2018 Softball Roster
Roster
Arielle James
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Southmoore HS
- Hometown:
- Moore, Okla.
| AWARDS / HONORS | ||||
| 2018-19 | The American All-Academic Team | |||
| 2019 | The American First Team (2B) | |||
| 2019 | The American Player of the Week (April 29) | |||
| 2017-18 | The American All-Academic Team | |||
| 2018 | NFCA All-Region Third Team (2B) | |||
| 2018 | The American Second Team (INF) | |||
| 2018 | The American Championship All-Tournament Team | |||
| 2018 | Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team | |||
| 2018 | The American Player of the Week (April 9) | |||
| 2018 | The American Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 26, March 5, April 2) | |||
| 2016-17 | The American All-Academic Team | |||
| 2017 | NFCA Second-Team All-Region (2B) | |||
| 2017 | The American Rookie of the Year | |||
| 2017 | The American First Team (2B) | |||
| 2017 |
The American All-Rookie Team |
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| 2017 | The American Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 27, March 27) | |||
SENIOR (2020)
Sat out to redshirt.
JUNIOR (2019)
Received the third All-Conference accolade of her career, earning First-Team All-Conference honors for the second time … Earned The American Player of the Week Honors (April 29) after batting .583 with three multiple-hit performances and leading the Cougars to a series win over UCF (April 26-28) … Set the program record with 17 doubles on the year … Held a top-five spot in the conference in multiple offensive categories including batting average (.380, 4th), on-base percentage (.455, 5th), hits (62, 3rd) and doubles (17, T1st) … Led the Cougars with 17 multiple-hit performances, including a team-best 13 two-hit outings … Tied her career-high with three hits on four separate occasions … Finished the season on a tear, batting .463 (19-for-41) with a team-high 11 RBIs, .756 slugging percentage and 31 totoal bases … Collected a season-high five putouts against Illinois (Feb. 9) … Posted a season-high five assists in the series-opening win over UCF (April 26) … Scored a season-high two runs on nine occasions … Blasted a two-out, three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth against Texas A&M (May 17) to lead the Cougars to a 3-1 win over the Aggies in the opening-game of the NCAA Tournament … Recorded the first triple of her career as part of a 3-for-4 performance in the series-clinching win over UCF (April 28) … Made her presence known against Texas State, batting .545 with six RBIs and a 1.000 slugging percentage in three games against the Bobcats … Roped a double down the leftfield line to score the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh against Texas State (April 23) … Helped lead Houston to a run in the NCAA Tournament, making an appearance in the championship game of the Austin Regional.
SOPHOMORE (2018)
NFCA All-Region Third Team ... American Athletic Conference Second Team ... The American Championship All-Tournament Team ... Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team ... The American All-Academic Team ... The American Player of the Week (April 9) ... The American Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 26, March 5, April 2) ... Appeared and started all 59 games at second base ... Posted .360/.487/.481 slash, going 68-for-189 with 12 doubles, four home runs, 28 RBI, 40 runs scored, 28 walks, 16 hit by pitch and two stolen bases ... Finished second in The American in hits (68), second in hit by pitch (16), tied for third in doubles (12), fourth in walks (28) ... Also led team with 20 multi-hit games and recorded six multi-RBI games... Tied career-hit three hits six times and last in a 3-for-4 performance with three RBI, tying his career high, at USF (April 8) ... Recorded career-high two doubles against Syracuse (Feb. 24) and at ECU (March 24) ... Closed season on 35-game reached base streak.
FRESHMAN (2017)
NFCA Second-Team All-Region (2B) ... American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year ... The American First Team (2B) ... The American All-Rookie Team ... The American All-Academic Team ... The American Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 27, March 27) ... Started all 55 games between second base (41) and shortstop (14) ... Made move from shortstop to second base against Oregon State (Feb. 25) ... Posted a .354/.444/.424 slash, going 63-for-178 with 10 doubles, two home runs, 24 RBI, 43 runs scored, 16 walks and four stolen bases ... Finished third in The American in runs scored (43), fifth in hits (63) and tied for sixth in doubles (10) ... Led all freshmen in The American in batting average (.354), hits and runs scored ... Recorded 20 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games ... Made collegiate debut with 1-for-4 showing in start in season opener against Wright State (Feb. 10) ... Went 2-for-3 with a single, double, RBI and run scored against Boston College (Feb. 12) ... Went 3-for-3 with three singles, one walk, RBI and run scored in game one of a doubleheader against No. 4/6 Oklahoma (Feb. 18) ... Recorded first career home run with two-run shot in 2-for-4 showing with three RBI and one run scored ... Went 3-for-5 with two singles, one double, two RBI and three runs scored against Oregon State ... Went 1-for-1 a single, two walks and three runs scored in game two of a doubleheader against Prairie View A&M (March 10) ... Went 3-for-4 in game two of series at UCF (March 25) ... Went 3-for-4 with two singles, one double and run scored in game one of series at UConn (April 7) ... Went 3-for-5 with three singles, one walk and run scored in regular-season finale against USF (May 7).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Southmoore High School in Moore, Okla ... Helped Sabercats to back-to-back District and Regional Championships, including a State title as a freshman ... Named First-Team All-District, Second-Team All-District, First-Team All-Conference, First-Team All-City and Second-Team All-City across prep campaign ... Played club ball for Oklahoma Exclusive Gold, helping team to 2015 16U Triple Crown National Championship.
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 17 in Oklahoma City ... Daughter of Crystal Columbus and Billy James ... An active member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) ... Psychology major.
