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2025 Softball

77 Azalya Lopez

  • Pos. P/IF
  • B/T R/R
  • Ht. 5-8
  • Yr. Junior
  • Hometown Corona, Calif.
  • High School Eleanor Roosevelt

Biography

2025: Stood out both at the plate and in the circle in her first season at Valpo ... named Second Team All-MVC at P/UT ... in the circle, went 10-12 with four saves, a 2.89 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 138 innings of work ... made 39 total appearances in the circle - tied for seventh-most in a single season in program history - 17 of which were starts ... also made 19 starts at second base, 11 at shortstop, two in right field and one at designated player ... tied for sixth in a single season in program history in saves ... opponents hit just .218 off of her, the tenth-best mark in a single season in program history and the third-best in the last 28 years ... tied for MVC lead in saves, ranked fifth in conference in strikeouts and opponents' batting average, eighth in ERA and tied for eighth in wins ... at the plate, hit .254 (35-for-138) with 14 runs scored and 25 RBIs ... led team with 10 doubles and ranked second on team in RBIs and walks (23) ... hit team-best .307 in MVC-only play with an .835 OPS ... earned first win at Valpo in the circle Feb. 9 against Green Bay, giving up just one run on two hits while striking out six in four innings of work ... picked up win at Presbyterian Feb. 21 with four innings of one-hit ball ... delivered at the plate the next day versus Cleveland State, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs ... ripped a pair of doubles March 1 against Western Illinois ... earned first save of year in March 7 win over Loyola, retiring all four batters she faced in a one-run win ... earned the win later that day against Buffalo, tossing six shutout innings and striking out a season-best nine batters ... beat Buffalo again two days later, this time with four innings of one-hit shutout relief ... named MVC Newcomer of the Week March 17 after earning a pair of wins the previous week ... threw three innings of one-hit shutout relief for the win March 11 at Northern Kentucky ... picked up win in longest outing of the season March 15 at Indiana State, tossing the final nine innings of an eventual 11-inning win and surrendering just two hits and one earned run while striking out eight ... delivered game-winning RBI at the plate in the top of the 11th inning against the Sycamores as well ... hit first Valpo home run, driving in three runs against Southern Illinois March 21 ... went 3-for-4 with a season-high four RBIs March 28 against Evansville ... named MVC Newcomer of the Week for a second time April 7 after earning three saves in Valley play the previous week ... pitched four innings of shutout relief while reaching base three times at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a walk, a double and a run scored April 11 against Illinois State ... strong two-way effort led to win over eventual MVC Tournament champion Belmont April 18, as she earned the win with 6.1 innings of three-hit, one-run ball while also going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored ... threw 3.2 shutout innings at Notre Dame April 23 ... recorded wins in both games of April 26 twinbill versus Drake, throwing a complete-game three-hitter in the opener and coming back with three innings of relief in the nightcap ... went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and three RBIs in the latter game as well ... struck out seven in five innings of work while giving up just two hits in MVC Tournament game versus Bradley May 7.

MSU Moorhead: Proved herself to be a stellar two-way player in her two collegiate seasons ... a First Team All-Conference and All-Defensive Team selection as a sophomore ... posted a .309 batting average and an .818 OPS with 30 RBIs and 22 runs scored at the plate in 2024 ... matched a program single-season record for wins in the circle as she went 19-6 ... boasted a 2.06 ERA and struck out 130 batters in 149.2 innings of work ... hit .370 and OPSed .881 with 31 RBIs and 18 runs scored at the plate while posting a 9-1 record in 17 appearances in the circle as a freshman in 2023.

Prep: Team captain, All-Star and All-American as a senior...played two seasons with the OC Batbusters travel team...team captain and MVP as a junior.

Personal: Daughter of Samuel Lopez and Veronica Salmeron ... major is human resources.

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