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2026 Softball Roster

Matthew Knope
Matthew Knope
Matthew Knope
Emilio Garcia
Matthew Knope
Matthew Knope
Matthew Knope
Matthew Knope

7 Kendal Lunar

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Alamogordo, N.M.
  • High School Alamogordo HS
  • Position C

Biography

2025 (Junior): Played in 49 games and made 46 starts as catcher… notched career-high 36 hits in 124 at-bats for .290 batting average… posted 12 extra-base hits with six doubles and six home runs… drove in 19 runs and rounded the bases 14 times… tallied five walks to bolster a .346 on-base percentage and an OPS of .830… caught 10 runners stealing to rank fourth in CUSA… racked up 27 assists and career-best 242 putouts with just six errors for a .978 fielding percentage… posted four home runs and seven RBIs in opening weekend of season, including two long balls against UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 8… tallied two hits in CUSA Championship, including an RBI double against LA Tech.

2024 (Sophomore): Named to the All-CUSA Preseason Team… tallied 21 hits, including four home runs and 13 RBI (fifth most on the team) in 49 games (47 starts) for the Aggies… belted home runs against Nebraska (2/16) and Arizona State (2/25) – both wins… tallied 170 putouts with a .948 fielding percentage.

  • All-CUSA Preseason Team


2023 (Freshman): Appeared in 41 games while making 38 starts as a true freshman… slashed .291/.325/.547 while finishing second on the team in doubles (12) and fifth on the team in hits (34), RBIs (20) and total bases (64)… also posted six home runs… ranked second on the team in putouts with 154 while posting a fielding percentage of .989 behind the plate… tallied five doubles in her first two games as an Aggie, including hitting three doubles in her collegiate debut against Bradley (2/10) to mark the single-game high for the Aggies during the 2023 campaign… managed eight multi-hit games… went 3-4 with two runs, one home run and two RBIs in the series opener against Utah Tech (3/24).

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2023Freshman

    Catcher
    5'6"
    7
  • 7

    2024Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'6"
    7
  • 7

    2025Junior

    Catcher
    5'6"
    7
  • 7

    2026Senior

    Catcher
    5'6"
    7