University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016 Softball Roster
Elkins, Lexie
Jersey Number 33
Lexie Elkins
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Victoria, Texas
- High School:
- Victoria East HS
- Prev School:
- Texas Tech
Bio
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2016)
NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee (2016)
Honda Award for Softball Nominee (2016)
NFCA First Team All-America (2016)
NFCA First Team All-Central Region (2016)
Sun Belt Conference Student-Athlete of the Year (2016)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2016)
Louisiana Sports Writers Association Hitter of the Year (2016)
All-Louisiana First Team (2016)
No. 1 Overall Pick NPF Draft (2016)
USA Softball Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist (2016)
Sun Belt Conference Preseason Student-Athlete of the Year (2016)
USA Softball Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List (2016)
James J. Corbett Award Winner (2015)
NFCA Diamond Sports NCAA Division I Catcher of the Year (2015)
NFCA First Team All-America (2015)
NFCA First Team All-Central Region (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year (2015)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2015)
All-Louisiana First Team (2015)
USA Softball Player of the Year Top 26 Finalist (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Preseason Player of the Year (2015)
USA Softball Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List (2015)
USA Softball Selection Camp Invitee (2015)
NFCA Third Team All-America (2014)
NFCA First Team All-Central Region (2014)
Sun Belt Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team (2014)
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year (2014)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2014)
Louisiana Sports Writers Association Hitter of the Year (2014)
Louisiana Sports Writers Association Newcomer of the Year (2014)
All-Louisiana First Team (2014)
2016 (Senior)
Served as the starting catcher for the third straight season … due to a thumb injury which forced her to miss the final 18 games of the regular season, was limited to 37 appearances … No. 1 overall draft pick in National Pro Fastpitch Draft (highest pick in school history), selected by the Pennsylvania Rebellion ... earned a third straight Sun Belt Conference Student-Athlete of the Year honor, becoming the first in league history to accomplish the feat … named a Top 10 finalist for the USA Softball Player of the Year award and was a nominee for the Honda Award for Softball and NCAA Woman of the Year ... recorded a .509 batting average, becoming the first player in program history to finish a season with a .500-plus average … grabbed hold of the No. 2 spot on school's career home run chart, finishing with 75 career home runs which ranks 12th all-time in NCAA history … led the nation in batting average (.509), slugging percentage (1.130) and home runs per game (0.51) … hit .561 with 11 home runs and 26 RBI in the season's first month, earning her Louisiana Hitter of the Month honors for February … piled up 13 multiple-hit and 12 multiple RBI games through the end of March (29 games) … was the Sun Belt Conference and team leader in home runs for the third straight season, totaling 19 which ranked 12th amongst all Division I hitters … accrued a 1.130 slugging percentage, establishing a new school record for the second straight season (1.077 in junior season) … struck out just three times over 140 plate appearances and was aboard the base path in 85 of those appearances resulting in a career-best .607 on base percentage … finished 10-for-15 (.667) at the plate with five home runs and 14 RBI during the season-opening weekend in Gulf Shores … homered in three of the five contests, wrapping up the tournament with a school record-tying three home runs vs. Louisiana Tech … received Player of the Week honors from the Sun Belt Conference, NFCA and USA Softball for her efforts in Gulf Shores … homered in each of the contests that the Ragin’ Cajuns faced Oregon’s All-American pitcher Cherdian Hawkins during the Louisiana Classics … picked up career home run No. 70 in Game 2 at Southern Miss on March 5, becoming just the fourth player in school history to reach the mark … provided the Cajuns’ first run in Game 1 of the South Alabama doubleheader on March 13 with a solo home run off of Devin Brown … delivered an RBI single in the seventh inning to tie the game and force extra innings against McNeese State on March 16 … three-run home run in Game 1 at UT Arlington capped off the scoring and marked the 72nd of her career moving her past Holly Tankersley for second place in school history … led the team with two hits off of Baylor’s Heather Stearns in Game 1 in Waco on March 29 … two-out walk in the fifth inning of Game 2 at Baylor kept the inning alive for Kelsey Vincent who followed with a grand slam that proved to be the difference in the 4-3 win … beginning with the Texas State series on April 2, missed the final six weeks of the regular season with the thumb injury … returned to action at the Sun Belt Tournament and singled and produced a run in each contest … had an extra base hit each game of the NCAA Lafayette Regional: doubled home the first run vs. Boston University, had a two-run double to open a 6-0 lead vs. Texas and hit a solo home run in the first inning of the championship game vs. Texas A&M … final home run came in Game 1 of NCAA Norman Super Regional at Oklahoma … was a first team selection for the third straight season on the All-Sun Belt, All-NFCA Central Region and All-Louisiana teams … named a member of the NFCA Division I All-America First Team, the second straight year as a first team choice and third straight year with an All-American honor … became the sixth player in program history to earn All-American status for the third time in a career … was the first Cajun to receive first team All-American honors in consecutive seasons since Cheryl Longeway (1995-1996) ... joined Lynn Britton (1993-96) and Kyla Hall (1992-94) as the only Cajuns to receive an All-American honor in three consecutive seasons.
