Chico State Athletics

Led Wildcats in home runs and RBI in 2014, ranking among top 10 CCAA hitters in both categories…Her 11 round-trippers tied Chico State single-season home run record…Posted 11 multi-hit and 12 multi-RBI games…Earned All-Tournament honors after batting .545 and tying tourney records with five homers and 16 RBI Apr. 4-6 at Tournament of Champions…All-CCAA Honorable Mention in 2013…Set a new Chico State single-season record for home runs by a freshman…Hit safely in 16 straight games Apr. 5-27, 2013…Hit the first two homers of her Wildcat career and knocked in four runs Feb. 3, 2013 vs. Holy Names…Enters 2015 season tied for second in Wildcat history in home runs (16), second in slugging percentage (.583), eighth in career RBI (77) and ninth in extra-base hits (40)…Pre-Chico Days: A 2012 graduate of Etiwanda High School…Led Eagles to the CIF Southern Section Division I quarterfinals…Member of two Baseline League title teams and the 2009 CIF D-II champions…Second Team All-BL selection in 2012…All-BL Honorable Mention as a sophomore and junior…Personal: Born 5/7/94 in Pasadena…Daughter of Chuck and Armida…Has one younger brother, Zachary…Sports hero is All-American and Olympic softball star Jessica Mendoza…Biggest sports thrill was hitting her first collegiate grand slam (Apr. 12, 2014 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay)…Enjoys going to the beach, baking, and spending time with family…Says the best things about Chico is “the leaves changing colors in the fall”…Would someday like to visit her cousin Andrew in London…Best advice ever received: “The fundamentals of the game never change”…Admits to being obsessed with high fashion…When playing first base, always packs the dirt around the bag…Wants to meet Justin Timberlake and the Los Angeles Dodgers…Would travel the world if money were no object…Exercise physiology major…Plans on becoming an athletic trainer.