2016 Softball Roster
Alcy Bush
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Martin Luther King
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
2017: Started 49 games, 48 at first base and one at third base ... Also had two appearances as a defensive replacement at first ... All-Big Ten Defensive Team selection at first base ... Hit a soaring solo home run at No. 10 Arizona (2/11) ... Drove home a run against N.C. State (2/25) ... Singled, sacrificed and scored a run in a win over South Carolina (3/3) ... Recorded base hits in each of NU’s two games on getaway day at the Santa Clara Round Robin (3/19) ... Doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored once in a win at Loyola (Chicago) (4/12) ... Doubled and drove in a career-best three runs in a run-rule win over DePaul (4/19) ... Matched her career-best again in the very next game with three more RBIs in a win over Purdue (4/21) ... Finished 1-for-1 with a walk, a sacrifice fly, two runs and a go-ahead home run in that game ... Was again 1-for-1 with a walk, two runs scored and a solo homer against Notre Dame (4/25) ... Stole her first two bases of the season in NU’s series at Iowa (5/5-5/7) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the second game of that series (5/6).
2016: Appeared in 48 games, starting 43 at first base ... Also was a pinch runner once, a pinch hitter twice and a defensive replacement once ... Went 1-for-2 with a walk, a hit by pitch, an RBI and two runs scored in a win over UC Riverside (2/12) ... Had a career game in a win at North Carolina, finishing 3-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs and her first-career home run (2/20) ... Finished 2-for-3 with an RBI against Long Beach State (3/4) ... Added an insurance run with a seventh-inning, two-out RBI triple in an eventual 2-0 win against Lehigh (3/18) ... Did not have a hit, but walked twice, drove in a run and scored a run in a win at No. 2 Michigan (3/25) ... Hit a solo home run in each of NU’s next two games at U-M (3/26 and 3/27) ... Collected a pair of hits and scored a run in a win over Iowa (4/9) ... Finished 2-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored in a win at Illinois (4/13) ... Had two hits and drove in a run against Nebraska (4/15) ... Was 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in a win over Loyola (Chicago (4/27) ... Hit .333 in a series sweep at Purdue (5/6-5/8), clubbing a big ol’ double in the second contest.
2015: Appeared in 20 games, making six starts as the designated player, 13 pinch-hitting appearances and one defensive replacement appearance ... Drove in a run with a pinch-hit sacrifice fly against North Carolina in a season-opening win (2/6) ... Finished 2-for-3 with a pair of singles against California (2/8) in her first-career start ... Worked back from an 0-2 count to draw a leadoff walk and start a seventh-inning rally at UNLV (2/14) ... Drew a walk as a pinch-hitter to start a late rally against No. 13 Arizona (2/20) ... Doubled, walked and scored a run in a win at Penn State (3/21) ... Had a pinch-hit double in a game at Nebraska (4/18).
2014: Appeared in three games, drawing a walk as a pinch hitter against Boise State (2/8).
High School: All-Big 8 Conference, Inland Empire All-Area, All-Big 8 Academic Team, King High School Offensive MVP, Stu-Penter All-Tournament Team and four-year Scholar Athlete award winner ... As a junior, batted .366 with a .613 slugging percentage ... Led high school to the 2012 Corona Tournament title and a third-place finish in the 2012 Redlands Tournament ... Competed with the California Cruisers 18 Gold club team for three years ... An all-around athlete, also lettered and was named "Most Improved Player" as a freshman on the volleyball team and competed in 2010-11 as goalie for the school's varsity water polo program ... Member of King's Link Crew ... 2012 Homecoming Court member ... High Honor Roll member from 2009-13.
Personal: Born Alcy Rae Bush ... Daughter of Debbie Bush ... Mother played volleyball at UC Riverside for four years, winning nationals in 1982 ... Cast in numerous plays at Riverside Community College and also enjoys playing piano ... Chose Northwestern over Texas A&M and UCLA ... Majoring in human communication sciences.
