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2026 Softball Roster

Aaron Draper

18 Kennedy Gustin

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Alhambra HS
  • Hometown Martinez

Biography

Honorable Awards
– All-CCAA Honorable Mention (2026)
– All-CCAA Second Team (2025)
– CSC Academic All-District (2025, 2026)

As a Senior (2026)
– Started all 44 games, primarily in the outfield
– Batted .288 with 36 hits, two doubles, six RBIs, and 22 runs scored
– Led the Wildcats with eight stolen bases on 12 attempts
– Earned All-CCAA Honorable Mention
– Earned CSC Academic All-District honors

As a Junior (2025)
– Started all 46 games, primarily at second base
– Batted .311 with a team-high 50 hits and 11 RBIs
– Led the Wildcats with 15 stolen bases
– Earned All-CCAA Second Team honors
– Earned CSC Academic All-District honors
– Ranked fourth in the CCAA in at-bats and tied for seventh in stolen bases during conference play
– Went 3-for-3 and scored the go-ahead run during Chico State’s three-run fifth inning in a 3–1 win over Western Oregon on February 1

Pre-Chico Days
– Spent two seasons at CSUN, earning NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors in 2024
– Appeared in 75 games, including 23 starts, for the Matadors
– A 2022 graduate of Alhambra High School in Martinez
– Earned First Team All-League honors in 2022
– NCS President’s Award winner from 2018–22
– Collected MVP honors as a senior

Personal
– Born March 20
– Daughter of Michele and Brandon
– Has three siblings
– Her mother, Michele, is her hero because “she has been a role model of strength in my life and always pushed me to be the best version of myself”
– The person she most admires in the sports world is New York Mets player Francisco Lindor because “he wears his heart on his sleeve while he plays and always has a smile on his face”
– Chose Chico State “for the home-like community and the campus. The coaching staff along with teammates were super welcoming and kind”
– Her greatest sports moment so far is getting a hit off one of the top pitchers in national college softball
– Enjoys working out and going on long hikes with her sister in her free time
– Traveling to all seven continents is at the top of her bucket list
– The best advice she has ever received is “Enjoy the ride and keep your eyes on Jesus”
– Graduated in 2026 and plans to attend physician assistant school, specializing in dermatology

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2025Junior

    UTL
    5'2"
    18
  • 18

    2026Senior

    UTL
    5'2"
    18
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