2015 (Junior)
Started at catcher for the second straight season...NCAA leader in home runs and home runs per game…Set a new single-season school record with 32 home runs, besting the previous record of 30 set by Danyele Gomez in 2006...Became just one of eight players in NCAA Division I history to hit 30 or more home runs in a season...Tied Camilla Carrera of UTEP for the second-most home runs hit in a season in NCAA history (32)...Home runs per game average of 0.59 fell just short of the NCAA single-season record pace of 0.60 set by Camilla Carrera of UTEP in 2012...Also led the nation in RBI per game and No. 3 in slugging percentage (1.077)…Recorded 83 RBI, joining Christi Orgeron (2011, 2012) as the only players in school history to reach 80 RBI...USA Softball Player of the Year Top 26 finalist…Repeated as Sun Belt Player of the Year…Became the fourth Cajun to win back-to-back SBC Player of the Year recognition adding to a list that includes Becky McMurtry (2002-03), Danyele Gomez (2005-06) and Christi Orgeron (2011-12)...Registered seven multiple-home run games, increasing her career total to 11 multiple-home run games…Hit four home runs in a doubleheader at Texas State on Mar. 28 and five home runs in a doubleheader at Appalachian State on Apr. 18…Recorded 11 games of three-plus RBI and finished with 20 total multiple-RBI games…Set a new school record for slugging percentage at 1.077, breaking Danyele Gomez's record .957 from 2006 and becoming the first Cajun to finish above 1.000…Surpassed 20 home runs a second straight year, joining Danyele Gomez, Christi Orgeron and Holly Tankersley as the only players in school history to reach 20 home runs twice in a career...Hit .541 with 20 home runs and 53 RBI in Sun Belt play...Drew 38 walks against just 10 strikeouts in 207 plate appearances...From March 14 to the end of the season, struck out only once in 124 plate appearances...Ascent to the top of the nation's home run charts began in March as she hit .532 (25-of-47) with 11 home runs and 27 RBI...First led the nation in home runs Mar. 29-Apr. 11, then regained the lead for good after Apr. 18 doubleheader at Appalachian State...Four of her five hits in the Mar. 28 doubleheader at Texas State were home runs...Named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week on Apr. 20 for offensive showcase at Appalachian State...Finished the twinbill in Boone, N.C., a combined 8-for-10 (.800 average) at the plate with five home runs, 13 RBI and six runs scored...Tied the school record with three home runs in game one of the doubleader and tied her career-high with seven RBI in the second game...School-record tying 30th home run came in NCAA Lafayette Regional opener vs. Weber State on May 15...The record-breaking 31st home run came in the winner-take-all NCAA Lafayette Regional finale vs. Baylor on May 17...Added a home run in the Auburn Super Regional opener, giving her three in the 2015 NCAA Tournament and upping her career NCAA postseason total to nine...Named Sun Belt Player of the Week Mar. 23 and Apr. 20...Named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Player of the Week Mar. 30 and Apr. 20...Earned first team All-Sun Belt honors a second straight year...Selected to the NFCA All-Central Region First Team...Named a member of the NFCA Division I All-America First Team, receiving All-American honors a second straight season (third team in 2014) and became only the 13th player in school history to be named All-American at least twice in a career...Recognized as Diamond Sports NCAA Division I Catcher of the Year by the NFCA, becoming the first Ragin' Cajuns and Sun Belt Conference athlete to win the award.
