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22 Alyssa Denham

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School Pearland H.S.
  • Hometown Alvin, Texas

Biography

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Career (93 APP/76 GS, 52-18, 1.92 ERA, 367 Ks, 438.0 IP, .200 b/AVG)
  • Has posted a 52-18 record and a 1.92 ERA over 93 appearances in her Arizona career
  • A third-team all-Pac-12 pitcher in each of her two seasons that gave out the award with the Wildcats
  • Has pitched three no-hitters in her UA career (3/24/19 at Oregon State, 2/16/20 vs. Long Beach State, and 4/1/21 at Stanford), the first UA pitcher to throw multiple solo no-hitters since Kenzie Fowler (2010-14)
  • Earned her first career Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honor (3/25/19) when she threw her first-career no-hitter at Oregon State on her 21st birthday (3/24/19)
  • Earned her second Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honor (4/5/21) when she went 2-0 with two shutouts and her third career no-hitter at Stanford (4/1/21)
  • Transferred to Arizona from Louisiana Lafayette, where she was the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and a first-team all-conference pitcher in her one season with the Ragin’ Cajuns
  • Has posted sub-2.00 ERAs in all three seasons in Tucson, good for a top-11 finish in the Pac-12 all three years


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)

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Sophomore

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    2019Junior

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    2020Senior

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    2021Redshirt Senior

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