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2025 Softball Roster

Matthew Knope
Emilio Garcia
Matthew Knope
Matthew Knope
Matthew Knope
Matthew Knope
Michael Navarrette

10 Kayla Lunar

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 5-7
  • Hometown Alamogordo, N.M.
  • High School Alamogordo HS
  • Position 3B

Biography

2025 (Graduate): Appeared in 39 games and made 33 starts at third base… posted 14 hits on 62 at-bats for a .226 batting average… drew three walks and notched a double on Feb. 17 against Montana to boost her OPS to .521… tallied 35 putouts and 48 assists, ranking third on the team… cut down from 16 errors in 2024 to six in 2025, boosting fielding percentage from .900 to .933… suffered wrist injury while recording out against Sam Houston on March 28, only seeing one at-bat for the rest of the season and not starting again after the play… made six appearances as pinch runner across final month of the season, recording one stolen base in the CUSA Championship against Sam Houston on May 7 as she shared the field with her sister, Kendal, one final time.

2024 (Senior): Batted .244 on the season, playing in 54 contests (53 starts)… finished fourth on the team in RBI (16) and total bases (42)… went a perfect 3-for-3 in a win over rival UTEP (3/23)… belted a home run in the CUSA Tournament against Liberty (5/10).

2023 (Junior): Did not see action in 2023.

2022 (Eastern Arizona): Played 45 games while finishing with a .464 batting average which was good for the 15th best batting average in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference… Also ranked 14th in the ACCAC in on-base percentage at .525… totaled six home runs, 36 RBIs, 43 runs and two stolen bases… managed 21 multi-hit showings, including recording three or more hits on six different occasions while helping the Gila Monsters to a 43-14 record.

2021 (Eastern Arizona): Saw action in 39 games… finished with a .331 batting average to rank third on the team while posting a .400 on-base percentage and a .471 slugging percentage… logged 40 hits, 27 RBIs, three home runs and six doubles… recorded 12 multi-hit games and 10 extra-base hits.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2023Junior

    Utility
    5'7"
    10
  • 10

    2024Senior

    Utility
    5'7"
    10
  • 10

    2025Graduate Student

    Third Base
    5'7"
    10