2014 (Sophomore)
Named an NFCA Third Team All-American and NFCA First Team All-Central Region … tabbed Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and a SBC First Team selection … named All-Louisiana Hitter of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and a first team pick, voted on by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … started in all 59 games she played in behind the plate … hit .388 on the season with 73 hits, 74 RBI and 41 runs scored … was first in the conference and second in the nation with 24 home runs ... added 12 doubles for 36 extra base hits on the season … second in the nation with .41 home runs per game … had a slugging percentage of .835, which ranked 11th in the country … fifth in the nation in RBI and sixth with 1.25 RBI per game … committed just five errors in 417 chances for a .988 fielding percentage … tied for first in the conference with 40 walks … led Louisiana with 24 multiple-RBI games, and was second on the team with 24 multiple-hit games … named SBC Player of the Week on Feb. 10 after hitting three home runs and driving in nine runs to begin the season … totaled five three-hit performances during the season … had four multiple home run games … drove in a career-high seven RBI after going 3-for-4 with two home runs and one double against Lamar (3/6) … homered twice in a 2-for-3 outing with three runs scored in the second game of the NCAA Super Regional against Arizona (5/24) that sent the Ragin’ Cajuns to the Women’s College World Series … went 2-for-4 with two home runs in a win over Texas (5/18) to propel Louisiana to the NCAA Super Regional … helped the Cajuns to a doubleheader sweep of No. 14 Baylor (4/22) on the road by going 3-for-8 with three RBI and one run … homered in each of the Ragin’ Cajuns’ WCWS games … went 5-for-10 with eight RBI and four runs in a series sweep over Western Kentucky (4/5-6) … followed it up the next weekend going 6-for-9 with six RBI and two runs in a series victory over No. 15 South Alabama (4/12-13).
Prior to Louisiana (Texas Tech)
Spent her freshman season at Texas Tech, playing for Shanon Hays and the Red Raiders … saw time in 47 games, starting 42 as catcher … batted .282 with eight doubles and 21 RBI ... struck out five times in 117 at-bats, finishing the season ranked the 65th toughest player to strike out in the NCAA … threw out 10% (5-for-50) of attempted base-stealers ... had three hits and five RBI against Northern Colorado (3/3), finishing the game 3-for-4 with two doubles.
High School
Attended Victoria East High School in Victoria, Texas, where she graduated a semester early to enroll and play for Texas Tech in 2013 … was a three-year letterwinner at Victoria East … was an NFCA All-American, earning first-team honors in 2011 … named Co-MVP of District 25-4A as a sophomore after batting .598 … earned Co-Offensive Player of the Year for District 25-4A as a junior … hit .526 with 51 RBI and 61 hits … was a three-time all-district selection.
Personal
Born on Aug. 6, 1995 in Victoria, Texas … full name is Alexandrea Kenedie Elkins, but goes by Lexie … daughter of Jason and Tammy Elkins … has one younger brother, Ryan … is planning on majoring in Sport Management.
NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee (2016)
Honda Award for Softball Nominee (2016)
NFCA First Team All-America (2016)
NFCA First Team All-Central Region (2016)
Sun Belt Conference Student-Athlete of the Year (2016)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2016)
Louisiana Sports Writers Association Hitter of the Year (2016)
All-Louisiana First Team (2016)
No. 1 Overall Pick NPF Draft (2016)
USA Softball Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist (2016)
Sun Belt Conference Preseason Student-Athlete of the Year (2016)
USA Softball Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List (2016)
James J. Corbett Award Winner (2015)
NFCA Diamond Sports NCAA Division I Catcher of the Year (2015)
NFCA First Team All-America (2015)
NFCA First Team All-Central Region (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year (2015)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2015)
All-Louisiana First Team (2015)
USA Softball Player of the Year Top 26 Finalist (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Preseason Player of the Year (2015)
USA Softball Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List (2015)
USA Softball Selection Camp Invitee (2015)
NFCA Third Team All-America (2014)
NFCA First Team All-Central Region (2014)
Sun Belt Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team (2014)
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year (2014)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2014)
Louisiana Sports Writers Association Hitter of the Year (2014)
Louisiana Sports Writers Association Newcomer of the Year (2014)
All-Louisiana First Team (2014)
2016 (Senior)
