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33 Yazzy Avila

  • Position Utility
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown El Paso, Texas
  • High School Pebble Hills HS
  • Prev School New Mexico State
  • Instagram yazzy_33
  • Twitter yazzynazz_33

Biography

REDSHIRT Sophomore - 2025

  • Played and started 48 games
  • Slashed .305/.467/.447
  • Third on the team in batting average
  • Tallied 32 hits and 25 runs
  • Added 10 extra base hits including six doubles, three homers and a triple
  • Posted nine RBI and was hit by a pitch 11 times
  • Went 10-for-12 in stolen bases
  • Logged seven multi-hit games
  • Scored a season-high three runs against Saint Louis (3/7/25)
  • Posted two stolen bases in three different games

REDSHIRT Sophomore - 2024

  • Played and started in 14 games at second base before season-ending injury
  • Slashed .133/.143/.226
  • Scored a run on three separate occasions
  • Posted a hit in four games
  • Logged a base on balls in three games

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN - 2023

  • Played in 36 games, making 28 starts at centerfield 
  • Slashed .148/.148/.220 for the season 
  • Logged eight hits and six runs for the season
  • Recorded an RBI against Ohio State (April 15)
  • Logged a walk on four separate occasions
  • Posted her first hit with the Illini against Georgia Tech (Feb 18)
  • Scored her first run of the season against Southern. (Feb. 10)

FRESHMAN - 2022 (New Mexico State)

  • Started first 15 games before season-ending injury
  • Slashed .404/.315/.426
  • Six multi-hit games, one multi-RBI outing
  • Season-best eight-game reached base streak
  • Went 6-for-7 in stolen bases, including 3-for-3 against UTEP
  • Four games scoring multiple runs, two three-run performances
  • Fielding percentage of .958 with 21 putouts and two assists

HIGH SCHOOL

  • First female student-athlete to sign an NLI to attend an NCAA Division I school in the history of Pebble Hills High School
  • Finished career with a .664 batting average, 63 stolen bases, 44 walks, 118 runs scored
  • FRESHMAN: Named the Newcomer of the Year for District 1-6A, earned a TGCA All-State Honorable Mention as well as a Second Team All-State laurel by TSWA. Second Team All-City, the PHHS Female Athlete of the Year and earned All-Academic awards from both the district and state
  • SOPHOMORE: Captured Second Team All-State honors from the TSWA while serving as the Spartans' shortstop. District 1-6A Offensive Player of the Year honor, a First Team All-City citation and All-Academic awards by the district and state. MaxPreps All-American selection.
  • JUNIOR: At the time of the Spartans' unexpected season finale due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, was leading the state of Texas and ranked fourth among all prep players in the nation in batting average
  • SENIOR: Posted a .684 batting average as a senior and stole 27 bases that same season to help PHHS move on to the 6A state playoffs. Earned TGCA All-State acclaim as a senior in 2021

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Utility
    5'5"
    33
  • 33

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Utility
    5'5"
    33
  • 33

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    Utility
    5'5"
    33