Year Inducted: 2024
Nominated By: Patrick Laughlin
Sports Competed In: Basketball, Soccer, Softball
Nominated as: Athlete
High School:
Attended Pueblo East High School...Graduated in 2011...Earned six academic letters during her career with the Eagles.
Achievements:
High School (Softball):
● Four-year letterman (2007-11).
● All-Conference selection four times (2007-11).
● All-State (years 2008,2009, 2010).
● Led Eagles to four state tournament appearances (2007-11).
● Two-time South-Central League (S-CL) Batting Champion (2009, 2010).
● S-CL stolen base leader (2009, 2010).
● Brian Macartney Award Winner (2011).
● Selected as the "Fall Playmaker" Award (2010).
High School (Basketball):
● Four-year letterman (2007-11).
● Three-time All-Conference (2009, 2010, 2011).
● Twice selected to the S-CL All-Defense team (2010, 2011).
● Made four straight state tournament appearances: Includes trips to the Final Four and Elite Eight (2007-11).
High School (Soccer):
● Two-year letterwinner (2007-09).
● All-Conference (2009).
● Lead Eagles in Scoring (2009).
College:
Attended Colorado State University-Pueblo (2012-15)
Achievements:
College (Softball):
● Played softball for the Thunderwolves.
● Selected three times to the First-Team All-Conference (2013, 2014, 2015).
● All-Region (2013, 2015).
● All-American (2013).
● Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) "Player-of-the-Year (2015).
In the Softball Record Books (Single Season):
● Holds CSU-Pueblo single season stolen bases with 32 (2015) and 31 in both the 2014 and 2012 seasons.
● Ranks second all-time in singles (62) in 2015.
● Ranks fourth all-time in hits (72) in 2015.
● Ranks sixth all-time in triples (5) in 2014 and 2012.
● Ranks sixth and eighth all-time in most at bats (185) in 2015 and (178) 2014, respectively.
● Tied for sixth all-time in triples (49) in 2015 with Monica Hashiguchi (1999).
● Ranks sixth and eighth most runs scored (49) in 2015 and (48) 2014, respectively.
In the Softball Record Books (Career):
● Ranks first all-time in stolen bases (118).
● Ranks first all-time with most hits (247).
● Ranks first all-time in runs (169).
● Ranks first all-time in triples (17).
● Ranks second all-time in total at bats (649).
● Ranks fifth all time in batting average (.389).
● Ranks fourth all-time in total bases (324).
Honors:
Inducted into the Pueblo East HS Hall of Fame (2022)
Personal:
Alexa has lived in Pueblo all her life. She is married to Joshua Sandoval and together they have three kids (two boys, Kingstyn (5) and Braxstyn (3), and one girl Austyn (4 months)).
