2013 (JUNIOR): Played in 46 games whilestarting in 44 games at shortstop … was third on the teamwith 18 RBIs and 142 at-bats … tied the team lead fordoubles with nine … recorded 37 hits and 14 runs …led the team with 107 assists … went 2-for-3 against NorthTexas (2/9/13) … scored twice against Southern (2/24/13)… went 2-for-4 against Sam Houston including a walk offgrand slam to help lift the Islanders to a 6-5 conference victoryat Chapman Field … earned the Islanders OutstandingLeadership award.

2012 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 20 games whilestarting in 11 … split time between a pinch hitter,designated hitter and shortstop … recorded six hits and tworuns … in her second career at-bat, she ripped her firstcareer two-run homer against Stephen F. Austin (3/3) at the Ragin'Cajuns Invitational … tallied her first double of the seasonat Nicholls State … collected 13 put outs and 22 assists atshortstop.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at CalallenHigh School under head coach D.J. Kilgore … recorded a3.42 batting average while leading her team to a third-place finishduring her senior campaign … helped her team to a runner-upfinish at districts her freshman and junior year …registered a .412 batting average her junior year while earningFirst Team All-South Texas honors as a designated hitter and FirstTeam All-State shortstop honors … named First TeamAll-District her last three years … led her team to theregional finals her freshman year and the regional semifinals hersenior year … four-year letterwinner in basketball andtwo-year letterwinner in cross country … earned First TeamAll-District honors her sophomore, junior and senior years …named First Team All-South Texas her senior year … regionalfinalist her junior year in cross country … named the2007 Academic Athlete of the Year.  

PERSONAL: Born Valerie Marie Perez on Aug. 12,1991, in Corpus Christi, Texas … parents are Rene and MariaPerez … has three brothers, Chris, Andy and Jerry …major is health science.