No. 27 – Erika Marmolejo
THIS YEAR: A late addition to the team, freshman Erika Marmolejo gives Azusa Pacific another quality arm in the pitcher's circle and a powerful bat ... Should offer a significant boost to the Cougar offense ... Can play first base as well when not pitching ... Excellent athlete with a promising future.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a 3-sport standout at Merced (Calif.) High where she earned all-conference recognition in softball, volleyball and basketball ... Played 4 seasons of varsity softball for head coach Bart McAfee ... Registered 6 home runs and over 40 RBIs in her 70-game career at Merced ... As a 2008 senior, named all-area and All-Central California Conference first team and all-district second team after leading the Bears in nearly every offensive category ... Batted .470 (39-for-83) with 2 doubles, 3 triples, 5 home runs and 25 RBIs for the 18-7 Bears ... Best game came in a 5-0 win over Pittman High in which she went 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs and a home run ... As a 2007 junior, batted .254 in 21 games and earned all-conference honors ... As a 2006 sophomore batted .294 with a home run, double and triple, collecting 12 RBIs in 20 games played for the 15-11 Bears ... Named all-conference and all-area first team ... Also played 4 years of basketball (forward) and 3 years of volleyball, twice earning all-conference recognition ... Was also a 3-year Central California Conference All-Academic honoree ... Served on ASB as class representative and treasurer ... Signed with Loyola Marymount where she spent the fall of 2008 before transferring to Azusa Pacific at semester's break.
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 10, 1990, in Turlock, Calif. ... Parents are Richard (safety manager) and Martha (high school administrator) Marmolejo ... Has a younger brother (Richard) ... Majoring in political science and would like to go into law.
