Maritza Martinez
20 Maritza Martinez
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
  • High School:
    Rancho Cucamonga
  • Position:
    IF
  • Major:
    Management
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R

Bio

As a sophomore: Appeared in 38 games, primarily at first base ... Led the Bulldogs with 186 put outs, while also totaling 4 assists and a .979 fielding percentage ... Totaled one run off 11 hits, including five RBI ... Improved in conference play, batting .238 while recording a .238 on base percentage and a .238 slugging percentage. 

As a freshman: Made 28 appearances, earning 20 starts at first base for the Black and Gold in 2015 … Finished the year hitting .244 with 11 hits, two doubles, four homers, eight RBI and five runs scored … Went 3-for-6 with a double, two homeruns, two RBI and three runs scored in a doubleheader at UMass Lowell on March 31.

Before Bryant: Three-year varsity letterwinner at first base at Rancho Cucamonga High School … Helped lead the Cougars to a third place finish in the Baseline League in 2013 as a junior … Earned Second Team All-Baseline League honors and the Most Improved Player Award as a junior … In the classroom, earned Honor Roll distinction all four years at Rancho Cucamonga and was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Cougars for Christ Club, and the Rancho Remembers Club.

Career Highs

Hits: 2, 2x, rec. vs. FDU (April 11, 2015)
Runs scored: 2 at UMass Lowell (March 31, 2015)
RBI: 2, 3x, rec. vs. FDU (April 11, 2015)
Home runs: 1, 3x, rec. vs. FDU (April 11, 2015)
Stolen bases: --
Walks: 1, 2x, rec. at Wagner (April 4, 2015)

News Mentions

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No. 4 Bulldogs open NEC Tournament against No. 1 Blackbirds, Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in Brooklyn

SMITHFIELD, R.I. - After failing to reach the postseason in 2015, the Bryant University softball team returns to the Northeast Conference...

May 11, 2016

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Four-run second inning helps Bulldogs to a 4-1 victory over River Hawks, Wednesday afternoon at Conaty Park

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University softball head coach Shayne Lotito shook up the lineup against UMass Lowell on Wednesday afternoon...

April 27, 2016

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Madsen's ninth-inning walk-off double helps Bulldogs sweep Seahawks in Saturday's doubleheader

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – After holding Wagner scoreless, 3-0, in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader, senior Elle Madsen (Wheat Ridge,...

April 16, 2016

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Bulldogs begin NEC play 1-1, split doubleheader with Sacred Heart, 1-0, 1-0, Saturday afternoon

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University softball team split games with Sacred Heart, defeating the Pioneers 1-0 in game one, before falling...

April 2, 2016

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Bulldogs drop both to Huskies, 2-0, and 15-2, on Wednesday afternoon in Storrs

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – After being held scoreless, 2-0, in game one of the doubleheader at Connecticut, the Bryant University softball team...

March 30, 2016

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Bulldogs couldn't erase Eagles' lead after the first, fall, 2-0, Wednesday afternoon

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – After falling behind, 2-0, in the first inning, the Bryant University softball team, despite placing two runners on base...

March 23, 2016

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Seahawks defeat Bulldogs in Wednesday's doubleheader, 4-2 and 2-0

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University softball team fell to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 4-2, and 2-0, in Wednesday&rs...

March 16, 2016

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Spartans take down Bulldogs in doubleheader, 11-3 and 7-1, Tuesday afternoon

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University softball team drops back-to-back games, 11-3, and 7-1, to the University of North Carolina at...

March 15, 2016

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Bulldogs drop doubleheader against Camels, 6-1 and 11-5

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – In the Bryant University softball team’s first series of its North Carolina tour, the Bulldogs dropped the first...

March 12, 2016

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Bulldogs travel to North Carolina, face Camels in three-game series

SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant University softball team is still on the hunt for their first win, as they travel the Tar Heel State, where they are...

March 11, 2016

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Bulldogs take on Murray St., No.4 Auburn and Georgia St. at Wilson/DeMarini Classic

SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant University softball team opens up the Wilson/DeMarini Classic at Auburn University with a doubleheader against...

March 3, 2016

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Bulldogs travel to Sunshine State to open 2016 season at Citrus Classic

SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant University softball team opens its 2016 season with five games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando,...

February 25, 2016

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2016 Softball Preview: Bulldogs add new, young talent to infield

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University softball team opens the 2016 season against North Florida at the Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.,...

February 16, 2016