HONORS & AWARDS:
2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Spring Chi Alpha Sigma Candidate
2019 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2019 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 | REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON:
Appeared in 12 contests in the circle, earning the starting nod in two games … closed the season with a 1-1 record behind a 2.74 ERA … fanned 21 batters over her 23.0 innings of work … held opponents to a .250 average at the plate … made her season debut in a relief appearance against No. 19 South Carolina (2/21), holding the Gamecocks scoreless for 3.1 innings with help of five strikeouts ... making her first start of the season, allowed just one run in 5.1 innings against Murray State (2/26), striking out five to secure the win ... struck out two and allowed just one hit in an inning of relief at Texas A&M (4/10) ... tossed 4.2 innings of scoreless relief against No. 18 Tennessee (5/1), holding the Lady Vols to just two hits while striking out a season high six.
2020 | REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON:
Led the Tigers with 15 starts in the circle, making a total of 18 appearances … tied for the most appearances by any SEC pitcher and made the second most starts in the league … posted a 3.43 ERA and closed the season with four wins … tossed a team-high five complete games and combined for two shutouts … pitched a team-high 63.1 innings, ranking sixth in the SEC … struck out 52 batters while holding opponents to a .264 average at the plate … ranked 13th in the conference in total strikeouts … fanned multiple batters in 10 of her appearances … earned first start of the season versus Notre Dame (Feb. 7), holding the Fighting Irish to two hits and a lone run over five innings of work … picked up first win of the season against Alabama State (Feb. 14) … allowed just one run off four hits and struck our three Hornets in the 9-1 victory … tossed a complete-game victory against UNCW (Feb. 16), giving up just one earned run over five inning … set a career high with 13 strikeouts in a victory over Binghamton (Feb. 29).
2019 | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Appeared in 23 games during her first season at Auburn, making 14 starts in the pitching circle … recorded a 3.42 ERA with a 6-4 record over 69.2 innings pitched … threw three complete games and combined on two shutouts … had a team-low four sacrifice hits allowed against … had a team-low two bases stolen against … made her Tiger debut in the season-opener against Tennessee State (Feb. 8) … started her first game against Furman (Feb. 17) and went 4.0 innings en route to her first win as a Tiger … had an Auburn career-high 10 strikeouts against Radford (March 10) as she went 5.2 innings and allowed only one hit to win her fifth game of the season … made her SEC debut in a start at Mississippi State (March 22) … threw an Auburn career-long 6.2 innings against Georgia (March 30) … retired all 11 batters, including striking out five, she faced in her SEC Tournament debut against Florida (May 10) … threw 10.1 innings in two combined starts against Arizona during the Tucson Regional and struck out five Wildcats … struck out at least one batter in 17 appearances.
2018 | AT AKRON:
Medical redshirt.
2017 | AT AKRON:
Named Mid-American Conference (MAC) Freshman of the Year … selected to the All-MAC second team and All-MAC Freshman team … NFCA All-Region nominee … three-time MAC East Pitcher of the Week … tallied a 2.45 ERA while throwing 20 complete games and seven shutouts while allowing 175 hits and 108 runs, 79 earned … credited with a 20-17 career record over 44 appearances, including 35 starts … ranks seventh in Akron history with 183 strikeouts in a single season … tossed her first career no-hitter in a 9-0 win over Eastern Michigan (April 2) … struck out a season-high 12 batters in a complete game effort against Oakland (March 18) … opponents batted .207 in 226 innings pitched … her 20 single-season wins rank fourth in school history.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Prepped at St. Vincent-St. Mary’s High School … two-time first-team all-state, two-time first-team all-district and two-time first-team all-league selection … holds school records for most strikeouts in a single game (19), most career strikeouts (788) and single-season strikeouts (228) … as a junior, hit a career-high .405, while driving in 30 runs … helped lead the Irish to a district championship and regional runner-up finish in 2014 with a 14-3 record in the pitching circle … named the 2013 St. Vincent-St. Marry Rookie of the Year … four-year basketball player … awarded Mary Jo Chionchio Award.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of Dale and Kristen Handley … has three triplet brothers, Connor, Kyle and Cole Handley … majoring in nutrition science with a minor in human development and family studies.
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Lexie Handley Season 2021
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Lexie Handley Season 2021
PositionLHP
Height6-1
ClassRedshirt Senior
HometownMogadore, Ohio
Previous SchoolAkron
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