Bowling Green State University Athletics
2019 Softball Roster
Sorgi, Alex
Jersey Number 1
Alex Sorgi
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Henry Ford II
- Hometown:
- Shelby Township, Mich.
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
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SORGI AND THE FALCONS
Alex Sorgi ended her stellar BGSU career ranked on the following school career lists...
IN THE NEST: ALEX & NIKKI SORGI (MAY 2019)
2019
Named to the All-MAC Team, earning second-team honors ... also was named BGSU's Defensive Player of the Year ... and, was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third time in as many seasons of eligibility ... went on to be named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete as well ... started all 51 games, and started all 159 of the Falcons' games over the last three years ... hit .322, good for second on the team, and led the 2019 club in at-bats (174), runs (34), hits (56), triples (three), total bases (66), walks (21) and stolen bases ... led the MAC in the latter category, and her 30 stolen bases represented the third-highest single-season total in school history ... also had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 63 chances in the field, including seven outfield assists ... batted .365 in MAC games only, leading the Falcons by a wide margin in that category ... had a team-leading on-base percentage of .440 in conference contests, and also paced the Orange and Brown in at-bats (74), runs (15), hits (27), walks (10) and steals (12) vs. league foes ... the team's leadoff hitter for 47 of her 51 games, she reached base in 36 of 87 opportunities (.414) when leading off an inning ... batted .341 (14-of-41) with two outs and .387 (12-of-31) with runners in scoring position on the year ... led the Falcons with a total of 16 multiple-hit games in her senior season, including a pair of three-hit outings and one four-hit contest ... had an eight-game hitting streak and a 16-game reached-base streak during the year ... hit .347 in home games and a team-high .325 in true road games ... drew a walk in each of her first three plate appearances of the season, against Boston Univ. at the Upstate Classic ... the next weekend, had six hits and scored five runs in five games at the GWU Tournament ... had a hit, a stolen base and a run scored vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) in the opener ... then, later that day, walked and scored another run in the eighth inning of BG's win over host Gardner-Webb ... in the rematch vs. GWU, went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs scored ... stole a base in that win, then had two hits and two stolen bases in the day's second game, vs. East Tennessee State ... had a hit and scored a run in the final game of the tournament, vs. SFU ... walked twice in three plate appearances against LIU Brooklyn ... had five hits in the UGA Classic, with at least one hit in each of the first four games that weekend ... was 2-for-4 with a stolen base vs. Elon in that weekend's first game, and scored a run vs. No. 8 Georgia the next day ... singled and stole a base in the opening game of a DH vs. Oakland at Meserve Field, as BG swept the Grizzlies ... that weekend, hit .563, going 9-for-16 as BG went 4-0 at the Morehead State Classic ... had three extra-base hits, scored seven runs and drove in five in the four games ... was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in BG's 21-0 win over St. Bonaventure to open the tourney ... later that day, was 2-of-4 with a double and a run in a win over host MSU ... the next day, went 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk, two stolen bases, two runs and two RBI as BG downed SBU again ... capped the weekend with a 3-for-5 performance vs. MSU, with a double, another steal, two runs and an RBI ... had at least one hit in each of the three games at Ohio ... went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and three runs scored in game two of that series ... had a walk, a single and a run in the final game in Athens ... went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored at Purdue Fort Wayne ... then, was 0-for-1 in the nightcap, but walked twice, had a sac bunt, stole three more bases and scored another run ... walked and scored a run in each end of the Toledo DH ... stole a base in the nightcap ... walked and scored in the opening game of the Miami DH at Meserve, then had a walk and a single in the second game ... had a hit and a walk in all three games of the Ball State series, as the Falcons won two of the three games vs. the MAC preseason favorites ... hit .444 (4-for-9) on the weekend, with an on-base percentage of .583 ... went 1-for-3 with a walk in the opener ... the hit was a two-out, two-run double down the left-field line that capped a four-run second inning in BG's 4-1 win ... the next day, went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in the Falcons' 5-4 win ... with BG leading by that 5-4 score in the sixth inning, threw out a runner at the plate to preserve the one-run advantage ... then, in the final game of the weekend, had a walk and a single ... it marked her eighth-straight game with a base on balls ... did not walk, but had a single at Miami, reaching base for the 13th consecutive game ... hit a whopping .667 in the Buffalo series, going 8-for-12 ... went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two runs scored in the opener ... the next day, had six hits in a DH, including a 4-for-5 effort in the opener ... that game saw her pick up two hits in the first inning alone, as BG scored seven runs in the frame ... had another hit in the fourth inning, then had a bases-loaded, two-run walk-off single in the sixth as BG picked up a run-rule win ... scored a run and stole a base in that game ... then, in the nightcap, went 2-for-4 with another run and yet another steal vs. the Bulls ... in that game, increased her hitting streak to eight games and her reached-base streak to 16 games ... saw those streaks end in the first game of a DH at Detroit Mercy, but had a single in game two ... had a hit in BGSU's 4-2 win at Western Michigan ... then, in the second game of that day's DH, went 3-for-4, stealing two bases and scoring a run ... was 3-for-7 with three runs scored in the Wright State DH ... in the opener, singled through the infield -- even though the Raiders had brought an outfielder in to play a 'fifth' infield spot ... that hit scored two runs and broke a 4-4 tie ... she came around to score as part of a seven-run sixth inning ... went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, scoring two of BG's four runs, in the nightcap ... had three hits in the Akron DH ... had a two-hit game in the Falcons' victory in the opener ... then, in game two vs. the Zips, had a walk, a single, scored a run and tied the school record with four stolen bases ... it marked the second four-steal game of her career ... she twice stole both second and third base within a span of just a few pitches, including on back-to-back pitches in the first instance ... singled and stole her 30th base of the season in the final home game of her career, an 8-3 win over Cleveland State ... had a pair of hits in her final career game, BG's 2-1 win at Kent State ... tripled in the third inning of that win, and reached base on a bunt single in the seventh inning, in her final career at-bat.
