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2025 Softball Roster

Matthew Knope
Matthew Knope
Emilio Garcia
Matthew Knope

30 Kristiana Watson

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Height 6-0
  • Hometown Tucson, Ariz.
  • High School Amphitheater HS
  • Position 1B

Biography

Career Awards
  • 2025 All-CUSA Second Team selection 
  • 2025 CUSA All-Academic Team selection
  • 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team selection
2025 (Redshirt Junior): Started and played in all 54 games, becoming the only Aggie to appear in every contest… made 51 of 54 starts at first base… led the team with 61 hits and 176 at-bats, posting a .347 batting average… finished second on the squad and fourth in CUSA with 15 home runs, including two in the final game of the regular season at Kennesaw State (May 4)… led the Aggies and ranked fifth in CUSA with 14 doubles… among CUSA’s top 10 in slugging percentage (.682), OPS (1.074), hits (61), home runs (15), RBIs (47), doubles (14) and putouts (301)… tallied 14 multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs 11 times, ranking second on the team in both categories… hit ninth-inning home run against Alabama A&M on March 2 to secure the 5-4 win… started both games of the CUSA Championship, posting a first-inning single against Sam Houston (May 7)… played under guidance of brother David, an Aggie graduate assistant in 2025.

2023 (Duke): Appeared in 33 games (6 starts), recording six hits on the season… launched a home run in the ACC Tournament against Georgia Tech (5/11).
 
2022 (Arizona State): Played in 31 games (17 starts) for the Sun Devils… recorded 14 hits (.255 batting average) – including five home runs – and 17 RBI… recorded a season-high of two hits and three RBI against Duke (2/12) and Kansas (3/4)… launched a home run against CS Fullerton in the 2022 DI Softball Championship (5/20).

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