9 Alayla Thornton
Alayla Thornton
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Hometown:
    East Peoria, Ill.
  • Position:
    3B/OF
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    East Peoria
  • Previous College:
    Trinity International
  • gp
    30
  • avg
    .375
  • hr
    7
  • rbi
    23
  • r
    19
  • sb
    3

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 27 Webster L, 16-1
Apr 27 at Elmhurst
Apr 29 at Blackburn L, 13-1
Apr 29 at Blackburn L, 11-2
May 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 20-2
May 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 7-4
  Overall Conf
Games 30 18
Plate appearances 87 48
At Bats 80 43
Runs 19 7
Hits 30 13
Doubles 8 2
Triples 1 -
Home Runs 7 3
Runs Batted In 23 5
Total bases 61 24
Walks 6 5
Hit by pitch 1 -
Strikeouts 22 13
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases 3 3
Caught Stealing 1 -
Batting Average .375 .302
On Base Percentage .425 .375
Slugging Percentage .762 .558
Appearances 0 0
Games started 0 0
Wins 0 0
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 0.0 0.0
Hits - -
Runs - -
Earned Runs - -
Walks - -
Strikeouts - -
Strikeouts per Game .00 .00
Doubles Allowed - -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against - -
Batting Average Against - -
Earned Run Average 0.00 0.00
Wild pitches - -
Hit Batters - -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 75 45
Put Outs 37 22
Assists 30 19
Errors 8 4
Fielding Percentage .893 .911
Double Plays 2 1
Stolen Bases Allowed - -
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Mar 9 Lawrence L, 11-3 2 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Mar 9 Lawrence L, 9-4 3 1 2 - - 1 3 - 1 - -
Mar 11 Knox W, 13-4 2 0 1 1 - - 1 - - - -
Mar 11 Knox W, 15-7 2 1 1 1 - - 3 - - - -
Mar 14 Mount Mary L, 16-15 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Mount Mary L, 19-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Cornell College L, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Cornell College L, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Maranatha Baptist W, 31-3 5 5 4 1 - 2 4 1 - - -
Mar 25 Maranatha Baptist W, 20-2 5 2 3 - 1 1 6 - - - -
Mar 29 at MUW L, 8-0 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 29 at MUW L, 5-2 3 1 1 - - 1 2 - 1 - -
Apr 1 at Principia W, 7-5 4 2 2 - - - 0 1 1 1 -
Apr 1 at Principia W, 4-3 3 1 3 1 - - 0 1 - 2 -
Apr 5 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 10-7 4 1 2 1 - - 1 - 1 - -
Apr 5 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 7-2 3 1 3 2 - - 0 - - - 1
Apr 8 at Augustana (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Augustana (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Lyon L, 6-1 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Apr 9 Lyon L, 12-2 3 1 2 1 - 1 2 - - - -
Apr 11 Spalding L, 7-2 4 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Apr 11 Spalding L, 11-2 1 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 15 Illinois Col. L, 10-0 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Apr 15 Illinois Col. L, 10-1 2 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 16 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 10-9 5 1 1 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 16 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 15-1 1 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 23 Greenville L, 8-0 2 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 23 Greenville L, 11-3 1 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 26 at Fontbonne L, 15-0 1 0 1 - - - 0 1 - - -
Apr 26 at Fontbonne L, 9-0 1 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 27 Webster L, 18-5 3 1 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 27 Webster L, 16-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 1 - - -
Apr 27 at Elmhurst   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Blackburn L, 13-1 2 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 29 at Blackburn L, 11-2 3 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - -
May 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 20-2 3 0 1 - - - 0 - 1 - -
May 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 7-4 3 0 0 - - - 0 1 1 - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 9 Lawrence L, 11-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 2
Mar 9 Lawrence L, 9-4 - - - 5 1 - - - - 3
Mar 11 Knox W, 13-4 - - - 2 1 - 1 - - 2
Mar 11 Knox W, 15-7 - - - 2 1 - - 1 - 2
Mar 14 Mount Mary L, 16-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Mount Mary L, 19-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Cornell College L, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Cornell College L, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Maranatha Baptist W, 31-3 - - - 11 3 - - - - 6
Mar 25 Maranatha Baptist W, 20-2 - - - 8 2 - - - - 5
Mar 29 at MUW L, 8-0 - - - 0 0 - - 2 - 3
Mar 29 at MUW L, 5-2 - - - 4 1 - 1 - - 3
Apr 1 at Principia W, 7-5 - - - 2 0 - - 1 - 5
Apr 1 at Principia W, 4-3 - - - 4 1 - - - - 4
Apr 5 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 10-7 - - - 3 1 - - 1 - 4
Apr 5 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 7-2 - - - 5 2 - - - - 3
Apr 8 at Augustana (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Augustana (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Lyon L, 6-1 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 3
Apr 9 Lyon L, 12-2 - - - 6 2 - 1 - - 3
Apr 11 Spalding L, 7-2 - - - 0 0 - - 2 - 4
Apr 11 Spalding L, 11-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Apr 15 Illinois Col. L, 10-0 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 3
Apr 15 Illinois Col. L, 10-1 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 2
Apr 16 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 10-9 - - - 1 0 - 2 1 2.00 5
Apr 16 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 15-1 1 - - 0 0 - - - - 2
Apr 23 Greenville L, 8-0 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 2
Apr 23 Greenville L, 11-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Apr 26 at Fontbonne L, 15-0 - - - 1 0 - - - - 2
Apr 26 at Fontbonne L, 9-0 - - - 1 0 - - - - 1
Apr 27 Webster L, 18-5 - - - 1 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
Apr 27 Webster L, 16-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Apr 27 at Elmhurst   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Blackburn L, 13-1 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 2
Apr 29 at Blackburn L, 11-2 - - - 4 1 - - 2 - 3
May 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 20-2 - - - 1 0 - - 1 - 3
May 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 7-4 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 4

