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2026 Softball Roster

Matthew Knope
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Emilio Garcia
Jenni Hazlett
Emilio Garcia
Matthew Knope
Matthew Knope
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Matthew Knope

32 Devin Elam

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Long Beach, Calif.
  • High School South Torrance HS
  • Position OF

Biography

Career Awards 

  • CUSA Player of the Week (February 9, 2026) 

  • 2026 CUSA Preseason Team selection 

  • CUSA Co-Player of the Week (March 17, 2025) 

  • 2025 All-CUSA Preseason Team selection 

  • 2024 All-CUSA First Team (Outfielder) 

  • CUSA Player of the Week (April 15, 2024) 

2026 (Senior): Appeared in and started all 48 games… finished the season batting .354 with 56 hits in 158 at-bats… posted a .387 on-base percentage and a .665 slugging percentage for a 1.052 OPS… totaled 12 home runs, 11 doubles and one triple while driving in 36 runs and scoring 36 times… added one stolen base on the season… earned 2026 Preseason All-Conference USA honors… named Conference USA Player of the Week on Feb. 9 after powering the Aggies to three victories with home runs against UMass Lowell, UT Arlington and Utah Valley, including a two-home-run performance versus UVU… ranked among the team and conference leaders in power production while serving as an everyday presence in the outfield. 

2025 (Junior): Started and played in 44 games, with all coming in the outfield… finished with 40 hits across 135 at-bats for a .294 batting average… recorded 14 extra-base hits to rank third on the team, doing so with nine doubles and five home runs… racked up a .474 slugging percentage and .828 OPS… drew nine walks on the season, including five during the Troy Cox Classic (Feb. 14-17)… tallied six hits and scored four runs against Jacksonville State (March 14-16)… drove in seven runs against the Gamecocks, doing so with two doubles and a three-run blast in the series finale en route to being named March 17 CUSA Co-Player of the Week… made two starts in left field at CUSA Championship… racked up three hits, including a double to highlight a two-hit outing against Sam Houston… also stole a base on her only attempt of the season against the Bearkats (May 7).

2024 (Sophomore): Made 38 appearances (35 starts) for the Aggies, posting a .405 batting average – improving to .449 in conference play en route to a First Team All-CUSA selection… recorded 47 hits (third-most on the team), seven doubles (third-most), 36 RBI (third-most) and five home runs (fourth-most)… batted a season-high 4-for-5 in a win over Jax State (4/6)… knocked a pair of hits in a CUSA Tournament win over Liberty (5/9).

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2023Freshman

    Catcher
    5'9"
    32
  • 32

    2024Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'9"
    32
  • 32

    2025Junior

    Outfield
    5'9"
    32
  • 32

    2026Senior

    Outfield
    5'9"
    32