2016
Second Team All-Big West
Played in all 56 games as a senior…Finished the year with a .306 batting average with 30 hits, 12 walks, and three home runs…She ranked fourth in the league with 37 RBIs, which also tied her for seventh in the UCSB record book…She also scored 30 runs, the second most on the team and the 12th most in the league…Had an on-base percentage of .363 and a slugging percentage of .411…Recorded 10 doubles (second on the team)…Those numbers helped her earn her first all-conference selection…Through her career, she tallied 38 doubles, the fourth-most ever by a Gaucho…Tied for second on the team with 13 extra base hits…Second on the team with eight sacrifice hits, including a team-leading three sac flies…Second on the team with six hit by pitches…One of her moments was when she knocked a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth in a 3-2 decision against Long Beach State (4/24/16)…Had a 10-game hitting streak and recorded a hit in 17 of the first 18 games of the season…Recorded a season-high three hits in three games.
2015
Palomares concluded the season with 23 runs and 15 walks… With 59 hits, she rranked second on the team, while her 14 doubles were the second most in the conference… She also finished the year with 29 RBIs… She finished the season with a .335 batting average, while she slugged for .466.
2014
In her sophomore season, Palomares finished second on the team with both a .314 batting average and a .400 on-base percentage…She finished the year with 33 runs, 21 runs, four doubles, and a triple…Palomares also had 12 RBI and 15 walks…She missed 22 games with injury, but came back midway through conference play…Her biggest game came in the regular season finale when she went 3-for-5 at the plate with two runs, an RBI, and a pair of doubles.
2013
Started all 55 games as a freshman as the primary right fielder...Tied for 2nd on the team with 50 hits...2nd on the team with a .307 batting average and a .380 on-base percentage...Was successful in all 3 of her steal attempts...Hit her first home run in a 6-4 win against Seattle(Mar. 2)...
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Warren High School…Coached by Mary Starksen…Was a four-year Varsity player on which she played shortstop and second base…Compiled a cumulative .378 batting average and .481 on-base percentage…Garnered San Gabriel All-League First Team accolades in 2009-2012…Named team captain during her junior and senior campaigns…Earned MVP in 2011 and Most Inspirational Player in 2012…Helped lead the Bears to the 2010 CIF Finals and four consecutive San Gabriel League titles…Also played four years as a libero on the volleyball team…As a senior, received San Gabriel All-League honors…Was a four-time Bronze Bear Academic Award winner…Earned the Golden Bear Athletic Medallion Award in 2012.
TRAVEL BALL
Played for the Lakewood Firecrackers under Coach Jorge Araujo...Helped lead her team to a third-place finish at the 2010 ESPN Premier Softball Nationals...Finished second at the 2012 Champions Cup.
PERSONAL
Arianna Renee Palomares was born on February 17, 1995 in Bellflower, Calif....Nicknamed "Ari"...Parents are Felix Palomares and Maria Ocampo…Major is currently undeclared but aspires to become a successful business woman…Names most memorable sporting moment to be hitting her first homerun over the fence...Enjoys traveling, noting her favorite trips with her Uncle Tim to China and New York...Loves spending time with family and friends back home...Favorite movies include "The Devil Wears Prada," "The Help" and "Money Ball"...Favorite television shows are "Walking Dead," "Nashville" and "Keeping up with the Kardashians"...Enjoys reading "The Hunger Games"...Favorite aspects of UCSB are its beautiful campus and ocean views.
