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2022 Softball Roster

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18 Sharlize Palacios

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • High School Eastlake H.S.
  • Hometown Chula Vista, Calif.
  • Instagram sharpalacios

Biography

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Career (129 GP/129 GS, .335 AVG/.431 OBP/.684 SLG/1.115 OPS, 8 2B, 1 3B, 39 HR, 128 RBI, 1-1 SB, .991 fld%)
  • Has started 129 games of UA’s 141 games in her career
  • Is tied for 23rd in Arizona history with 39 career home runs
  • Was Arizona’s primary catcher in 2022, hitting .326 with a .709 slugging percentage, 20 home runs, and 64 RBI
  • Was UA’s primary designated hitter her freshman year, hitting .348, with a .715 slugging percentage, 18 home runs, and 57 RBI
  • Ranks fifth in Arizona freshman history with a .715 slugging percentage, seventh with 57 RBI, and tied seventh with 18 home runs

2022 (61 GP/61 GS, .326 AVG/.441 OBP/.709 SLG/1.150 OPS, 4 2B, 1 3B, 20 HR, 64 RBI, 0-0 SB, .989 fld%)
  • Appeared in all 61 of Arizona’s games; 56 as Arizona’s catcher, 5 as designated player
  • Hit a walk-off two-run home run to help Arizona win its first Pac-12 game of the season against Washington (4/3)
  • Had a season best three hits with five RBI against Oregon to secure Arizona’s first Pac-12 series win of the season (4/16)
  • Hit the game-winning solo home run against Missouri (5/28) to push Arizona to its eighth-straight Super Regional berth
  • Finished the season with 20 home runs to rank second on the team and fourth in the Pac-12
  • Her 20 home runs ranks 24th in Arizona history for home runs in a single season
  • Led the team and ranked second in the conference with 64 RBI
  • Drove in a career best seven RBI vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/18)
  • Hit her first career triple vs. Southern Utah (2/10)
  • Had a career long 27-game on-base streak from April 1-May 22
  • Had 13 multi-hit and 19 multi-RBI games
  • Named second-team NFCA All-West
  • Earned first-team All-Pac-12 and All-Defensive honors

2021 (55 GP/55 GS, .348 AVG/.431 OBP/.715 SLG/1.146 OPS, 2 2B, 0 3B, 18 HR, 57 RBI, 0-0 SB, 1.000 fld%)
  • Was Arizona’s primary designated hitter in 42 games and split time with Dejah Mulipola behind the plate in 13 games
  • Hit .348 as a freshman, third best on the team
  • Hit three grand slams and had six games with at least four RBI
  • Had 14 multi-hit and multi-RBI games
  • Is second on the team in home runs (18), RBI (57), and slugging percentage (.715)
  • Her .715 slugging percentage ranks fifth in the Pac-12 and first among conference freshmen
  • Is ranked fifth in Arizona freshman history with a .715 slugging percentage, seventh with 57 RBI, and tied seventh with 18 home runs
  • Named All-Pac-12 (1st Team), Pac-12 All-Freshman, and NFCA All-West Region (2nd Team)
  • Was included in the NFCA Division 1 Freshman of the Year Top 30

2020 (13 GP/13 GS, .324 AVG/.381 OBP/.412 SLG/.793 OPS, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 1-1 SB, .990 fld%)
  • Was Arizona’s primary catcher, starting 13 games behind the plate in between dealing with a pair of injuries that kept her out of action
  • Hit .324 as a freshman, seventh best average on the team, in 34 at-bats
  • Hit a home run vs. Long Beach State (2/16)
  • Drove in seven runs on the season, six of which came in a four-game stretch in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (2/20-22)
  • Had three multi-hit games, including a career-best 3-for-4, two-RBI outing vs. Texas A&M
  • Drew five walks (all in consecutive games from Feb. 21-Feb. 28), helping her to a .381 on-base percentage
  • Had a six-game reached-base streak and three-game hitting streak during the season
  • Saw the most starts in the cleanup spot in the order (5 games), but also so time as the No. 5 hitter (4 games), No. 6 hitter (3 games) and No. 7 hitter (1 game)
  • Missed the first six games with a broken left thumb
  • Suffered a head/neck injury in a collision at home plate vs. UT Arlington (3/1), an injury that would keep her out of the final five games of the season
 
High School
  • A four-year letterwinner at Eastlake High School under head coach Tony Ritcher
  • Ranked as the No. 38 recruit nationally by Extra Inning Softball
  • A two-time all-conference performer
  • A member of the all-academic team as a junior and a senior
  • Hit .566 with 11 home runs while slugging 1.152 as a senior at Eastlake, where she holds the school record for home runs
  • In club ball, played for the OC Batbusters under head coach Mike Stith
  • Named to the PGF All-Tournament Team in 2019
 
Personal
  • Daughter of Francisco and Soida Palacios
  • Born on Jan. 9, 2001 in Chula Vista, California
  • Has a younger brother (Sabian) and an older sister (Sashel)
  • Sister Sashel played softball at Arizona State and is a current member of the Mexican National Team, which will compete in the 2020 Olympics, along with former Wildcats Brigette Del Ponte, Taylor McQuillin and Danielle O’Toole
  • Father Francisco was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1992
  • Plans to major in business and hopes to work in professional baseball
  • In her free time, enjoys going to the beach and spending time with family
  • Chose Arizona over UCLA, Florida, Stanford, Washington and Oregon “to have the opportunity to win a national championship, the coaching staff is the best in the country, and to play with amazing athletes.”

Career Honors:
2022
NFCA All-West (Second Team)
All-Pac-12 (First Team)
Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
U.S. Women's National Team Member
USA Softball Player of the Year Watch List (50 Players)
Softball America Preseason Top 100 Players (#29)
Extra Inning Softball Extra Elite 100 Players (#55)
Softball America Preseason All-American (3rd Team)
2021
All-Pac-12 (1st Team)
Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
NFCA All-West Region (2nd Team)
NFCA Division 1 Freshman of the Year Top 30
 
Record Books:
Career
Home Runs t23rd (39)
Season
Home Runs t24th (20 – 2022)
Freshman
Home Runs 18 (t7th)
RBI 57 (7th)

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2020Freshman

    Catcher
    5'6"
    18
  • 18

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Catcher
    5'6"
    18
  • 18

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'6"
    18
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