No. 20 – Erika Navarrete
THIS YEAR: Senior Erika Navarrete is hoping to build upon a breakthrough 2008 season and establish herself as a key offensive weapon … A great leader by example … Plays hard and produces infield hits with her speed … Crafty at the plate and is very good in execution … Will compete for starting berth in right field but may see a lot of time as the designated player.
2008 (junior): Put together a surprising 2008 junior campaign in which she batted .236 overall but was an impressive .328 (22-for-64) in GSAC play, third best on the team … Led the team with 14 runs scored in 24 GSAC games played … Went 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored in an extra-inning victory over No. 19-ranked Concordia University … Was 8-for-12 with 8 runs scored in 4 victories over Hope International University.
2007 (sophomore): Appeared in 22 games as a 2007 sophomore, primarily as a pinch runner … Started 11 contests … Went 5-for-11 with 3 RBIs and a run scored in 3 games at the Tucson Invitational.
2006 (freshman): Appeared in 18 games as a 2006 freshman at Azusa Pacific, starting 3 ... Had 4 hits on the season, including her first-ever collegiate at-bat, a pinch-hit, run-scoring single in an 8-0 victory over Bethany.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a 3-sport standout at Maranatha High in Pasadena, Calif. … Earned league honors in both softball and volleyball … As a 2005 senior, was All-Olympic League first team and All-San Gabriel Valley second team in softball after batting .352 while swiping a league-best 22 bases and scoring a team-high 24 runs for the 15-10 Minutemen … Best outing came in back-to-back victories over Calvary Chapel Christian and Viewpoint High in which she was a combined 8-for-9 with 6 runs scored and 3 RBIs … Hit safely in 18-of-25 games as a senior … Played 4 varsity seasons of softball, 3 for Cougar Hall of Famer Doug Barnett and 1 for Bill Larew, 2 seasons of volleyball for former Azusa Pacific head coach Gary Yee and 2 other seasons of basketball … Was a 4-year scholar-athlete … Served as yearbook editor and was a member of ASB.
PERSONAL: Born March 29, 1987, in Los Angeles, to Eric and Karen Navarrete … Majoring in communications with a minor in marketing.
NAVARRETE at AZUSA PACIFIC
YEAR G-GS AB R H 2B-3B-HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO SB-SBA AVG
2006 18-3 17 3 4 0-0-0 1 .235 0 0 3 0-0 .235
2007 22-11 34 7 9 0-0-0 2 .265 2 0 5 3-3 .265
2008 45-43 127 19 30 1-0-0 4 .244 8 0 20 1-1 .236
85-57 178 29 43 1-0-0 7 .247 10 0 28 4-4 .242
