Bowling Green State University Athletics
2023 Softball Roster
Bezjak, Ally
Jersey Number 30
Ally Bezjak
- Position:
- First Base
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Albert Gallatin
- Hometown:
- Uniontown, Pa.
Bio
NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATISTICS
Years of eligibility remaining (including the Spring 2023 season): 1
2023
2022
2021 AT SAINT FRANCIS UNIV.
2020 AT SAINT FRANCIS UNIV.
2019 AT SAINT FRANCIS UNIV.
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
"It is a beautiful campus that is filled with a lot of opportunity, both in the classroom and on the field."
WILLIS ON BEZJAK
“Ally will make a great addition to our infield group. Her knowledge, expertise, and voice at first base will help to anchor the infield and provide consistency. She has great focus and energy, and I am excited to add her to our program.”
Years of eligibility remaining (including the Spring 2023 season): 1
2023
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Also named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Played in 39 of BGSU's 50 games, starting 37 games at first base
- Started the final 14 games of the season, and started 22 of BG's 30 MAC games
- Scored three runs and drove in five
- Her 12 hits included a double
- Had a sparkling .986 fielding percentage, with just three errors in 214 total chances
- Was fourth on the team with nine walks
- Played in all five games, starting four, at the DePaul Dome Invitational
- The next weekend, went 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs and an RBI in a run-rule win over Delaware State
- Had two hits and drove in three runs against the third-ranked team in the nation, Florida
- Had a total of four hits, including one in each of the last three games, at Evansville's tournament
- Started all three games of the Toledo series, with a walk, a double and a run scored in the final contest
- Made two starts against Ohio, going 1-for-2 with a walk in the final game of that series
- Had a hit at Akron
- Started all three contests vs. Ball State, and went 1-for-2 in the series opener
- Had a hit and a walk vs. Kent State, in the final home game of her career
2022
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Also named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Played in 31 games, making 23 starts in her first season with the Falcons
- Hit .213 on the year
- All 23 starts came at first base, and BGSU was 14-9 in games she started
- Had a .974 fielding percentage, with just two errors in 78 total chances
- Reached base nine times in 26 chances (.346) when leading off an inning
- Was 2-for-6 (.333) in pinch-hitting appearances
- Started four of BGSU's five games at the DePaul Dome Tournament, in her first weekend as a Falcon
- Had a hit vs. Western Illinois in her Falcon debut
- The next weekend at the NC State Invitational, went 1-for-2 vs. Delaware, with a walk, a single and a run scored in BG's win
- Started three of BGSU's four games at the UE Invitational, going 1-for-2 in all three games
- Walked and stole a base vs. Pittsburgh at Lipscomb's tournament
- Went 2-for-3 as BG capped off a three-game weekend sweep of Toledo
- Those two hits included an RBI single that drove in the winning run in the sixth inning
