Outlook
Alayrce Millard (ah-LARE-iss) is a versatile player and talented hitter … Has potential to see innings in the circle, at first base and outfield this season … Also, a great hitter with power potential.

Sophomore Year 2026
Helped Johnson County win Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II and Region 6/Plains District Championships, place in a tie for ninth at NJCAA Division II World Series and finished the season with a 39-13 record … Named All-KJCCC Division II and All-Region 6 Division II second-team … Named College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Women’s At-Large (College Division) ... Played in 51 games, 50 as a starter … Batted .451 (69-for-153) with 21 doubles, five home runs, 18 walks, 40 runs scored and 31 runs driven in … Led the team with 22 multiple-hit games, and had nine multiple-RBI games … Stuck out only 10 times … Was successful on six of seven stolen base attempts … Posted a fielding percentage of .994 with 309 putouts, 10 assists and only two errors … Ranked second in the conference in doubles, third in batting average, forth in on base percentage (.509), and tied for sixth in hits … Nationally ranked tied for 24^th in doubles … Recorded an RBI single and RBI double in an 8-4 win over Enterprise State in the season opener (2-13-26) … Later in the day had two hits and an RBI in a 5-4 loss to Lamar State-Port Arthur (2-13-26) … Belted her first home run, a solo shot, walked twice and scored three runs in a 14-6 win over McCook (2-27-26) … Hit a solo home run in the second inning and drove in the game-winning run with a single in the eighth inning for a 3-2 walk off victory over Des Moines Area (3-6-26) … Went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored and four RBI in a 21-0 blowout over Fort Hays Tech Northwest (3-19-26) … Had two hits and an RBI in a 6-5 loss to Indian Hills (3-21-26) … Collected two hits, including an RBI double, and scored a run in an 11-2 victory over Cloud County (3-28-26) … Started a 22-game hitting streak, 10^th longest in team history, with two singles and two runs scored in a 6-4 win over St. Louis (3-29-26) … Followed with a two-run in the second game for a 6-3 win over the Archers (3-29-26) … Went 4-for-7 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI in a series sweep over Cowley (4-2-26) … Ripped an RBI double in a 9-0 win over Highland (4-9-26) … Belted a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning and later singled and scored and walked and scored in an 8-0 win over Fort Scott (4-16-26) … Added two more singles and scored a run in the 8-0 win over the Greyhounds in the second game of the twin bill … Opened the series at Coffeyville 2-for-3 with a double, two stolen baes and two runs scored in a 12-0 victory (4-21-26) … Remained hot in the second game going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a stolen base, one run and two Rbi in a 12-1 romp over the Red Ravens (4-21-26) … Was 3-for-4 in a 9-8 walk off win over Allen (4-25-26) … Recorded  an RBI single in a 13-0 victory over Independence in the first game of the series, and followed with two doubles, a walk, three runs scored and two RBI in a 23-4 blowout over the Pirates (5-2-26) … Belted a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game at 8-8, setting up a walk off 9-8 win the bottom of the 10^th in the opening game of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament  (5-6-26) … Singled and scored in a 7-1 victory over Allen in the quarterfinals (5-7-26) … In the semifinal game against Cowley tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Millard drove a double to center field that scored a run for the walk off winner, sending the Cavaliers pouring out the dugout in celebration (5-8-26) … Hit .429 (6-for-14) in the tournament with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored and three RBI … Her 22-game hitting streak was snapped in the opening game at the NJCAA Division II World Series in Pearl River’s no-hit 6-0 victory (5-20-26) … Batted .500 (36-for-72) over the 22 games with 13 doubles, two home runs, 19 runs and 14 runs driven in … Singled and scored in JCCC’s 8-6 victory over Cuyahoga at the NJCAA Division II World Series (5-21-26) … Ripped two singles and scored the Cavaliers’ lone run in a 7-1 loss to Jones, eliminating JCCC from the World Series (5-21-26) … Her three total hits lead the team and tied for the best batting average at .333 … JCCC Student-Athlete Academic Award Winner with a 4.0 GPA.

