2020 MEDIA GUIDE SANwww.sanjacsports.com JACINTO COLLEGE SOFTBALL 2020 1 TABLETABLE OFOF CONTENTSCONTENTS 2020 SOFTBALL WHERE HAVE 2 ROSTER 13 THEY GONE? INDIVIDUAL 3 PLAYER BIOS 14 SOFTBALL RECORDS ALL-TIME IN THE COMMUNITY 6 26 POST-SEASON HONORS COACHING STAFF SEASON-BY-SEASON 7 BIOS 29 AT A GLANCE ABOUT SAN JACINTO QUICK FACTS 9 32 COLLEGE ATHLETICS SOFTBALL ABOUT SAN JACINTO 10 SEASON STATS 34 COLLEGE 1 SAN JACINTO COLLEGE SOFTBALL 2020 NO. NAME POS. B/T HT. YR. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL (OR PREVIOUS COLLEGE) 1 Kylee Hatton IF R/R 5-6 Soph. La Porte / Deer Park High School 2 Victoria Lindsey P R/R 5-6 Fresh. Tomball / Tomball Memorial High School 3 Ashley Ramber IF R/R 5-4 Soph. League City / Clear Creek High School 2020 SOFTBALL ROSTER 2020 SOFTBALL 4 Carah DeLao OF L/R 5-0 Soph. League City / University of Dallas 5 Morgan Childs IF L/R 5-9 Soph. Santa Fe / Santa Fe High School 6 Lillie Grotenhuis OF L/R 5-8 Soph. Atascocita / Atascocita High School 7 Dalilah Bravo UT R/R 5-3 Soph. Spring / Spring High School 9 Tamera McKnight UT R/R 5-3 Fresh. Missouri City / Ridge Point High School 10 Catalina Cavazos P R/R 5-4 Fresh. Houston / North Shore High School 11 Laura Hernandez C R/R 5-5 Fresh. Missouri City / Ridge Point High School 14 Audrey Garcia UT L/L 5-7 Fresh. Katy / Cypress Lakes High School 16 Raegan Kotrla UT R/R 5-0 Fresh. Angleton / Angleton High School 17 Alexis Saenz IF R/R 5-1 Fresh. Katy / Morton Ranch High School 21 Kaylee Thomas P/OF R/R 5-7 Fresh. League City / Clear Spring High School 22 Ariana Saenz C/UT R/R 5-7 Soph. Baytown / Barbers Hill High School 23 Marissa Vazquez P R/R 5-7 Soph. Texas City / Dickinson High School 24 Victoria Jimenez P/UT R/R 5-4 Fresh. San Antonio / Earl Warren High School 29 Alexis Uresti UT R/R 5-4 Fresh. Manvel / Nicholls State University SAN JACINTO COLLEGE SOFTBALL 2020 2 KYLEE CARAH 1 HATTON 4 DELAO IF | R/R | 5-6 | Soph. OF | L/R | 5-0 | Soph. La Porte / Deer Park High School League City / University of Dallas As a Freshman: Played in 24 games, hit .240, and had Before San Jac: Played at UD. In high school, played three doubles and eight RBIs. softball and ran track. Received honorable-mention awards Before San Jac: Played for Deer Park High School. and was a member of the National Honors Society, student Major/Field of Study: Education council, Best Buddies, and debate team. Major/Field of Study: Business VICTORIA MORGAN 2 LINDSEY 5 CHILDS P | R/R | 5-6 | Fresh. IF | L/R | 5-9 | Soph. Tomball / Tomball Memorial High School Santa Fe / Santa Fe High School Before San Jac: Played for Tomball Memorial High School. As a Freshman: Played in 64 games. Led team with batting Major/Field of Study: Nursing average of .414 and had 23 doubles, two triples, three homeruns, and 35 RBIs. Named 2nd Team All-Region XIV and 1st Team Region XIV All-Conference Team. Before San Jac: Led the Indians to the district championship all four years. Second-team all-district and three-time all- county selection. Major/Field of Study: Nursing ASHLEY LILLIE 3 RAMBER 6 GROTENHUIS IF | R/R | 5-4 | Soph. OF | L/R | 5-8 | Soph. League City / Clear Creek High School Atascocita / Atascocita High School As a Freshman: Played in 64 games and stole 25 bases. Hit As a Freshman: Played in 63 games. Hit .326 with six .396 with 17 doubles, two triples, one homerun, and 52 RBIs. doubles, one triple, one homerun, and 46 RBIs. Named 2nd Named 2nd Region XIV All-Conference Team, 3rd team NJCAA Region XIV All-Conference Team, 2nd Team NJCAA All- All-Academic Team, and NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete. Academic Team, and NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete. Before San Jac: Led the Wildcats to the second round of Before San Jac: Led the Eagles to the 6A state championship playoffs for the first time since 2004. Three-time 2nd team in 2018. Named team MVP as a senior. all-American. Broke the school hitting record with more than a Major/Field of Study: Education .400 batting average three times. Won the Golden Glove twice. Major/Field of Study: Education PLAYER BIOS PLAYER 3 SAN JACINTO COLLEGE SOFTBALL 2020 DALILAH LAURA 7 BRAVO 11 HERNANDEZ UT | R/R | 5-3 | Soph. C | R/R | 5-5 | Fresh. Spring / Spring High School Missouri City / Ridge Point High School As a Freshman: Played in 37 games and hit .270 with three Before San Jac: At St. Agnes High School, state runner-up doubles and seven RBIs. and two district championships. At Ridge Point High School, Before San Jac: Played for Spring High School. won two district championships and named 2nd team Major/Field of Study: