Major: Anthropology
Career Honors:
2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career Highlights:
- Made top 10 on 1 list: 15 sacrifice hits (3rd)
As a Senior (2015):
- SEC All-Defensive Team
- Has started all 61 games entering the Women’s College World Series
- Has had a hand in 10 of the team’s 20 double plays
- Recorded her first multi-hit game of the year on Feb. 21 vs. Kansas during the Aquafina Invitational
- Hit her first home run of the season the following day against Mercer in Game 1 of a doubleheader
As a Junior (2014):
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 56 games / 51 starts
- Florida was 46-5 with Medina in the starting lineup
- Made just six errors in 162 chances
- Four multi-hit games
- Three multi-RBI games
- Had a career-best three hits twice
- Enjoyed a career day on April 19 at Texas A&M, when she went 3-for-3 with a personal-best three runs scored, a double and a grand slam to help the Gators secure a road series victory
- Was 3-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI Feb. 15 vs. Ohio State
- Her outburst in College Station started a three-game hit streak, which tied a career-high and carried over into the series finale against the Aggies and the midweek rout of USF
- Was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI single in the Super Regional opener on May 24 vs. Washington
- Was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and three RBI on March 2 vs. Maryland
- Recorded her only stolen base of the season (fifth of her career) on Feb. 28 vs. No. 4 Oregon
- Batted .278 in road games, which was 62 points above her season average
- Posted a .267 clip during the day, representing a 51-point jump from her overall mark
- Had a hand in 10 of the Gators’ school-record 28 double plays, including two of the team’s WCWS-record seven double plays in Oklahoma City
- Tied her career high with six putouts Feb. 15 vs. Cal State Northridge in Las Vegas
As a Sophomore (2013):
- 65 games / 57 starts
- Paced the SEC and UF with 15 sacrifice bunts
- Ranked 11th in the nation in sacrifice hits per game (0.23)
- Walked Florida off against UAB in the 2013 NCAA Super Regional opener with an RBI single to left-center that plated the game-winning run
- Hit her first career home run against Loyola Marymount in the Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs Feb. 21
- Helped turn five of Florida’s 24 double plays
- Was a career-best 3-for-3 versus FAMU at UF’s home tournament March 2, including her second home run
- Three multi-hit games
- Walked a season-high three times against Mount St. Mary’s March 1
- Had a career-best six at-bats in UF’s epic 15-inning thrilling victory against Nebraska at the Women’s College World Series
- Had a career-best six putouts against Arizona in UF’s season-opening tournament at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz.
As a Freshman (2012):
- 60 games / 54 starts
- Recorded 10 sacrifice bunts to rank third in the SEC and lead the league’s freshmen
- Had nearly a third of UF’s sacrifice hits on the season (10 of 35)
- Helped turn seven of Florida’s 17 double plays
- Six multi-hit games
- One multi-RBI game
- Two-run double at Ole Miss on April 7 helped the Gators clinch the series against the Rebels
- Had a career-best five assists against Florida State, LSU and Kentucky
- First collegiate hit was against USF at UF’s season-opening tournament in Tampa
- First RBI came on a triple against No. 5 Washington at the Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
- Drew a season-high three walks, a third of her season total, against FIU April 20
High School / Travel Ball:
- 2011 graduate of Downey High School
- Played travel ball with the Worth Firecrackers
- Finished third at 2009 ASA Nationals
- Won back-to-back Canada Cup Championships (2009-10)
- MaxPreps Player of the Week (March 20, 2011)
- Three-time Long Beach Press Telegram Softball Dream Team selection (2008, 2010-11)
- Two-time (2009 & 2011) First Team All-San Gabriel Valley League
- 2010 Second Team All-San Gabriel Valley League
- Hit .420 as a senior with 33 RBI 34 runs scored
- Two-time Softball Scholar Athlete Award winner
- Three-time Golden Glove Award winner
- Owns a black belt in karate
- A two-sport athlete in softball and tennis
- As team captain, was undefeated in 33 doubles as a junior en route to the San Gabriel Valley League doubles title
- Took second in doubles in 2009 in the league tourney, earning a Press Telegram Tennis Dream Team Honorable Mention accolade
Medina’s Career Statistics
| Year |
avg |
gp-gs |
ab |
r |
h |
2b |
3b |
hr |
rbi |
bb |
so |
sb-att |
fld% |
| 2012 |
.241 |
60-54 |
112 |
21 |
27 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
10 |
28 |
2-2 |
.963 |
| 2013 |
.194 |
65-57 |
98 |
15 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
18 |
28 |
2-2 |
.937 |
| 2014 |
.216 |
56-51 |
88 |
15 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
8 |
19 |
1-1 |
.963 |
| 2015 |
.200 |
67-67 |
50 |
11 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
1-1 |
.963 |
| TOTAL |
.216 |
248-229 |
348 |
62 |
75 |
12 |
1 |
4 |
34 |
40 |
84 |
6-6 |
.957 |
Medina’s Career Bests
CAREER-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Hits: 3, 4 times
Doubles: 1, 13 times
Triples: 1 [t-4th], vs Washington, Feb 23, 2012
Home runs: 1, 4 times
Total bases: 7, at Texas A&M, Apr 19, 2014
RBI: 4, at Texas A&M, Apr 19, 2014
Runs scored: 3, 4 times
Walks: 3, FIU, Apr 20, 2012; at Mount St. Mary's, Mar 01, 2013
Hit by pitch: 1, 6 times
Struck out: 2, 10 times
Sac bunts: 2 [t-1st], 6 times
At bats: 6, vs Nebraska, Jun 01, 2013
Stolen bases: 1, 7 times
