Aniyah Black

Prior to SC:

2022 (Georgia): Named to the Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll … Made 39 total appearances with 28 starts, 20 in right field and eight as the designated player … Hit .258 on the season, scattering 12 hits including five doubles and five home runs … Drove in 22 runs on the season … Hit a home run in back-to-back games against UMass (3/4, 3/5) … Drove in a season-best three RBI against Texas A&M (3/27) and Georgia Southern (3/30) … Hit a home run against UMBC (5/21) in the NCAA Regional.

2021 (Georgia): Member of SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll … Made 12 appearances as a true freshman as a pinch hitter or runner … Scored three runs on the season … Had a season-high two at-bats with a hit against #16 Missouri (3/20) which was a double down the third base line … Lone stolen base was against Mercer (3/7).

High School: Was a three-sport athlete including softball, track & field, and basketball at Dodge County High Schoo l… Helped guide the Indians to four-straight region championships (2016-19) in softball and three-straight in basketball (2017-19) … Her softball accolades include a spot on the Junior All-Star team and multiple first team all-region and all-state honors … As a senior, Back hit .517 with a 1.313 OPS … She played center on the basketball team and was a member of the 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams while also competing in shot put on the track & field team … As well as being a standout on the field or court of play, she was a star student in the classroom as a member of Beta Club, math club, the Principal’s Advisory, student council president, and was named 2019 homecoming queen among many other accomplishments … She played club for the Georgia Impact and the Firecrackers … Ranked t-83rd on Extra Innings Softball’s Elite 100 list and 58th for infielders.

Personal: Daughter of Rickina and Tavarius Black … Has two siblings, Jamarius and Tristynee.