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#1 Rikki Alcaraz Season 2012

Position
Infield
Height
5'2
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Orland Park, Ill.
B/T
L
High School
Marist HS

2012 Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013)
Garnered 38 appearances which included 31 starts split between designated player (25) and second base (6) … Turned in a .311 batting average (28-for-90) to go along with three home runs and 20 RBIs … Improved her average by 78 points between her freshmen and sophomore seasons … Hit safely in 19 of her 31 starts … One of eight players to collect 20 or more RBIs … Tallied six multi-hit and six multi-RBI efforts … Made her first start of the season versus North Dakota State (Feb. 15) where she ripped a two-run double to cap a 9-0 victory … Started a career-long eight-game hitting streak (Feb. 15-March 2) … Notched her first career three-hit effort fueled by two RBI singles which included the go-ahead run during the fourth inning against UNLV (Feb. 22) … Went 2-for-3 versus No. 16 UCLA (Feb. 22) … Was 1-for-3 with two RBIs against Syracuse (March 1) … Belted her first career home run, a two-run shot, during the sixth inning of a 14-6 triumph over No. 14 Michigan (March 2) … Added a five-game hitting streak (March 13-22) with RBIs in four of those outings … Cranked homers in back-to-back games versus Georgia Southern (March 19) and South Carolina (March 22) … Equaled a career-best three hits against Georgia Southern, while her two-run dinger during Carolina game broke a 0-0 tie during the fourth inning … Went 1-for-4 with a RBI double at Arkansas (April 5) … Added hits in both of her starts at No. 10 Texas A&M (April 12 & 13) … Was 2-for-3 and her RBI single capped LSU’s 8-0 victory over No. 12 Missouri (April 20) … Went 1-for-4 with a two-run double at Georgia (May 5) … Earned the start versus Central Connecticut State (May 17) at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional … Was 0-for-2 and drew a walk.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012)
Made 26 appearances, including 16 starts between second base (15) and designated player (1) … Totaled a .233 batting average (10-for-43), scored 13 runs and tacked on four RBIs … Made her first career start versus Penn State (Feb. 11) and was hit-by-a-pitch … Ripped a two-run double and scored a run to cap LSU’s 8-0 victory over Louisiana Tech (Feb. 12) … Went on to hit safely in seven consecutive starts (Feb. 12-26) sparked by a five-game hitting streak (Feb. 21-26) and claimed Tiger Invitational All-Tournament honors … Was 1-for-3 with a run scored and RBI versus Cal State Northridge (Feb. 18) … Produced her first career multi-hit effort, a 2-for-2 performance, against South Alabama (Feb. 25) … Drew two walks and scored two runs during LSU’s wins over No. 23 Oklahoma State (March 3) and Mississippi State (March 18) … Represented the winning run on Tammy Wray’s RBI single in a 2-1 victory over Georgia Tech (March 20) … Ignited LSU’s five-run fifth inning with a leadoff double during a 6-1 win over Nicholls State (April 4) … Served as a pinch runner late in the season, including appearances versus No. 9 national seed Missouri (May 26) at the NCAA Columbia Super Regional and No. 19 South Florida (June 2) during the Women’s College World Series. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner for Denise Fasana at Marist High School in Illinois … Team won its regional championship from 2008-10 … Collected All-Conference and All-Area honors from 2008, 2009 and 2010 … Garnered an All-State selection in 2010 … First player in school history to make and start on varsity team as a freshman … Plays travel ball for the Beverly Bandits.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Robert and Jackie West … Born on June 4, 1993 … Has three siblings: Tatiana (23), Cristian (15) and R.J. (13) … Anticipated to major in education.

 

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