Biography
AT SOUTH ALABAMA
FRESHMAN SEASON (2025)
• Named to both the Softball America Freshman Watch List and the D100 Freshman Watch List by D1 Softball during the preseason
• Started all 51 games in center field, batting .286 with 48 runs scored and 20 RBI
• Batted in either the leadoff spot, batting .424 in that spot, or in the two-hole
• Of her 42 hits, 11 went for extra bases – four doubles, five triples and a pair of home runs
• Six of her 20 runs driven in came in two-out situations
• Committed just one error in her 119 defensive opportunities, which include five runners thrown out
• Ended the regular season tied for first in the Sun Belt triples (5), third in walks (35) and tied for seventh in runs scored (48)
• Also tied for seventh in the league in stolen bases with 15
• Her 35 walks also set a new single-season record in the category at South
• Had a hit or a walk in 33 of her final 39 outings, and reached base safely in 41 of her 51 games this spring
• Scored a run in 32 games, and reached base in her first plate appearance 22 times
• Had 14 multi-run scoring games during the spring, and also has 11 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games
• Scored at least one run in each of her first six games, crossing the plate eight times, and also drove in five runs over that stretch
• Drew a walk in seven of her first eight games
• Recorded an inside-the-park home run vs. UIC (2/7), the first by a Jag since Haleigh Lowe (at Troy, 4/18/18), and the first at Jaguar Field by a South Alabama since Emily Messer (Georgia Southern, 4/12/15)
• The inside-the-park home run was the fifth in program history and the third at Jaguar Field
• Became the first player since Kaleigh Todd (vs. Purdue, 3/5/17) to record multiple triples in a game with two triples against Notre Dame (2/22)
• Followed that outing up with four walks vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, setting a new single-game record for South in that category
• Had a pair of hits and a walk, while scoring three times and a pair of stolen bases vs. Murray State (2/28)
• Recorded four-straight multi-hit games - vs. Minnesota (3/9), vs. Alabama (3/11) and the first two games of the SBC series with James Madison (3/14)
• Posted second home run of the season in the series opener with the Dukes, driving in a pair of runs
• Had a three-run triple at Auburn (3/19), setting a new season-best RBI tally
• Posted multi-runs scored games in three of her final four games of the spring, crossing the plate seven times
AT HELENA HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered for four seasons at Helena High School in Helena, Ala.
• 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
• Selected as the Shelby County Hitter of the Year as a junior and as a senior and also named the Shelby County Female Athlete of the Year in 2024
• Selected to compete at the 27th annual AHSAA North-South All-Star softball competition in 2023 for the North team
• Led the Huskies to four state playoff appearances where Helena reached the semifinal round in 2021 and as runner up in 2022
• 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)
• Posted a career .515 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
• Named Class 6A First-Team All-State by the Alabama Sports Writers Association, AL.com Birmingham Region Softball Terrific 20, as well as the Shelby County Hitter of the Year as a junior
• Batted a region-best .535, while she was second-best in the region with 65 runs scored, 76 hits, 31 RBI, seven doubles, five triples and two home runs as a junior
• Was a region-best 67-of-71 in her stolen base opportunities, while posting a .602 on-base and a 1.300 OPS
• As a sophomore, she was a second-team all-state selection and the AL.com Birmingham Region Softball Terrific 20, while being ranked No. 26 nationally by Extra Innings Softball
• Batted .476 with 69 hits in 145 at-bats, and scored 52 runs that season with 17 RBI, five doubles, seven triples and a home run, and had 27 stolen bases
• Also lettered in volleyball for the Huskies (2020-23)
• Played travel ball with the Alabama Sparks Elite (2017-23) and compiled a .476 batting average with 210 hits, 232 runs scored, 90 RBI, 10 home runs and 131 stolen bases competing against top competition
• Helped club team capture several Top-10 finishes
PERSONAL
• Full name is Presley Elizabeth Lively
• Born in Birmingham, Ala.
• Daughter of Burt and Laurie Lively
• Youngest of three children in her family; brother, Robbie and sister, Katie
• Father also played football at Auburn (1987-90) and uncle, Corey, played baseball at Georgia (1994) and at LaGrange College (1995-98)
• Brother played baseball at Southern Union (2016-18) and at Birmingham Southern (2018-21), while sister played at Troy (2018-23) where she was an all-Sun Belt Conference selection
• Cousin, Trey Younger, played baseball at Wofford (2020-23) and at Georgia Tech (2024)
• Majoring in business administration