- Had a double at Western Michigan
- Had three hits and three walks in the Buffalo series
- Singled, walked twice and scored in the series opener
- Her run came in the 14th inning as BGSU posted a walk-off win
- Then, had a pair of hits in Sunday's opener, and drew a walk in the nightcap
- Had a pinch-hit single vs. top-seeded Virginia in the NISC
- Came through with another single in a pinch-hitting role vs. Kansas
2021 AT SAINT FRANCIS UNIV.
- Named to the NEC All-Tournament Team as the Red Flash won a fourth consecutive title (there was no NEC Tournament in 2020)
- Played in 43 games, making 37 starts
- Set career-highs in batting average (.294), runs (21), hits (32), doubles (3), home runs (3), RBI (27), walks (14) and on-base percentage (.403)
- Totaled eight multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games
- Went 2-of-3 with four RBI, a home run and two runs in the 12-4 five-inning win against LIU (5/15) in the NEC Tournament Championship game
- Tied the game in the fifth and hit the walk-off single in the 2-1 win of the league tourney semifinals vs. Central Connecticut (5/14)
- Hit a two-run home run in the 7-0 win against Sacred Heart (5/13) in the first game of the NEC Tournament
- Finished 2-of-3 with an RBI and two runs in the 11-0 five-inning win at LIU (5/9) to clinch the regular-season championship
- Was a perfect 4-of-4 with two RBI and a run in the 17-0 five-inning win against Wagner (3/28)
- Was also a perfect 2-of-2 and scored the game-winning run in the 1-0 win against Fairleigh Dickinson (4/7)
- Had four RBI in the 9-1 five-inning win at Gardner-Webb (3/14)
- Went 2-of-3 with an RBI and a run in the 4-3 win at Mount St. Mary’s (4/13)
- Finished 2-of-5 in the 11-4 win against Buffalo (2/21)
- Went 2-of-3 with a double and a walk at Mount St. Mary’s (4/14).
2020 AT SAINT FRANCIS UNIV.
- Appeared in 22 games with 21 starts
- Batted .236 with two home runs and 11 RBI
- Was 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and three RBI in a 10-6 win over Howard (2/14)
- Smacked a two-run home run against Bucknell (2/15)
- Went 1-3 and drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-run triple against Howard (2/15)
- Named NEC Player of the Week (2/18)
- Homered vs. Miami (2/22)
- Went 1-3 with a run scored against SIUE (2/23)...Went 1-2 against Stanford (2/28)
- Drove in a run vs. Pacific (3/1), and had a hit against San Jose State (3/5)
2019 AT SAINT FRANCIS UNIV.
- Appeared in 40 games with 14 starts for the NEC Champions
- Hit .250 with two home runs and 12 RBI
- Made her collegiate debut against Savannah State (2/8) with a pinch-hit triple
- Had a pinch-hit single against Georgia Southern (2/9)
- Recorded a hit and a RBI against ETSU (2/23)
- Hit first collegiate homer against Ohio (3/16)
- Drew a start at DP against #19 Indiana (3/17)
- Had the mercy rule-inducing RBI on a fielder’s choice against Pitt (4/9)
- Collected two hits and a RBI against Wagner (4/14)
- Hit a home run with two RBIs against Bucknell (4/27)
- Had three hits and a RBI against LIU Brooklyn (4/28)
- Drove in two runs vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (5/4)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played for coaches Gary Serock, Larry Flowers and Rick Turtzer at Albert Gallatin H.S., earning four letters
- A four-year captain for the Colonials
- Had a batting average around .500 all four years along with 15 total homers, a fielding percentage of .920% and 80+ RBI
- Named to all-conference and all-county teams in all four years
- PA Softball Coaches Assoc. All State Team
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player to Watch
- Herald Standard Scholar Athlete
- Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame Award
- Team was 2018 WPIAL Section Champion
- National Honor Society
- Class Secretary
- Member of 4.0 Club
- Future Business Leaders of America
PERSONAL
- Born in Uniontown, Pa.
- A psychology major at BGSU
- Daughter of Carl and Lara Bezjak
- Has a younger sister, Bryn, who plays basketball at Washington & Jefferson Coll.
- Has played travel ball for Ohio Outlaws Premier
- Favorite athlete is Serena Williams
- Lists her mother as her biggest influence
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
"It is a beautiful campus that is filled with a lot of opportunity, both in the classroom and on the field."
WILLIS ON BEZJAK
“Ally will make a great addition to our infield group. Her knowledge, expertise, and voice at first base will help to anchor the infield and provide consistency. She has great focus and energy, and I am excited to add her to our program.”
SB: First Pitch Dinner Recap (Jan. 11, 2024)
Wednesday, January 24
BGSU-CMU Softball Highlights (May 13, 2022)
Saturday, May 14
BGSU In The Nest : Nikki and Alex Sorgi (Softball)
Wednesday, May 08
BG Softball Beats Akron in Game 1 on Senior Day 4.27
Saturday, April 27
