Lexi Slater

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Infielder
Height:
5-8
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Ramona HS
Hometown:
Ramona, Calif.

Awards and Honors
NFCA DI All-Midwest Region Third Team (2014) ... All-Big 12 Defensive Team (2013)

2015 (Senior)
Started all 54 games at shortstop for Iowa State … finished career with 217 career games played, the third-most in Iowa State history … started in 216 of 217 career games, the second-most in Cyclone program history … hit .301, recording nine home runs and a team-high 41 RBIs … finished career with school record 41 doubles … recorded record-breaking double with two-bagger against Eastern Kentucky … nine homers were third-most on the Cyclones in 2015 … posted two home runs in first game of South Dakota doubleheader, her third career multi-home run game … followed with another home run in second game of double dip … recorded solo home run in ISU win over Texas Tech … posted a home run and two RBIs in win at Drake … finished season with 50 base hits and 185 on her career, the sixth-most in Iowa State history … posted 15 multi-hit games on the season, including four three-hit games … went 3-for-4 with four RBIs in win over UC-Santa Barbara … posted a 3-for-3 with three RBI line in win over St. Joseph’s … went 3-for-4 with four RBIs in run-rule victory against UNI … team-high 41 RBIs rank as the fifth-most in a single season in ISU program history … drove in season-high five RBIs in multi RBI game against South Dakota … went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in second game against Ole Miss … in the field, posted 11 errors on 181 fielding chances for a .939 fielding percentage … finished career with 450 assists, the second-most in ISU history.

2014 (Junior)
Started all 55 games for Iowa State at shortstop … NFCA DI All-Midwest Region Third Team selection … hit .345 with eight home runs and 34 RBIs … tied ISU’s school record for doubles in a season with 16, ranking second in the Big 12 … finished with 100 total bases, making her and Aly Cappaert (102) the first teammates in ISU history with at least 102 total bases each … ranked 10th in the Big 12 with her .595 slugging percentage … led Cyclones with 44 runs scored, the third-highest total in Iowa State history … drove in two runs in ISU’s season opener against Indiana State … followed that up later in the day with two doubles against South Dakota State, one of four multi-double games in 2014 … hit first home run of the season in 3-for-5, two-RBI performance in win over New Mexico State … drove in walk-off RBI against in ISU’s second game against San Diego … went 4-for-4 with five RBIs, three runs and a home run against Jackson State … had second five-RBI game of the season, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and a home run at Wichita State … went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles against No. 7 Michigan … went 2-for-3 with a home run in second game of series against No. 16 Oklahoma … blasted a 2-run home run to put ISU ahead at Oklahoma State in series finale … was a home run short of the cycle with a 3-for-3 effort in second game of North Dakota doubleheader … also had four runs in that game … hit game-winning single to cap-off 3-for-5 performance in first game against South Dakota … in win over Texas Tech, went 3-for-5 with four runs, three RBIs, a double and a home run … ranked third on Cyclones with 17 walks … despite not being named to Big 12 All-Defense Team, improved on fielding percentage from previous year, post a .952 effort in 2014.

2013 (Sophomore)
Drove in a run in Iowa State’s upset win over No. 8 Oregon…turned 12 of the Cyclones’ record 29 double-plays…drove in 30 runs on the year, third-most on the team…had five RBI in game two of the Oklahoma State series…hit two home runs in game two against the Cowgirls…walked twice in the series finale at No. 6 Texas…scored three runs against both North Dakota and Iona…stole five bases , including one at No. 1 Oklahoma…had six assists in two separate games…hit a triple against St. John’s.

2012 (Freshman)
Tied the Iowa State single-game record with six RBIs against Brown…hit two home runs against Brown, the first a grand slam…scored 23 runs, second-most all-time by a Cyclone freshman…hit .261 on the year, third-best on the team…started all 53 games…drove in the winning runs against both Brown and Missouri State.

High School
ESPN-Rise All-State third team selection in 2011...named a 2011 USMC Distinguished Athlete...California Interscholastic Confederation first team member...earned CIF sportsmanship award...Four-time First Team All-League and All-North County...Four-time varsity letterwinner...Three-time Offensive Player of the Year at Ramona...Two-time team MVP and team captain...Two-time San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team...played for the San Diego Legacy with Cyclone teammate Maddy Jones in summer ball.

Personal
Majoring in event management ... daughter of Kevin and Cari Slater...has sister Briel.