2022 Softball Roster
Roster
Usquiano, Paloma
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Jersey Number 11
Paloma Usquiano
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Downey, CA
- High School:
- Orange Lutheran HS
Bio
2022 (R-SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 19 games, starting nine times...recorded one hit in 25 at-bats...scored one run and drove in one run...was hit by two pitches...posted a .975 fielding percentage, charting 76 putouts, two assists, and two errors...earned Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors.
2021 (R-FRESHMAN): Led the Matadors in putouts (92) and was tied for third in assists (26) with Kenedee Jamerson...tied for third on the team in RBI (6) with Savannah Farve...tied for fourth on the squad in doubles (3) with Favre and Jaymi Steward...entered game two of the Apr. 28 doubleheader against San Diego with three hits on the season, in that second game, she doubled her season total as she went 3-for-3 with two RBI as the Matadors defeated USD 5-3.
2020 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the softball program at Arkansas.
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif…team went 26-5 during junior season as she hit over .350…team won the Dave Kops Tournament of Champions including a win over then No. 3 Los Alamitos High School…helped Orange Lutheran to the Torrance National Tournament championships; a tournament that features the top softball teams from California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada…batted .435 average during sophomore season…as a member of the So Cal Athletics Jendro travel ball team, owned a .350 and a .360 batting average during her last two seasons.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Armando and Dianna Usquiano…a psychology major...favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Mookie Betts, Denzel Washington, Sandra Bullock, Money Heist, Nacho Libre, Sushi, and Lil Baby…chose CSUN because it overall felt like a great environment to be around. The team and coaches were very welcoming and being at CSUN allows her to compete at a high level while also getting her education…chose her number 29 because it reminds me of her uncle who passed away, he played baseball and also wore 29…the most famous person she has met is Keke Hernandez…the person in history she would like to meet is Harriet Tubman…the person she would like to switch places with for one day is Kylie Jenner…her greatest hero is her mom who has taught her to work hard in everything I do and that everything is earned. She has taught her to love and care for others.
2021 (R-FRESHMAN): Led the Matadors in putouts (92) and was tied for third in assists (26) with Kenedee Jamerson...tied for third on the team in RBI (6) with Savannah Farve...tied for fourth on the squad in doubles (3) with Favre and Jaymi Steward...entered game two of the Apr. 28 doubleheader against San Diego with three hits on the season, in that second game, she doubled her season total as she went 3-for-3 with two RBI as the Matadors defeated USD 5-3.
2020 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the softball program at Arkansas.
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif…team went 26-5 during junior season as she hit over .350…team won the Dave Kops Tournament of Champions including a win over then No. 3 Los Alamitos High School…helped Orange Lutheran to the Torrance National Tournament championships; a tournament that features the top softball teams from California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada…batted .435 average during sophomore season…as a member of the So Cal Athletics Jendro travel ball team, owned a .350 and a .360 batting average during her last two seasons.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Armando and Dianna Usquiano…a psychology major...favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Mookie Betts, Denzel Washington, Sandra Bullock, Money Heist, Nacho Libre, Sushi, and Lil Baby…chose CSUN because it overall felt like a great environment to be around. The team and coaches were very welcoming and being at CSUN allows her to compete at a high level while also getting her education…chose her number 29 because it reminds me of her uncle who passed away, he played baseball and also wore 29…the most famous person she has met is Keke Hernandez…the person in history she would like to meet is Harriet Tubman…the person she would like to switch places with for one day is Kylie Jenner…her greatest hero is her mom who has taught her to work hard in everything I do and that everything is earned. She has taught her to love and care for others.
Softball--CSUN vs. Hawai'i
Saturday, May 04
Softball-CSUN vs. UC Riverside
Saturday, April 13
Softball-CSUN vs. UCLA
Sunday, March 24
Softball-CSUN vs. Saint Mary's
Saturday, March 23
