UC Santa Barbara
2020
• Started in 10 games as a second baseman
• Made first career start against Bradley on Feb. 29
• Earned three hits on the season, including first career hit, a single, against Saint Peter's on March 1
• A week later at Santa Clara, she achieved her first multi-hit game of her collegiate career, going 2-for-3 with an RBI in UCSB's 4-3 win
High School
• Played second base and shortstop for La Habra High School under coaches Steve Harrington and Kevin Helms
• Had a .415 batting average her senior year
• Earned First Team All-Freeway
• Led her team to four CIF appearances in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Helped the Highlanders earn four consecutive league titles in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Also played tennis
Personal
• Nayah Pola was born in Anaheim, Calif. to parents Miguel and Amelia
• Names La Habra, Calif. as her hometown
• She has a younger sister named Ava
• Plans to major in Sociology and aspires to become a high school teacher
• Earned Scholar-Athlete Award in 2016-2019
• Named as a member of the Honor Society
• Favorite sports team is the Oakland Raiders
• Most memorable sports memory is her walk off three-run home run to advance her team into another round of PGF
• Favorite musician is YG
• Favorite movie is Ferris Bueller's Day Off
• Favorite TV show is The Challenge
• Hobbies are hanging out with friends and finding new restaurants to try
• Favorite athlete is Javier Baez
• Also recruited by Tennessee State University, CSU San Bernardino, Concordia University Irvine, and CSU Monterey Bay
