#11, Outfield, L/R

Aliyah Andrews

Louisiana State University '21

Hometown: Oldsmar, Florida

2022 AU Pro Softball All-Defensive Team

Aliyah Andrews is a 5-foot-8 professional softball outfielder from Oldsmar, Florida. She was acquired in the 5th Round of the 2026 Allocation Draft following a collegiate career at LSU.

Personal Life

Hobbies: Enjoys eating at new places, traveling and shopping.

Background: Lists her high school coach and her coaches at LSU as people who have made a difference in her life. Earned nickname “Air Aliyah” for her spectacular diving catches, which have been featured as part of ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10. Participated in basketball, soccer, gymnastics and track and field as a child. Has a dog named Mojo. Models her game after her sister, AJ, and Natasha Watley. Chose to wear No. 11 because it was her jersey number in high school. Proudest accomplishment is earning All-America honors at LSU. Threw ceremonial first pitch before Tampa Bay Rays game against San Diego on August 28, 2026.

Education: Graduated with a degree in mass communications from LSU.

Family: Daughter of Jeanene and Michael Andrews. Sister, AJ, played softball at LSU from 2011-15 and competed in Athletes Unlimited’s inaugural championship season.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball, AUX & AUSL (2021–)

2026 AUSL Regular Season (Utah Talons): Earned starting assignment in 24 games during first season with Utah. Batted .284 with 21 hits, including one double and one triple. Scored 15 runs while ranking ninth in the AUSL with 74 at-bats. Registered at least one hit in 17-of-24 appearances, including four multi-hit efforts. Posted two hits against Chicago on June 10. Went 2-for-2 with a double and two runs batted in at Texas on June 20. Also logged two hits against the Volts on June 30 with a run scored. Scored twice and contributed two hits at Portland on July 15. Posted RBI triple against Carolina on July 3.

2025 AUSL Regular Season (Blaze): Starter in 20-of-21 games for the Blaze who posted .340 batting average with 17 hits. Tied for seventh in the AUSL with three stolen bases. Registered pair of three-hit games. Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored against the Talons in first game of June 14 doubleheader. Also tallied three hits against the Talons on July 17. Closed season by hitting safely in 8-of-10 games, including final five contests in a row. Also registered at least one hit in four straight outings from June 14-17.

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Collected 660 total leaderboard points, including 560 win points and 100 stat points. Starter in nine games who posted .261 batting average. Led league with two stolen bases in two attempts. Closed season with a hit in five of her final six games. Fashioned season-high 150 leaderboard points against Team Coffel on August 30 after going 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Also registered a double against Team Kowalik on August 25.

2024 Championship Season: Honored as the AU Pro Softball Defensive Player of the Year, compiling 1,080 leaderboard points. Started all 15 games, batted .311 with 14 hits, and received a pair of Defensive MVP commendations.

2023 Championship Season: Finished eighth overall with 1,582 leaderboard points. Ranked second in the league with a .400 batting average, 18 hits, and four stolen bases.

2023 AUX Season: Placed eighth with 978 leaderboard points. Led the league with seven games of 100+ leaderboard points and finished third with a .419 batting average.

2022 Championship Season: AU Pro Softball All-Defensive Team selection who compiled 820 leaderboard points. Started 12 games and authored a .222 batting average.

2022 AUX Season: Tallied 816 leaderboard points, hitting .333 with 13 hits and leading the league with three stolen bases.

2021 Championship Season: Finished eighth with 1,510 leaderboard points. Member of the inaugural AU Pro Softball All-Defensive Team, batting .319 with 15 hits.

International Experience (2023–2024)

Team USA: Named to Team USA roster for 2023 WBSC World Cup Qualifier in Dublin, Ireland. Tallied two hits in eight at-bats while helping Team USA secure first place finish. Also drew two walks and scored three runs. Helped United States win Gold medal at 2023 Pan American Games by going 2-for-3 with five runs scored. Named to Team USA roster for 2024 Japan All-Star Series.

College Experience: LSU (2017–2021)

Career Statistics: Authored a .353 career batting average with 286 hits, 196 runs scored, and 145 stolen bases (second all-time at LSU). Owns the LSU single-season record with 47 stolen bases in 2019.

Senior Year (2021): Second-Team NFCA All-America selection after batting .365 with two home runs and 19 RBIs.

Awards & Honors

Professional: 2024 AU Pro Softball Defensive Player of the Year, and a four-time AU Pro Softball All-Defensive Team selection.

All-America: Second-Team NFCA All-America selection (2021).

All-Conference & Region: Two-time NFCA All-Region First Team, First-Team All-SEC (2021), Second-Team All-SEC (2018, 2019), and three-time SEC All-Defensive Team member.

