At CMS
2020 season (Sophomore)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Appeared in seven games in an abbreviated sophomore season ... Earned the win in relief against Babson, while also adding the go-ahead two-run double to put the Athenas in front in a comeback win in her only at-bat of the season.
2019 season (First-Year)
NFCA/Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Made 12 appearances in the circle... Posted a 2-0 record with a 4.08 ERA (36.0 IP, 21 ER) with one save... Struck out 10 batters... As a batter played in 14 games... Logged three hits... One run scored... One RBI... Three walks
Prior to CMS
Attended Monterey High School, where she was a member of the softball team ... A first-team all-league selection and team MVP ... Also an all-county honorable mention selection ... Salutatorian of her senior class ... Also played for Aldrete 16U and 18U and Salinas Storm 14U and 16U teams
Personal
Attends Scripps College ... Sister (Annie Aldrete) played softball at UC Berkeley (Class of 2017), while brother (Carter Aldrete) is on the baseball team at Arizona State (Class of 2020) ... Step-father (Richard Aldrete) played baseball at UC Berkeley and spent eight years in the minor leagues, reaching as high as AAA (hitting .302 for the Phoenix Firebirds in 1991), while his brother Mike Aldrete spent 11 years in the major leagues and won a World Series title with the Yankees in his final season in 1996.
Favorite Course(s) in College so Far: Calc 2 & my Writing 50 Digital Me class!
Involvement on Campus: I work in the mailroom at Scripps where I check in packages and distribute them to students that come to pick them up.
Why I Chose CMS Softball: I chose CMS softball because I've always wanted to play softball at the college level while being able to receive the best education possible. CMS was the perfect fit because the consortium gives many opportunities to find what interests me while also allowing me to take classes that challenge me to become a better student and person as a whole. This combined with the high competition that CMS softball embodies made CMS my number one choice.
Club Softball Team: Aldrete 18U Gold
Favorite Book(s): One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey & 1984 by George Orwell
Favorite Movie(s): Shrek, Scary Movie Series, and Mamma Mia
Favorite Quote(s): "Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't even know where it's going. I just hope I find it somewhere along the way." - The Office
Person/People You Admire Most: My mom and my sister.
One Dream You Cherish: To travel the world.