2018
Received the team's Meserve Award, which is presented to the BGSU softball student-athlete who best demonstrated the following qualities throughout the season: passion, leadership, competitive spirit, 'teamsmanship,' athletic and academic excellence, and resiliency ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college athlete honor society, in the spring of 2018 ... started all 52 of BGSU's games in center field ... hit .322 on the year and tied for the team lead with 33 runs scored ... was second on the club with 56 hits, and became just the third different player in program history to steal 20 bases in a season ... had 15 multiple-hit games on the year, tying her for second on the club ... had a .382 on-base pct., good for third on the team ... in MAC play, led the Falcons in at-bats, runs, hits and steals ... batted .385 in neutral-site games, with team-high totals of 12 walks and 10 steals in those 16 contests ... had 20 hits to tie for the BG lead in neutral-site affairs ... hit .353 in the season's opening weekend, with an on-base pct. of .476 and six runs scored at BGSU went 5-0 at the CSU Dome Invitational ... was 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and a stolen base in the opener vs. Niagara ... draw a walk and scored twice against Cleveland State ... then, for the second time in as many days, was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run in a 4-0 win over NU ... had a hit and scored a run vs. both Canisius and Robert Morris, adding a walk, a stolen base and an RBI in the latter game ... scored at least one run in all five games ... the next weekend, had four hits and four walks and scored five runs in the five games at the Elon Classic ... was 2-for-4 with two RBI vs. the host school on the first day of that tourney ... in both the second and the seventh innings of that game, came through with RBI singles to give the Falcons the lead ... the next day, scored two runs against both Elon and Rhode Island ... had a pair of hits vs. the Phoenix and a pair of walks against the Rams ... led off the first inning of both games by getting on base, then eventually came around to score ... walked twice and scored a run vs. Mount St. Mary's in that weekend's final game ... had a single and a sac bunt vs. UTSA on the first day of the Texas Tech tourney, scoring a run ... the next day, went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in a win over New Mexico ... had a hit and scored a run in a win over UTSA on the last day of the tourney ... also had a hit in each end of the Abilene Christian DH ... hit a team-leading .588 at the Memphis tournament, going 10-for-17 in the five games ... had six stolen bases on the weekend, including a school record-tying four in BG's win over Mississippi Valley State ... had three multiple-hit games in the five contests in Memphis, including three-hit contests vs. both MVSU and Butler ... reached base seven times in nine plate appearances on the first day of that tourney, going 5-for-7 with two walks and two runs against Indiana State and MVSU ... was 2-for-3 with a walk against Indiana State, then want 3-for-4 with another base on balls and the four steals later that day vs. MVSU ... had a hit, a walk and a steal vs. Tennessee State, and had a double vs. Memphis, before going 3-for-5 with a run, an RBI and another stolen base in the Butler game ... was a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base vs. Lipscomb on the first day of BG's trip to Nashville ... had an RBI triple that scored her sister from second base, beginning the Falcons' comeback in a 4-2 victory over Ball State on the first day of the MAC season at Meserve Field ... the next day, went 2-for-3 with a stolen base vs. the Cardinals ... had a hit and made a spectacular catch in the Falcons' 1-0 win over Fort Wayne ... her diving grab in left-center field came with two outs and a runner on second in the fourth inning, and saved a run in BG's one-run win ... had at least one hit in each of the three games in the Western Michigan series ... was 2-for-4 with an RBI in the middle game vs. the Broncos ... went 5-for-12 in the Toledo series ... had a hit and scored a run in the opener, then went 2-for-4 in each end of the Saturday DH ... was 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored in BG's win over Miami ... almost singlehandedly manufactured the Falcons' first run in that win ... beat out an infield roller for a single, then stole second and third base on back-to-back pitches and scored easily on Aspen Searle's base hit ... scored three runs in BG's doubleheader sweep at Buffalo ... had a stolen base and scored two runs in the Falcons' 7-3 win in the opener ... then, went 1-for-3 with a run and two RBI in the nightcap, an 11-1 victory ... had a hit, stole two bases and scored a run in the series opener at Akron ... then, had a hit and scored a run in each end of the DH sweep of the Zips the following day ... walked twice in the nightcap as well ... walked, stole two bases and scored a run in BGSU's 8-0 win over Detroit Mercy ... the two steals gave her 20 on the season, making her just the third player in school history -- and the first since 1997 -- to steal 20 or more bases in a season ... was 2-for-4 in the final game of the Kent State series, and was robbed of an RBI single when it was ruled that she was out of the box when she hit a bases-loaded pitch back up the middle ... had a hit and scored two runs at Wright State ... again had a hit and scored two runs three days later, this time in a 3-2 win over MAC-leading Ohio ... singled in the next day's opener vs. the Bobcats as well.
