Alison Tansel

Alison Tansel

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Dundee, Mich.

High School:
Clinton

Height:
5-10

Position:
RHP

B/T:
R/R

2008: Became Oakland's No. 2 pitcher ... Made 15 appearances with eight starts in the circle ... Tossed two complete games and one complete-game shutout ... Posted a 2-4 record, with a 3.25 earned run average ... Fanned 30 batters in 51.2 innings pitched ... Walked just one batter and only surrendered one home run in the circle ... Threw a three-hit complete-game shutout against South Carolina State (2/27), striking out five in 5.0 innings of work for her first collegiate victory ... Matched her season-high in strikeouts with five versus IUPUI (5/2), working 6.0 strong innings, allowing just one earned run ... Fanned four Minnesota (2/23) batters in 2.2 innings ... Picked up the win in relief versus Eastern Michigan (4/30), tossing the middle 3.2 innings, scattering three hits and one earned run, striking out one ... Named to the Academic All-Summit League team.

High School: Four-year letterwinner under coaches Kit Daniels (Dundee High School) and Al Roberts (Clinton High School) ... Garnered first team all-state, all-district and all-league honors as a senior ... Tabbed Lenawae County Pitcher of the Year as a senior ... Named team's most valuable player in senior season ... Earned first team all-league and all-district honors as a junior ... Tossed six no-hitters and one perfect game at Clinton as a senior ... Lettered in two seasons in swimming and three seasons in volleyball at Dundee ... Earned one letter in volleyball at Clinton ... Broke three school records in volleyball (digs, blocks and receive serve percentage) and garnered all-league, all-district and all-region honors at Dundee in volleyball ... Tabbed team MVP for volleyball in junior season ... Honor Roll.

Personal: Born Alison Joy Tansel on July 12, 1989, in Monroe, Mich. ... Parents are Timothy and Donna Tansel ... Two brothers, Bryon and Chris, swam at Oakland (2003-08) ... Has another older brother, Jeff, and an older sister, Shely ... Her nephew, Derek Hess, played baseball at Henry Ford Community College (2006-07) ... Hobbies include shopping, coloring and spending time with family and friends ... Majoring in health sciences.

 
Oakland All-Access