Alex Starr

Class:
Freshman
Position:
RHP
Height:
5-8
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Melissa, Texas
High School:
Melissa
Prev School:
Melissa
Club:
Hotshots National

2026 (Freshman): Got the most innings and appearances of the freshmen pitchers, starting six games and appearing in 21 ... Threw 38.2 innings, striking out 21 (third on the staff) ... Owned a 1-3 record and 5.43 ERA, and shared the team lead with two saves ... Softball America Preseason Big Ten Freshman to Watch ... Shared the team lead with three appearances in the circle at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (2/6-8), posting her first career save vs. Longwood ... Threw three innings of three-hit relief vs. Charlotte (2/13) ... Threw her first collegiate complete game in her first career start vs. Howard (2/22), scattering four base hits (all singles) and striking out three ...Made three appearances in the five games at the John Cropp Invitational at Kentucky (2/27-3/1), including 4.1 in a tough one-run loss to Murray State ...Threw 2.1 innings of relief at Ohio State (3/29), striking out two and allowing two base hits ... Threw 1.2 innings in a relief appearance against Illinois (4/3), allowing three hits and striking out two ...Tossed one inning in relief against Western Michigan (4/21), allowing three hits ... Came into the series finale against Maryland (4/26) and delivered 2.2 innings of no-hit ball with a career-best four strikeouts.

Club: Named an Extra Elite 100 No. 5 pitcher in the 2025 class by Extra Innings Softball … Most recently played for Hotshots National (Dallas, Texas) for coaches Ryan Hooker and Ed Naudin … Won a 14U Alliance Tier I national championship with the Texas Bombers …. Alliance Tier I national elite eight appearance with Texas Unity 16U … 2022 Extra Innings Softball All-Summer Team.

High School: Graduated from Melissa High School, playing her first three prep seasons on the softball team … Graduated with school records in single-season and career victories and career strikeouts … Helped her team to a Texas Class 5A State Championship as a junior in 2024, earning First Team All-District honors and was the District Pitcher of the Year … Dallas Morning News First Team pick … Texas Class 5A UIL State All-Tournament Team … Texas Sports Writers All State Team … Texas High School Coaches Association Class 5A Super Elite Team … Tossed two perfect games … Academic All-District pick all three prep seasons … District and Team MVP as a sophomore and freshman, when she also earned DFW All-Metroplex kudos …

Personal: Daughter of Lauren and Matt Starr … Has one younger brother, Lucas … Kinesiology major.