2017
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ...also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete ... the latter award is a 'best of the best' list selected from the academic all-conference award winners ... and, was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete for the second-straight season ... one of four Falcons to start all 56 games ... hit .313 to rank third on the team ... led the Falcons with 39 runs scored and 17 stolen bases ... also paced BG with 182 at-bats, and was second with 57 hits ... tied for second on the Falcons with 23 walks, and was second in on-base percentage (.393) ... had 16 RBI to rank third on the team, and had three extra-base hits, with two doubles and a triple ... in MAC games, hit .329 and led the Falcons in at-bats (85), runs (13), hits (28) and stolen bases (six) ... was second on the team with nine RBI in MAC play ... hit an eye-popping .436 in home games, going 17-for-39 with a team-high 10 runs scored at Meserve Field ... had a team-best on-base pct. of .463 in the 11 home contests ... on the season, hit .556 with the bases loaded, going 5-for-9 ... had 15 multiple-hit games to tie for second on the team in that category ... started each of the first 39 games of the season in left field, then played center field in each of the final 17 games of the year ... was the Falcons' leadoff hitter in 55 of the 56 games, hitting in the second spot in the order once ... had a BGSU season-best 10-game hitting streak, and had a streak of reaching base in 14 consecutive games (also the longest such streak by a Falcon in 2017) ... went 0-for-3 in the season opener, then had the aforementioned 10-game hitting streak ... scored a team-leading 21 runs in the Falcons' 20 neutral-site games ... had an on-base pct. of .447 at neutral sites, with 18 hits and 16 walks in those 20 games ... singled to begin the Niagara game, BG's second game of the year ... that was her first hit as a Falcon, and she came around to score to give BGSU the lead for good in an 8-1 win ... the next day, reached base in all three plate appearances in a win over Canisius, going 1-for-1 with two walks and two runs ... then, in the second game that day, singled and scored what proved to be the only run in a 1-0 win over Robert Morris ... the next weekend, hit .500 in BG's five games at the Charlotte First Pitch Classic, going 9-for-18 with six runs scored ... was 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI in a rematch with Canisius ... had three hits and scored three runs as the Falcons won a pair of games over St. Bonaventure ... was 3-for-4 with a run scored vs. Charlotte ... went 2-for-2 with two walks, three runs scored and an RBI vs. Green Bay ... all three runs came within the first two innings ... reached base twice in BG's nine-run first inning, with an infield single and a bases-loaded walk ... in BG's two games that day (Indiana State and Green Bay), went 3-for-5 with three walks, three runs and an on-base pct. of .750 ... had three hits in the Falcons' DH at Western Kentucky, including two in the opening game ... had a walk, a run and an RBI in the nightcap ... the walk came with the bases loaded in the seventh, plating the final run of BGSU's 6-4 victory ... walked and scored a run at nationally-ranked Ole Miss ... reached base three times in a win over Jackson State, with a single and a pair of walks ... the next day, walked and scored a run in the Falcons' win over Eastern Kentucky ... then, in the second game of the day, walked to lead off the game, and came around to score the first run in BG's victory over Oklahoma State ... was 2-of-3 in that game, with her second hit driving home a teammate for what would prove to be the game-winning RBI ... had two stolen bases against the Cowgirls ... was 1-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in another victory over Jackson State ... had a hit and scored a run in each of BGSU's day-one games at the Hoosier Classic ... in the process, extended her streak of consecutive games reaching base to 14 ... saw that streak come to an end in the next day's game vs. UIC, but bounced back by going 2-for-3 against host Indiana later in the day ... was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in a win at Central Michigan ... her second hit that day was a bases-loaded, two-out single that broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Falcons the lead for good ... was 5-for-9 at the plate in a Saturday doubleheader at Northern Illinois ... went 3-for-5 in the opener, with the first two doubles of her career along with a career-high four RBI ... then, went 2-for-4 and scored a run in the nightcap ... had three stolen bases and scored a run in the Miami DH at Meserve Field ... went 3-for-8 in the Falcons' doubleheader vs. Eastern Michigan, going 2-for-4 in the first win and 1-for-4 in the second ... scored a run in the opener, and drove in a run in each game ... in the first game, was caught stealing for the first