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2021 Softball Roster

5 Hope Banales

  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Height 5-3
  • Hometown Oro Valley, Ariz.
  • High School Canyon del Oro HS
  • Position OF

Biography

Redshirt Freshman (2021): Became a consistent starter for the Aggies in the outfield...Started 27 games for NM State...Hit .278 with one home run and nine RBIs...Went 5-for-7 in three games against Utah Valley in the regular season....Had her first career home run against California Baptist on May 7.

Freshman (2020): Season cut short due to Coronavirus...Played in 12 games and started seven of them...Batted .238 with a .429 slugging percentage and .360 on-base percentage...Brought in six runs on five hits throughout the season...Had two triples against Omaha where she had 4 RBI...Also recorded hits against two previous meetings with Omaha, two meetings with IUPUI and Wright State.

High School: Received first team all-region honors in 2017… Won the 2017 State Championship with Canyon del Oro in 2017… Named to the first team all-region in 2018… In 64 games played, battered .452 with a .471 on-base percentage and a .687 slugging percentage… Amassed 104 hits, 53 RBI and 74 runs…

Personal: Daughter of Keith and Lisa Banales... Has two older siblings Natasha and Alex...

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2020Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'3"
    5
  • 5

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'3"
    5