HIGHLIGHTS
» No-Hit Shutout (5.0 IP, 1 K) vs HPU (April 23, 2023)
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2023 (Summer) B.A. Communication
» 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2022-23 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2022 Associate's Degree (Mt. San Antonio College)
2023 (Senior): Played in 29 total games as a hitter with 18 appearances in the pitching circle and nine starts, totaling 66.1 innings with five complete games for a 4-5 record ... Pitched a complete game in a 6-5 walk-off win over Montana State Billings while batting 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored (Feb. 3). Allowed just one run in a 2-1 complete-game victory against Dominican (March 25). Closed out season and career with a no-hit shutout while also providing the mercy-rule run with an RBI single in an 8-0 win over HPU (April 23).
2021-2022* (Mt. San Antonio): Played in 27 total games, making 10 appearances in the pitching circle with two starts for the Mounties (CCCAA). Totaled 22.2 innings and finished 1-1.
2020* (Eastern New Mexico): Played in 11 total games with four starts along with four appearances in the pitching circle for the Greyhounds (NCAA D-I) during the shortened COVID-19 season. Totaled 4.2 innings and finished 2-0. Logged 1/3 of an inning in a 9-7 loss to the Vulcans (Feb. 15).
*Student-athletes were not charged with use of a season of eligibility for the 2020-21 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*Student-athletes were not charged with use of a season of eligibility for the 2019-20 spring sports season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» Spent two years at Mt. San Antonio College (California)
» Spent one year at Eastern New Mexico University (New Mexico)
» 2019 graduate of Valley View High School (California)
» Played four years of varsity softball for coach Rick Romero
» 2016 Inland Valley Champion
» Played club for Ohana Tigers Herrera, Explosion Flores, So Cal Athletics, So Cal Dreams
PERSONAL
» Born April 2001
» Parents: Carla and Dan Avalos
» Has three older siblings and a Shih Tzu named Mitsy
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "There was an opportunity to continue playing college softball and live somewhere so beautiful surrounded by water."
FAVORITES
» Sports Moment: "Hit a two-run out-of-the-park home run her senior year at the Colorado Sparkler Tournament."
» Sports Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Lakers, LA Kings
» Athletes: Corey Seger, Freddie Freeman
» Movies: Step Brothers, Taladega Nights, The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Benchwarmers
» Shows: The Office
» Musicians: Morgan Wallen, Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line
