A natural leader, both on the field and off ... Solid all-around player who missed the 2008 season with a back injury ... Can play multiple positions, but will most likely see the majority of time at first base ... Can hit for average and power ... A scholar-athlete.
SDSU Career Rankings: 4th in slugging percentage (.451), 5th in OPS (OB% + SLG%) percentage (.828), 5th in putouts (828), T-5th in doubles (26), 6th in fielding chances (945), T-6th in extra-base hits (39), T-6th in sacrifice flies (4), 7th in on-base percentage (.377), T-7th in home runs (9), 8th in RBI (77), T-8th in fielding percentage (.977), T-9th in times hit by pitch (6), 10th in batting average (.303),
HONORS
- Three-Time Academic All-Mountain West Conference (2006-07, 2009)
- 2007 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- 2006 All-Mountain West Conference Team
- 2006 Mountain West Conference All-Tournament Team
- Two-Time MWC Player of the Week (April 25, 2006 and March 20, 2007)
2009 SEASON - JUNIOR
Tied for second on the team in home runs (2) and RBI (20) ... Was a part of a game-winning play (hit or run) six times, tied with Felicia Reifschneider for fourth on the team ... Had 46 starts, all at first base ... Started in 145 of the 147 games she has appeared in over her three seasons ... Had an RBI at UCLA on Feb. 8 ... Had a sacrifice bunt against Pacific (Feb. 7) ... Finally broke through for her first hit of the season, a double, against Long Beach State on Feb. 15 ... The hit broke an 0-for-17 start to 2009 ... It was her 21st career double, which moved her into the top 10 on SDSU's all-time list ... Recorded a season-high 13 putouts against No. 18 Louisiana-Lafayette on Feb. 22 ... Was 2-for-2 with a walk in SDSU's 1-0 victory over San Diego on Feb. 25 ... Singled and had a sac versus No. 12 Missouri on Feb. 28 ... Had a dramatic two-run triple and scored on an error later in the night versus UCLA ... Had an RBI groundout versus Santa Clara (March 1) ... Singled and walked versus Vermont on March 6 ... Had a walk and the game-winning RBI versus Penn State (March 8) ... Went 1-for-2 with three RBI, a double and a run against New Mexico State on March 14 ... Had an RBI double versus Texas Tech in the first game of a doubleheader on March 17 ... Had her best game of the season at Cal State Fullerton (March 21), where she went 3-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and a run ... Followed that up with another homer, an inside the park one to right field, and a walk at San Diego on April 1 ... The run was the game-winning score ... Singled and scored the game-winner at UNLV (April 5) ... Had two hits and tied a season high with three RBI in the Aztecs' 5-0 win over Colorado State on April 10 ... Followed that up with another two-hit outing, including an RBI double, and a run against New Mexico (April 11) ... Was hit by a pitch and had a sacrifice bunt at Utah on April 17 ... Sat out the second game against Utah on April 17 as a precautionary measure after being hit by a pitch in the April 18 game ... It broke a 15-game playing streak ... Had a career-high two doubles and a season-high three runs, along with two RBI, in SDSU's 11-5 win at Colorado State on April 2 ... Was 2-for-2 with a walk and a run against UNLV on May 9 ... Singled in the team's first NCAA game at Arizona State on May 15.
2008 SEASON - REDSHIRT
Utilized her redshirt season nursing a back injury.
2007 SEASON - SOPHOMORE
NCAA Rankings: 32nd in toughest to strikeout (1K/18.3 at-bats)
SDSU Single-Season Rankings: T-8th in home runs (4)
Sophomore class captain ... Saw action at first base, second base, shortstop, pitcher and as the designated player ... Sang the national anthem before SDSU's final home game against UNLV on May 6 ... Had four homers, which ties her for eighth on the single-season home run list ... Struck out just eight times in 147 at-bats, or one time every 18.3 at-bats ... The mark was the second-highest on the team (Tamani Wells) and the 32nd-best in the nation ... Led the team in RBI (25) for the second consecutive season ... Tied for the team lead with Brittany Knudsen and Melissa Owens with four home runs ... Finished second on the squad with 19 walks and was third on in doubles (8) and on-base percentage (.385) ... Was named an Academic All-Mountain West Conference selection for the second straight year ... Named MWC Player of the Week on March 20 after going 9-for-17 (.529) to lead SDSU to a 5-0 record during the week. Also led the team over the five games in hits (9), RBI (8), total bases (16), slugging percentage (.941) and on-base percentage (.556) ... One of only two Aztecs (Wells) with more walks (19) than strikeouts (8) ... Tied Brittany Knudsen for the team lead with five game winning RBI ... Was fourth on the team with 10 multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI contests ... Hit safely in nine consecutive games from March 10-21 which tied Wells for the third-longest streak on the team ... Batted .519 (14-for-27) over the nine games ... Started the final 43 games of the season, the second-longest active start streak behind Wells' 80 ... Batted .369 (24-for-65) when she started at first base and .357 (20-for-56) from the No. 5 batting spot in the order ... Was 3-for-9 (.333) with one home run and seven RBI with the bases loaded ... Led the team with a .417 batting average (5-for-12) over four games against MWC champion Brigham Young ... Had her first career grand slam in SDSU's 7-1 win over Fordham on March 16 ... Had a three-run homer in the Aztecs' 8-0 win over Long Beach State on Feb. 25 ... Homered in the fourth to give San Diego State its first run in a 5-0 victory over UNLV on April 21 ... Went 2-for-3 with a homer, two walks and four RBI in the Aztecs' 11-3 win over Brigham Young in Provo ... The effort helped SDSU hand the Cougars their first home loss of the season ... Had two hits in four consecutive games from March 17-21 and batted .615 (8-for-13) over the stretch ... Drove in at least one run in four straight contests from April 14-21 ... SDSU went 24-10 when she had at least one hit, 9-1 when she had two or more hits, 13-2 when she scored a run and 13-2 when she drove in at least one run ... Also tossed 6 1/3 innings in the circle for the Aztecs where she struck out four.
