New Mexico State University Athletics

Honors and Awards
WAC Hitter of the Week (Feb. 3-9, 2020)
Preseason All-WAC Team (2021)
WAC Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 19, 2021)
All-WAC First Team (2021)
WAC Freshman of the Year (2021)
NFCA All-Pacific Region First Team (2021)
NFCA/Schutt Sports Freshman of the Year Finalist (2021)

Redshirt Freshman (2021): Put together one of the most unique seasons in NCAA history...The only player in the NCAA to hit 16 home runs and strikeout 60 batters...Threw the Aggies' first no-hitter since 2011 on Apr. 16...Finished the season with a .399 batting average with 16 home runs and 37 RBIs....Ended the season with a 4.53 ERA and eight complete games with 67 strikeouts...Led the WAC in slugging percentage, hits, home runs and total bases....The .791 slugging percentage is sixth all time for an Aggie in a single season...16 home runs is seventh in Aggie history for home runs in a season...Named the WAC Freshman of the Year....Named to the All-WAC First Team...Was one of 15 players to be selected as a NFCA/Schutt Sports Freshman of the Year finalist.

Freshman (2020): Season cut short due to Coronavirus...Played in 22 games and started 21 of them...Was third on the team in batting average with an average of .403...Recorded a slugging average of .823 and an on-base percentage of .457...Had a team-high 23 RBI on 25 hits...Tied for second on the team in home runs with seven including two home runs against Bradley on Feb. 7...Was also the Aggies starting pitcher in 10 games...Recorded a 4.36 ERA in 15 appearances and struck out 43 batters...Had complete games against Nebraska (March 8) and New Mexico (March 11)...Also made two saves on the year...Earned WAC Hitter of the Week (Feb. 3-9)...

High School: Earned First Team All-Southwestern League honors for the 2016 and 2017 seasons… Received First Team All-Inland Empire honors and was named to the CIF first team… Named the league MVP during her junior season… Received second team all-nation honors, earning her All-American status… Batted .441 with 12 homers and 41 RBI… Won two national titles with her travel ball team…

Personal: Daughter of Nuuvali and Gertrude Faapito... Cousin Selina Ta'amilo played softball at UCLA... Cousin Sapule Ta'milo played football at UNMU... Cousin Juliano Falaniko plays football at USC...