HONORS & AWARDS:
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
SEC Co-Player of the Week (March 2, 2020)
Softball America 2020 Power Rankings: Week Four (No. 2)
Softball America 2020 Power Rankings: Week Two (No. 10)
Softball America Preseason Top 100 Players of 2020 (No. 81)
2017 NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team
2017 All-SEC Second Team
2017 SEC All-Freshman Team
2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
SEC Freshman of the Week (April 10, 2017)
2021 | GRADUATE STUDENT SEASON:
Granted an extra year of eligbility due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... appeared in 49 of Auburn’s 51 contests … earned six starts as a designated played and 38 in right field … finished third on the team with 33 hits … slugged six doubles, one triples and two home runs … finished tied for third on the team with 15 RBI … scored 15 runs … swiped seven bases on 11 attempts … recorded six multi-hit performances … closed career ranked tied for third in program history in career stolen bases (42), tied for seventh in stolen base percentage (.808), eighth in multi-RBI games (34), tied for eighth in games played (241) and RBI (129), 10th in hits (209), home runs (30), tied for ninth in multi-hits games (53) and ninth in total bases (338) … scored the game tying run in Auburn's come-from-behind against No. 19 South Carolina (2/20), crossing home plate with help of a fielding error by the Gamecocks' right fielder ... played in her 200th collegiate game against Murray State (2/26) ... drove in both runs in Auburn's 2-1 victory over Southern Miss (3/5) with an RBI single and sacrifice fly ... recorded her first multi-hit game of the season with two bunt singles against Kennesaw State (3/20) ... knocked a two-run single in Auburn's four-run third inning at No. 18 Missouri (3/27) ... it was her first multi-RBI game in Southeastern Conference play since April 6, 2019 at Tennessee ... started her 200th game in an Auburn uniform against Arkansas on April 3 ... drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-RBI single at Texas A&M (4/9) to lead Auburn to its first win in College Station since 2015 ... drove in the go-ahead runs with a three-run home run, her first of the season, to carry Auburn to the series-opening win over No. 12 Kentucky (4/16) ... secured the series win against the Wildcats (4/17) with an RBI single to plate the go-ahead run in game two against the Wildcats... recorded her 50th career multi-hit game with a 2-for-3 performance at Ole Miss (4/24) ... became just the 11th player in program history to record 200 career hits with a double in the series finale against the Rebels (4/25) ... went 2-for-3 with a double and scored the lone Auburn run versus South Carolina (5/11) in the SEC Tournament … knocked a season-high three hits, including a double, and two runs scored against UCF (5/21) in the Tallahassee Regional.
2020 | SENIOR SEASON:
Appeared in 27 contests, making 26 starts in the outfield … led the team with 29 hits and a .358 batting average … scored a team-leading 24 runs to average .89 runs per game … held a .414 average with runners on base and added a .381 clip with runners in scoring position … led the team with nine multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games … knocked two doubles and a team-leading six home runs, tied for the 10th most in the SEC … led the Tigers with a .605 slugging clip … drew a team-high 13 walks en route to a .447 on-base percentage … closed the season 10-of-11 in stolen bases … ranked tied for 10th in the SEC with her 10 stolen bags … led the team with a .429 average and 10 RBI with two outs … added a .412 average at the plate when leading off the inning … went 2-for-2 with three runs scored, two walks and an RBI versus Alabama State (Feb. 14) … turned in a career performance against UNCW (Feb. 15) setting career highs in runs scored (4), RBI (6) and home runs (2) … her efforts led her to SEC Co-Player of the Week honors, the first of her career … matched her career high in hits with a 4-for-5 performance at the plate against Georgia Southern (Feb. 28) with two runs scored and two RBI … knocked an RBI single to right field to walk off Auburn’s win against the Eagles … accounted for four consecutive multi-hit games from Feb. 29 to March 1 … slugged a home run and a double against Binghamton (Feb. 29), picking up two RBI and two runs scored … knocked a two-run homer in the sixth inning against Georgia State (March 11) to lead Auburn to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory to close the season.
