DEE AT A GLANCE: Outstanding instinctive player...Unique as a left-handed throwing catcher who hits right...Great power to all fields...Should step in a compete for the starting catcher job from day one.
JUNIOR (2015): Started every game, all but one at catcher, earning Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year honors ... Named first-team All-Region by both Daktronics and the NFCA ... Named Second-Team All-America by both groups as well ... Led the team as fourth in the conference with a .415 average ... Posted eighth-best single season batting average in school history ... Led the confernece in doubles (25) walks (30), RBI (48), total bases (113), on-base percentage (.524) and slugging percentage (.837) ... Set Barry single-season marks for total bases, doubles, on-base and slugging percentages ... Led the nation in doubles per game (0.53), the first Buccaneer national offensive statistical leader since Kim Edwards (69 total runs) in 1990 ... Had more extra-base hits (36) than singles (20) ... Had 10 multi-hit and 14 multi-RBI games ... Went 2-for-5 with five RBI in a 7-2 win over Saint Leo on Mar. 1 ... Tied the Barry single-game record for homers twice: in an 8-0 win over St. Thomas on Feb. 21 and a 5-3 win over Lynn on Apr. 11 ... Went 4-for-4 with a homer and five RBI in an 8-1 win over Nova Southeastern on Apr. 8 ... Earned President's List honors in the fall and Dean's List in the spring ... Named to both the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll and the NFCA Scholar All-America Team.
PRIOR TO BARRY: Played two seasons at Embry-Riddle under coach Sarah Lockett...Hit .375 with 26 doubles, nine homers and 61 RBI in 82 games...Also stole 16 bases in 16 attempts. SOPHOMORE (Embry-Riddle - 2014): Top hitter for the Eagles as they went 23-18...Hit .392 with 20 runs, 17 RBI and a team-best 12 doubles and four homers...Had two different seven-game hitting streaks, including the last seven games of the season. FRESHMAN (Embery-Riddle - 2013): One of three Eagles to start all 41 games...Started 27 times at catcher and 14 times at first base...Earned All-Sun Conference accolades...Hit .358, second-best on the team...Led the team in doubles (14), RBI (41), total bases (73), slugging percentage (.593), walks (17) and sacrifice flies (7)...Struck out just six times in 155 plate appearances...Also tied for the team lead with five home runs...Went 8-for-8 in stolen bases...Hit the first grand slam in program history at Flagler on Feb. 2...Went 3-for-5 with a season-high two doubles and five RBI at South Carolina-Beaufort onApr. 7...Batted .353 (6-for-17) with four runs scored and four RBI at the conference tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School in 2012...Four-year letterwinner at GHBSHS where she played for Adanais Marcote, Cynthia Strauss, Jennifer Owens...Consistent .500 hitter throughout her high school career, batting .509 as a freshman, .512 with 30 RBI as a sophomore and .508 with 15 RBI and 15 runs scored in her junior season...Posted a .604 batting average with four home runs and 25 RBI as a senior...Garnered first team All-Dade County honors in each of her four seasons...All-County Hitter of the year twice...First-team All-State selection...Second team All-Region...Named All-State Defensive Player of the Year.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Orlando and Barbara Espinosa...First ever softball signee at Embry-Riddle...Won a gold medal in powerlifting in 2015...Majoring in sports management...Has two brothers, Daniel and David.