time on the year, after going 14-of-14 to that point ... the next day, went 1-for-3 as BG completed a weekend sweep of the Eagles ... singled to begin the third inning, and came around to score the tying run as the Falcons erased an early deficit in a 3-1 victory ... singled and scored a run in the game at Miami ... was 5-for-7 in the Buffalo doubleheader, scoring three of BGSU's five runs on the day ... went 3-for-4 in the opener, scoring the game's first run and driving in the second in a 2-0 victory ... then, had two more hits and again scored the game's first run in the nightcap ... after UB tied the game at 1-1, she singled and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning ... had two hits and stole a base in the opener at Ohio ... walked in three plate appearances in the second game vs. the Bobcats, but saw her eight-game hitting streak come to an end ... had a hit in each game of the Akron DH, with a run scored and an RBI in the nightcap ... the next day, went a perfect 4-for-4 with a stolen base and three runs scored in BG's 8-2 win over the Zips ... the four hits represented a career high, while her total of three runs tied a career best ... that was one of just two four-hit games by a Falcon on the season ... hit .545 in the UA series, going 6-for-11 with four runs scored ... had a hit and a stolen base in the final game of the season, at Kent State.
2016
Was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... appeared in 36 of BG's 54 games on the year, making two starts in center field ... had eight total at-bats on the year ... the team's top pinch-runner, making 30 appearances in that role ... scored 11 runs on the season and was second on the club in stolen bases ... had six steals in seven attempts ... was perfect in five chances in the field ... appeared in 14 MAC games ... scored three runs in conference contests ... made her collegiate debut against Morehead State (Feb. 13), scoring a run in a pinch-running appearance in BG's season opener ... had her first stolen base in BG's next game, vs. Niagara later that day ... scored another run the next day, vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 14) ... drew starts in back-to-back games, against South Alabama (Feb. 26) and Dartmouth (Feb. 27) ... beginning with the Towson game (March 6), scored a run in four out of six appearances ... scored the winning run against Fairfield (March 12), on classmate Hannah Giammarino's eighth-inning walk-off double ... scored a run in three of four appearances in late March-early April, crossing the plate against Valparaiso (March 29), Eastern Michigan (April 1) and Miami (April 5) ... also scored in BG's come-from-behind win at Akron (April 24) ... had a stolen base against both Toledo (April 27) and Ohio (May 6).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Henry Ford II H.S. ('15) under coaches Matt Joseph and Dan Barnabo ... a two-time all-state first-team selection for the Falcons ... helped the team to an overall record of 104-47 in her four years ... a three-time all-county, all-region and all-district choice ... batted at least .398 in each season, including .452 as a freshman and .431 as a senior ... had a career total of 183 stolen bases, a school record ... had 20 doubles (a school single-season record), 30 runs batted in and 45 steals as a senior ... also set a school mark with 59 hits that year ... stole at least 34 bases every year, including a school-record 53 as a sophomore and 51 as a junior ... the Falcons advanced to the district championship in her senior year, after winning district titles in each of the previous two years ... team won a Macomb Athletic Conference (MAC Red) championship in 2012 and captured regional titles in both 2013 and '14 ... advanced to the state's final eight in '13 and went to the final four the following year ... a four-time selection to the all-academic team ... also played basketball, earning all-state first-team honors ... finished second in school history in career scoring, with 1,152 points ... a two-year captain of both the basketball and softball teams ... National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Full name is Alex Gabrielle Sorgi ... born on May 30, 1997, in Detroit, Mich. ... a gerontology major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.698 through the Spring 2019 semester ... plans to pursue a career as a physician's assistant ... daughter of Joe and Roni Sorgi ... the oldest of three children ... has a sister, Nikki, and a brother, Joey ... Nikki is on the BGSU softball team as well, and completed her sophomore season in the 2018-19 academic year ... cousin, Jim Sorgi, was a quarterback at the Univ. of Wisconsin and in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts ... played for the Michigan Batbusters.
SORGI - FINAL BGSU CAREER STATS
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SORGI AND THE FALCONS
Alex Sorgi ended her stellar BGSU career ranked on the following school career lists...
