One thing Alex could do was hit when no one expected it. He would punch a single through the infield when we just knew he was going to strike out or hit a dribble back to the mound.
Tech batters are averaging more than a strikeout per game more in 2022 (8.6 average, 353 in 41 games) than in 2021 (7.4 average, 458 in 62 games). What's more damning than that is that Tech has already had more 10+ strikeout games at the plate in 2022 (15) than it did in all of 2021 (14).