HIGHLIGHTS
» Program All-Time Career Rank No. 2 (129 Runs Scored)
» Program All-Time Career Rank No. 2 (16 Hit-By-Pitch)
» Program All-Time Career Rank No. 3 (207 Hits)
» Program All-Time Career Rank No. T4 (6 Triples)
» 2025 NCAA Division II Rank No. 8 (2.82 Assists/Game)
» 2025 NCAA Division II Rank No. 14 (138 Defensive Assists)
» Program Single-Season (2025) Rank No. T2 (77 Hits)
» Program Single-Season (2025) Rank No. T2 (22 Stolen Bases)
» Career Hit No. 200 vs Chaminade (April 19, 2025)
» Walk-Off RBI Grounder in B10 vs HPU (Feb. 26, 2025)
» 2024 NCAA Division II Rank No. 23 (30.8 Toughest to Strike Out)
» 4 Putouts + 8 Assists (1 Double Play) vs Academy of Art (March 29, 2024)
» Program All-Time Career Leader (73 Stolen Bases) (March 18, 2024)
» 2023 NCAA Division II Leader (0.68 Double Plays/Game)
» 2023 NCAA Division II Rank No. 2 (28 Double Plays)
» Program Single-Season (2023) Rank No. T2 (22 Stolen Bases)
» Inside-the-Park Home Run vs Chaminade (April 15, 2023)
» 2022 NCAA Division II Rank No. 6 (41.7 Toughest to Strike Out)
» Program Single-Season (2022) Rank No. T3 (20 Stolen Bases)
» 5 Putouts + 7 Assists (2 Double Plays) vs Azusa Pacific (March 22, 2022)
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» 2025 D2 CCA All-West Region Second Team Shortstop
» 2025 All-PacWest First Team Shortstop
» 2024 All-PacWest Third Team Shortstop
» KTA Super Stores Superstar of the Week (April 19 - May 2, 2023)
» 2022 PacWest Conference Freshman of the Year
» 2022 All-PacWest First Team Shortstop
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2025 (Spring) B.A. Sociology
2025 (Senior): Started all 49 games, making it 170/170 on career starts during her four seasons as a Vulcan. Led the team with career bests of .423 batting average, 77 hits, 20 RBI, 47 runs scored, 22 steals (tied), 96 putouts and 138 assists (tied) ... Batted 3 for 4 with 2 RBI, 2 walks, 1 steal and 2 runs scored in a 14-5 win vs Western Oregon (Jan. 31). Recorded four putouts and six assists (1.000); hit 4 for 6 and brought in the game-tying run in the T7 with an infield single of a 12-inning one-run loss to No. 15 Cal State Dominguez Hills (Feb. 1). Hit 3 for 4 with two steals and two runs scored along with four putouts and four assists in a 7-5 win vs No. 22 Lewis (Feb. 6). Batted 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored in a 8-3 win vs Cal Poly Humboldt (Feb. 8). Had three hits with a two-RBI single in T6 of a 17-7 win vs Chaminade (Feb. 23). Drove in three runs, starting with a two-RBI triple in the B2 to put the Vulcans on the scoreboard, followed by an RBI single in the B6 to plate the game-winning run along with scoring the final run of the game of a 12-8 win vs HPU (Feb. 26). Provided the walk-off run with a grounder to second base to score the game-winning run from third in the B10 for a 2-1 win vs HPU (Feb. 26). Hit 3 for 3 and drove in the Vulcans lone run of the game with an RBI single in the B3 of a one-run loss to Concordia (March 1). Batted 3 for 4 and scored both of the Vulcans runs in a three-run loss to Azusa Pacific (March 7). Went 3 for 5 with an RBI double along with one putout and five assists in a 6-0 win vs Academy of Art (March 15). Moved into the top five for runs scored in program history after plating both runs, along with three hits, in a 2-1 win vs Dominican (March 22). Hit 3 for 4 with an RBI single in a 3-0 win vs Vanguard (April 4). Scored the game-tying run on a sac fly in the B5 before later coming across the plate for the walk-off score in the B7 of 3-2 win vs Chaminade on Senior Day (April 19). Had three hits and scored three times in 15-5 win vs HPU (April 25) ... Selected to All-PacWest First Team and to D2 CCA All-West Region Second Team.
