Softball Adds Alexis Castleman To 2018 Roster

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Head coach Natalie Poole and the University of Memphis softball team announces the addition of Alexis Castleman, an outfielder from Dyersburg State Community College, to the 2018 roster Friday morning. Castleman is the eighth addition for Poole and the Tigers after Memphis graduated four in 2017.

Alexis Castleman
5-5 | Outfielder
Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Riverdale High School | Dyersburg State Community College

Castleman will join the Tigers after being named a TCCAA First-Team All-Conference selection at Dyersburg State CC last season. She finished her sophomore campaign leading the team with a .406 batting average, 52 hits, and 34 runs scored. Of her 52 hits, 11 where doubles and five of them were triples, both marks that led her team. She also stole a team-high 22 bases and had an on base percentage of .465 in 41 games played.

A few of her outstanding games at Dyersburg include a 7-for-7 effort at the plate in the doubleheader against Coahoma where she drove in three and stolen a pair of bases. Against Volunteer State in a four-game series, Castleman went 8-for-14 with three driven in and a pair of stolen bases.

At Riverdale High School, she helped lead her team to two 7AAA Softball District Championships as well as a AAA State Championship in basketball. As a senior, her team finished with a 33-8 overall record where she hits .341 with a .455 on base percentage and 31 total hits. In 2013, her team finished fifth in the TSSAA State Tournament.

Castleman was also a member of the Tennessee Prospects Club Team from 2014 to 2015.

Coach Poole on Alexis Castleman
Alexis comes to us with maturity in the outfield and also with success at the plate. She brings speed and aggressiveness to our program, which will help replace outfielders who graduated this year. She knows how to put pressure on her defense, by slapping with power and also drag bunting. She will be fun to watch.

University of Memphis Athletics

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