- Stolen Bases – 73, Second
- Runs – 117, T-Fifth
- Walks – 62, T-Eighth
- Batting Average – .314, Ninth
- Hits – 169, 12th
IN THE NEST: ALEX & NIKKI SORGI (MAY 2019)
2019
Named to the All-MAC Team, earning second-team honors ... also was named BGSU's Defensive Player of the Year ... and, was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third time in as many seasons of eligibility ... went on to be named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete as well ... started all 51 games, and started all 159 of the Falcons' games over the last three years ... hit .322, good for second on the team, and led the 2019 club in at-bats (174), runs (34), hits (56), triples (three), total bases (66), walks (21) and stolen bases ... led the MAC in the latter category, and her 30 stolen bases represented the third-highest single-season total in school history ... also had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 63 chances in the field, including seven outfield assists ... batted .365 in MAC games only, leading the Falcons by a wide margin in that category ... had a team-leading on-base percentage of .440 in conference contests, and also paced the Orange and Brown in at-bats (74), runs (15), hits (27), walks (10) and steals (12) vs. league foes ... the team's leadoff hitter for 47 of her 51 games, she reached base in 36 of 87 opportunities (.414) when leading off an inning ... batted .341 (14-of-41) with two outs and .387 (12-of-31) with runners in scoring position on the year ... led the Falcons with a total of 16 multiple-hit games in her senior season, including a pair of three-hit outings and one four-hit contest ... had an eight-game hitting streak and a 16-game reached-base streak during the year ... hit .347 in home games and a team-high .325 in true road games ... drew a walk in each of her first three plate appearances of the season, against Boston Univ. at the Upstate Classic ... the next weekend, had six hits and scored five runs in five games at the GWU Tournament ... had a hit, a stolen base and a run scored vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) in the opener ... then, later that day, walked and scored another run in the eighth inning of BG's win over host Gardner-Webb ... in the rematch vs. GWU, went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs scored ... stole a base in that win, then had two hits and two stolen bases in the day's second game, vs. East Tennessee State ... had a hit and scored a run in the final game of the tournament, vs. SFU ... walked twice in three plate appearances against LIU Brooklyn ... had five hits in the UGA Classic, with at least one hit in each of the first four games that weekend ... was 2-for-4 with a stolen base vs. Elon in that weekend's first game, and scored a run vs. No. 8 Georgia the next day ... singled and stole a base in the opening game of a DH vs. Oakland at Meserve Field, as BG swept the Grizzlies ... that weekend, hit .563, going 9-for-16 as BG went 4-0 at the Morehead State Classic ... had three extra-base hits, scored seven runs and drove in five in the four games ... was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in BG's 21-0 win over St. Bonaventure to open the tourney ... later that day, was 2-of-4 with a double and a run in a win over host MSU ... the next day, went 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk, two stolen bases, two runs and two RBI as BG downed SBU again ... capped the weekend with a 3-for-5 performance vs. MSU, with a double, another steal, two runs and an RBI ... had at least one hit in each of the three games at Ohio ... went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and three runs scored in game two of that series ... had a walk, a single and a run in the final game in Athens ... went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored at Purdue Fort Wayne ... then, was 0-for-1 in the nightcap, but walked twice, had a sac bunt, stole three more bases and scored another run ... walked and scored a run in each end of the Toledo DH ... stole a base in the nightcap ... walked and scored in the opening game of the Miami DH at Meserve, then had a walk and a single in the second game ... had a hit and a walk in all three games of the Ball State series, as the Falcons won two of the three games vs. the MAC preseason favorites ... hit .444 (4-for-9) on the weekend, with an on-base percentage of .583 ... went 1-for-3 with a walk in the opener ... the hit was a two-out, two-run double down the left-field line that capped a four-run second inning in BG's 4-1 win ... the next day, went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in the Falcons' 5-4 win ... with BG leading by that 5-4 score in the sixth inning, threw out a runner at the plate to preserve the one-run advantage ... then, in the final game of the weekend, had a walk and a single ... it marked her eighth-straight game with a base on balls ... did not walk, but had a single at Miami, reaching base for the 13th consecutive game ... hit a whopping .667 in the Buffalo series, going 8-for-12 ... went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two runs scored in the opener ... the next day, had six hits in a DH, including a 4-for-5 effort in the opener ... that game saw her pick up two hits in the first inning alone, as BG scored seven runs in the frame ... had another hit in the fourth inning, then had a bases-loaded, two-run walk-off single in the sixth as BG picked up a run-rule win ... scored a run and stole a base in that game ... then, in the nightcap, went 2-for-4 with another run and yet another steal vs. the Bulls ... in that game, increased her hitting streak to eight games and her reached-base streak to 16 games ... saw those streaks end in the first game of a DH at Detroit Mercy, but had a single in game two ... had a hit in BGSU's 4-2 win at Western Michigan ... then, in the second game of that day's DH, went 3-for-4, stealing two bases and scoring a run ... was 3-for-7 with three runs scored in the Wright State DH ... in the opener, singled through the infield -- even though the Raiders had brought an outfielder in to play a 'fifth' infield spot ... that hit scored two runs and broke a 4-4 tie ... she came around to score as part of a seven-run sixth inning ... went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, scoring two of BG's four runs, in the nightcap ... had three hits in the Akron DH ... had a two-hit game in the Falcons' victory in the opener ... then, in game two vs. the Zips, had a walk, a single, scored a run and tied the school record with four stolen bases ... it marked the second four-steal game of her career ... she twice stole both second and third base within a span of just a few pitches, including on back-to-back pitches in the first instance ... singled and stole her 30th base of the season in the final home game of her career, an 8-3 win over Cleveland State ... had a pair of hits in her final career game, BG's 2-1 win at Kent State ... tripled in the third inning of that win, and reached base on a bunt single in the seventh inning, in her final career at-bat.
