2018 Softball Roster

Nick Monaghan
Nick Monaghan
Courtney Culbreath
Matt Pendleton
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Tim Casey

8 Aleshia Ocasio

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. Cloud, Fla.
  • Highschool Harmony

Biography

Major: African-American Studies
 
Career Honors:
  • 2018 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
  • 2018 All-SEC First Team
  • 2018 SEC All-Tournament Team
  • 2018 SEC Pitcher of the Week (5/7)
  • 2017 WCWS All-Tournament Team
  • 2017 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
  • 2017 All-SEC First Team
  • 2016 First Team All-American 
  • 2016 USA Softball Player of the Year Top Three Finalist
  • 2016 First Team All-Southeast Region
  • 2016 First Team All-SEC
  • 2015 NFCA Third Team All-American
  • 2015 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
  • 2015 NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 25 Finalist
  • 2015 All-SEC Freshman Team
  • SEC Pitcher of the Week once (3/28/16)

 UF Career Ranks:
  • Triples – 8 (T-Eighth)
  • ERA – 1.41 (Seventh)
  • Opponent Batting Average – .192 (Fifth)
  • Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings – 1.04 (Second)
  • Strikeouts Per Seven Innings – 7.45 (Fourth)
  • Wins – 70 (Seventh)
  • Appearances - 119 (Ninth) 
  • Saves – 10 (Fourth)
  • Games Finished – 43 (Fifth)
  • Shutouts - 19 (T-Ninth)
  • Combined Shutouts – 25 (First)
  • Strikeouts - 549 (Seventh)
  • Lowest Stolen Base Against Percentage – .593 | 16-for-27 | (Ninth)
 
Career Highlights:
  • Set the program record for combined shutouts over her career with 25.
  • Ranks second all-time at UF in fewest walks allowed per seven innings (1.04).
  • Hurled the program’s first NCAA postseason seven-inning complete-game no-hitter. No-hit Ohio State in the Gainesville Regional Championship (5/20/2018).
  • Combined with freshman Natalie Lugo for the program’s second combined perfect game in an 18-0 (5) win over Hampton (3/30/2018).
  • Threw the second no-hitter of her career in game one against FIU (3/28/2018).
    • Her only blemish was a walk in the final inning of play.
  • Puerto Rico Softball Women’s National Team, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018
    • Helped Puerto Rico to a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games where she hit .375 (6-for-16) appeared in five games in the circle and notched a 3-1 record
  • Against Jacksonville on Feb. 17, 2016, Ocasio recorded the 16th no hitter in Florida history and the first since her teammate Delanie Gourley threw one in the 2014 NCAA Regional against Florida A&M (May, 16).
    • A hit batter in the first and a walk in the fourth were the only base runners allowed.
    • Her no-no was the first in a home opener in program history
  • Earned the win in Game 1 of the WCWS Championship Series against Michigan
  • Set the Florida single-game record for strikeouts in a seven-inning game with 17 against Florida A&M in Game 1 of the 2015 NCAA Gainesville Regional

As a Senior (2018): 
  • Honors:
    • NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
    • All-SEC First Team
    • SEC All-Tournament Team
  • NCAA Ranks:
    • ERA – 1.45 (25th)
    • Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings – 4.64 (32nd)
    • SAC Flies - 5 (15th)
    • Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio - 9.14 (Second)
    • Strikeouts - 192 - (48th)
    • Strikeouts Per Seven Innings - 8.2 (34th)
    • Wins - 23 (30th)
    • Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings – 0.89 (Sixth)
  • SEC Ranks:
    • SAC Bunts - 7 (T-Seventh)
    • SAC Flies - 5 (T-Second)
    • ERA - 1.45 (Ninth)
    • Opposing Batting Average - .186 (Tenth)
    • Innings Pitched - 164.1 (Tenth)
    • Strikeouts - 192 (Fifth)
    • Strikeouts Looking - 30 (T-12th)
    • Wins - 23 (Fourth)
    • Appearances - 35 (Eighth)
    • Games Finished - 12 (Ninth)
    • Games in Relief - 13 (T-11th)
  • UF Single Season Ranks
    • SAC Flies - 5 (T-Sixth)
    • Fewest Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings - 0.89 (Third)
    • Combined Shutouts - 7 (T-Sixth)
  • UF Senior Ranks:
    • Triples – 3 (T-Second)
    • SAC Flies - 5 (T-Second)
    • SAC Hits - 7 (T-Seventh)
    • ERA – 1.45 (Sixth)
    • Wins - 23 (Fifth)
    • Appearances - 35 (Ninth)
    • Games Started - 22 (Tenth)
    • Complete Games - 16 (Eighth)
    • Shutouts - 7 (Ninth)
    • Saves - 2 (T-Second)
    • Innings Pitched - 164.1 (Ninth)
    • Strikeouts - 192 (Sixth)