YEAR	G	GS	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
2026 AUSL Postseason	2	2	5	5	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
2026 Talons	24	24	84	74	.284	.361	.324	.685	15	21	1	1	-	2	9	-	9	9	24	-	1	3	-
2025 All-Star Cup	9	9	24	23	.261	.292	.304	.596	-	6	1	-	-	1	1	-	1	-	7	-	-	2	-
2025 Blaze	19	18	54	50	.340	.346	.360	.706	6	17	1	-	-	6	1	-	9	6	18	1	2	3	-
2024 Championship*	15	8	48	45	.289	.298	.311	.609	7	13	1	-	-	2	1	-	5	-	14	1	1	1	-
2023 AUX Softball	10	2	35	31	.419	.424	.484	.908	4	13	2	-	-	8	-	1	5	-	15	1	2	1	-
2022 AUX Softball	12	-	41	39	.308	.341	.333	.674	9	12	1	-	-	2	2	-	6	-	13	-	-	3	-
2023 Championship*	15	7	49	45	.400	.449	.467	.916	8	18	3	-	-	1	4	-	6	-	21	-	-	4	1
2022 Championship*	13	-	36	36	.222	.222	.250	.472	5	8	1	-	-	2	-	-	5	-	9	-	-	3	1
2021 Championship*	15	-	54	47	.319	.377	.383	.760	10	15	1	1	-	4	5	-	13	-	18	1	1	4	-
Career Totals	134	70	430	395	.314	.350	.354	.704	65	124	12	2	-	28	23	1	59	579	140	4	7	24	2

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Splits

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
7/26/2026	Bandits	Talons	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
7/25/2026	Talons	Bandits	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/19/2026	Bandits	Talons	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
7/18/2026	Bandits	Talons	4	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
7/16/2026	Cascade	Talons	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
7/15/2026	Cascade	Talons	3	3	.667	.667	.667	1.334	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-
7/11/2026	Spark	Talons	1	1	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
7/9/2026	Spark	Talons	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
7/4/2026	Talons	Blaze	3	1	-	.667	-	.667	2	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/3/2026	Talons	Blaze	3	3	.333	.333	1.000	1.333	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	-	-	-	-
7/1/2026	Talons	Volts	3	2	-	.333	-	.333	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/30/2026	Talons	Volts	3	3	.667	.667	.667	1.334	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
6/27/2026	Blaze	Talons	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/26/2026	Blaze	Talons	4	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
6/25/2026	Blaze	Talons	4	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
6/23/2026	Talons	Spark	4	2	.500	.750	.500	1.250	2	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	-
6/22/2026	Talons	Spark	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
6/20/2026	Volts	Talons	5	2	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	1	2	1	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	3	-	1	1	-
6/19/2026	Volts	Talons	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
6/18/2026	Volts	Talons	4	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-
6/15/2026	Talons	Cascade	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
6/14/2026	Talons	Cascade	4	2	.500	.750	.500	1.250	1	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-
6/13/2026	Talons	Cascade	4	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
6/11/2026	Talons	Bandits	4	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
6/10/2026	Talons	Bandits	3	3	.667	.667	.667	1.334	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
6/9/2026	Talons	Bandits	4	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

Talons Sweep for Consecutive AUSL Titles; Jadelyn Allchin Named MVP

The Utah Talons’ rule of the roost in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League continues after sweeping the 2026 AUSL Championship to win back-to-back titles. The Talons defeated the Chicago Bandits again in the finals with a 2-1 victory on Saturday and a 6-1 win to hoist the trophy on Sunday afternoon at Davis Diamond in […]

The Utah Talons hoist the AUSL Trophy after winning the 2026 AUSL Championship in College Station, Texas.

Awards & Honors

2022 AU Pro Softball All-Defensive Team

2026 AUSL Champion (Utah Talons)

2021 NFCA All-America Second Team

Three-Time SEC All-Defensive Team

Two-Time NFCA All-Region First Team Honoree

12/2/2025Talons
Talons drafted Aliyah Andrews in the allocation draft: [Round 5, Pick 3 (27)]
11/14/2025-
Aliyah Andrews was not offered a 2026 contract by the Blaze
1/30/2025Blaze
Blaze drafted Aliyah Andrews in the inagural draft [Round 4, Pick 3(15)]

DATE	TEAM	TRANSACTION
12/2/2025	Talons	Talons drafted Aliyah Andrews in the allocation draft: [Round 5, Pick 3 (27)]
11/14/2025		Aliyah Andrews was not offered a 2026 contract by the Blaze
1/30/2025	Blaze	Blaze drafted Aliyah Andrews in the inagural draft [Round 4, Pick 3(15)]