Texas Tech University Athletics
2024 Softball Roster
Roster
Alanna Barraza
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- INF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Diamond Bar, Calif.
2021-22-23-24 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2024 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
GRADUATE SEASON (2024)
Played in 20 games, starting 16 of themโฆ recorded two home runs and five RBIs on the seasonโฆ her first home run came against Texas State (2/18) and her second came in her final game at Rocky Johnson Field against Texas (5/5).
SENIOR SEASON (2023)
Started all 50 games playedโฆ batted .293 with eight doubles, a career-high nine home runs and 29 RBIsโฆ also added 12 walks and a pair of hit by pitches, good for a .358 on-base percentage and .914 OPSโฆ tallied seven multi-hit and eight multi-RBI contestsโฆ finished the season with a .933 fielding percentage as a middle infielderโฆ blasted the first of three home runs in the game that Tech would shatter the programโs single-season home run recordโฆ went 2-for-2 with a double, a home run, a walk and a trio of RBIs in Techโs win over Santa Clara... 2023 College Sports Communications Academic All-District
JUNIOR SEASON (2022)
Started 16 of her 20 games played as an infielderโฆ batted .243 with a double, a home run and a trio of RBIsโฆ also added six runs scoredโฆ recorded a multi-hit game and a multi-RBI gameโฆ went 2-for-2 against nationally-ranked Washington
SOPHOMOREย SEASON (2021)
In her second season as a Red Raider, Barraza started in 24 of 28 games... hit a season high 2 RBI against UTEP (3/19)... hit her first career home run against North Dakota State (2/26) and her second home run again against North Dakota State (2/27) โฆ recorded a hit in two of four at-bats against Southeast Missouri (2/27) including an RBI single ... tallied 15 hits and 6 RBI on the season with 3 doubles ... committed just two errors in 37 attempts for a fielding percentage of .973.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2020)
Made four starts and 13 appearances in her first season with the Red Raiders โฆ began her career with a start at short in Techโs season-opening win against Houston Baptist (2/7) โฆ powered a double against Montana (2/9) for the first hit of her collegiate career โฆ helped Tech to a 5-2 win over No. 15 Georgia (2/15) with an RBI double โฆ stepped in to pinch run and scored solo runs against Syracuse (2/21), No. 4 LSU (2/27) and Fairleigh Dickinson (3/6) โฆ on March 13, the remainder of the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
DIAMOND RANCH HS
Four-year letterwinner at Diamond Ranch High School โฆ named the leagueโs Offensive Player of the Year as a senior โฆ also picked up Team MVP, CIV Division 3 First Team, Hacienda First Team All-League, First Team All-Area, First Team All-State and Hacienda Top 5 honors โฆ served as softball president for three years โฆ MaxPreps Division 3 Top-10 stats leader in home runs and slugging percentage โฆ racked up 35 hits, 17 RBI, 26 runs, six home runs, a .947 slugging percentage and a .461 batting average through 20 games in her final season with the Panthers โฆ an All-League selection as a freshman, sophomore and junior โฆ a multi-sport athlete, Barraza also played volleyball for the Panthers โฆ thrived academically as she earned Hacienda First Team Academic All-League honors, as well as the President Award of Academic Excellence, the Anaheim Police Department Survivors Scholarship and California State Department of Education honors at graduation.
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PERSONAL
Pronouncedย uhโขLONโขuhย buhโขRAHโขzuh ...ย Born on May 30, 2001 โฆ daughter of Lisa and George โฆ has one sister, Marissa โฆ majoring in business administration.
