2016
Made six appearances as a freshman…Finished the season with a 1-0 record and picked up one save…Allowed 15 hits, 19 runs, 13 earned runs, eight walks, and three home runs through 10 innings pitched…Recorded five strikeouts, averaging 3.50 per game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played as a pitcher/utility at Bullard HS under coach Jaime Maxey…She led the Knights to four consecutive conference championships, while was a four-time First Team All-CMAC player and two-time all-league pitcher of the year…In her career, she had 50 wins (third-most in school history) and 353 strikeouts (fifth-most) through 444 innings pitched (third-most)…Though a pitcher, Puente also hit for the Knights, as she finished with a .319 batting average, .373 on-base percentage, and a .394 slugging percentage as a senior…In her junior year, she hit for .321, slugged for .405, and had an obp of .402...Those figures helped her earn three consecutive MVP awards and the 2012 Like a Knight Award.
PERSONAL
Claudia Nicole Puente was born on June 22. 1997 in Fresno, Calif. to parents Maribel and Frank…She has a younger sister named Emily…Her most memorable athletic achievement was being named the 2015 All-League Pitcher of the Year…Her favorite sports team is the San Francisco Giants…She named Andera Duran and Lisa Fernandez as her favorite athletes…Her top movies are The Notebook, Mean Girls, and Pulp Fiction…Enjoys watching The Office, Breaking Bad, and American Horror Story…Favorite novel is The Perks of Being a Wallflower, while F. Scott Fitzgerald and Nicholas Sparks are her favorite authors…Enjoys listening to music by Twenty One Pilots, The Weeknd, and Halsey…In her free time, she liked to read and go to the beach with her friends…Has not decided on a major yet.
