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5 Italia Abrenica

  • Height 5-1
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Del Norte High School
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.

Biography

Notable Awards
– CSC Academic All-District (2026)

As a Junior (2026)
– Played in 42 games, including 41 starts for the Wildcats
– Batted .190 with 16 hits, one double, two triples, and six RBIs
– Ranked among Chico State’s defensive leaders with 89 assists
– Hit two triples during the series at Cal State San Bernardino
– Earned CSC Academic All-District honors

As a Sophomore (2025)
– Played in 21 games, including 10 starts
– Hit .367 with 11 hits, one double, two RBIs, and eight runs scored
– Posted a .424 on-base percentage

As a Freshman (2024)
– Played in 24 games, including 20 starts
– Hit .190 with eight hits, four runs scored, and two RBIs
– Made an immediate impact defensively, recording 40 putouts and 34 assists
– Drove in two runs against Cal State East Bay on April 5

Pre-Chico Days
– A 2023 graduate of Del Norte High School in San Diego
– Helped lead the Nighthawks to a Palomar League championship
– Served as a varsity captain
– Earned All-Coastal League First Team honors
– Recipient of the Nighthawk Character Award
– Named to the Girls Softball All-Star East Team in 2023
– Nominated for the Nighthawk Heart Award

Personal
– Born April 7 in Poway
– Daughter of Christina and Lawrence
– Has two siblings, Alyssa and Elijah
– Her older sister Alyssa is her hero because “she has been my biggest role model and has supported me my entire life”
– The person she most admires in the sports world is professional softball player Haley Cruz because “she attended the same high school as me and I watched her play softball while I was growing up”
– Chose Chico State because of the welcoming environment and the opportunity to continue her softball career
– Her greatest sports moment so far is hitting a walk-off three-run home run in Colorado
– The most impressive thing she has accomplished outside of sports is learning to snowboard at age seven
– Her best talent outside of sports is baking
– Enjoys going to the beach and reading in her free time
– Traveling the world is at the top of her bucket list
– She is an aunt of two boys, with another on the way
– The best advice she has ever received came from her dad: “Hard work beats talent when talent isn’t working hard”
– Majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders
– Plans to attend graduate school and pursue a career as a speech pathologist

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2024Freshman

    INF
    5'1"
    5
  • 5

    2025Sophomore

    INF
    5'1"
    5
  • 5

    2026Junior

    INF
    5'1"
    5
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