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Jersey Number 22
Alyssa Denham
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Pearland H.S.
- Hometown:
- Alvin, Texas
@DenhamAlyssa || 
the_alyssadenham22Career (93 APP/76 GS, 52-18, 1.92 ERA, 367 Ks, 438.0 IP, .200 b/AVG)
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2021 (32 APP/26 GS, 19-8, 1.95 ERA, 107 Ks, 143.1 IP, .210 b/AVG)
- Went 19-8 with a 1.95 ERA over 32 appearances (26 starts) in 2021
- Pitched 143.1 innings, most on the team
- Led Arizona with 19 wins and seven shutouts
- Finished fifth in the Pac-12 with a 1.95 ERA, her fourth straight sub-2.00 ERA season in a row
- Five of her seven shutouts during the season came during Pac-12 play
- Her seven shutouts ranks third in the conference and 20th in the NCAA
- Finished the season fourth in the conference with 19 victories
- Struck out 107 batters, eighth most in the Pac-12
- Finished her career ranked ninth in ERA (1.92) in Arizona history
- Was named third-team NFCA All-American and first-team NFCA All-West Region, her first career All-America and All-West honors
- Named second-team All-Pac-12, her third straight season with an all-Pac-12 honor
- Earned Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after going 2-0 with two shutouts and her third career no-hitter at Stanford (4/1)
2020 (15 APP/12 GS, 9-1, 1.92 ERA, 76 Ks, 80.1 IP, .171 b/AVG)
- Went 9-1 with a 1.92 ERA over 15 appearances (12 starts) in 2020
- Finished the season ranked the #82 player in the country by Softball America
- Pitched the most innings (80.1) on the team
- Finished 11th in the Pac-12 and 109th nationally with a 1.92 ERA, her third straight season with a sub-2.00 ERA
- Allowed just 4.27 hits per seven innings (.171 opponent average), fourth fewest in the Pac-12 and 38th in the NCAA
- Tied her career-high with four shutouts in the shortened season, third most in the Pac-12 and 12th nationally
- Struck out 76 batters, seventh most in the Pac-12 and 65th nationally
- Her nine wins were sixth most in the conference and 37th most nationally
- Threw her second career no-hitter vs. Long Beach State (2/16) when she struck out seven and walked just one in her nearly perfect outing.
- Shut out 12th-ranked Tennessee (2/14)
2019 (23 APP/20 GS, 13-6, 1.94 ERA, 112 Ks, 108.1 IP, .182 b/AVG)
- Named third-team all-Pac-12 for the second straight season
- Went 13-6 with a 1.94 ERA over 23 appearances, including 20 starts
- Struck out a career-most 112 batters over 108.1 innings, upping her strikeouts per seven innings from 4.75 as a sophomore to 7.24 as a junior
- Was in the circle for both Arizona’s Tucson Regional clinching win and Tucson Super Regional victories, allowing one total earned run in complete-game gems vs. Auburn (5/19) and Ole Miss (5/25)
- Fired a seven-inning no-hitter at Oregon State (3/24), allowing three walks and strikeouts out eight in a 4-0 win over the Beavers on her 21st birthday, the 92nd no-no in UA history
- Tossed an eight-inning shutout vs. Grand Canyon (4/12)Struck out a career-high 11 in her first start of the year at South Florida (2/8)
- Finished sixth in the Pac-12 in ERA (1.94)
- Her 112 strikeouts ranked 10th in the league
- Held opponents to a .182 batting average, fourth best in the Pac-12
- Her 13 wins were tied for ninth most in the conference
- In Pac-12 play, ranked fourth in the Pac-12 in ERA (1.71) and first in opposing batting average (.175) while allowing the fewest (27) and runs (13) in the conference
2018 (23 APP/17 GS, 11-3, 1.85 ERA, 72 Ks, 106.0 IP, .227 b/AVG)
- Was superb as Arizona’s No. 2 pitcher behind Taylor McQuillin
- Named third-team all-Pac-12
- Went 11-3 with a 1.85 ERA in 23 appearances
- Struck out 72 batters in 106 innings
- Held opponents to a .227 average
- Threw four shutouts in her eight complete games
- Her 1.85 ERA ranked eighth in the Pac-12 and 63rd nationally
- Walked just 26 batters in 106 innings, just 1.72 per seven innings, seventh fewest in the Pac-12
- Led UA and was seventh in the conference with a 2.14 ERA during Pac-12 play, where she went 5-2
- Gave up more than two earned runs in just three of her 17 starts, never more than three earned runs
- Posted a pair of victories vs. ranked teams: threw 6.1 shutout innings of one-hit ball in relief vs. No. 22 California (3/31); threw a complete-game two-hitter allowing just one run in UA’s victory at No. 8 Arizona State (4/21)
- Struck out a career-high 10 batters in a complete-game victory vs. New Mexico (2/25) in which she allowed just one unearned run
Prior to Arizona
- Transferred to Arizona after one season at Louisiana Lafayette
- Named Sun Belt Freshman of the Year after going 15-2 with a 2.27 ERA over 28 appearances (20 starts)
- Was one of 25 finalists for NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year
- Tossed 129.1 innings and limited opponents to a .205 average
- Posted a pair of wins vs. top-5 teams: No. 4 Alabama (two-hit shutout) and No. 4 Texas A&M
- An all-Sun Belt first team selection
- Named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Freshman of the Year
- Prior to Louisiana Lafayette, was the All-Greater Houston Pitcher of the Year in 2016 at Pearland High School in Alvin, Texas where she was a three-sport athlete (volleyball, basketball and softball)
Personal
- Born on March 24, 1998 in Webster, Texas
- Daughter of Steven and Kathy Denhman
- Has three older sisters: Stephenie, Jessica and Tiffany, who all played softball at McNeese: Stephenie (2001-03), Jessica (2003-06) and Tiffany (2009-12)
- A kinesiology major with an emphasis on physical education
- Plans on being a physical education teacher
Career Honors
2021 (Arizona)
NFCA All-American (3rd Team)
All-Pac-12 (2nd Team)
NFCA All-West Region (1st Team)
Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (3/28-4/4)
2020 (Arizona)
Softball America Postseason Top 100 Players (#82)
2019 (Arizona)
All Pac-12 (Third Team)
Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (3/18-3/24)
2018 (Arizona)
All-Pac-12 (Third Team)
2017 (Louisiana Lafayette)
Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
All-Sun Belt (First Team)
Louisiana Sports Writers Association Freshman of the Year
All-Louisiana Honorable Mention
NFCA Division l Freshman of the Year Top 25 Finalist
Arizona Record Book
Career
No-Hitters – t9th (3)
ERA (Yellow Ball Era, 1994-present) – 9th (1.92)
Tuesday, April 28
Sunday, April 26
Wednesday, April 22
Wednesday, April 08