2006 SEASON - FRESHMAN
SDSU Single-Season Rankings: 2nd in slugging percentage (.557), 2nd in OPS (1.004), T-3rd in extra-base hits (17), T-4th in batting average (.379), 6th in on base percentage (.447), 7th in fielding percentage (.992), 7th in chances (376), 7th in putouts (348), T-7th in doubles (12), T-7th in sacrifice flies (2), T-8th in times hit by pitch (3), T-9th in RBI (32)
Had one of the most prolific offensive seasons in school history as a freshman ... Did not play first base in high school but earned the job in the fall after winning over the coaching staff with her leadership abilities ... Ranked among the Aztec single-season leaders (bettered in some categories one year later) in slugging percentage (second, .557), batting average (third, .379), on base percentage (fifth, .447), doubles (tied-sixth, six), RBI (seventh, 32) and runs (eighth, 33) ... Led the team in runs, RBI and triples (two) ... Was second in batting average, hits (53), doubles, slugging percentage, on base percentage and fielding percentage (.992) ... Named all-Mountain West and was an academic all-MWC selection ... Received MWC all-tournament team honors after going 6-for-10 (.600) with a home run, three RBI and six runs scored in four games ... Batted .556 (25-for-45) with 17 RBI over a career-long and SDSU season-high 15-game hitting streak from April 15-May 13 ... Named MWC Player of the Week on April 25 after going 8-for-14 with seven runs and seven RBI in four Aztec wins at Colorado State and New Mexico ... Hit for the cycle and had career highs of five RBI and four runs in the Aztecs' 21-5, five-inning win over New Mexico on April 23 ... The four runs in a game tied a school record set by Tiffany Goudy (April 26, 2002) ... Tied for the team lead with four others with seven multi-RBI games ... A clutch player, Alnes led the team with nine game-winning plays (six GW RBI, three GW runs), meaning she was responsible for a game-winning play 26.5 percent (9-of-34 wins) of the time ... Led the team with her .416 batting average (32-for-77) (minimum 20 at-bats) with runners on base and a .444 average (24-for-54) (minimum 15 at-bats) with runners in scoring position ... Also topped SDSU with 21 two-out RBI and tied for first with four bases-loaded hits ... Hit for a remarkable .453 average (24-for-53) in MWC contests, second on the team, while her 16 MWC RBI was the most on the squad ... Hit for a .667 (8-for-12) average with a homer and seven RBI in four games against MWC opponent New Mexico ... Also batted .500 or above against conference foes Brigham Young (.526), Utah (.500) and UNLV (.500) ... Had three games with three or more hits ... Reached base safely in 18 of her final 20 contests ... Batted .434 (36-for-83) over the final 28 games with 20 RBI, 20 runs scored and a team-high .627 slugging percentage ... Raised her batting average 81 percentage points during that stretch ... Aztecs were 20-3 when she scored a run, 17-2 when she recorded an RBI and 23-9 when she had a hit ... Went 3-0 in the circle with a 2.27 ERA in 12 1/3 innings ... Allowed only one run in her final 8 1/3 innings after allowing three earned runs in her first four innings ... Had an impressive 3.5-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
HIGH SCHOOL - PENINSULA
Played four years at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. ... Earned all-Bay League accolades all four seasons ... Was named the South Bay most valuable pitcher in 2005 ... Selected to the all-CIF first team in 2005 and the second team in 2004 ... Named to the all-area first team from 2003-05, after garnering second team honors in 2002 ... Also chosen as the 2005 all-area most valuable player ... Led Palos Verdes Peninsula to a first-place finish in the Bay League in 2005 and to a top 10 ranking in the state ... Was the team captain her senior year ... Also competed for various club teams, including the So Cal Athletics (U-18) in 2005 ... Was involved in AVID all four years of high school and was the president of the organization her final three years.
PERSONAL
Monica Elizabeth Alnes was born Sept. 15, 1987, in Redondo Beach, Calif. ... Daughter of Jolene and Tom Alnes ... Double-majoring in public administration and international security and conflict resolution.