- "I made Virginia Wesleyan my No. 1 choice because the location, atmosphere, and softball team were better than any other school I considered"
- Selected VWC over Lynchburg College and York College of Pennsylvania
Career Highs
Hitting
Hits: NA
Doubles: NA
Triples: NA
Home Runs: NA
Runs: NA
RBI: NA
Stolen Bases: NA
Hitting Streak: NA
Pitching
Innings Pitched: 1.0 – (Sweet Briar – 4/7/15 – G1)
Strikeouts: 1 – (Sweet Briar – 4/7/15 – G1)
2014-15 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2014-15 ODAC All-Academic Team
First-Year (2015): Played in four games, including one as a pitcher… Made three pinch-hit appearances… Surrendered one hit and struck out one in a lone inning of work against Sweet Briar College on April 7.
Academic Accomplishments: Batten Scholarship recipient… Dean’s List honoree fall ’14.
Before VWC: 2014 first team all-conference honoree… 2010-13 Northern Region Athletic Honor Roll and Scholar Athlete Award honoree… Helped Oakton to a 2013 Concorde District championship; named to the district All-tournament team… Helped guide Oakton to the 2012 district title, a regional runner-up finish and a berth in the state championship series… Also competed for the Baseliners Gold 18-U team… Member of the Oakton Outlook newspaper, serving as the Editor-in-Chief as a senior… 2013 National Scholastic Press Association Journalism honor roll member… Member of National Honor Society and Quill and Scroll Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Shannon and Mike Peters… Mom attended the University of Maryland-University College, dad attended Radford University and the University of Georgia… Has one sister, Kristen.
Get to Know Alana
- Enjoys sushi and spending vacation time in Turks & Caicos
- Favorites include the book " The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind," the movie "She's the Man," and the TV series "Grey' Anatomy"
- A fan of baseball's Ryan Zimmerman and the Washington Nationals
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "well organized, hard-working, focused"
- My career goal after graduation from VWC is: "to become a journalist focused on animal humane rights and nature"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "seeing your hard work directly pay off on the field"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my mental approach"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to become faster, stronger and smarter in softball"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "independent, intense, athletic, fun"
- My career goal after graduation from VWC is: "to find a good job and be able to support myself"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Bethany Hamilton, because she overcame a physical obstacle that could have impaired her for life, but she was so determined and hard-working that she was able to overcome that obstacle"
- People might be surprise to know: "even though I can be Type A with my academics and daily schedules, I have so much trouble keeping my room clean"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I live wherever it is warm, I have a family and rescued pets, and I have a journalism career"
- The most important advice I've received is: "find something you love to do and you'll never work a day in your life" -- Dad
