Biography
Honors
NFCA All-Region: 2022 (3rd Team)
MVC All-Defensive Team: 2022
MVC Player of the Week: 3/15/22
Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament Team 2019
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2023
MVC Honor Roll: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Career Summary
Played in 185 career games, earning 175 starts…Finished her career with a .235 average, 92 hits, 21 home runs, 74 RBI and 74 walks, in addition to a .436 slugging percentage, .381 on-base percentage and .990 fielding percentage…Leaves MSU tied for fourth in career home runs and tied for sixth in fielding percentage…Became the first Bear in program history to knock three home runs in a single game on March 9, 2022 in a 9-8 victory over Wichita State.
2023 (Fifth-Year Senior)
Drew 45 starts in her final season as a Bear at catcher and the designated player position…Recorded five multiple-hit games…Knocked her first home run of the season against Nebraska (March 12)…In a doubleheader against Evansville, she secured the series-opening victory with a walk-off RBI double in the seventh before working a single game career-high four walks in game two (March 25)…Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a walk in MSU’s 5-4 victory over Illinois State (April 8)…Launched a two-run homer on her Senior Day against Belmont (April 23)…Hit .500 (4-for-8) across the series at Indiana State (April 28-30)…Was a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate in Missouri State’s one-run, 15-inning loss in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals (May 11)…Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.
2022 (Senior)
NFCA All-Region Third Team selection…Named to the MVC All-Defensive Team…MVC Player of the Week (March 15)…Appeared in 45 games with 44 starts all coming behind the plate…Tied for the team lead in home runs (11) and RBI (31)…Led the Bears with a .684 slugging percentage, which marked the single-season program record…Recorded eight multiple-hit and multiple-RBI games…In two games against Stephen F. Austin at the Texas A&M Invitational, she went 3-for-6 with five RBI, a double and two home runs (February 19-20)…Hit three home runs while driving in a career-high five runs against Wichita State, making her the first Bear on record to blast three homers in a single game (March 9)…Her three home runs tied the MVC record and broke the Killian Stadium record, while her five RBI were the most by a Bear since 2016…Went 5-for-8 with six RBI, two doubles and a home run in the Indiana State series (April 9-10)…Was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBI, a double and two runs scored in game two of the doubleheader at Drake (May 6)…Drew two walks and knocked an RBI-single in MSU’s MVC Tournament championship victory over UNI (May 14)…Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022.
2021 (Junior)
As MSU’s primary designated player, she started 34 of the 38 games she played in while also seeing action at catcher and first base … Tied for the team lead with five home runs and slugged .425 for the season … Delivered an unforgettable go-ahead home run at SLU (March 16) as her three-run blast with one out in the top of the seventh served as the game-winner for MSU’s 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Billikens … Posted an eight-game reached base streak (Feb. 26-March 16) where she drew a total of nine free passes during that stretch … Drove in two runs to put the Bears ahead against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 21) in the second game of the season … Added another three-RBI outing with a double and a home run versus UNI (March 21) … MVC Honor Roll … Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for spring 2021 semester.
2020 (Sophomore)
Played in 11 games with 7 starts (5 at catcher) her sophomore season ... Posted 4 putouts at No. 11 Oklahoma State (March 8) … Smacked a pair of doubles in win over Jackson State (March 1) and finished 2-for-3 with an RBI and 8 putouts ... Was hit by pitch in back-to-back pinch-hitting appearances on the same date in Denton, Texas (Feb. 15) vs. UT Martin and North Texas … Went 2-for-2 with a home run and a sacrifice against Abilene Christian (Feb. 14) to go with a season-high 9 putouts ... Named to MVC Honor Roll ... Also earned spot on MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2020 semester.
2019 (Freshman)
Started 45 games at catcher her freshman season ... Finished 2nd on team in putouts (234), 3rd in walks (16) and 6th in RBI (15) ... Had a .996 fielding percentage with 16 assists ... Drew 3 walks in win over Indiana State (May 9) ... Went 2-for-3 with a two-out, two-run single in the 6th to help the Bears past Drake (April 27) and notched a season-high 10 putouts ... Knocked in a pair of runs in win at Valparaiso (April 1) ... Drove in two runs against UNI (March 23) ... Had a 3-RBI game against No. 6 Alabama (Feb. 23) with her first career homer in Easton Bama Bash ... Named to all-tournament team at Easton Bama Bash in Tuscaloosa (Feb. 22-24) ... Earned MVC Honor Roll status ... MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2019 semester.
High School
A four-time all-conference catcher and two-time all-state selection for coach Natalie Peters at Belleville (Ill.) Township East High School ... Boze hit .526 as a senior for a 30-7 squad and collected 196 career hits while breaking school records for hits, doubles and homers ... She hit .480, drove in 54 runs and belted 14 homers for a 30-7 Lancers club as a junior and had just two passed balls all season, earning her 4A Player of the Year distinction ... Batted .346 as a sophomore with 25 RBI ... During her freshman season, she helped her team to a regional title and conference runner-up behind 7 homers and 45 RBI ... Earned all-area and all-metro honors all four seasons ... Also played volleyball and basketball in high school her freshman year ... Played for the St. Louis Worth Prospects competitive softball team.
Personal
Alexandria Carolyn Boze was born 11/18/99 in Belleville, Ill. ... Daughter of Artie and Nikki Boze of Swansea, Ill. ... Her mother played tennis at Truman State University ... Has a younger brother, Clayton ... Grandfather, Jerry Altepeter played football at UCLA ... Majoring in Child & Family Development.
