MOBILE, Ala. | Outfielder Presley Lively earned her second honor of the preseason on Tuesday when she was named to the Softball America Freshman Watch List.

The Helena, Ala., native was one of 170 freshmen from around the country to be selected to the list. Lively was also named to the D100 Freshman Watch List last week by DI Softball.

Lively enters her first season in Mobile after wrapping up a stellar prep career at Helena High School in Helena, Ala. She was named the 6A Hitter of the Year as a senior where she also earned first-team all-state honors each of her final two seasons

Lively ended her prep career holding program career marks in stolen bases (165) and runs scored (204), and single-season marks in hits (82 – 2024), runs scored (75 – 2024) and stolen bases (67 – 2023), while posting a .515 career batting average with 233 hits. As a senior, recorded a .550 batting average with 82 hits, 13 doubles, 13 triples, four home runs, 75 runs scored and 47 RBI, to go along with a .620 on-base percentage.

Lively and the rest of her Jaguar teammates will open up the 2025 season next month when they host the South Alabama Invitational (Feb. 6-9). The Jags will face in-state foe UAB at 5 p.m. on the opening day of the tournament.

2025 Softball Season tickets are on sale now by visiting usajaguars.com/tickets or by calling 251-461-1USA (1872). Prices start at just $50.00 for the upcoming season. Individual game tickets will go on sale for the 2025 schedule on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.

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