Served as the starting catcher for the third straight season … due to a thumb injury which forced her to miss the final 18 games of the regular season, was limited to 37 appearances … No. 1 overall draft pick in National Pro Fastpitch Draft (highest pick in school history), selected by the Pennsylvania Rebellion ... earned a third straight Sun Belt Conference Student-Athlete of the Year honor, becoming the first in league history to accomplish the feat … named a Top 10 finalist for the USA Softball Player of the Year award and was a nominee for the Honda Award for Softball and NCAA Woman of the Year ... recorded a .509 batting average, becoming the first player in program history to finish a season with a .500-plus average … grabbed hold of the No. 2 spot on school's career home run chart, finishing with 75 career home runs which ranks 12th all-time in NCAA history … led the nation in batting average (.509), slugging percentage (1.130) and home runs per game (0.51) … hit .561 with 11 home runs and 26 RBI in the season's first month, earning her Louisiana Hitter of the Month honors for February … piled up 13 multiple-hit and 12 multiple RBI games through the end of March (29 games) … was the Sun Belt Conference and team leader in home runs for the third straight season, totaling 19 which ranked 12th amongst all Division I hitters … accrued a 1.130 slugging percentage, establishing a new school record for the second straight season (1.077 in junior season) … struck out just three times over 140 plate appearances and was aboard the base path in 85 of those appearances resulting in a career-best .607 on base percentage … finished 10-for-15 (.667) at the plate with five home runs and 14 RBI during the season-opening weekend in Gulf Shores … homered in three of the five contests, wrapping up the tournament with a school record-tying three home runs vs. Louisiana Tech … received Player of the Week honors from the Sun Belt Conference, NFCA and USA Softball for her efforts in Gulf Shores … homered in each of the contests that the Ragin’ Cajuns faced Oregon’s All-American pitcher Cherdian Hawkins during the Louisiana Classics … picked up career home run No. 70 in Game 2 at Southern Miss on March 5, becoming just the fourth player in school history to reach the mark … provided the Cajuns’ first run in Game 1 of the South Alabama doubleheader on March 13 with a solo home run off of Devin Brown … delivered an RBI single in the seventh inning to tie the game and force extra innings against McNeese State on March 16 … three-run home run in Game 1 at UT Arlington capped off the scoring and marked the 72nd of her career moving her past Holly Tankersley for second place in school history … led the team with two hits off of Baylor’s Heather Stearns in Game 1 in Waco on March 29 … two-out walk in the fifth inning of Game 2 at Baylor kept the inning alive for Kelsey Vincent who followed with a grand slam that proved to be the difference in the 4-3 win … beginning with the Texas State series on April 2, missed the final six weeks of the regular season with the thumb injury … returned to action at the Sun Belt Tournament and singled and produced a run in each contest … had an extra base hit each game of the NCAA Lafayette Regional: doubled home the first run vs. Boston University, had a two-run double to open a 6-0 lead vs. Texas and hit a solo home run in the first inning of the championship game vs. Texas A&M … final home run came in Game 1 of NCAA Norman Super Regional at Oklahoma … was a first team selection for the third straight season on the All-Sun Belt, All-NFCA Central Region and All-Louisiana teams … named a member of the NFCA Division I All-America First Team, the second straight year as a first team choice and third straight year with an All-American honor … became the sixth player in program history to earn All-American status for the third time in a career … was the first Cajun to receive first team All-American honors in consecutive seasons since Cheryl Longeway (1995-1996) ... joined Lynn Britton (1993-96) and Kyla Hall (1992-94) as the only Cajuns to receive an All-American honor in three consecutive seasons.
2015 (Junior)
Started at catcher for the second straight season...NCAA leader in home runs and home runs per game…Set a new single-season school record with 32 home runs, besting the previous record of 30 set by Danyele Gomez in 2006...Became just one of eight players in NCAA Division I history to hit 30 or more home runs in a season...Tied Camilla Carrera of UTEP for the second-most home runs hit in a season in NCAA history (32)...Home runs per game average of 0.59 fell just short of the NCAA single-season record pace of 0.60 set by Camilla Carrera of UTEP in 2012...Also led the nation in RBI per game and No. 3 in slugging percentage (1.077)…Recorded 83 RBI, joining Christi Orgeron (2011, 2012) as the only players in school history to reach 80 RBI...USA Softball Player of the Year Top 26 finalist…Repeated as Sun Belt Player of the Year…Became the fourth Cajun to win back-to-back SBC Player of the Year recognition adding to a list that includes Becky McMurtry (2002-03), Danyele Gomez (2005-06) and Christi Orgeron (2011-12)...Registered seven multiple-home run games, increasing her career total to 11 multiple-home run games…Hit four home runs in a doubleheader at Texas State on Mar. 28 and five home runs in a doubleheader at Appalachian State on Apr. 18…Recorded 11 games of three-plus RBI and finished with 20 total multiple-RBI games…Set a new school record for slugging percentage at 1.077, breaking Danyele Gomez's record .957 from 2006 and becoming the first Cajun to finish above 1.000…Surpassed 20 home runs a second straight year, joining Danyele Gomez, Christi Orgeron and Holly Tankersley