2012 Softball Roster
Alexa Cannon
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Fuquay-Varina
- Hometown:
- Fuquay-Varina, N.C.
As A Freshman (2012)
2012 Game-by-Game Statistics
A reserve who appeared in nine games, all as a pinch hitter ... Did not experience any action defensively ... Registered six at bats and nine plate appearances during the campaign ... Tallied three walks and one hit, good for a .444 on-base percentage ... Scored first run of career during the seventh inning at Memphis (5/6) after leading off the frame with a free pass ... Recorded first collegiate hit at Cal State Fullerton (3/6) with a pinch-hit single to right center in the seventh ... Made collegiate debut against Louisville (2/17) as a seventh-inning pinch hitter and drew a walk in lone plate appearance ... Logged year's second walk at N.C. State (4/4) during the seventh inning. Fuquay-Varina High School
A four-year letterwinner for the Bengals who served as the starting shortstop each season ... Earned All-Tri-9 Conference honors every season while guiding Fuquay-Varina to a cumulative record of 87-27 and consecutive trips to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A State Tournament's final four as a sophomore and junior ... Capped career with selection as NCHSAA 4A Player-of-the-Year ... Named to the all-state squad as a senior after recording the highest batting average (.506) and hitting the most home runs (six) in the 15-year history of the school ... Named the 4A District 3 Player-of-the-Year and Fuquay-Varina's most valuable player at the end of the campaign ... As a sophomore, was a 4A all-district and all-state honoree and helped the team to the conference championship and a third-place showing in the NCHSAA 4A state championship after claiming the NCHSAA east regional title ... A year later, Fuquay-Varina had a fourth-place showing at the state tournament ... Also earned four varsity letters as a member of the Bengals' volleyball team ... Gained additional softball experience playing for the Triangle Lightning summer travel club ... A four-year Honor Roll member and student council representative ... Member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society ... Received the Fuquay-Varina Distinguished Athlete Award in 2011.
Personal
Intended academic major is business ... Daughter of Ron and Jeannie Cannon.
| Question | Answer |
| Most interesting thing I did last summer: | Went to Cozumel, Mexico, with my family |
| Phrase I over-text the most: | haha |
| Favorite food: | Calamari at Carrabba's |
| Favorite movie: | Forrest Gump |
| Biggest DVR obsession: | That 70's Show |
| Favorite vacation spot: | Lake house at Lake Waccamaw |
| Favorite place on campus: | The Galley |
| Dream job: | Professional sports agent |
| Dream car: | 2011 black Range Rover |
| One thing about me that will surprise most people reading this: | I want to go to law school |
| I can't imagine going a week without: | Changing socks |
| I got started playing softball when: | I was six-years-old with tee-ball and my mom was the coach. |
| My favorite softball memory is: | Going to the state final four twice in high school. |
| Advice I would give to young girls who want to play softball: | Grades come first and nothing comes easy. Practice makes perfect. |
