Lamar University Athletics

Tied for second all-time at LU in points during a single season (82), second to only classmate Kade Harrington … Graduates as the school’s seventh all-time leading scorer … Holds the school record for most consecutive PATs (88) having never missed an attempt during his career.
 
2016 (Senior): Starting kicker through the first five games before season was cut short due to injury … Scored 23 points … Was a perfect 14-of-14 on PATs, and 3-of-7 on field goals … Averaged better than 60 yards on kickoffs … Booted a season-long 44-yard field goal and was 4-of-4 on extra point tries against Sam Houston State … Converted a field goal and was 5-of-5 on PATs against Southeastern Louisiana.
 
2015 (Sophomore): Served as the team’s kicker for all 11 games … Scored 82 points – was a perfect 52-of-52 on PATs and 10-of-13 (.769) on field goals – Finished fourth in the conference in scoring, and was second in the Southland in scoring among kickers … Scored at least 12 points in three games … Opened the year with 12 points (9-9 on PATs) against Bacone … Scored 14 points in the win over Abilene Christian … Was 5-of-5 on PATs and 3-of-3 on field goals against the Wildcats … Scored 13 points in the win over Houston Baptist which included 7-of-7 effort on PATs … Also booted a career-long 49-yard field goal in the win over HBU … Averaged 63.4 yards on kickoffs … Recorded 31 touchbacks on the season.

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.