2019 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Started all 60 games for the Tigers in right field … was second on the team with a .333 batting average to go along with a .546 slugging percentage and a team-high .426 on-base percentage … batted .405 when leading off an inning … led the team with 18 stolen bases … slugged 10 home runs … drove in 35 runs while scoring 36 herself … drew a career-high 26 walks … had a team-high 22 hits against SEC teams, recording at least one hit in 17 conference contests … one of four players on the team to drive in double-digit runs during SEC play … totaled a team-high 40 hits and slashed .325/.520/.415 against teams ranked in the top 75 RPI … led the team with a .393 batting average with runners in scoring position … recorded 13 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … reached base in 11 consecutive games (Feb. 9-23) … totaled a season-high hitting streak (Feb. 28 – March 8) … batted .500 with two RBI and four runs scored against Texas A&M (March 15-17) to start SEC play … went 2-for-2 with a walk against Tennessee (May 9) during the SEC Tournament … had a career performance to start NCAA Regional play as she went 4-for-4 with a home run, double, two runs scored and two RBI against Colorado State (May 17).
2018 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Started 54 games in the outfield … paced the team with nine home runs … carried a .285 batting clip with 43 hits … led the team with 19 extra base hits … touted a .536 slugging percentage and .357 on base percentage … tied for second among all SEC batters with six home runs in league play … drove in 33 runs while scoring 28 … 13 RBI in SEC play … tallied 12 multi-hit games … laced a pair of doubles in win vs. Tennessee Tech (Feb. 10) … went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in win at Troy (Feb. 14) … 2-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBI vs. Maryland (Feb. 17) … went 3-for-4 with a RBI in win over San Jose State (Feb. 23) … tallied four hits for the series at Ole Miss (March 30 – April 1) … knocked out game-winning home run to defeat Ole Miss (March 30) … three-RBI performance in series finale vs. Tennessee (April 8) … hit seven home runs over 15-game stretch (March 18 – April 20) … finished 2-for-4 with two RBI in SEC Tournament vs. Alabama (May 9) … tallied four hits and four RBI in Tallahassee Regional … 2-for-2 with a run scored, two RBI and a home run vs. Jacksonville State in Tallahassee Regional (May 19).
2017 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Appeared in 51 games and started 36 in the outfield in first season with the Tigers ... paced team with a .371 batting average ... contributed 11 doubles, three home runs and 28 RBI ... appeared in 19 games with 17 starts in SEC tilts ... produced .345 batting average, .379 slugging clip and a .397 on-base percentage in SEC-only games ... tallied a team-high four outfield assists ... hit .382 with runners on base, including .396 with runners in scoring position ... notched 13 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI contests ... racked up seven game-winning plays, including four against SEC foes ... only freshman in the SEC to record at least 20 hits in league games ... secured a hit in 16 of 20 games against SEC foes ... first career appearance came in a contest with Washington (Feb. 9) ... made first career start against Creighton (Feb. 17) ... blasted two hits, including first collegiate home run, versus North Dakota (Feb. 24) ... set season-high with three hits against the College of Charleston (March 4) ... made two diving catches, threw out the potential game-tying run and tallied four hits in series sweep at Georgia (March 31 – April 2) ... reached base safely six times by way of four hits and two walks in NCAA Regional victories over Cal (May 20-21).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Was a three-time district champion while playing at Lake Region High School ... reached the state championship game twice ... was a member of the Gold Coast Hurricanes for club coach Marty Cooper ... also played volleyball and was a captain.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of Christian and Lamona Rivera ... has a sister, Mallory, and a brother, Jonathan ... earned her bachelor’s degree in business management with a minor in entrepreneurship from the Harbert College of Business in May of 2020 ... currently pursuing a second undergraduate degree in business marketing.
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Alyssa Rivera Season 2017
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Alyssa Rivera Season 2017
PositionUTL
Height5-9
ClassFreshman
HometownEagle Lake, Fla.
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