate of Galt Collegiate Institute ... recipient of the Junior and Senior Letter along with Award of Merit ... competed in basketball, swimming, badminton and frisbee for the Ghosts ... won the Colin Hood Award as frisbee Most Valuable Player ... plays summer ball for the Brantford Bobcats.

Personal:  Full name--Alexandria G. Buchanan ... born September 12, 1995, in Cambridge, Ont. ... daughter of Scott and Kelly Buchanan ... has an older brother, Zachary ... is majoring in sociology ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2016, Fall 2016 and Winter 2017 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2014 and Fall 2015.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2014Freshman

    RF
    5'6"
    12
  • 12

    2015Sophomore

    1B/OF
    5'6"
    12
  • 12

    2016Junior

    CF
    5'6"
    12
  • 12

    2017Senior

    CF
    5'6"
    12