Morgan State University Athletics

2016 (Junior): Started in 1 of 17 games played...Had a .200 batting average... .200 slugging pct. ...Scored 3 runs and had one hit...2 RBIs... .200 on base pct. ...2 strikeouts...Had 1 stolen base... .750 fielding pct. ... 1 error and 2 putouts...Played in 16 games as a sub...2016 MEAC Softball All-Academic team.

2015 (Sophomore): Started in 12 of 29 games played...Had a .267 batting average... .267 slugging average...Scored 7 runs and had 8 hits...1 RBI...7 strikeouts...Was walked 4 times...Was caught stealing once... .353 on base pct. ... .875 fielding pct. ...4 errors and 20 putouts...Led the team with 17 games as a sub.

2014 (Freshman): Was a second-team Morgan State Academic honoree…Had a .239 batting average with 67 at bats, 12 runs, 16 hits, including a double and a triple…Started in 26 of the 28 games she played…Notched 19 total bases and 8 RBIs…Had six walks and went 2-for-4 in stolen bases…Tallied 40 putouts and had 39 assists…Went 1-for-2 with a double, a run scored and a walk against Maryland Eastern Shore (4/27)…Was 2-for-4 with a run and RBI and recorded both of her two stolen bases of the season at Howard (4/18)…Totaled two hits on three at bats, including a triple and had two runs scored and a RBI against Maryland Eastern Shore (2/23) at the Aggie Softball Invitational…Drove in a season-high two RBIs, while recording two hits and a run scored against Thomas (2/8) during the Savannah State Tournament. 
 
High School: Two-sport prep athlete for Garfield High…Helped lead the Bulldogs to a 12-0 record and league championship (2010-11)…Posted an 11-1 record to capture the league championship (2012-13) as a senior under coach Alex Oropeza…Was selected all-league second team as a freshman…Three-time first-team all-league…2013 all-league MVP…Played volleyball two seasons under Coach Manuel Cortinas…Graduated top of class and received student-athlete award.

Personal: Born on December 23, 1994 in Los Angeles, Calif….Daughter of Gloria Castaneda…Nickname “Blanco”…Is a sociology major and a criminal justice minor…Volunteered with the Los Angeles Dodgers Booster Club…Lists her mother as the biggest supporter…Enjoys baking, watching funny videos and listening to music...Her career ambition is to become a crime scene investigator.