Shippensburg University Athletics

2024 All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team
2022 All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team
 
2024 (Junior): Established herself as one of the top pitchers in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference…set new career highs in numerous categories, including appearance (32) and starts (30, 3rd most in program history)…named to the All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team…21 wins at tied for 8th most in program history…career-high 194.2 total innings were third most in the conference and seventh most all-time at SU…ranked seventh in the conference with a 2.67 ERA and 163 strikeouts…totaled 22 complete games and four shutouts…recorded eight or more strikeouts 11 times…was named PSAC Eastern Division Pitcher of the Week Mar. 25 after posting a 2-0 record and a 0.69 ERA over three starts against some of the region’s toughest pitchers…fanned a season high 11 batters Mar. 3 against Slippery Rock…held East Stroudsburg to one run over seven innings at regionals (May 11).
 
2023 (Sophomore): Appeared in 26 total games, making a team-best 22 start in the circle for the Raiders…pitched to a 9-3 overall record and a 3.75 ERA…tied for the team lead with 62 punchouts…finished third on the team in innings pitched (87.2)…tossed four compete games and three shutouts…allowed just three earned runs over the course of 10.0 innings in the PSAC Tournament, including 6.1 innings of 1-run softball in a semifinal win over Bloomsburg…fired a complete game shutout in her opening start of the season, a 5-0 victory over Fairmont St…pitched back-to-back complete games against Pace (March 3) and East Stroudsburg (March 8)…struck out a season high seven batters against West Chester April 4.
 
2022 (Freshman): Made 25 starts and 29 overall appearances from the circle in her debut season…named to the All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team as a pitcher…posted a 13-7 record with a team-best 1.59 ERA, ranking fourth in the PSAC in both categories…led the Raiders in strikeouts, ranking seventh in the PSAC with 117 strikeouts in 132.1 innings of work…threw 12 complete games…had a .206 opposing batting average against (BAA)…recorded one save…gave up only two home runs…posted a career high of 10 strikeouts against Lake Erie…tied for the team lead in wins…allowed two earned runs or less in 21-of-25 starts, including two scoreless starts…struck out five or more batters in 12 appearances…named PSAC Eastern Division Pitcher of the Week in back-to-back weeks (April 4 and 11), the first Raider to be honored in consecutive weeks since Emily Estep.
 
Central High School: Totaled four varsity letters for the Falcons under head coach Scott Mongold…played on the club circuit with Tri-State Thunder under coach Missy Cutchall…named to the All-District Second Team as a sophomore…received the Kenny Rinker Sportsmanship Award as a senior…twice selected to the AB Honor Roll and was selected to the All-A Honor Roll as a senior…also earned varsity letters in swimming and basketball.
 
About Ball: Full name is Alicia Nicole Ball…is the daughter of William and Julie Ball…majoring in exercise science with an allied health pre-professional concentration while seeking minors in biology and gerontology…has six siblings: William, Audrey, Courtney, Daniel, Kaitlyn and Melanie.