2018
Received the team's Meserve Award, which is presented to the BGSU softball student-athlete who best demonstrated the following qualities throughout the season: passion, leadership, competitive spirit, 'teamsmanship,' athletic and academic excellence, and resiliency ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college athlete honor society, in the spring of 2018 ... started all 52 of BGSU's games in center field ... hit .322 on the year and tied for the team lead with 33 runs scored ... was second on the club with 56 hits, and became just the third different player in program history to steal 20 bases in a season ... had 15 multiple-hit games on the year, tying her for second on the club ... had a .382 on-base pct., good for third on the team ... in MAC play, led the Falcons in at-bats, runs, hits and steals ... batted .385 in neutral-site games, with team-high totals of 12 walks and 10 steals in those 16 contests ... had 20 hits to tie for the BG lead in neutral-site affairs ... hit .353 in the season's opening weekend, with an on-base pct. of .476 and six runs scored at BGSU went 5-0 at the CSU Dome Invitational ... was 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and a stolen base in the opener vs. Niagara ... draw a walk and scored twice against Cleveland State ... then, for the second time in as many days, was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run in a 4-0 win over NU ... had a hit and scored a run vs. both Canisius and Robert Morris, adding a walk, a stolen base and an RBI in the latter game ... scored at least one run in all five games ... the next weekend, had four hits and four walks and scored five runs in the five games at the Elon Classic ... was 2-for-4 with two RBI vs. the host school on the first day of that tourney ... in both the second and the seventh innings of that game, came through with RBI singles to give the Falcons the lead ... the next day, scored two runs against both Elon and Rhode Island ... had a pair of hits vs. the Phoenix and a pair of walks against the Rams ... led off the first inning of both games by getting on base, then eventually came around to score ... walked twice and scored a run vs. Mount St. Mary's in that weekend's final game ... had a single and a sac bunt vs. UTSA on the first day of the Texas Tech tourney, scoring a run ... the next day, went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in a win over New Mexico ... had a hit and scored a run in a win over UTSA on the last day of the tourney ... also had a hit in each end of the Abilene Christian DH ... hit a team-leading .588 at the Memphis tournament, going 10-for-17 in the five games ... had six stolen bases on the weekend, including a school record-tying four in BG's win over Mississippi Valley State ... had three multiple-hit games in the five contests in Memphis, including three-hit contests vs. both MVSU and Butler ... reached base seven times in nine plate appearances on the first day of that tourney, going 5-for-7 with two walks and two runs against Indiana State and MVSU ... was 2-for-3 with a walk against Indiana State, then want 3-for-4 with another base on balls and the four steals later that day vs. MVSU ... had a hit, a walk and a steal vs. Tennessee State, and had a double vs. Memphis, before going 3-for-5 with a run, an RBI and another stolen base in the Butler game ... was a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base vs. Lipscomb on the first day of BG's trip to Nashville ... had an RBI triple that scored her sister from second base, beginning the Falcons' comeback in a 4-2 victory over Ball State on the first day of the MAC season at Meserve Field ... the next day, went 2-for-3 with a stolen base vs. the Cardinals ... had a hit and made a spectacular catch in the Falcons' 1-0 win over Fort Wayne ... her diving grab in left-center field came with two outs and a runner on second in the fourth inning, and saved a run in BG's one-run win ... had at least one hit in each of the three games in the Western Michigan series ... was 2-for-4 with an RBI in the middle game vs. the Broncos ... went 5-for-12 in the Toledo series ... had a hit and scored a run in the opener, then went 2-for-4 in each end of the Saturday DH ... was 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored in BG's win over Miami ... almost singlehandedly manufactured the Falcons' first run in that win ... beat out an infield roller for a single, then stole second and third base on back-to-back pitches and scored easily on Aspen Searle's base hit ... scored three runs in BG's doubleheader sweep at Buffalo ... had a stolen base and scored two runs in the Falcons' 7-3 win in the opener ... then, went 1-for-3 with a run and two RBI in the nightcap, an 11-1 victory ... had a hit, stole two bases and scored a run in the series opener at Akron ... then, had a hit and scored a run in each end of the DH sweep of the Zips the following day ... walked twice in the nightcap as well ... walked, stole two bases and scored a run in BGSU's 8-0 win over Detroit Mercy ... the two steals gave her 20 on the season, making her just the third player in school history -- and the first since 1997 -- to steal 20 or more bases in a season ... was 2-for-4 in the final game of the Kent State series, and was robbed of an RBI single when it was ruled that she was out of the box when she hit a bases-loaded pitch back up the middle ... had a hit and scored two runs at Wright State ... again had a hit and scored two runs three days later, this time in a 3-2 win over MAC-leading Ohio ... singled in the next day's opener vs. the Bobcats as well.
