Dixie Raley

2019 (SENIOR): 
Earned 12 wins in the circle with 32 appearances and 17 starts… Had nine complete games and four saves in 127.0 innings of work… Struck out 103 with just 69 walks with holding teams to a .225 batting average… Went 5.0 innings with seven strikeouts in a win over UNCG n Feb. 15… Tossed a complete-game performance with just three hits one run allowed in a victory at South Florida on Mar. 1… Earned back-to-back wins over Alabama in 12 innings of work (including a complete-game effort on Apr. 6) to become the first pitcher in the Beverly Smith era to do so… Went 10.0 innings in a win over South Florida in the regional on May 18… Named SEC Pitcher of the Week for the first time in her career on Apr. 9. 

2018 (JUNIOR): 
Finished her first year in Columbia after transferring with a 2.09 ERA to go along with her 14-5 record with 106 strikeouts… Finished with two saves and nine complete games during her 117 innings of work in the circle… First career appearance came on opening day against Hofstra (2/9), she went four innings with one hit, no runs and four strikeouts to earn the victory… First complete-game shutout for South Carolina came against Southern Illinois (2/17) as she allowed just three hits with 11 strikeouts… Earned the win in four innings of work with four strikeouts and no runs against UNC (2/20)… Threw a complete-game shutout against George Washington with just five hits allowed and six strikeouts (3/3)… Went seven innings with three hits, two runs and seven strikeouts in the win over Ole Miss in her first SEC action (3/17)… Earned the victory against No. 2 Tennessee in three innings of work (3/25)… Beat Arkansas in seven innings of work with five hits, one run and seven strikeouts to send the Gamecocks to the SEC Tournament semifinals… Earned the win over Liberty in the Columbia Regional to keep the season alive with seven innings of work, three hits, no runs and eight strikeouts (5/20). 
 
2016-17 (FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN):
Led the Eagles in ERA, innings, appearances, strikeouts and wins in both of her seasons in Statesboro … A 2017 All-Sun Belt second-team selection, tossed in 40 games on the year … Tallied a 3.41 ERA, striking out 152 batters in 174.2 innings of work … Lowered her walk total by 51 batters from the year prior … Tossed one of her six shutouts in the season opener against UNCG (2/10/17) … Struck out a season-best 10 in an eight-inning shutout win over Elon (2/24/17) … Matched that 10 K’s while only walking two in the complete-game win at Troy (3/11/17) … Also posted double-digit strikeouts at South Alabama (4/29/17) … The 2016 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year tallied a 3.33 ERA and 22-14 record, striking out 182 in 202 innings of work … Also a first-team All-SBC honoree, she posted five shutouts, 24 complete games and a .225 opponent batting average … Nine of her wins came in Sun Belt play … Her 43 appearances ranks second all-time in Georgia Southern single-season history … Her 34 starts ranked third, while her 24 complete games tied for seventh and her 202 innings stood ninth … Her 182 K’s tied for fifth-most in a single year by an Eagle … Tossed three one-hitters, including one against Troy (4/23/16) … Fanned a career-best 14 in a shutout win at Appalachian State (4/10/16) … Fanned 11 in a win at Coastal Carolina (2/28/16) … Shutout out No. 8 Louisiana-Lafayette in the regular-season finale (5/1/16) … Owns a win over South Carolina, the only Eagle to ever get a win over the Gamecocks … Garnered a spot on the Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll for 2015-16.

HIGH SCHOOL:
A four-year letter winner at Georgia Military College Prep in her hometown of Milledgeville … A two-time Georgia High School Association Class A All-State first-team selection, she posted a 0.97 ERA with 153 strikeouts as a senior … Also hit .414 with 24 RBI, seven doubles and two home runs during that senior season, helping her team to the GHSA Class A Public championship … A two-time all-county and all-region selection who earned Region 7-A Player of the Year honors both as a junior and senior … As a junior, she helped the Bulldogs to the Region 7 title … Played travel ball with the Georgia Explosion.

PERSONAL:
Dixie Elaine Raley is the daughter of Rip and Timmy Raley … Has two older siblings, Holly and Jody … Majoring in public relations.