Norfolk State University Athletics

2011 (Senior Year): Finished as NSU’s all-time leader in career appearances (110) and innings pitched (518.1) … Selected to the MEAC All-Academic Team … Pitched in six games with five starts … Carried a 2-3 record with a 4.42 ERA … Struck out 18 with just four walks in 31.2 innings … Threw two complete games … Batted .238 with five hits in 21 at bats … Scored one run and hit one double on the season … Pitched her best outing of the season in a 3-2 win over Savannah State March 28, allowing two earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts in seven innings in the second game of a doubleheader … Added a pair of hits earlier in the day in the first game against the Tigers … Went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Game 1 against North Carolina Central Feb. 19.

2010 (Junior Year): Named to the MEAC All-Academic Team … Appeared in the lineup in 24 games, starting 15 … Made 33 appearances in the circle with 26 game starts … Finished second in the MEAC in walks allowed per game at 1.18 … Also ranked sixth in the league in innings pitched (154.0), appearances (33) and games started (26), eighth in ERA (2.95), tied for ninth in strikeouts (66), and 10th in opposing batting average (.281) … Carried an 8-17 record despite just a 2.95 ERA … Threw 11 complete games with two shutouts …Gave up 182 hits in 154.0 innings, allowing 98 runs, just 65 earned, and striking out 66 while walking 26 … Hit .167 on the season, collecting five hits in 30 at bats … Scored four runs, had one double and two RBI while walking eight times … In the first game of the year at North Carolina Central Feb. 18, got the win in a 10-0 victory after allowing five hits in four scoreless innings … Took a tough loss against Fairleigh Dickinson Feb. 27, giving up one unearned run and four hits while striking out six in eight innings of work in a 1-0 loss … Had a season-high seven strikeouts in five innings and allowed just two hits in an 8-0 win at UMES March 31 … Earned the ‘W’ against North Carolina Central April 8 by giving up one unearned run and four hits in seven innings in a 7-1 win … At South Carolina State April 17, went 1-for-2 with an RBI double in Game 1, then batted 2-for-2 in Game 2 … Picked up both wins in a doubleheader at UMES April 22, giving up no runs and seven hits in a combined 11.2 innings with eight strikeouts and no walks.

2009 (Redshirt Sophomore Year): Led NSU and the MEAC with a 1.88 ERA and was named to the All-MEAC First Team after pitching 182.1 innings with a 17-14 overall record … Was also named NSU’s Most Valuable Player … Started 29 games in the pitching circle and made 34 appearances … Threw 20 complete games and seven shutouts … Allowed 194 hits, 74 runs, 49 earned runs, 27 walks and struck out 110 batters … Pitched 4.1 hitless innings and stuck out four in relief duty in a 2-1 win over Colgate March 8 … Struck out a career-high 10 batters in the five-inning, 17-0 win over Coppin State Feb. 22 … Went 3-for-6 at the plate with one double in the MEAC doubleheader against South Carolina State April 11 … Earned her ninth win of the season in an eight-inning, seven-hit outing at Hampton March 12 where she allowed four runs, walked two batters and struck out seven … Allowed seven hits, four earned runs and struck out five in the 4-3 loss to Campbell Feb. 27 … Tossed eight scoreless innings and gave up just five hits in the 1-0 win over Delaware State March 8 … Struck out five batters in that game … Pitched a complete game and gave up eight hits, three runs (one earned), walked two and struck out six in the 1-0 win over George Mason March 10 … Tossed a complete game and allowed a season-high 14 hits, five runs (three earned) and struck out three against Hampton May 7 in the elimination game at the MEAC Tournament.

2008 (Sophomore Year): Sat out the season.

2007 (Freshman Year): As the Spartans’ top pitcher, logged a team-high 150.1 innings and had a 9-9 record en route to being named to the All-MEAC Second Team … Had a 2.93 ERA and started 23 of her 37 pitching appearances … Led the Spartan pitching staff in games started, appearances, complete games (seven) and strikeouts (92) … Had a career day at the plate when she went 1-for-4 with a double and scored a run in the 10-inning loss to Cornell March 10 … Struck out a career-high nine batters in the season opener against Longwood Feb. 24 … Gave up 11 hits and five runs (three earned) in 7.0 innings in that game … First win of the season came after a four-inning, four-hit, two-run outing against St. Francis March 4 … Went the distance in the 7-1 win over Binghamton March 9, pitching 7.0 innings and giving up three hits and one earned run while striking out five … Tossed a career-high 8.0 innings, yielding six hits, four runs (three earned) while striking out one in a no-decision against Cornell March 10 … Struck out five batters in five innings of work and only allowed one hit in the 12-0 shutout of UMES March 31 … Gave up five hits and three runs (one earned) and retired six batters in five innings against Hampton at the MEAC Roundup April 13 … In the two games at the MEAC Tournament, allowed a total of seven hits, five runs (two earned) and struck out five in 6.1 innings.

High School: Played on the varsity team all three years at Eaglecrest … Played for Coach Ricky Jennings 2003-04 and Dave O’Neill in 2005 … Went 18-7 with a 0.74 ERA in leading Eaglecrest to the Colorado 5A State Championship as a senior … Was named first-team all-city, All-Centennial League and all-state as a senior … Was the state tournament MVP … Also earned first-team all-senior honors and was a CHSAA All-Star … Earned All-Colorado Rocky Mountain honors (best of 3A, 4A and 5A) … Set school records in innings pitched (180), strikeouts (198) and wins as a senior … Also batted .387 in her final prep season … Injured most of her junior year as Eaglecrest advance to the Elite 8 of the state tournament … Had a 0.96 ERA as a sophomore … Was named second-team all-conference and Defensive MVP that year … Helped Eaglecrest reach the Sweet 16 in the state tournament sophomore year … Was the JV MVP her freshman year at Grandview HS.

Personal: Full name is Alyssa Justine Velazquez … Was born on July 8, 1988 … Daughter of Francisco and Dawn Velazquez … Has one sibling, Alexandra … Majoring in business with concentrations in marketing and finance … Wants to be a government contractor and financial advisor.