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Alex Storako
Alex Storako Pitching NCAA Orlando Regional
Alex Storako
Alex Storako Pitching
Alex Storako Pitching
Alex Storako
Alex Storako
Alex Storako
Alex Storako
Alex Storako
Alex Storako
Alex Storako
Alex Storako Pitching NCAA Orlando Regional
Alex Storako
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Alex Storako

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Height:
    5-11
  • B/T:
    L/R
  • Hometown:
    Frankfort, Ill.
  • High School:
    Lincoln Way East

Senior (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team
• All-Big Ten first team
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Twice named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 21, March 8)
• Appeared in 38 games, starting 29 in the circle
• Posted a 25-8 record with a 1.71 ERA and 300 strikeouts through 200.1 innings pitched
• Ranked sixth nationally in strikeouts (300), 11th in strikeouts per seven innings (10.5), 11th in wins (25) and 13th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.09)
• Posted double-digit strikeouts in 14 games
• Threw first collegiate no-hitter in a 1-0, eight-inning win vs. Drake (March 5), striking out 13 while allowing just a sixth-inning walk
• Posted a season-high 18 strikeouts, allowing one run on three hits and two walks vs. Illinois State in season debut (Feb. 11); also struck out 18 in a one-hit shutout vs Bowling Green (March 29)
• Earned back-to-back complete-game wins against #24 UCF and #21 LSU at the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational (Feb. 18-19); allowed three hits in a shutout vs. UCF and fanned 11 while giving up one run on four hits vs. LSU
• Struck out 12 in a two-hit, complete-game shutout at #10 Kentucky (March 3); also earned the win at #13 Duke (Feb. 25)
• Tossed a one-hit, 16-strikeout shutout vs. Oakland (March 16); also earned a one-hit, 13-strikeout shutout vs. Michigan State (April 19)
• Earned the win in U-M's 5-4 win vs. Ohio State in relief, striking out five and allowing three hits through five shutout innings

Junior (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NFCA All-America second team (pitcher)
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team
• Big Ten Pitcher of the Year (unanimous selection)
• All-Big Ten first team (unanimous selection)
• Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week four times (March 30, April 13, April 20, April 27)
• Appeared in 28 games, starting 21 in the circle
• Posted a 22-3 record with a 1.05 ERA and 270 strikeouts through 146 innings pitched
• Led the nation with a 12.9 strikeout-per-seven-innings average; also ranked fourth nationally with hits allowed per seven innings (3.26) and seventh in earned run average (1.05)
• Posted double-digit strikeouts in 13 games
• Established a new Michigan single-game record with 22 strikeouts in a two-hit, 1-0 win in nine innings at Michigan State (May 5)
• Previously tied the U-M record with 19 strikeouts in a one-hit, 2-0 win vs. Nebraska (March 11)
• Tallied two hitless relief innings, striking out all six batters faced, to earn a save at #23 Minnesota (May 7)
• Threw a four-hit, complete-game shutout with 10 strikeouts and a walk vs. Northwestern (April 25)
• Earned a complete-game win in nine innings at Indiana (March 27), striking out 17 while allowing just one run, four hits and a walk
• Fanned 16 in a two-hit, complete-game shutout against Purdue-2 in season debut (Feb. 26)

Sophomore (2020)
The 2020 season was canceled after 23 games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Appeared in 17 games with 11 starts in the circle
• Posted an 8-3 record with a 2.43 ERA and 141 strikeouts through 75.0 innings pitched
• Ranked fourth nationally in total strikeouts (141) and third in strikeouts per seven innings (13.2)
• Posted six games with double-digit strikeouts, including three of her last four starts
• Struck out 15 with two runs allowed on five hits and no walks vs. St. John's (March 3)
• Earned a complete-game win vs. No. 25 Texas Tech (Feb. 29) with 13 strikeouts and two hits allowed
• Allowed one hit and struck 13 over 6.0 innings to win in relief at No. 25 North Carolina (Feb. 14)
• Combined for a 1-0 shutout vs. Fresno State (Feb. 9), posting nine strikeouts and allowing just one hit over 6.0 innings
• Earned seven strikeouts and allowed two runs off six hits and three walks in a complete-game win vs. No. 7 Florida (Feb. 8)
• Tossed two hitless innings to earn a save vs. Illinois State (Feb. 7)
• Posted a career-best 16 strikeouts in the season opener vs. Georgia State (Feb. 7)

Freshman (2019)
• Selected to the NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second team
• Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team; earned back-to-back Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors to close out the regular season
• Appeared in 38 games, starting 25 in the circle
• Posted a 14-6 record with a 2.02 ERA and 190 strikeouts through 142.1 innings pitched
• Posted two saves on the season, notably earning the final six outs in U-M's 3-2 win over #12 Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament championship game (May 11)
• Registered a career-best 15 strikeouts and allowed just one hit through 7.0 innings at Michigan State (April 16)
• Posted 10 strikeouts and allowed three hits against Penn State (April 28)
• Tossed eight shutout innings, striking out nine with four hits allowed, in a loss to #21 James Madison (March 7)
• Made collegiate debut in season opener against NC State (Feb. 8), striking out six through three hitless innings

Prep
• Graduated from Lincoln Way East High School (2018)
• Named to the 2018 MaxPreps All American first team
• MaxPreps Underclass All American as a junior (2017)
• Two-time Illinois All-State first team (2017, 18), second team (2016) and special mention (2015)
• Named Daily Herald Player of the Year (2018) and Co-Player of the Year (2017); also named 2017 Daily Southtown/Chicago Tribune Player of the Year
• Named Southwest Suburban Conference Softball Player of the Year (2018); three-time All-Conference selection (2016, '17, '18)
• Selected as 2017-18 Lincoln Way East High School's Senior Female Athlete of the Year
• Posted a career record of 70-19 with 918 strikeouts; went 21-2 with a 0.76 ERA and 255 strikeouts as a senior (2018)
• Played travel ball with the Sparks Premier 18U club
• Named to the 2018 PGF Central Region All American Team 
• Honor Roll; National Honor Society

Personal
• Alex Ryann Storako was born on March 6, 2000
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in sport management
• Daughter of Rob and Jamie Storako
• Has three siblings, Madison, Brayden and Camden