Ali Kilponen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | August 8, 1999 Denver, Colorado |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Sport | |
| Country | USA |
| Sport | Softball |
| College team | LSU |
Alexandria Marie Kilponen (born August 8, 1999) is an American softball player. She attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado,[1] where she was named Colorado's state Gatorade Player of the Year in softball for 2018.[2] She later attended Louisiana State University, where she pitched on the LSU Tigers softball team.[3][4][5][6][7][8] In her freshman year, Kilponen led LSU softball to a berth in the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament Super Regionals, where they lost to Minnesota, 2–0.
References[edit]
- ^ Newman, Kyle (September 30, 2017). "Valor Christian's Ali Kilponen on track to become second Colorado prep pitcher to win four state titles". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Casey, Ryan (June 4, 2018). "Valor Christian's Ali Kilponen named softball player of the year by Gatorade". CHSAA. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Kleinpeter, Jim (March 24, 2021). "LSU softball's Ali Kilponen started as diamond in the rough, now shines as Tigers' closer". The Advocate. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Kirchhofer, Brooke (February 24, 2020). "One-on-one with LSU flame thrower Ali Kilponen". KTVE. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Chrisman, Spencer (April 11, 2021). "Kilponen dominates in Tigers series win against No. 19 Missouri". WAFB. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Miglore, Ben (April 11, 2021). "Kilponen kills MU offense as LSU sweeps Sunday doubleheader". KULR. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ O'Brien, Colin (April 12, 2021). "MU shut down by LSU's Kilponen as Tigers drop series". Jefferson City News Tribune. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Higgins, Ron (April 11, 2021). "Pitcher Ali Kilponen wins both games of a doubleheader to give LSU an SEC softball series win at Missouri". Tiger Rag Magazine. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.