Freshman Year 2025 at Highland
Made 24 appearances in the circle, 17 as a starter, for coach Samantha Moran at Highland Community College … Finished 8-9 with an ERA of 6.70 with 56 strikeouts over 107 and two-third innings … Recorded seven complete games … Led the Scotties pitching staff in wins, appearances, games started, strikeouts and innings pitched … Recorded the staff’s only shutout … Also batted .333 (44-for-132) with 11 doubles, three home runs, 26 runs scored and 20 RBI … Produced 13 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games … Ranked tied for second on the team in doubles, third in RBI and hits … Suffered. A 16-13 loss at Metropolitan in her season debut, but had a single, a walk and two RBI at the plate (2-23-25) … Followed with Followed with three hits, including a double, a walk and three runs in a 10-7 victory over the Wolves in the second game of the twin bill (2-23-25) … Earned a 5-4 complete-game victory against Hawkeye, allowing eight hits, four earned runs with five strikeouts, her first of the season (2-28-25)  … At the plate was 2-for-4 with a run driven in … Was on the losing end in  a 10-7 setback to McCook despite ripping two doubles for two RBI (3-1-25) … Scattered seven hits over seven innings, allowing three runs, two earned, with a seven strikeouts to pick up a 4-3 victory over Southwester (3-3-25) … Allowed just four runs, two earned, with four strikeouts but took a loss to North Dakota State College of Science (3-10-25) … Was the pitcher of record in an 11-3 win against North Central Missouri, allowing three runs, two earned, off seven hits with four strikeouts and helped her cause with an RBI double at the plate  (3-15-25) … Allowed three runs, two earned, off three hits and went 3-for-3 with three runs scored in a 13-3 win at Central (3-22-25) … Ripped two doubles and a single  and scored a run in a 14-6 loss at Kansas City Kansas (3-27-25) … Produced a single, double and scored a run in a 5-4 win over Independence (3-29-25) … Ripped two singles and a double, scored twice and was the winning pitcher in a 15-7 victory at Southeast (4-1-25) … Had a single, double, scored a run and drove in two in a 12-2 win over Central (4-8-25) … Scored a season-high three runs to help the Scotties to a14-5 win against Hesston in the opening game (4-10-25) … Followed with three more runs and two RBI in a 19-11 win in the second game, and was the winning pitcher (4-10-25) …  Took over in the circle after one-third inning to log six and two-third innings of scoreless  relief, allowing just three hits and a walk with a strikeout to preserve a 7-4 victory at Coffeyville (4-13-25) … Allowed just one run off three hits and struck out two in a five inning 12-1 win over Allen , and went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI with her bat (4-17-25) … Scatted six hit without allowing run and struck out a season-high 10 batters over seven innings in a 3-0 shutout against Cloud County (4-28-25) … Allowed seven runs and struck out five in a 7-4 loss to Labette in the Region 6 Tournament for her final time in the circle, but kept the Scottie close going 2-for-3 with a home run and a season-high three RBI (5-7-25).

High School
Was a four-year starter for coach Tara Griffith at Shawnee Heights High School, Tecumseh, Kan. … Graduated 2024 … Was a three-time United Kansas Conference selection … Earned first-team team as a junior and second-team as a sophomore and senior… Also named All-Shawnee County honorable mention as a sophomore, first-team as a junior and second-team as a senior … Helped Heights to a third-place finish at the Kansas 5A State Tournament and a 17-8 record her junior year, defeating Salina South 2-0 … The Thunderbirds also qualified for State her freshman year … Hit .366 (15-for-41) with 10 doubles, a home runs, 11 runs, and 18 RBI as a freshman … Hit .362 (17-for-47) with three doubles, five home runs, 22 runs scored and 18 RBI as a sophomore … As a junior hit .430 (37-for-86) with nine doubles, a triple, three homers, 24 runs and 25 driven in … In her final season batted .385 (30-for-78) with nine doubles, six home runs, 21 runs and 25 RBI … In the circle her freshman year registered an ERA of 2.38 with 20 strikeouts in 14 and two-thirds innings … Did not pitch her sophomore year but as a junior produced season highs in innings (59.2) and strikeouts (58) with an ERA of 3.28 … Had 21 strikeouts over 33 innings her senior year … For her career hit .393 (99-for-252) with 31 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs, 78 runs scored and 80 driven in … Also stole 19 bases … Logged 107 and one-third innings with 99 strikeouts … Honor roll student … Three-time Academic letter … Ranked in the top 10 percent of her class. 

Personal
Born Alaryce Millard on July 20, 2006, in Topeka, Kan. … Nickname is Ally … Daughter of Shannon Millard … Her mother played volleyball at Coffeyville Community College … Majoring in nursing … Also recruited by McPherson College … Favorite foods are steak, shrimp and pasta … Favorite fast food restaurant is Taco Bell … Favorite restaurant is Cheddar’s … Favorite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy … Favorite movie is Moana … Favorite sports movies are A League of Their Own, Happy Gilmore and The Miracle Season … Favorite actor is Adam Sandler and actresses are Ellen Pompeo and Mariksa Hargitay … Favorite book is It Ends With Us … Favorite music entertainers are Billie Ellish, Noah Khan and Don Toliver … Favorite cartoon character is Scooby Doo … Favorite athletes are Cat Osterman, Jodelyn Alo and Patrick Mahomes … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Greatest sports moment was hitting a home run on the Wichita State University softball field … Best player she has played against is Texas Tech Red Raider pitcher NiJaree Canady … A notable alumnus from her school is PGA golf professional Gary Woodland.