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Mar 9 Lawrence L, 11-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 9 Lawrence L, 9-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 11 Knox W, 13-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 11 Knox W, 15-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 14 Mount Mary L, 16-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Mount Mary L, 19-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Cornell College L, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Cornell College L, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Maranatha Baptist W, 31-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 25 Maranatha Baptist W, 20-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 29 at MUW L, 8-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 29 at MUW L, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 1 at Principia W, 7-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 1 at Principia W, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 5 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 10-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 5 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 7-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 8 at Augustana (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Augustana (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Lyon L, 6-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 9 Lyon L, 12-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 11 Spalding L, 7-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 11 Spalding L, 11-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 15 Illinois Col. L, 10-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 15 Illinois Col. L, 10-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 16 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 10-9 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 16 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 15-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 23 Greenville L, 8-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 23 Greenville L, 11-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 26 at Fontbonne L, 15-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 26 at Fontbonne L, 9-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 27 Webster L, 18-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 27 Webster L, 16-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 27 at Elmhurst   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Blackburn L, 13-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 29 at Blackburn L, 11-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 20-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Mar 9 Lawrence L, 11-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 9 Lawrence L, 9-4 3 2 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 11 Knox W, 13-4 3 2 0 1 .667 - - - - - -
Mar 11 Knox W, 15-7 3 1 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 14 Mount Mary L, 16-15 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Mount Mary L, 19-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Cornell College L, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Cornell College L, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Maranatha Baptist W, 31-3 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
Mar 25 Maranatha Baptist W, 20-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at MUW L, 8-0 2 0 1 1 .500 - - - - - -
Mar 29 at MUW L, 5-2 4 4 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Principia W, 7-5 5 2 3 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Principia W, 4-3 2 0 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 5 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 10-7 4 2 0 2 .500 - - - - - -
Apr 5 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 7-2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Augustana (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Augustana (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Lyon L, 6-1 5 3 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 9 Lyon L, 12-2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 11 Spalding L, 7-2 3 3 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 11 Spalding L, 11-2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 15 Illinois Col. L, 10-0 3 1 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 15 Illinois Col. L, 10-1 4 1 3 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 10-9 6 3 3 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Apr 16 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 15-1 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 23 Greenville L, 8-0 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 23 Greenville L, 11-3 3 0 3 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Fontbonne L, 15-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Fontbonne L, 9-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Webster L, 18-5 4 3 1 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Apr 27 Webster L, 16-1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Elmhurst   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Blackburn L, 13-1 4 1 2 1 .750 - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Blackburn L, 11-2 2 0 1 1 .500 - - - - - -
May 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 20-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 7-4 6 2 3 1 .833 - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2023-24 27 43 11 10 5 - 2 11 6 20 3 1 .233 .340 .488
2024-25 30 80 19 30 8 1 7 23 6 22 3 1 .375 .425 .762
Total 57 123 30 40 13 1 9 34 12 42 6 2 .325 .394 .667