2024 (Junior): Started all 43 games at shortstop. PacWest Rankings (Conference-Only Contests): No. 1 Assists (101), No. 1 Runs, No. 3 Hits, No. 4 Stolen Bases ... Batted 3 for 4 in a one-run loss to HPU (Feb. 16). Drew a lead-off walk and came around to score the game-tying run in T7 of eventual 4-2 win in nine innings over HPU (March 25). Batted 3 for 4 in a three-run loss to Dominican (March 1). Batted 3 for 4 and scored three of the Vulcans' runs in a 4-0 shutout against Azusa Pacific (March 12). Scored two runs, including the game-winner in the T10 of a 7-5 win over APU (March 12). Tallied two hits, including a second-career triple, to come around to score both of the Vulcans runs in a one-run loss to No. 22 CUI (March 15). Batted 3 for 4 and scored half of the Vulcans runs in a 4-2 win over Biola (March 19). Batted 3 for 4 with two runs scored along with five defensive assists and five putouts at shortstop (March 23). Drew two walks, scored twice and recorded eight assists and four putouts in a 6-1 win vs Academy of Art (March 29). Batted 3 for 3 with a triple and a run scored along with three putouts and five assists in a 3-2 nine-inning win vs Chaminade (April 20) ... Selected to All-PacWest Third Team ... Helped Vulcans to qualify for PacWest Championships postseason tournament, coming away with a third-place finish.
2023 (Sophomore): Started all 41 games at shortstop, leading the team in batting average, hits, runs, walks, on-base percentage and steals. Finished the conference season ranked No. 1 in steals (17), No. 1 in double plays (15), No. 4 in defensive assists (71), No. 5 in hits (39), No. 5 in batting average (.402), No. 5 in on-base percentage (.487) and No. 6 in walks (14). Helped the Vulcans to a No. 2 NCAA D2 ranking in double plays (28) and a No. 1 ranking in double plays per game (0.68) ... Batted 3 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored in a 5-4 win over Holy Names (March 20). Responsible for the Vulcans two runs after a 3-for-4 outing with a run scored and an RBI in a 2-1 victory over Dominican (March 25). Batted 4 for 5 with three runs scored, two RBI and an inside-the-park home run in an 8-9 extra-inning loss to Chaminade (April 15). Helped complete a late comeback with a game-tying RBI single in the bottom of the seventh as part of a 3-for-5 performance with two runs, a walk and an RBI in a 7-6 extra-inning walk-off win (April 22).
2022 (Freshman): Started all 37 games leading the team with 38 hits, 26 runs scored, 13 walks, 20 stolen bases and 110 defensive assists ... Finished PacWest Conference season ranked No. 1 in defensive assists (88), No. 2 in stolen bases (16) and No. 3 in double plays. Ranked nationally in all of NCAA Division II at No. 6 with a "toughest to strike out" value of 41.7 ... Reached base all four times with two hits and two walks while nabbing four stolen bases and two runs in a 5-0 win over HPU (Feb. 26). Recorded five putouts and seven defensive assists (1.000 fielding percentage) with two double plays in a 4-2 victory over Azusa Pacific (March 22). Had three of the team's four total hits in a loss to CUI (March 26). Combined to go 3 for 5 with three walks and a total of five runs scored in two mercy-rule wins over Academy of Art (April 11). Went 3 for 3 at the plate with one run scored in a loss to HPU (April 29) ... Named PacWest Freshman of the Year as well as to the All-PacWest First Team.
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2021 graduate of James Campbell High School (Hawai‘i)
» Played four years of varsity softball
» O‘ahu Interscholastic Association Division I Champion (x2)
» Honors: 2019 ScoringLive All-Hawaii First Team, 2019 All-OIA Division I West First Team
PERSONAL
» Born April 2003 in Hawai‘i
» Parents: Bobbie and Esteban Favela
» Has two older sisters and one younger brother
» Older sister Trinity also played for the Vulcans (2023)
» Eldest sister Elisa was an assistant coach for the Vulcans in 2023
» Career Aspirations: Veterinarian
» Major: Sociology
FAVORITES
» Sports Teams: Las Vegas Raiders
» Movies: Grease
MEDIA
» Favela leaves mark on Hilo Softball (May 15, 2025) - KHON2 News
» Softball's Nation-Leading Double Plays Rank Fueled by Favelas (May 22, 2023)
» Three softball sisters reunite after separate journeys across the country (May 20, 2023) - Hawaii News Now
