Junior (2014)
Appeared in 46 games with 39 starts at third base and three as the designated player … hit .244 with 15 runs scored, three doubles, 12 homers and 25 RBIs … her .551 slugging percentage ranked second on the team, while her 0.26 homers per game ranked 62nd in the nation … had seven multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games … in 21 Conference USA games she hit .288 with three doubles, seven homers and 16 RBIs and she had a .652 slugging percentage in those contests … hit a pair of home runs and had three RBIs in the season-opener against Lamar (Feb. 8) … had a season-high four RBIs on a grand slam in a win over Charlotte (April 5) … in the final seven games of the season she hit five homers and drove in eight runs … closed the campaign with a career-best four hits, including a double and homer, and two RBIs against UAB (May 4).
Sophomore (2013)
Saw action in 51 games and made 50 starts … played most of the season at third base where she made 38 starts in addition to 10 starts behind the plate and two as the designated player … hit .294 with 35 hits, four doubles, five home runs and 20 RBIs … her .454 slugging percentage ranked third on the team and finished with a .396 on-base percentage … logged 90 putouts and 57 assists in the field … had nine multi-hit games and tied for the team-lead with seven multi-RBI games … hit .278 in Western Athletic Conference play with a double and five RBIs … named WAC Hitter of the Week after batting .625 (5-for-8) with a double and three RBIs to help UTSA sweep Texas State in San Marcos for the first time since 1996 … went 4-for-5 with four homers, seven RBIs and four runs scored in back-to-back wins over Lamar (Feb. 10) and Missouri State (Feb. 15) … her four RBIs against the Lady Bears were a season high and the game pushed her batting average to a season-best .700 … also had a season-high three hits against the Lady Cardinals (Feb. 9) … went 12-for-20 (.600) with three doubles and six RBIs during an eight-game hitting streak from March 15-29 that raised her average from .244 to .354.
Freshman (2012)
Appeared in seven contests with three starts, two of which were at shortstop and one at third base … hit .091 with a run scored and RBI … also made four putouts and 10 assists in the field … had a pinch-hit RBI-single in her first collegiate at-bat, which came in a win over Texas Southern (Feb. 14) … earned starts against Tulsa (Feb. 19), Texas A&M (Feb. 19) and UTEP (March 4).
Prior To UTSA
Four-year starter and letterwinner at Southwest High School in San Antonio for coach Sandra Hernandez … hit .425 with five home runs, three triples and 17 doubles as a senior… additionally, recorded a .687 slugging and .525 on-base percentage to help the Dragons to the Class 5A regional semifinals … was named all-state, to the San Antonio Express-News Super Team and Southwest High School’s Female MVP following the season … earned first team All-District 29-5A honors all four seasons … as a junior, hit .409 with seven homers to aid the Dragons’ second consecutive district championship … also a four-year starter and letterwinner for the volleyball team.
Personal
Born Aug. 14, 1993, in San Antonio … daughter of Cruz and Sandra Tijerina … has a brother, Cruz Jr. … majoring in multidisciplinary studies.