Comes out of the spring listed No. 1 on the depth chart at kicker.
2014 (Sophomore): Playing time was limited due to injuries … Handled kick offs against Grambling State and Sam Houston State … Averaged 58.5 yards per kick on six kicks … Was 2-of-2 on PATs against GSU.
2013 (Freshman): Took over the kicking responsibilities midway through his freshman season ... Was a perfect 20-of-20 on extra-point attempts ... Also converted all seven of his field-goal attempts ... Was a perfect 3-of-3 on field goals of more than 40 yards ... Finished the season with 41 points ... Scored a career-high 16 points in the victory over Stephen F. Austin, including a 41-yarder for the win as time expired ... Set a new single-game school record with his four field goals against SFA ... Was named Southland Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts ... Booted a career-long 47-yard field goal at Sam Houston State ... Also converted a 42-yard attempt against Central Arkansas ... Recorded 13 touchbacks on the season.
2012: Redshirted
High School: Named the top high school kicker in the nation as the recipient of the Herbalife 24 Chris Sailer Award ... Was named to the ESPN High School All-America team and to the Maxpreps Division I All-State squad ... Was 19-of-24 on field goal-attempts as a senior with three makes from 50 yards or more ... Was a perfect 73-of-73 on extra-point attempts as a senior ... Helped Westlake to a 14-1 record as a senior and a 12-2 record as a junior ... The Warriors were ranked fourth in the state of California in 2011 and went a perfect 9-0 in league games ... Also named All-Ventura County and All-Los Angeles Daily News ... Set California state records for most career kicking points with 329 and most career made PATs with 224.
Personal: Alex Ball was born on Feb. 3, 1994 ... Son of Anthony and Sally Ball ... Majoring in psychology.
