Alyssa Herlocker
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Locust, N.C.
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- Position:
- IF
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- B/T:
- L/L
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- Previous School:
- Gray Stone Day School
Bio
HIGH SCHOOL: At Gray Stone Day School, Herlocker, as a senior, batted .720 with 43 RBI, an .862 slugging percentage and a 1.000 fielding percentage. She hit .540 as a freshman, .480 as a sophomore and .554 as s junior. For her career, she collected 120 RBI and had a 1.000 fielding percentage at first base. Herlocker was named all-conference, all-county and all-state all four years. She was also the recipient of the 2016 Greater Charlotte Adam Faulk Tanksley Award. Also played one season of volleyball. Played for the Team NC Holmes club team.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Jimmy and Amy Herlocker ... full name is Alyssa Marie Herlocker ... born October 9, 1999, in Charlotte, N.C.
ACADEMICS: Plans to enroll in business with an emphasis in business management.
News mentions
MARTIN, Tenn. – UT Martin scored nine runs through the first four innings on Sunday as the Tennessee Tech softball team attempted to rally back in both ends of the doubleheader against the Skyhawks. Tech (9-21, 0-4 Ohio Valley Conference) lost 9-4 in the opener, then dropped a 3-2 decision in the closer.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Senior Bayli Cruse knocked in three of Tennessee Tech’s four runs on Friday as the Golden Eagle softball team opened Ohio Valley Conference play with Southeast Missouri taking both ends of the doubleheader. The Redhawks (18-10, 2-0 OVC) defeated Tech 5-1 in the opener, then 4-3 in the nightcap.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech softball team earned a walk-off win on Sunday over Eastern Michigan, then attempted to rally against home-standing Memphis in the final day of the Memphis Tiger Classic, collecting a split as the Golden Eagles return home. The Golden Eagles beat Eastern Michigan 5-4, then fell 5-1 to Memphis.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The ways the Tennessee Tech softball team got its wins on Tuesday may have been dramatic, but the only thing the Golden Eagles cared about was getting the sweep over Rhode Island. Tech stretched its winning streak to five games as the Golden Eagles beat the visiting Rams 2-1 in game one, then rallied for an 8-7 victory in the nightcap.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It was Raegan Sparks’ day at the plate as she led the Tennessee Tech softball team to a split against Samford on Sunday afternoon as she went 4-for-7 with seven RBI and her fifth home run of the season. Kayla Hughes picked up her first win of the season in the day’s nightcap, pitching the complete game as she allowed four earned runs on 10 hits, striking out two in the Golden Eagles’ 9-5 win over the Bulldogs.
BOONE, N.C. – In both games Saturday, the Tennessee Tech softball team struck to take the lead on Appalachian State, but the homestanding Mountaineers had the last laugh, rallying in both contests to hand Tech a 3-2 defeat in game one and a 10-8 loss in the nightcap. Tech (3-13) will make the trek back to Cookeville on Saturday night, then will try to take a pair of games against Samford on Sunday afternoon, starting at 2 p.m., to try to open the home slate on a high note.
TROY, Ala. – After a tough day on Saturday, the Tennessee Tech softball team was determined to change their fortunes to close out their play in the Trojan Classic. Behind a strong pitching effort from Taylor Waldrop to hold tournament host Troy at bay, the Golden Eagle offense teed off on the Trojan pitchers as Tech earned a decisive 9-3 win on Sunday afternoon.
TROY, Ala. – It was a tough day offensively for the Tennessee Tech softball team on Saturday in the second day of the Trojan Classic. The Golden Eagles were held to just three hits against OVC foe Murray State, after getting held to a single run to UAB on eight hits. Tech (2-11) fell 8-1 to the Blazers in the day's opening contest, then dropped a 21-0 decision to the Racers in the later action.
TROY, Ala. – After a run-rule loss to No. 16-ranked Ole Miss to start the day, the Tennessee Tech softball team had a chance to knock off Trojan Classic host Troy in the second game of the day, but the rally fell short as the Golden Eagles fell 3-2 on Friday afternoon. Tech (2-9) dropped a 12-2 decision to the Rebels in the first game.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – One down, many more to go as the Tennessee Tech softball team would hope as the Golden Eagles earned their first win of the season with a 9-5 victory over Western Kentucky on Thursday in the first day of the Chattanooga Challenge. The day started with a 7-5 loss to host Chattanooga as it rallied from a 5-0 deficit with two runs in the second and five in the fourth to overcome the Golden Eagles’ hot start.