2017
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ...also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete ... the latter award is a 'best of the best' list selected from the academic all-conference award winners ... and, was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete for the second-straight season ... one of four Falcons to start all 56 games ... hit .313 to rank third on the team ... led the Falcons with 39 runs scored and 17 stolen bases ... also paced BG with 182 at-bats, and was second with 57 hits ... tied for second on the Falcons with 23 walks, and was second in on-base percentage (.393) ... had 16 RBI to rank third on the team, and had three extra-base hits, with two doubles and a triple ... in MAC games, hit .329 and led the Falcons in at-bats (85), runs (13), hits (28) and stolen bases (six) ... was second on the team with nine RBI in MAC play ... hit an eye-popping .436 in home games, going 17-for-39 with a team-high 10 runs scored at Meserve Field ... had a team-best on-base pct. of .463 in the 11 home contests ... on the season, hit .556 with the bases loaded, going 5-for-9 ... had 15 multiple-hit games to tie for second on the team in that category ... started each of the first 39 games of the season in left field, then played center field in each of the final 17 games of the year ... was the Falcons' leadoff hitter in 55 of the 56 games, hitting in the second spot in the order once ... had a BGSU season-best 10-game hitting streak, and had a streak of reaching base in 14 consecutive games (also the longest such streak by a Falcon in 2017) ... went 0-for-3 in the season opener, then had the aforementioned 10-game hitting streak ... scored a team-leading 21 runs in the Falcons' 20 neutral-site games ... had an on-base pct. of .447 at neutral sites, with 18 hits and 16 walks in those 20 games ... singled to begin the Niagara game, BG's second game of the year ... that was her first hit as a Falcon, and she came around to score to give BGSU the lead for good in an 8-1 win ... the next day, reached base in all three plate appearances in a win over Canisius, going 1-for-1 with two walks and two runs ... then, in the second game that day, singled and scored what proved to be the only run in a 1-0 win over Robert Morris ... the next weekend, hit .500 in BG's five games at the Charlotte First Pitch Classic, going 9-for-18 with six runs scored ... was 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI in a rematch with Canisius ... had three hits and scored three runs as the Falcons won a pair of games over St. Bonaventure ... was 3-for-4 with a run scored vs. Charlotte ... went 2-for-2 with two walks, three runs scored and an RBI vs. Green Bay ... all three runs came within the first two innings ... reached base twice in BG's nine-run first inning, with an infield single and a bases-loaded walk ... in BG's two games that day (Indiana State and Green Bay), went 3-for-5 with three walks, three runs and an on-base pct. of .750 ... had three hits in the Falcons' DH at Western Kentucky, including two in the opening game ... had a walk, a run and an RBI in the nightcap ... the walk came with the bases loaded in the seventh, plating the final run of BGSU's 6-4 victory ... walked and scored a run at nationally-ranked Ole Miss ... reached base three times in a win over Jackson State, with a single and a pair of walks ... the next day, walked and scored a run in the Falcons' win over Eastern Kentucky ... then, in the second game of the day, walked to lead off the game, and came around to score the first run in BG's victory over Oklahoma State ... was 2-of-3 in that game, with her second hit driving home a teammate for what would prove to be the game-winning RBI ... had two stolen bases against the Cowgirls ... was 1-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in another victory over Jackson State ... had a hit and scored a run in each of BGSU's day-one games at the Hoosier Classic ... in the process, extended her streak of consecutive games reaching base to 14 ... saw that streak come to an end in the next day's game vs. UIC, but bounced back by going 2-for-3 against host Indiana later in the day ... was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in a win at Central Michigan ... her second hit that day was a bases-loaded, two-out single that broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Falcons the lead for good ... was 5-for-9 at the plate in a Saturday doubleheader at Northern Illinois ... went 3-for-5 in the opener, with the first two doubles of her career along with a career-high four RBI ... then, went 2-for-4 and scored a run in the nightcap ... had three stolen bases and scored a run in the Miami DH at Meserve Field ... went 3-for-8 in the Falcons' doubleheader vs. Eastern Michigan, going 2-for-4 in the first win and 1-for-4 in the second ... scored a run in the opener, and drove in a run in each game ... in the first game, was caught stealing for the first time on the year, after going 14-of-14 to that point ... the next day, went 1-for-3 as BG completed a weekend sweep of the Eagles ... singled to begin the third inning, and came around to score the tying run as the Falcons erased an early deficit in a 3-1 victory ... singled and scored a run in the game at Miami ... was 5-for-7 in the Buffalo doubleheader, scoring three of BGSU's five runs on the day ... went 3-for-4 in the opener, scoring the game's first run and driving in the second in a 2-0 victory ... then, had two more hits and again scored the game's first run in the nightcap ... after UB tied the game at 1-1, she singled and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning ... had two hits and stole a base in the opener at Ohio ... walked in three plate appearances in the second game vs. the Bobcats, but saw her eight-game hitting streak come to an end ... had a hit in each game of the Akron DH, with a run scored and an RBI in the nightcap ... the next day, went a perfect 4-for-4 with a stolen base and three runs scored in BG's 8-2 win over the Zips ... the four hits represented a career high, while her total of three runs tied a career best ... that was one of just two four-hit games by a Falcon on the season ... hit .545 in the UA series, going 6-for-11 with four runs scored ... had a hit and a stolen base in the final game of the season, at Kent State.