Psychology all-district. Named to dean’s academic list as freshman and sophomore. Major/Field of Study: Kinesiology TAMERA AUDREY 9 MCKNIGHT 14 GARCIA UT | R/R | 5-3 | Fresh. UT | L/L | 5-7 | Fresh. Missouri City / Ridge Point High School Katy / Cypress Lakes High School Before San Jac: Played volleyball and softball. Named 1st team Before San Jac: Named to 1st team all-district three all-district as a softball senior. High school district champions consecutive years. Named MVP and defensive player of the all four years. Member of the National Society of High School year as a junior. Scholars. Major/Field of Study: Nursing Major/Field of Study: Accounting CATALINA RAEGAN 10 CAVAZOS 16 KOTRLA P | R/R | 5-4 | Fresh. UT | R/R | 5-0 | Fresh. BIOS PLAYER Houston / North Shore High School Angleton / Angleton High School Before San Jac: Named varsity MVP all four years. Defensive Before San Jac: Played high school volleyball and softball. player of the year 2016 and 2019 pitcher of the year. Member As a senior, named 2nd team infield for the district and 1st of the National Honor Society and National Technical Honor team all-county second base. Made regional finals in 2018 Society. Graduated in top 5 percent of class. and won 5A state championship in 2019. Named academic Major/Field of Study: Biology all-district for volleyball in 2017 and 2018 and for softball in 2018 and 2019. Major/Field of Study: Undecided SAN JACINTO COLLEGE SOFTBALL 2020 4 ALEXIS MARISSA 17 SAENZ 23 VAZQUEZ IF | R/R | 5-1 | Fresh. P | R/R | 5-7 | Soph. Katy / Morton Ranch High School Texas City / Dickinson High School Before San Jac: In 2017, received Golden Glove Award and As a Freshman: Pitched 12 innings in 23 games with ERA 1st team all-district. In 2018, named 2nd team all-district and of 5.78. academic all-district. Team captain as junior and senior. Before San Jac: Second-team all-district as a junior. Major/Field of Study: Speech Therapy Honorable mention all-district as a senior. Major/Field of Study: Nursing KAYLEE VICTORIA 21 THOMAS 24 JIMENEZ P/OF | R/R | 5-7 | Fresh. P/UT | R/R | 5-4 | Fresh. League City / Clear Spring High School San Antonio / Earl Warren High School Before San Jac: Named junior varsity MVP as freshman, Before San Jac: Named 1st team. District champions. Led the varsity MVP and honorable mention as sophomore, and 1st Patriots to the playoffs in 2016 and 2017. Member of National team utility as junior. During senior year, served as team Honor Society. captain, won heart award, and named 2nd team utility. Four- Major/Field of Study: Speech Pathology year superintendent scholar recipient. Major/Field of Study: Life Science ARIANA ALEXIS 22 SAENZ 29 URESTI C/UT | R/R | 5-7 | Soph. UT | R/R | 5-4 | Fresh. Baytown / Barbers Hill High School Manvel / Nicholls State University As a Freshman: Played in 52 games and hit .348 with 10 Before San Jac: Named 1st team all-defense, co- doubles, one homerun, and 33 RBIs. Named 1st Team All- improvement player, MVP, offensive MVP, and 1st team all- Region XIV Conference and 2nd Team NFCA All-Midwest district. Transferred from Nicholls State University. Region. Major/Field of Study: Business Management Before San Jac: Second team all-district as a sophomore and senior. First-team all-district as a freshman and junior. Named offensive MVP as a freshman. Team was two-time academic all-district. PLAYER BIOS PLAYER Major/Field of Study: Criminal Justice 5 SAN JACINTO COLLEGE SOFTBALL 2020 SAN JAC SOFTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY San Jacinto College softball student-athletes are committed to giving back to their community. Each year, the team participates in a number of events on and off the field. From Toys for Tots to summer camps, San Jacinto College softball student-athletes understand the impact they have on their community. IN THE COMMUNITY SAN JACINTO COLLEGE SOFTBALL 2020 6 Hall of Famer Kelly Saenz enters her 17th season heading the San 2014: Saenz and her team sailed to No. 5 nationally during their return to Jacinto College Coyotes Softball Team at the South Campus. She has the NJCAA national tournament. The team posted a 41-24 record (the sixth built a respectable program that puts the College on the national radar. 40-plus win season for the Hall of Fame coach), with three players earning Case in point: The San Jac softball squad’s first berth in the National NFCA Division I All-American honors. Jessie Rodriguez received the NJCAA Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national tournament in national tournament’s most outstanding offensive player and the Marucci 2008.