As a Junior (2017):
 
  • Honors:
    • WCWS All-Tournament Team
    • NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
    • All-SEC First Team
 
  • NCAA Ranks:
    • ERA – 1.51 (33rd)
    • Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings – 5.35 (66th)
    • Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings – 0.81 (Fifth)
 
  • SEC Ranks:
    • At-Bats – 185 (T-12th)
    • ERA – 1.51 (Seventh)
    • Opposing Batting Average – .207 (13th)
    • Earned Runs Allowed – 15 (Second)
    • Hits Allowed – 53 (Third)
    • Walks Allowed – 8 (First)
    • Runs Allowed – 18 (First)
    • Doubles Allowed – 6 (T-Second)
    • Triples Allowed – 1 (T-Eighth)
    • Home Runs Allowed – 2 (T-First)
 
  • UF Single Season Ranks:
    • Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings – 0.81 (Second)
    • Most Combined Shutouts – 7 (T-Sixth)
 
  • UF Junior Ranks:
    • Triples – 3 (T-Sixth)
    • ERA – 1.51 (Fifth)

As a Sophomore (2016):
 
  • Honors:
    • First Team All-American 
    • USA Softball Player of the Year Top Three Finalist
    • First Team All-Southeast Region
    • First Team All-SEC
    • SEC Pitcher of the Week once (3/28)
 
  • Stats:
    • 35 appearances / 18 starts
    • Recorded a 22-2 record this season with a team-best 0.77 ERA in 146.1 innings pitched as she totaled 147 strikeouts and allowed just 23 walks and her opponents to hit just .183.
      • In addition, Ocasio totaled six saves and threw seven complete game shutouts.
    • Offensively, Ocasio hit .433 (13-for-30) including one double, one triple, one home run, three RBI and eight runs scored. She also tallied three walks and recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 35 chances.
 
  • NCAA Ranks:
    • ERA – 0.77 (Second)
    • Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings – 4.50 (16th)
    • Saves – 6 (T-8th)
    • Shutouts – 7 (T-20th)
    • Strikeouts Per Seven Innings – 7.0 (69th)
    • Victories – 22 (35th)
    • Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings – 1.10 (18th)
 
  • SEC Ranks:
    • ERA – 0.77 (First)
    • Earned Runs Allowed – 16 (T-2nd)
    • Runs Allowed – 19 (Second)
    • Innings Pitched – 146.1 (14th)
    • Opposing Batting Average – .183 (Fourth)
    • Saves – 6 (T-2nd)
    • Strikeouts – 147 (11th)
    • Victories – 22 (Sixth)
    • Walks Allowed – 23 (Third)
 
  • UF Single Season Ranks:
    • ERA – 0.77 (Third)
    • Opposing Batting Average – .183 (Seventh)
    • Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings – 1.10 (Third)
    • Win Percentage – .916 (22-2, Seventh)
    • Saves – 6 (First)
 
  • UF Sophomore Records:
    • ERA – 0.77 (First)
    • Wins – 22 (T-4th)
    • Appearances – 35 (Fifth)
    • Games Started – 18 (Seventh)
    • Complete Games – 12 (Fifth)
    • Shutouts – 7 (Fourth)
    • Saves – 6 (First)
    • Innings Pitched – 146.1 (Fifth)
    • Strikeouts – 147 (Fourth)
 
