Utah Valley University Athletics

AT UTAH VALLEY ...
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.