2018
Second Team All-Big West
Played 47 games in her sophomore season… Named to Big West All-Conference Second Team for second consecutive season… Reeled off an 11-game hitting streak once conference play began… Recorded 49 hits... Pulled in a batting average of .325, good for second best on the team… Also was second on the team in doubles(9), homeruns(5), extra base hits(14), and slugging percentage(.483)... Her 22 RBI were good for third on the team… Went 2-for-4 with two RBI, two runs scored, and a homerun against CSU Bakersfield on Mar. 24.
2017
Second Team All-Big West
Big West All-Freshman Team
Played in 52 games and became a fixture at first base for the Gauchos as a freshman…Earned Second Team All-Big West accolades and named to the Big West All-Freshman Team…Finished the season with a .297 batting average (47-for-158)…Led the team with 34 RBIs and 16 doubles…Also recorded 47 hits, 22 runs scored, two triples and three homeruns…Third on the team with a .481 slugging percentage…Recorded a .356 on-base percentage…Second on the team with 21 extra-base hits…Defensively, notched an impressive .991 fielding percentage with just three errors in 318 total chances (300 putouts, 15 assists)…Tallied 10 multi-hit games…Upped her average to .327 (17-for-52) in 18 conference games…Finished with a season-high three hits in a game on two separate occasions; at Hawai’i on Apr. 28 and against Pacific on May 17 at the Postseason NISC Tournament…Finished the season strong with a hit in 11 of her last 12 games…Had a season-high four RBIs in an 11-0 win over UC Riverside (Apr. 9)…Hit her first two career homeruns in the same game against Tennessee on Feb. 23.
High School
Played for four years of softball at South El Monte High School under coach Dean Bunting…During her senior year she was awarded MVP for her team, MVP for Mission Valley League, First-Team All-league, First-team All-Area, and First-Team All-CIF…Her stats senior were an .643 batting average, .923 fielding, .714 OBP, and 26 RBI…Held the record for highest batting average in San Gabriel Valley…She also earned First-Team All-League her junior, sophomore and freshman year…Outside of softball she also played for four years of varsity in volleyball and one year of varsity in soccer…Outside of sports she excelled in academics earning Scholar Athlete, Honor Roll every semester, and was ranked 11 in her class.
Personal
Alyssa Jewels Diaz was born on May. 18, 1998 in Arcadia, Calif…Daughter of Michelle and David Diaz…Has one sister Ashley…Is currently majoring in Psychology at UCSB…She has aspirations to pursue a career in Nursing…Lists “27 Dresses”, “Grease”, “Just Go With It”, “Blind Side”, and “Selena” as her favorite movies…Names “Vampire Diaries”, “Gossip Girl”, and “One Tree Hill” as her favorite TV shows…Her favorite novel series is Twilight…Enjoys listening to Beyonce, Rihanna, and YG…Spends her free time going camping, hiking, fishing, swimming, and playing board games.
