Ally Riley Season 2018

Honors & Awards

• Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award (2020)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020, 2021)
• Nebraska Silver Academic Medallion (2020)
• Eight-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

Senior Season (2021)

• Started 21 games at catcher
• Also started one game as the designated player
• Collected her first hit of the year in the win over Ohio State
• Went 3-for-9 in the Purdue series with a double
• Was 2-for-3 with a double in the game one win vs. Purdue
• Went 2-for-3 with a double and her first run of the season in game three of the Illinois series
• Was 2-for-3 with a double and a homer in game four against Wisconsin
• Had two hits and one RBI in her two starts during the Maryland series
• Went 1-for-3 at Northwestern in the final game of her career

Junior Season (2020)

• Season was cut short due to the Coronavirus pandemic
• Played in 19 games which included 17 starts at catcher
• Hit .233 with one run, 10 hits, two doubles, one home run and seven RBIs
• Went 4-for-6 with one run, one double, one homer and four RBIs in the opening weekend at the Troy Cox Classic
• Made her first start of the season at catcher in game one against UTEP
• Hit one double and had an RBI against the Miners
• Went 3-for-3 with one run, one homer and three RBIs in game two against UTEP
• Hit an RBI double against BYU at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
• Recorded one hit against Cal
• Went 2-for-3 in game one against No. 21/23 Missouri
• Had an RBI in game two against the Tigers
• Recorded one hit in the win against Wichita State
• Had one hit against No. 15/17 Arizona State

Sophomore Season (2019)

• Made five appearances, spending most of the time as a pinch hitter
• Appeared in Nebraska's second game against Texas Tech at the Lone Star College Classic
• Also came in to catch in game two against Pitt at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge
• Recorded her first hit and RBI of the season in the series finale against No. 18 Minnesota

Freshman Season (2018)

• Started 19 games, with six at catcher and 13 as the designated player
• Totaled six multiple-hit performances and three multiple-RBI games
• Collected 20 hits with 14 RBIs, four doubles and three runs scored 
• Made her first collegiate appearance against Cal State Northridge on Feb. 11
• Earned her first career hit against St. John’s; also scored one run
• Made her first career start against No. 1 Washington
• Led the team in batting average in the Wichita State Series and at the Jayhawk Invitational
• Had two hits and two RBIs in home opener against Wichita State
• Went 1-for-3 with an RBI in game two win against Wichita State
• Went 2-for-3 with one RBI in wins over UNI and Kansas at the Jayhawk Invitational
• Also got her first career stolen base at Kansas
• Went 5-for-6 with three RBIs in the South Dakota State doubleheader
• Had a double and two RBIs against Grand Canyon
• Also had a hit against Cal State Northridge on March 16
• Went 2-for-3 with a run scored against Cal State Fullerton
• Had one RBI against Creighton
• Went 1-for-3 in game one against Michigan State
• Hit 1-for-1 in game two at Indiana as a pinch hitter
• Went 1-for-1 with an RBI while getting the start at DP in game three at Indiana
• Had an RBI in game two against Wisconsin as a pinch hitter

Before Nebraska (Alva HS)

• Concluded her career for Alva High School by earning all-state accolades as a senior from the Oklahoma High School Fastpitch Coaches Association
• Was also named the Enid News and Eagle Softball Player of the Year
• Was selected as the Alva Athlete of the Month in September of her senior season
• Was a four-time all conference catcher
• Was named to the 2017 Premier Girls Fastpitch summer watch list
• Played her travel ball for the Oklahoma Exclusive
• Regarded as the “Best Softball Player You Never Heard Of“ by Oklahoma Vype magazine
• Was also a standout for the Ladybugs basketball team, which won three consecutive Class 3A state titles
• Earned all-conference honors for three-point shooting
• Scored nine points in Alva’s 43-39 victory over Washington in the 2016 championship game
• Was named a second-team all-tournament team selection after averaging 8.0 points per game during the state tournament
• Finished her high school career with three academic state championships - one in softball and two in basketball

Personal 

• Born on Jan. 15, 1999
• Psychology major who earned her bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May of 2021
• Parents are Scott and Christie Riley
• Has one older sister, Lora
• Favorite movie is “Stick It”

Coach Revelle on Ally:
“Ally has been a longtime Nebraska softball fan from the state of Oklahoma. We are anxious to get Ally in her gear as she has poured out her heart, taken her game to the next level and earned her place in the Nebraska softball family."