Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1st in career hits (209) … 1st in career triples (15) … 1st in single-season triples (8), total bases (126) and runs scored (56) … 2nd in career assists (346) … 2nd in single-season OBP (.488)… t-5th in games played (204)
AT UTAH VALLEY ...
Senior (2026): Started all 54 games primarily at short, but also spent time at third and second … named first team All-WAC and WAC Co-Defensive POTY, the first in team history … set program single-season records for triples (8), total bases (126) and runs scored (56) … led WAC with 79 hits, 2nd-most in a single season in program history … had 2nd-best OBP in program history at .488, just .00012 behind teammate Tatum Hall … first player in program history to hit for the cycle vs a D-I opponent, vs SUU on May 1 … named to NCAA Softball National Lineup of the Week and WAC Player of the Week for final week of regular season … had team-best 12-game hitting streak and 20-game reached base streak … had 23 multi-hit, 16 multi-run, and 9 multi-RBI games … had streak of 11-straight plate appearances reaching base from March 31-April 3, 2nd-longest in D-I in 2026 … had three four-hit games, tied for most in a single season all-time … tied single-game records with three stolen bases vs UTEP on Opening Day and four runs scored vs UT Arlington on April 3 … reached base in all but six games … had two lead-off homers, vs UMass Lowell and in game two of DH vs SUU … named Academic All-District and NFCA Scholar-Athlete.
Junior (2025): Started all 51 games at shortstop, one of two players to start every game at the same position … named first team All-WAC, the first honor of her collegiate career … led team in hits with 57, including one homer, four triples, and seven doubles … also led team in runs scored with 33 … finished second in RBIs with 27 … swiped eight bases on 11 attempts … led team in multi-hit and multi-RBI games with 16 and nine respectively … hit first career grand slam against Washington on Feb. 14 … had stretch of five straight multi-hit games from March 28 to April 4, including a two-hit game in a win at BYU … four triples led the team and were most in a season since 2021 … hit game-winning homer to secure series win over UTA on March 29 ... named to Academic All-District team.
Sophomore (2024): Appeared in 50 games with 44 starts … posted a .276 batting average with one home run, two triples, six doubles, and 14 RBIs … named to the WAC All-Tournament team … home run came in 8-2 win over GCU … drove in three with bases-clearing triple in regular season finale against Utah Tech on May 4… went 1-for-2 in season opener against #1 Oklahoma … went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in win over Saint Mary’s on Feb. 17 … against Seattle U, went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and two runs scored … went 3-for-3 with a run scored against UTA on April 12.
Freshman (2023): One of two players to start all 49 games … hit .298, including a .328 mark in WAC play … finished season with 39 hits … hit first-career HR in 3-1 win over GCU … ended season 4th among starters with a .730 OPS … recorded nine multi-hit games, tied for third-most on the team and most among UVU’s freshmen … led team with 62 assists, posting a .936 fielding percentage.
BEFORE UTAH VALLEY ...
Prepped at La Habra High School in La Habra, Calif. ... three-time Freeway League champion (2019, 2021, 2022) ... three-time All-Freeway League honoree ... 2022 league Defensive Player of the Year ... team captain ... played club for Firecrackers Brashear and OC Batbusters.
PERSONAL ...
Parents are Andrea Esparza and Matthew Moreno ... born in Fullerton, Calif. ... sister to Alyssa Rios, Alexis Moreno, Krista Moreno, and Ciara Esparza ... older sister Alyssa played softball at North Dakota ... cousin Hope Moreno was the director of softball operations at the University of Pittsburgh.
