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2023 Softball Roster

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15 Izzy Pacho

  • Position Catcher/Infield
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School Ironwood Ridge H.S.
  • Hometown Tucson, Ariz.
  • Instagram izzy_pacho

Biography

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Career (155 GP/116 GS, .304 AVG/.392 OBP/.497 SLG/.889 OPS, 20 2B, 1 3B, 16 HR, 74 RBI, 2-2 SB, .985 fld%)
  • Has appeared in 155 games in her career, including 116 starts between catcher, third base, and designated player
  • Was Arizona’s primary catcher for the 2023 season, starting 34 games behind the plate
  • Became Arizona’s primary third baseman in 2022, starting 53 games at third
  • A powerful hitter who has had one third of her career hits go for extra bases, including 16 homers

2023 (45 GP/37 GS, .281 AVG/.425 OBP/.375 SLG/.800 OPS, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 0-0 SB, .994 fld%)
  • Started 37 games; including 34 behind the plate and three as the designated player
  • Hit a grand slam in her first at-bat of the season in Arizona’s season opener against Long Beach State (2/9)
  • Drove in a career best five RBI in the season opener against Long Beach State (2/9)
  • Recorded six multi-hit and multi-RBI games during the season
  • Named a CSC Academic All-District honoree 

2022 (61 GP/58 GS, .360 AVG/.425 OBP/.629 SLG/1.054 OPS, 13 2B, 1 3B, 11 HR, 37 RBI, 1-1 SB, .959 fld%)
  • Started a career best 58 games; including 53 at third base
  • Hit the game-winning home run – a solo homer in the eighth inning – in Arizona’s first win over Mississippi State in the Starkville Super Regional (5/27)
  • Had a career best four hits at New Mexico State (4/27)
  • Drove in a career high three RBI three times
  • Had a career best two doubles at Utah (4/24)
  • Hit her first career triple at Utah (4/23)
  • Finished the season ranked fourth on the team with 11 home runs and 37 RBI
  • Had 13 doubles to finish second on the team
  • Is third on the team and ninth in the Pac-12 with 64 hits
  • Had 10 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games
  • Was named first-team NFCA All-West Region

2021 (8 GP/0 GS, .143 AVG/.250 OBP/.143 SLG/.393 OPS, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0-0 SB, .000 fld%)
  • Appeared in eight games as a pinch hitter
  • Recorded one walk vs Arizona State (4/17) and one hit vs. California (5/2)

2020 (17 GP/12 GS, .250 AVG/.318 OBP/.425 SLG/.743 OPS, 4 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 1-1 SB, 1.000 fld%)
  • Split time with Sharlize Palacios as Arizona’s starting catcher
  • Started 12 of UA’s 25 games behind the plate and appeared in 17 total games
  • Had a career year at the plate, hitting .250 with four doubles, a home run and driving in nine runs in the abbreviated season
  • Half of her hits (5-of-10) went for extra bases
  • Opened the season on a four-game hitting streak including multi-hit games in each of the first two games of the season, two of her three multi-hit games on the season
  • Homered in the season-opener vs. Kansas (2.7)
  • Went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI off the bench vs. UT Arlington (3/1)
  • Three of her four doubles occurred in the final six games of the season
 
2019 (24 GP/9 GS, .195 AVG/.250 OBP/.341 SLG/.591 OPS, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 0-0 SB, 1.000 fld%)
  • Saw action in 24 games, including nine starts as a freshman
  • Started eight games at designated player and one as UA’s catcher, her lone appearance in the field
  • Was Arizona’s opening-day starter at designated player
  • Hit .195 over 41 at-bats
  • Homered twice and drove in five total runs on the season
  • Hit her home runs, both two-run shots, vs. Kent State (3/1) and Utah (4/6)
  • Went 2-for-2 with a walk in her first-career Pac-12 start vs. Oregon (3/17)
 
High School
  • A three-year letterwinner at Ironwood Ridge High School in Tucson, Arizona
  • Named a PGF All-American as a senior
  • A first-team all-state, -region, -district, - city and –conference performer
  • Hit .653 13 doubles, nine home runs, a .750 on-base percentage and a 1.094 slugging percentage as a senior, when she led Ironwood Ridge to state-runner-up for the second straight season
  • Helped lead team to state championships in 2015 and 2016
  • Competed for the Sun Cats in club ball; finished runner up at PGF in 2012 and had four other top-seven finishes
 
Personal
  • Daughter of Sonny Pacho (stepmom: Monica) and Lisa Dumlao (stepdad: Fel-Alan Dumlao)
  • Has two brothers (Isaiah and Daymon) and three younger sisters (Denissa, Mia and Malina)
  • Wants to be a softball coach
  • Enjoys spending time with family and friends
  • Chose Arizona over Cal State Fullerton, Georgia, Syracuse and UNLV because “it has been my dream school since I was a kid. The incredible coaching staff and amazing environment given to athletes here at Arizona was something I would never miss the opportunity to be a part of.” 

Career Honors:
2023
CSC Academic All-District
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2022
NFCA All-West Region (First Team)
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2019Freshman

    Catcher/Infield
    5'5"
    15
  • 15

    2020Sophomore

    Catcher/Infield
    5'5"
    15
  • 15

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Catcher/Infield
    5'5"
    15
  • 15

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Catcher/Infield
    5'5"
    15
  • 15

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Catcher/Infield
    5'5"
    15
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