2022 Softball Roster
Shaylee Ackerman
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Desert Ridge
- Hometown:
- Queen Creek, Ariz.
Season & Career Highs
SEASON
- IP: 7.0 vs. No. 25 Auburn (3/24/24)
- SO: 6 vs. Kansas (2/24/24)
- Pitches: 99 vs. Kansas (2/24/24)
CAREER
- IP: 7.0 vs. UCF (2/17/23)
- SO: 9 vs. A&M-Commerce (2/11/23)
- Pitches: 103 vs. No. 5 UCLA (3/5/22)
ACCOLADES
- 2021 Spring SEC Honor Roll
- 2021 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 Spring AD Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 Fall AD Academic Honor Roll
Went 8-2 in the circle in 23 appearance, while starting 15 games ... Was second on the team in innings pitched (79.2) and ERA (2.81) ... Earned her eighth win of the season pitching a six-inning complete game and striking out five at Sam Houston on April 24 ... Tossed her first complete game of the season and fourth of her career in game two of the series sweep against No. 25 Auburn ... Earned her fifth win of the season coming in relief pitching 3.0 innings and striking out two to clinch the series at No. 21 Mississippi State ... Had a season best 6.1 innings and six strikeouts against Kansas on Feb. 24 ... Totaled 6.0 innings of work, striking out two batters and allowing six hits and three earned runs in two games on opening weekend ... Was the starter for the season opener against Valpo pitching 3.0 innings, allowing one hit and one walk, while striking out one.
2023 (SENIOR)
Made the switch from a two-way player to pitching only ... Led the Aggies in games started (18), ERA (2.37) and batting average against (.204) ... Went 4.1 innings, while striking out seven and allowing one earned run in a 6-1 win over Northern Kentucky in her season debut ... Struck out a career high nine batters in a five-inning, one hit complete shut out against A&M-Commerce on Feb. 11 ... Registered her first career seven inning complete game shutout against No. 18 UCF .. Struck out five in 1.2 scoreless innings of relief against BYU on Feb. 23 ... Earned her fourth win on the season going 5.0 innings without allowing a run, while striking out two and giving up only two hits in the victory over No. 7 Arkansas, 2-0, on March 11 ... Sat down four Bulldogs in 3.2 innings of work against No. 18 Georgia (3/18/23) ... Won her fifth game of the season after coming in relief at No. 11 Kentucky going 2.0 innings and striking out three on March 25 ... Held Texas State hitless in the first three innings before totaling 4.0 innings and striking out one, while allowing one hit and one walk in the 8-0 win on April 19 ... Earned her seventh win of the season against Missouri going 6.0 innings, while striking out three and allowing two runs.
2022 (JUNIOR)
Started in 25 of the 27 games she has appeared in...In her first season in the circle, she posted a 3.98 ERA in 31.2 innings pitched...Earned six starts in the circle, tossing one complete game, and making 15 appearances with a 2-2 record...Registered 3 hits and 4 RBI in Aggie Classic...Recorded 6 strikeouts in her collegiate debut in the circle against UT Arlington (2/13)...Struck out 7 batters in four innings of work during Texas A&M Invitational...Tallied 3 RBI in Reveille Classic...Struck out 10 batters in eight innings of work in the circle in Judi Garman Classic...Launched a grand slam against No. 5 Florida (3/19)...Made an appearance in the circle in two of the three games against No. 5 Arkansas...Recorded 0.4 innings of work in outings against Minnesota and Oklahoma in the NCAA Regionals.
2021 (SOPHOMORE)
Started in 50 games for the Maroon & White… Compiled six hits and five RBI in the Texas A&M Invitational… Recorded two doubles against Central Arkansas (2/20 and 2/22)… Belted her first career home run against Texas Tech (2/21)... Had a hit in every game against Tulsa (2/26-2/28)… Collected four RBI against Texas Southern (3/9)… Compiled four hits and three doubles in the Reveille Classic… Notched three home runs in the series against Alabama (4/1–4/3)… Belted a home run against No. 23 Texas State… Ripped 11th home run on the year against Sam Houston (4/14)… Roped a double against Ole Miss (4/17)… Blasted a three-run home run against Houston (4/20)… Knocked in one against Mississippi State (4/25)… Had two hits, including a double vs. Morgan State at Norman Regional (5/22)… Recorded two hits against Wichita State at the Norman Regional (5/22)… Finished tied for second on the team with 37 RBI and third with 12 home runs… Registered 12 games on the year with more than two RBI.
2020 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 18 games, starting 10… Compiled six hits, three RBI and scored two runs in 35 at bats....Recorded an RBI against UT Arlington (2/8) and Lamar (2/15)… Hit her first career triple against Abilene Christian (2/9)….Tallied an RBI against Bethune-Cookman (2/20).
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a three-year starting pitcher/outfielder at Desert Ridge High School in Mesa, Ariz.…Was a two-time Max Preps Underclassmen All American and First Team All-State recipient …By her senior year she was a 30 Prospect by Go Softball … Made three state playoff appearances …Played two and a half years of summer softball for the Firecrackers under Sean Brashear…Her favorite athletic achievements are when she hit a walk off home run during nationals to keep her team in the tournament.
Began playing softball when she was six years old…Made her only official visit to Texas A&M…Chose to come to College Station because “I loved everything about the university on my first visit and everyone is so welcoming”… Hobbies include hiking, hanging out with friends, playing with her dogs…Majoring in Allied Health…Career ambition is to become an orthodontist or dental hygienist.
