Alyssa Loza

Biography

Former Bulldog pitcher Alyssa Loza was promoted to a full-time role as coordinator of player development following the 2024 season. She spent the previous three years on the Bulldogs’ staff as a graduate assistant and a player development fellow after playing three seasons at State from 2019-21. In her role Loza manages biometric and performance data for the Bulldog softball team. Mississippi State makes use of multiple data collection systems throughout practice and team workouts including Rapsodo, Blast and Yakkertech. Loza also serves as the coaching staff’s liaison with the Bulldogs’ sports science department and the athlete engineering department on campus. Additionally, she helps with State’s recruiting operation, tracking prospects’ metrics and maintaining scouting records. Loza has spent two summers gaining experience at the professional level, serving as a batting practice pitcher for Athletes Unlimited’s 2024 Championship season and 2025 All-Star Cup in Rosemont, Illinois. As a fellow, she also assisted with travel planning while managing player performance data. While in graduate school, Loza assisted with travel preparation and equipment orders along with serving as an extra arm for live batting practice and assisting with the pitching staff’s fielding development. In 2022, Loza helped the Bulldog pitching staff turn in an impressive season with just three errors in 64 games. She assisted with pitch charting and opponent scouting as the Bulldogs reached their firs