Micaela Macario

#28

PositionINF

Height5-6

ClassFreshman

HometownChula Vista, Calif.

FRESHMAN (2022)

Named as the American Athletic Conference's Rookie of the Year
Named to The American's All-Conference Second Team
A unanimous selection to The American's All-Rookie Team
Named The American's Player of the Week on Feb. 28 after posting a .462 batting average, 1.178 OPS, 10 RBI, two doubles and a stolen base in five games played.
Played and started in 61 games for the Knights, all at shortstop and primarily batted in the nine spot in the lineup
Batted .286 on the year with an OPS of .722
Was second on the team in stolen bases, swiping 19 bags on 20 attempts
Had 42 hits, five of which were doubles and two which were triples
Knocked in 27 RBI while scoring 31 runs
Drew 21 walks
Earned a career-high six RBI and had two doubles at home against James Madison (2/27)
Earned a career-high three stolen bases against No. 11 Texas at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational (2/19)
Had three games with multiple stolen bases
Had two games with three hits (vs. Furman, 3/19; vs. Memphis, 4/9)
Had a total of six multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games
Had a season-high six-game hitting streak from 2/25-3/4
Strung together four straight games with an RBI from 3/6-3/11

PRIOR TO UCF

Attended Bonita Vista High School
Was also a track and field athlete, participating in the 4x100m, 100m, and Long Jump
Named school varsity MVP and Metromesa All-League Team in her sophomore season
Named school varsity Best Defensive Player and Metromesa All-League Team in her freshman season
Played for the California Cruisers club team

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