  • Notables:
    • Recorded her single-season program record sixth of the season at Texas A&M.
    • After earning two wins and one save in 10 shutout innings at LSU, Ocasio garnered SEC Pitcher of the Week honors, marking her second-career SEC weekly award of her career. 
    • Won game one of Florida’s series against Tennessee before she earned the save in game two.
    • Appeared in all three games out of the bullpen for Florida at Auburn... Earned the win in games one and two but recorded her first blown save of her career in game 3.
    • Earned the win against Utah after she allowed just one hit to go along with six strikeouts and no walks over six innings. She retired 18 straight Utah hitters after allowing a single to start the game.
    • Against Jacksonville on Feb. 17, she recorded the 16th no hitter in Florida history and the first since her teammate Delanie Gourley threw one in the 2014 NCAA Regional against Florida A&M (May, 16). A hit batter in the first and a walk in the fourth were the only base runners allowed.
      • Her no-no was the first in a home opener in program history
    • Following her no hitter, rookie Kelly Barnhill one-hit JU in a complete game effort. Ocasio and Barnhill became the first set of Florida teammates to throw a no hitter and one hitter back to back since Stacey Nelson and Stephanie Brombacher accomplished the feat on Feb. 13, 2009 against Texas Tech and Coastal Carolina.
    • Threw a three-hit six-inning shutout against Va. Tech in her first start of the season. She recorded notched seven strikeouts and walked just one.
    • Hit her first-career double in Florida’s series opener at Texas A&M (4/29/16). Has slowly started to get more at bats as the season has gone on.
    • Hit it a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Gators to victory past Florida State on April 13. It was the second home run of her career and first since Feb. 22, 2015 against Mercer. In addition, Ocasio earned the win the circle during that game as well.
 
As a Freshman (2015):
 
  • Honors:
    • NFCA Third Team All-American
      • Florida’s third freshman All-American in school history (Aja Paculba, 2008; Hannah Rogers, 2011)
    • NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
    • All-SEC Freshman Team
    • 2015 NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 25 Finalist
 
  • Stats:
    • 20 appearances / 10 starts
    • Owned a 9-2 record against ranked opponents, striking out 65 batters in 73.2 innings in those games
 
  • UF Freshman Records:
    • ERA – 2.01 (Seventh)
    • Wins –  18 (Third)
    • Strikeouts – 155 (Third)
    • Complete Games – 10 (T-6th)
    • Shutouts – 4 (T-6th)
    • Saves – 2 (T-5th)
 
  • Notables:
    • Tossed six innings of two-run softball, while notching three strikeouts in Game 1 of the WCWS Championship Series against Michigan
    • Set the Florida single-game record for strikeouts in a seven-inning game with 17 against Florida A&M in Game 1 of the 2015 NCAA Gainesville Regional
    • Defeated No. 8 Michigan in her first career start on Feb. 7 at the USF Softball Classic in Tampa
    • Recorded four 10+ strikeout games, including 10 vs. Michigan in her UF debut and 10 at Mississippi State on March 29
    • Hit a pinch-hit triple against Jacksonville on Feb. 8 for her first career extra-base hit
    • Mashed her first-career homer on Feb. 22 against Mercer
    • Became the fourth Gator freshman in five years with 100+ strikeouts
    • Two saves:
      • Feb. 14 vs. NC State
      • Feb. 27 vs. Cal Poly
    • Two seven-inning one-hitters April 11 vs. Florida A&M
      • Feb. 21 vs. Illinois State
      • May 15 vs. Florida A&M
 
High School / Travel Ball:
  • 2014 graduate of Harmony High School
  • Played travel ball with Wagner’s Gold Dunn, coached by Sean Dunn
  • Travel team won the ASA 18U Gold Nationals tournament in 2014 after finishing as the runner-up in 2013 and placing 17th at the 16U tournament in 2012
  • Two-time BrightHouse Sports Female Athlete of the Year (2013-2014)
  • Received All-America honors in 2014 from StudentSports.com (First Team) and MaxPreps (Second Team)
  • 2014 Orlando Sentinel Softball Player of the Year
  • A three-time All-State, All-Orange Belt Conference and All-County selection
  • Harmony was the 4A State runner-up during her freshman and senior years, and advanced to the state semifinals during her junior campaign
  
Ocasio’s Career Pitching Bests
PO 2 vs. Mercer (2/22/15)
A 4 vs. Illinois State (2/21/15)
IP 7.0, seven times, last at Texas A&M (4/30/16)
H 0 vs. Jacksonville Game 1 (2/17/16)*
R 0, 16 times, last vs. UCF (5/22/16)*
ER 0, 22 times, last vs. UCF (5/22/16)*
SO 17 vs. Florida A&M (5/15/15)
BB 0, 18, last vs. Georgia (5/27/16)*
*must have pitched four or more innings (or three in a five-inning win)

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2018

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    2016Sophomore

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    2017Junior

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    2018Senior

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