2016
Was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... appeared in 36 of BG's 54 games on the year, making two starts in center field ... had eight total at-bats on the year ... the team's top pinch-runner, making 30 appearances in that role ... scored 11 runs on the season and was second on the club in stolen bases ... had six steals in seven attempts ... was perfect in five chances in the field ... appeared in 14 MAC games ... scored three runs in conference contests ... made her collegiate debut against Morehead State (Feb. 13), scoring a run in a pinch-running appearance in BG's season opener ... had her first stolen base in BG's next game, vs. Niagara later that day ... scored another run the next day, vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 14) ... drew starts in back-to-back games, against South Alabama (Feb. 26) and Dartmouth (Feb. 27) ... beginning with the Towson game (March 6), scored a run in four out of six appearances ... scored the winning run against Fairfield (March 12), on classmate Hannah Giammarino's eighth-inning walk-off double ... scored a run in three of four appearances in late March-early April, crossing the plate against Valparaiso (March 29), Eastern Michigan (April 1) and Miami (April 5) ... also scored in BG's come-from-behind win at Akron (April 24) ... had a stolen base against both Toledo (April 27) and Ohio (May 6).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Henry Ford II H.S. ('15) under coaches Matt Joseph and Dan Barnabo ... a two-time all-state first-team selection for the Falcons ... helped the team to an overall record of 104-47 in her four years ... a three-time all-county, all-region and all-district choice ... batted at least .398 in each season, including .452 as a freshman and .431 as a senior ... had a career total of 183 stolen bases, a school record ... had 20 doubles (a school single-season record), 30 runs batted in and 45 steals as a senior ... also set a school mark with 59 hits that year ... stole at least 34 bases every year, including a school-record 53 as a sophomore and 51 as a junior ... the Falcons advanced to the district championship in her senior year, after winning district titles in each of the previous two years ... team won a Macomb Athletic Conference (MAC Red) championship in 2012 and captured regional titles in both 2013 and '14 ... advanced to the state's final eight in '13 and went to the final four the following year ... a four-time selection to the all-academic team ... also played basketball, earning all-state first-team honors ... finished second in school history in career scoring, with 1,152 points ... a two-year captain of both the basketball and softball teams ... National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Full name is Alex Gabrielle Sorgi ... born on May 30, 1997, in Detroit, Mich. ... a gerontology major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.698 through the Spring 2019 semester ... plans to pursue a career as a physician's assistant ... daughter of Joe and Roni Sorgi ... the oldest of three children ... has a sister, Nikki, and a brother, Joey ... Nikki is on the BGSU softball team as well, and completed her sophomore season in the 2018-19 academic year ... cousin, Jim Sorgi, was a quarterback at the Univ. of Wisconsin and in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts ... played for the Michigan Batbusters.
SORGI - FINAL BGSU CAREER STATS
| Year | avg | gp-gs | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att | po | a | e | fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016.... | .000 | 36-2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2017.... | .313 | 56-56 | 182 | 39 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 61 | .335 | 23 | 1 | 33 | 0 | .393 | 0 | 1 | 17-20 | 73 | 4 | 3 | .963 |
| 2018.... | .322 | 52-52 | 174 | 33 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 59 | .339 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .382 | 0 | 2 | 20-26 | 54 | 3 | 2 | .966 |
| 2019.... | .322 | 51-51 | 174 | 34 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 66 | .379 | 21 | 0 | 35 | 0 | .395 | 0 | 2 | 30-34 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 |
| TOTAL... | .314 | 195-161 | 538 | 117 | 169 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 186 | .346 | 62 | 1 | 95 | 0 | .386 | 0 | 5 | 73-87 | 188 | 14 | 5 | .976 |
SB: First Pitch Dinner Recap (Jan. 11, 2024)
Wednesday, January 24
BGSU-CMU Softball Highlights (May 13, 2022)
Saturday, May 14
BGSU In The Nest : Nikki and Alex Sorgi (Softball)
Wednesday, May 08
BG Softball Beats Akron in Game 1 on Senior Day 4.27
Saturday, April 27