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2023-24 27 1 - 1 21 7 - 5 7 0.71 51
2024-25 30 1 - - 61 16 - 7 17 0.41 87
Total 57 2 - 1 82 23 - 12 24 0.50 138

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
2023-24 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
2024-25 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2023-24 27 40 15 20 5 .875 3 - - - - -
2024-25 30 75 37 30 8 .893 2 - - - - -
Total 57 115 52 50 13 .887 5 - - - - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 30 80 19 30 8 1 7 23 6 22 3 1 .375 .425 .762
Conference 18 43 7 13 2 - 3 5 5 13 3 - .302 .375 .558
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 18 47 11 15 4 1 5 19 3 15 - - .319 .360 .766
Away 12 33 8 15 4 - 2 4 3 7 3 1 .455 .514 .758
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 21 11 14 4 1 3 14 3 1 3 - .667 .708 1.381
Losses 24 59 8 16 4 - 4 9 3 21 - 1 .271 .317 .542
Month March 8 25 10 12 3 1 5 19 1 5 - - .480 .500 1.280
April 20 49 9 17 5 - 2 4 4 15 3 1 .347 .407 .571
May 2 6 0 1 - - - 0 1 2 - - .167 .286 .167

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 30 1 - - 61 16 - 7 17 0.41 87
Conference 18 - - - 24 5 - 4 12 0.33 48
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 18 - - - 36 10 - 4 9 0.44 50
Away 12 1 - - 25 6 - 3 8 0.38 37
Neutral - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 - - - 29 8 - 1 2 0.50 24
Losses 24 1 - - 32 8 - 6 15 0.40 63
Month March 8 - - - 32 9 - 2 3 0.67 26
April 20 1 - - 28 7 - 5 12 0.42 54
May 2 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 7

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
Event Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Conference 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Away 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Neutral - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Result Wins 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Losses 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Month March 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
April 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
May 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 30 75 37 30 8 .893 2 - - - - -
Conference 18 45 22 19 4 .911 1 - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 18 43 22 18 3 .930 1 - - - - -
Away 12 32 15 12 5 .844 1 - - - - -
Neutral - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 14 5 7 2 .857 - - - - - -
Losses 24 61 32 23 6 .902 2 - - - - -
Month March 8 16 9 4 3 .813 - - - - - -
April 20 53 26 23 4 .925 2 - - - - -
May 2 6 2 3 1 .833 - - - - - -

News Mentions

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Voyles Earns First Team All-SLIAC, Thornton Second Team

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Eureka’s Ashlyn Voyles (Farmer City, Ill./Farmer City) and Alayla Thornton (East Peoria, Ill./East Peoria) have...

May 7, 2025

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Thornton Repeats as SLIAC Hitter of the Week

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Alayla Thornton Named SLIAC Hitter of the Week

EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka's Alayla Thornton (East Peoria, Ill./East Peoria) has been named the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference...

March 31, 2025

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March 29, 2025

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Eureka Softball Dominates Maranatha Baptist in Doubleheader Sweep

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March 25, 2025

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Red Devils Sweep Knox for First Wins of the Season

EUREKA, Ill. – The Eureka softball team swept Knox on Tuesday, securing its first two wins of the season. The Red Devils dominated Game 1...

March 11, 2025

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Eureka Falls in Season-Opening Doubleheader Against Lawrence

EUREKA, Ill. – The Eureka softball team dropped both games in their season-opening doubleheader against Lawrence on Sunday. The Red Devils...

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