Ali Aguilar

American softball player (born 1995)

Baseball player

Ali Aguilar

Talons – No. * NPF Champion (2017)
Shortstop
Born: (1995-08-28) August 28, 1995 (age 29)[1]
Roseville, California[2]

Bats: Left

Throws: Right

Teams

* Washington (2014–2017)
* United States National Team (2016)
* Scrap Yard Dawgs (2017)
* Toyota Motor (2018)
* Talons (2025–present)

Medals

Women's softball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
| 2020 Tokyo | Team
Pan American Games
| 2019 Lima | Team
| 2023 Santiago | Team

Alison Paige Aguilar (born August 28, 1995) is an American professional softball player for the Talons of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). She played college softball at Washington from 2014 to 2017 where she was named a three-time First Team All-Pac-12 and a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Second and Third Team All-American in her last two years.[3][4] She won the Cowles Cup with the Scrap Yard Dawgs of the National Pro Fastpitch in 2017.[5] She also played professionally in Japan. She represented Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.[6]

## Early life

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Aguilar was born in Roseville, California[7] to parents Mark and Kristin Aguilar. Aguilar started softball at an early age, playing for multiple youth softball leagues and travel teams, including the Folsom Flash and All American Sports Academy. She graduated from Casa Roble High School in Orangevale, California in 2013 with a 3.8 GPA and with four letters in softball.

## Playing career

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### College

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Aguilar played college softball at Washington. She came to Washington as a slap hitter, but Husky coach, Heather Tarr, decided that she should swing away. Aguilar made this transition, and became one of the best power hitters in the country, hitting 21 home runs in her Junior season in 2016.[8]

### Professional

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Aguilar was drafted thirteenth overall by the Scrap Yard Dawgs in the 2017 NPF Draft.[9] During her first season with the team, she helped the team win the Cowles Cup, their first championship in program history.[10]

On January 29, 2025, Aguilar was drafted in the seventh round, 25th overall, by the Talons in the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League draft.[11][12]

## International career

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Aguilar was selected to represent the United States at the 2016 Women's Softball World Championship, where the team won the gold medal.[1] Aguilar hit .273 in the tournament with a Home Run and 5 RBIs.[13]

On August 31, 2023, Aguilar was named to the U.S. women's national team for the 2023 Pan American Games.[14]

## Statistics

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Washington Huskies YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA

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2014 | 51  | 153  | 35  | 50  | .327  | 38  | 7  | 0  | 8  | 79  | .516%  | 14  | 32  | 5  | 6
2015 | 59  | 190  | 66  | 78  | .410  | 58  | 16  | 1  | 23  | 151  | .794%  | 30  | 37  | 7  | 7
2016 | 54  | 170  | 76  | 62  | .364  | 70  | 21  | 0  | 15  | 140  | .823%  | 39  | 38  | 1  | 1
2017 | 58  | 176  | 62  | 62  | .352  | 42  | 14  | 1  | 11  | 117  | .665%  | 35  | 19  | 4  | 5
TOTALS | 222 | 689 | 239 | 252 | .365 | 208 | 58 | 2 | 57 | 487 | .707% | 118 | 126 | 17 | 19
Scrap Yard Dawgs YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB

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2017 | 12  | 32  | 8  | 8  | .250  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 20  | .625%  | 4  | 12  | 1
Team USA YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB

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2020 | 15  | 46  | 17  | 26  | .565  | 27  | 4  | 1  | 4  | 44  | .956%  | 6  | 2  | 0
2021 | 31  | 98  | 21  | 30  | .306  | 26  | 7  | 1  | 4  | 54  | .683%  | 11  | 14  | 3
Olympics | 6  | 10  | 0  | 1  | .100  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | .100%  | 5  | 2  | 0
TOTAL | 52 | 154 | 38 | 57 | .370 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 102 | .662% | 22 | 18 | 3

## Personal life

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Aguilar is a Christian. She has said “I used to eat, breathe and sleep softball. But when God was introduced to my life and became my life, softball no longer defined me. God’s plans and the ability He's given me in softball are why I play. I see His hand in every part of my journey. Embodying the character of Christ is my end goal; it's not just about winning a gold medal. I want to let the light of Christ shine through me.”[15]

## References

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1. ^ a b Softball athletes. Ali Aguilar TeamUSA
2. ^ "Ali Aguilar". GoHuskies.com. University of Washington. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
3. ^ "2016 ALL-AMERICAN AWARDS". NFCA.org. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
4. ^ "2017 ALL-AMERICAN AWARDS". NFCA.org. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
5. ^ "2017 Softball Roster Ali Aguilar". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
6. ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Softball Team". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
7. ^ "Washington Huskies".
8. ^ Active career leaders [permanent dead link]
9. ^ "Ali Aguilar Picked 13th In 2017 NPF College Draft". gohuskies.com. April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
10. ^ "Scrap Yard Dawgs Claim First Cowles Cup". profastpitch.com. August 20, 2017. Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
11. ^ "AUSL Allocation Draft: Kilfoyl Goes First Overall; Hoover, Brady Among Selections". d1softball.com. January 29, 2025. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
12. ^ "Ali Aguilar - AUSL". theausl.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
13. ^ "United States | Summer 2016 | Adult Softball".
14. ^ "USA Softball announces 16-player Women's National Team roster set to represent Team USA at 2023 Pan American Games". usasoftball.com. August 31, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
15. ^ "INCREASE STORY: Joyful No Matter What - Ali Aguilar". Sports Spectrum. August 10, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

## External links

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* Ali Aguilar at USA Softball
* Ali Aguilar at Team USA (archive May 18, 2023)
* Ali Aguilar at Olympedia
* Ali Aguilar at Olympics.com
* Alison Aguilar at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games (archived, alternate link)

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Scrap Yard Dawgs 2017 National Pro Fastpitch Champions

1 Hannah Flippen
4 Olivia Watkins
6 Kiki Stokes
8 Rachel Fox
9 Kayla Winkfield
11 Ali Aguilar
13 Meagan May-Whitley
14 Monica Abbott
15 Nerissa Myers
17 Anissa Urtez
18 Britt Vonk
20 Morgan Foley
21 Morgan Melloh
22 Brittany Cervantes
23 Christian Stokes
25 Taylor Edwards
28 Morgan Zerkle
31 Kasey Cooper
34 Katiyana Mauga
36 Emilee Koerner
43 Allexis Bennett
44 Brianna Cherry
47 Amanda Kamekona
49 Miranda Kramer
77 Cheridan Hawkins
99 MJ Knighten
2 Amanda Fama
11 Sara Plourde
12 Christi Orgeron
35 Alisa Goler
53 Jade Rhodes

Head Coach Gerry Glasco
Assistant Coaches Jimmy Kolaitis, Joe Guthrie

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United States roster – 2020 Summer Olympics silver medalists

* 1 Aubree Munro
* 2 Ali Aguilar
* 3 Ally Carda
* 4 Amanda Chidester
* 7 Kelsey Stewart
* 8 Haylie McCleney
* 9 Janie Reed
* 14 Monica Abbott
* 16 Michelle Moultrie
* 20 Valerie Arioto
* 21 Rachel Garcia
* 34 Dejah Mulipola
* 38 Cat Osterman
* 48 Bubba Nickles
* 99 Delaney Spaulding

* Manager: 0 Ken Eriksen
* Coaches: Laura Berg
* Howard Dobson
* Tairia Flowers
* Heather Tarr

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