McKenna Arriola

Position:
Shortstop
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
West Hills, Calif.
High School:
El Camino Real Charter HS
B/T:
L/R

Senior (2018)
• Started all 58 games; 49 at shortstop and nine at third base.
• Finishes her career having started in every game since arriving in Corvallis, 212.
• Batted .280 with 51 hits and three home runs.
• Led the way with 13 doubles for OSU, had second-most RBI at 25.
• Had the second-most stolen bases during the season at 16.
• Finishes career with No. 8 career batting average, .316.
• Ranks No. 3 in Oregon State history in runs scored (147) and stolen bases (44).
• Went 2-for-3 in a win over No. 16 California with three RBI and a run scored.
• Stole two bases in a game four times during the season.

Junior (2017)
• Pac-12 All-Conference Third Team.
• Started all 55 games but two games at short.
• Finished with the second best batting average with a .352 mark.
• Held a team best .438 on-base percentage as a lead off batter.
• Hit two home runs and six doubles.
• Tied for the most hits with 64 and runs scored with 39.
• Was a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen bases.

Sophomore (2016)
•   All-Pac-12 First Team.
•   Pac-12 All-Defensive Team.
•   Started shortstop and in the leadoff spot in all 51 games, batting a team-high .368 with nine doubles, two triples and 23 RBI.
•   Finished seventh in the Pac-12 in stolen bases (11).
•   Led or tied on the team in five categories, including batting average (.368), hits (63), HBP (5), on-base percentage (.441) and stolen bases (11).
•   Slugged a pair of doubles in a 3-for-4 effort at UCLA on April 15, adding a walk, run scored and RBI.
•   Was 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in the series finale against California on March 26.
•   Finished 3-for-3 with three RBI, a run scored and a walk in game two at Utah on March 20.

Freshman (2015) [Game-by-Game Stats]
• Started all 52 games at shortstop.
•   Homered in her first collegiate at bat.
• Tallied 10 multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games.
•   Went 4-for-5 with three runs, two RBI and a home run against East Carolina on March 7.
•   Scored three runs against Fresno State on Feb. 28.
•   Recorded two hits, three runs and an RBI against UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 27.
•   Following her freshman season, won the gold medal with the USA Women's Junior National Team at the 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation Junior Women’s World Championship.

El Casino Real Charter HS
• Lettered four years for head coach Laurie Chandler and Jodi Borenstein.
• Two-time West Valley All-League first team.
• Four-time Scholar Athlete Award winner.
• LA City second team recepiant her freshman season.
• CIF LA City section first-team award winner as a sophomore.
• Helped win a city championship her sophomore year.
• West Valley League Co-Player of the Year Award after her junior season.
• All-CIF LA City First Team Award winner as a junior and All-City First Team as a senior.
• West Valley League Player of the Year and El Camino Real Athlete of the Year her senior season.
• Led her team to a National Championship her final season.

Club
•   Played two years for the Batbusters for head coach Mike Stith and two years for Victory for head coach John Ashley.
• Won a national championship.

Personal
•   Daughter of Vicki and John Arriola.
• Her mother is a senior pension administrator and her dad is a managing director.
•   Has an older brother, Zach.
• Majoring in business.
• Enjoys snowboarding.
• Former prep teammates playing DI softball include: Paige Halsted (UCLA), Sydney Romero (Oklahoma) Sierra Hyland (Cal Poly).
•   Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant.
• Chose Oregon State because of the beautiful school and coach Berg.