Athletic, five-tool outfielder who earned first-team all league honors her first three seasons... Dangerous either setting the table or cleaning up as a hitter... Possesses tremendous speed and will use it to again patrol centerfield and contribute from the top third of the lineup... Will look to confound defenses with her speed, short game and slugging power.
2008 (Junior): Crowned as the NCAA Division I Batting Average Champion, leading the nation with a .480 batting clip... Competed in 40 games, starting each contest... Earned the nod as a 2008 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division I Softball All-Star First Team selection in the outfield... Named to the All-NEC First Team for the third straight season... Tabbed as the NEC Player of the Week (4/29)..Hit for a league-best slugging percentage (.800), triples (six) and also led the NEC in on-base percentage (.564), and stolen bases (29)... Ran her way into Monmouth's record books by becoming the program’s all-time career steals leader with 89 after swiping three bags against Saint Peter’s(4/24), and she also went 6-for-7 in the two games with five runs scored and a home run in each game... Put forth a 3-for-5 effort including two home runs in a loss against Stony Brook (3/18)... Scored three runs and drove in a run in the second game of a doubleheader against Penn (3/22)... Hit 3-for-3 with two runs batted in against Fairleigh Dickinson (3/29)... Stole two bases and went 2-for-4 at the plate at Sacred Heart (3/30)... Went 2-for-6 with two runs batted in during a doubleheader split against Seton Hall (4/2)... Provided two runs in a 2-for-3 effort at the plate in a win against Mount St. Mary’s (4/5)... Drove in four runs and scored twice in a 2-for-4 stint at the plate versus Rider (4/6)... Tallied two RBI, two hits, a run and a base on balls in a win against Manhattan (4/8)... Went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base in the second game of a twinbill against Wagner (4/12)... Went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and a RBI in game one of a doubleheader at Robert Morris (4/19), followed by a 2-for-4 effort in the second game... Added a double and a triple to go along with a pair of runs scored in a winning effort against Quinnipiac (4/27).
2007 [Sophomore]: Named to the All-Northeast Conference First Team as an outfielder for the second straight season for the Hawks... Ranked in the top-three in the NEC in runs scored (first), stolen bases (first), triples (tied for first), batting average (third), and hits (third)... Finished second nationally in stolen bases per game (0.87) and was third in the nation with 1.19 runs per game... Named Northeast Conference Softball Player of the Week twice... Appeared in 47 games for the Blue and White, starting all 47 of those contests in centerfield... Registered a .400 batting average, collecting 62 hits in 155 at bats... Led the Hawks with 56 runs scored, 43 stolen bases, and five triples... Logged a .529 slugging percentage while registering one home run, seven doubles, and 27 RBI’s... Was second on the squad with a .472 on base percentage and recorded four outfield assists...Went 3-for-4 with four runs scored, one double, and one triple against Lafayette (3/25)... Hit 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two RBI’s, one double, and one triple against conference rival Mount St. Mary’s (4/28)... Had three hits in three at bats while registering two runs scored, three RBIs, and one home run against Columbia (4/29).
2006 [Freshman]: One of only two players to start all 45 games for the Hawks... Earned All-Northeast Conference First Team honors as an outfielder... Awarded Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week honors twice (4/17 and 5/1)... Ranked in the top-ten of the NEC for batting average (4th), slugging percentage (10th), hits (8th), triples (t-3rd) and stolen bases (2nd)... Lead the Hawks in batting average (.374), on base percentage (.410), runs scored (27), hits (55), triples (4) and stolen bases (17) and ranked second in RBIs (25) and total bases (81)... Went a perfect 17-for-17 in stolen base attempts and lead the team in at-bats with 147... Smashed two doubles and four home runs... Hit 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and went 3-for-3 in stolen bases in her first collegiate appearance against Providence (3/6)... Registered three singles and two RBIs, going 3-for-5 in the lead-off game of a doubleheader sweep of Sacred Heart (4/18)... Knocked in two RBIs, blasted a solo home run in the fourth inning, hitting 3-for-3 with two runs and three RBIs in win over St. Francis [Pa.] (4/29).
High School: Four-year letterwinner in track and softball... Hit a blistering .583 as a senior, garnering First Team All-Shore honors... Roamed center for the RKE Jaxx, her travel team out of Central Jersey... Owns school records in 55-meter dash and 200-meter dash.
Personal: Born on March 18, 1987... Daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Alvarez... Majoring in communication.
