Utah Valley University Athletics

AT UTAH VALLEY ...
Junior (2025): Appeared in 34 games with 14 starts, all at catcher … hit .444, the highest mark on the team, including non-starters … finished season on a six-game reached base streak, including a hit in five of the final six games she played … at WAC Tournament in Riverside, hit a team-best .625 (5-for-8) with three walks in three starts …

Sophomore (2024): Appeared in 38 games with 22 starts, all at catcher … posted a .254 batting average with 16 hits in 63 at bats … had four multi-hit games, against Iowa State, Oregon State, Seattle U, and Utah Tech … had walk-off single in comeback win over Tarleton State on March 15 … against Seattle U, went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI … against Oregon State, went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI … drove in two in 12-10 win over BYU.

Freshman (2023): Appeared in 22 games, including 3 starts at catcher and 12 cameos as a pinch-runner … recorded three-hit game in second-career start against CBU on April 15, including the go-ahead hit in come-from-behind win over the Lancers … scored game-clinching run after hitting a triple in run-rule victory over SUU on April 22.

BEFORE UTAH VALLEY ...
Prepped at Fullerton High School in Fullerton, Calif. ... three-time All-League honoree ... 2019 Defensive Player of the Year and 2021 Offensive Player of the Year for Fullerton ... named team MVP for 2022 ... earned scholar-athlete recognition in 2022 ... played club for BSC Bengals.
 
PERSONAL ...
Parents are Irene Torres (mom), Efrain Bugarin (stepdad), Fabricio Higareda (dad), and Carolina Higareda (stepmom) ... majoring in Criminal Justice.