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2017 Softball Roster

14 Eva Watson

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Kenston Forest H.S.
  • Hometown Victoria, Va

Biography

  • Appeared in 182 games in her career, with 74 starts in centerfield
  • A career .320 hitter, including a team-high .387 mark in 2016
  • Stole 22 bases in 27 tries in her career

 
2017: Saw action in 48 games, including 11 starts … Was Arizona’s most-used reserve, appearing in a team-high 37 games as a sub … Hit .207 in 29 at-bats … Scored 21 runs and stole seven bases in eight tries … The bulk of her appearances came as a pinch runner (30 games), but also received seven starts in center field and four in right … Was Arizona’s starting centerfielder for the NCAA Tournament after starter Alyssa Palomino tore her ACL in the days leading up to the Tucson Regional … Went 2-for-2 with a career-high-tying two stolen bases in the Tucson Regional clincher vs. South Carolina (5/21) … Drove in three runs on the season, including two vs. Drake (2/18).
 
2016: Led the team with a .387 batting average … Missed 19 games with a knee injury sustained vs. Texas A&M (2/21) … Started 38 games in centerfield and saw time in the two-spot in the batting order (14 games) as well as the nine-hole (24 games) … Finished ninth in the Pac-12 with her .387 average … Had 11 multi-hit games, including a trio of three-hit games after entering the season with just three, three-hit games in her career … Posted a career-best .441 on-base percentage, fifth on the team … Also set a career-high with a .426 on-base percentage, second highest on the team … Scored 28 runs, fifth highest on the team and a career high … Her five sacrifice bunts were third most on the team … Stole three bases, tied for fourth on the team … Ended the season on a season-long five-game hitting streak … Drove in a career-high three runs in a 3-for-3 game with two doubles vs. Purdue (3/13) … Stole a career-high-tying two bases vs. Southern Utah (2/11), tied for the most of any Wildcat in 2016 … Hit her first home run vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/14) … Scored a career-most three runs on two occasions (2/13 vs. Purdue and 5/28 at Auburn) … Knoxville Regional: Had two hits in seven at-bats (.286) and scored two runs … Auburn Super Regional: Led Arizona with a .625 average in eight at-bats and scored a team-high three runs … Reached base three times and went 2-for-2 in game 1 (5/28) with a career-high-tying three runs scored … Also notched hits in both games on day 2 (5/29), bringing her season-ending hitting streak to a season-long five games.
 
2015: Hit .323 as a part of Arizona’s rotation in centerfield … Started 25 games in center and appeared in 19 more games … Was a perfect 8-for-8 stealing bases, third most on the team … Knocked two triples, tied for second most on the team … Scored 24 runs … Knocked a double vs. Bryant (3/1) … Drove in three runs on the year … Slugged .400 and got on-base at a .353 clip … Had five games with multiple hits, including three, three-hit contests, all of which came in a stretch of five games (2/14-2/20) … Had a seven-game hit streak early in the season (2/12-2/20) in which she hit .667 (14-for-21) … Twenty four of her starts came in the nine spot in the order, but led off against Colorado State (2/27), marking the only game of the season that Hallie Wilson did not lead off … Went 3-for-3 with a run driven in vs. LSU (2/20) … Stole a pair of bases vs. Oklahoma State (2/8) … Had three hits, including a triple, and a stolen base vs. San Jose State (2/14) … Tucson Regional: Appeared in three games off of the bench … Went 0-for-1 in a pinch hit appearance vs. St. John’s (5/15) … Pinch ran in both games against Minnesota (5/17) and scored a run in game 2 … Baton Rouge Super Regional: Started game 2 and went 1-for-3 with a run scored.
 
2014: Appeared in 48 games as an offensive substitution … Arizona’s fastest pinch-running option … Scored 18 runs as a pinch runner … Stole four bases in five attempts, third most on the team … Appeared in the outfield on four occasions during the season … Did not record a hit in 10 at-bats on the season, but did draw a walk vs. San Jose State (3/9) … Tucson Regional: Appeared in all four games as a pinch runner and scored a run in three of the appearances … Lafayette Super Regional: Pinch ran in both games … Scored a run in game one of the series.
 
High School: A four-year letterwinner at Kenston Forest High School under head coach Debra Hood … Named first-team all-state as a sophomore and junior and second-team as a freshman … Team captain and MVP as a senior … Posted a .583 average with a .638 OBP her senior year … Drove in 21 runs and scored 36 runs … Stole 15 bases in 15 attempts … Holds the stolen base record … Won three consecutive state titles her sophomore to senior seasons.  
 
Personal: Born Eva Elizabeth Watson in February of 1995 to Richard and Melissa Watson … Plans to major in physiology to pursue a career in physical therapy or athletic training … Chose Arizona over James Madison, Alabama and Christopher Newport.   

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2014Junior

    Outfield
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2015Sophomore

    OF
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2016Senior

    Outfield
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2017Senior

    Outfield
    5'7"
    14
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