as the only players in school history to reach 20 home runs twice in a career...Hit .541 with 20 home runs and 53 RBI in Sun Belt play...Drew 38 walks against just 10 strikeouts in 207 plate appearances...From March 14 to the end of the season, struck out only once in 124 plate appearances...Ascent to the top of the nation's home run charts began in March as she hit .532 (25-of-47) with 11 home runs and 27 RBI...First led the nation in home runs Mar. 29-Apr. 11, then regained the lead for good after Apr. 18 doubleheader at Appalachian State...Four of her five hits in the Mar. 28 doubleheader at Texas State were home runs...Named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week on Apr. 20 for offensive showcase at Appalachian State...Finished the twinbill in Boone, N.C., a combined 8-for-10 (.800 average) at the plate with five home runs, 13 RBI and six runs scored...Tied the school record with three home runs in game one of the doubleader and tied her career-high with seven RBI in the second game...School-record tying 30th home run came in NCAA Lafayette Regional opener vs. Weber State on May 15...The record-breaking 31st home run came in the winner-take-all NCAA Lafayette Regional finale vs. Baylor on May 17...Added a home run in the Auburn Super Regional opener, giving her three in the 2015 NCAA Tournament and upping her career NCAA postseason total to nine...Named Sun Belt Player of the Week Mar. 23 and Apr. 20...Named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Player of the Week Mar. 30 and Apr. 20...Earned first team All-Sun Belt honors a second straight year...Selected to the NFCA All-Central Region First Team...Named a member of the NFCA Division I All-America First Team, receiving All-American honors a second straight season (third team in 2014) and became only the 13th player in school history to be named All-American at least twice in a career...Recognized as Diamond Sports NCAA Division I Catcher of the Year by the NFCA, becoming the first Ragin' Cajuns and Sun Belt Conference athlete to win the award.
2014 (Sophomore)
Named an NFCA Third Team All-American and NFCA First Team All-Central Region … tabbed Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and a SBC First Team selection … named All-Louisiana Hitter of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and a first team pick, voted on by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … started in all 59 games she played in behind the plate … hit .388 on the season with 73 hits, 74 RBI and 41 runs scored … was first in the conference and second in the nation with 24 home runs ... added 12 doubles for 36 extra base hits on the season … second in the nation with .41 home runs per game … had a slugging percentage of .835, which ranked 11th in the country … fifth in the nation in RBI and sixth with 1.25 RBI per game … committed just five errors in 417 chances for a .988 fielding percentage … tied for first in the conference with 40 walks … led Louisiana with 24 multiple-RBI games, and was second on the team with 24 multiple-hit games … named SBC Player of the Week on Feb. 10 after hitting three home runs and driving in nine runs to begin the season … totaled five three-hit performances during the season … had four multiple home run games … drove in a career-high seven RBI after going 3-for-4 with two home runs and one double against Lamar (3/6) … homered twice in a 2-for-3 outing with three runs scored in the second game of the NCAA Super Regional against Arizona (5/24) that sent the Ragin’ Cajuns to the Women’s College World Series … went 2-for-4 with two home runs in a win over Texas (5/18) to propel Louisiana to the NCAA Super Regional … helped the Cajuns to a doubleheader sweep of No. 14 Baylor (4/22) on the road by going 3-for-8 with three RBI and one run … homered in each of the Ragin’ Cajuns’ WCWS games … went 5-for-10 with eight RBI and four runs in a series sweep over Western Kentucky (4/5-6) … followed it up the next weekend going 6-for-9 with six RBI and two runs in a series victory over No. 15 South Alabama (4/12-13).
Prior to Louisiana (Texas Tech)
Spent her freshman season at Texas Tech, playing for Shanon Hays and the Red Raiders … saw time in 47 games, starting 42 as catcher … batted .282 with eight doubles and 21 RBI ... struck out five times in 117 at-bats, finishing the season ranked the 65th toughest player to strike out in the NCAA … threw out 10% (5-for-50) of attempted base-stealers ... had three hits and five RBI against Northern Colorado (3/3), finishing the game 3-for-4 with two doubles.
High School
Attended Victoria East High School in Victoria, Texas, where she graduated a semester early to enroll and play for Texas Tech in 2013 … was a three-year letterwinner at Victoria East … was an NFCA All-American, earning first-team honors in 2011 … named Co-MVP of District 25-4A as a sophomore after batting .598 … earned Co-Offensive Player of the Year for District 25-4A as a junior … hit .526 with 51 RBI and 61 hits … was a three-time all-district selection.
Personal
Born on Aug. 6, 1995 in Victoria, Texas … full name is Alexandrea Kenedie Elkins, but goes by Lexie … daughter of Jason and Tammy Elkins … has one younger brother, Ryan … is planning on majoring in Sport Management.
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