HIGHLIGHTS
» Hit 4 for 6 (3 RBI, 1 3B, 1 R) vs Chaminade (Feb. 23, 2025)
» Walk-Off Hit in B9 vs Chaminade (April 20, 2024)
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» PacWest Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 17-23, 2025)
» KTA Super Stores Superstar (April 2024)
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2023-24 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2022-23 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
2025 (Junior): Batted 3 for 3 with an RBI single along with three putouts, two assists and a caught stealing in a 6-2 win vs Hillsdale (Feb. 6). Brought in the first two runs and the final run on a 2-for-3 outing with two RBI in a 12-1 mercy-rule win vs Chaminade (Feb. 22). Hit 4 for 5 with two runs scored, including the game-winner in a nine-inning 4-3 win vs Chaminade (Feb. 22). Batted 4 for 6 for 3 RBI with a triple in a 17-7 win vs Chaminade (Feb. 23) ... Selected as PacWest Player of the Week for Feb. 17-23.
2024 (Sophomore): Started 35 of 38 games played in, rotating between catcher and designated player. Recorded a hit in 10 consecutive games through the latter part of the season, batting .441 with 10 of her 14 total RBI tallied during that span. Finished fifth on the team in batting average (.275), slugging percentage (.294), hits (28) and walks (12). Ranked No. T3 with 14 RBI. Recorded 56 putouts and 15 assists ... Clutched up with a two-out two-strike RBI single in a one-run loss to Cal Poly Humboldt (March 24). Walked twice, including drawing a bases-loaded full-count walk in a 4-1 win vs Academy of Art (March 30). Knocked in two RBI singles in a 7-1 win vs Academy of Art (March 30). Helped bring in both runs with a two-out two-strike RBI single in the T2 and a groundout fielding error in T6 of a 2-1 win vs Chaminade (April 13). Drove in two runs on a sacrifice fly and a walk-off drive to right-center field in the B9 of a 3-2 win vs Chaminade (April 20). Knocked in the lone run of the game with a two-strike RBI double in a 1-0 win vs HPU (April 21). Fouled off six pitches before driving in an RBI single in a two-run loss to Azusa Pacific at the PacWest Championships (May 1). Brought in two runs on a sacrifice fly and an 11th-inning RBI single in an 8-5 win vs Biola at the PacWest Championships (May 2) ... Helped Vulcans to qualify for PacWest Championships postseason tournament, coming away with a third-place finish.
2023 (Freshman): Played in 17 games with 15 starts at catcher, finishing with nine hits, five RBI, 30 putouts, four assists and catching three runners stealing ... Hit a bases-clearing double in her first game against Cal State East Bay (Feb. 4). Had an RBI single in a 5-3 win vs Academy of Art (March 27). Provided a base-loaded sacrifice fly in a one-run loss to Western Oregon (April 1).
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2022 graduate of Kamehameha Schools Kapalama (Hawai‘i)
» Played two seasons of varsity softball for coaches Ray Motta, Mark Lyman
» Other Sports: Basketball
» Played club for Easton Preps Hawaii
PERSONAL
» Born February 2004 in Hawai‘i
» Parents: Kerrie and Dean Piltz
» Has two older brothers and one nephew
» Career Aspirations: Pharmacist
» Major: Biology
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "It allows me to succeed in academics and my athletics. It also provides me with the opportunity to play in front of my family."
FAVORITES
» Hobbies: Surfing, Photography, Hunting
» Sports Moment: "Hitting a walk-off against Chaminade to secure our spot in playoffs."
» Sports Teams: New York Yankees
» Athletes: Max Holloway, Keely Kai
» Musicians: Ho‘aikane
» Game Day Song: Country Boy by Maoli
