Missy Nunes - 2021 Softball Roster
Missy Nunes
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Livermore HS
- Hometown:
- Livermore, Calif.
•  Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
•  Following her season total of nine home runs, she is tied for 10th in program history with 27 career home runs.
•  Ranks eighth (tied) in program history after hit by 11 pitches this season.
•  Earned the Benny for Most Inspirational Player.
•  Finished second on the team with 24 RBI, nine home runs, a .531 slugging percentage, and a .382 on-base percentage; closed the season third with 36 hits.
•  In the field, finished second with 121 putouts and six runner caught stealing bases.
•  Started all 46 games at three different positions - catcher, outfield, and third base.
•  Tallied nine multi-hit games, six multi-RBI games, and six multi-run games.
•  Hit four home runs in the first weekend of play (2/12-14).Â
•  Went 2-for-3 on six occasions - at Cal State Fullerton (2/13), against Seattle (2/27), against Northern Colorado (3/6), against Sacramento State (3/12), against California (3/20), and at Stanford (5/2).
•  Finished the season with 36 hits, 24 RBI, five doubles, nine home runs, two stolen bases, and 25 runs.
Junior - Part One (2020)
•  Started all 26 games in 2020.
•  Hit her first-career grand slam at Hawaii on Feb. 28.
•  Went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs scored and a home run vs. Dayton on Feb. 14.
•  Recorded two hits, two runs and three RBI against Idaho State.
•  Went 3-for-4 and scored two runs on Feb. 29 vs. Nevada.
•  Led the team with five homers and 22 RBI.
•  Finished the season with a .291 batting average, 25 hits including six doubles and 14 runs.
Sophomore (2019)
•  Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
•  Started all 45 games; 37 at third base, seven at shortstop and one at designated player.
•  Batted .273 with 36 hits, 23 runs and 27 RBI.
•  Earned Pac-12 Player of the Week on Feb. 11 after belting three home runs, seven hits, five runs and 10 RBI over the course of five games Feb. 8-10 – all victories.
•  Led the team in hit by pitch with nine.
•  Had second-most home runs (7) and second-best slugging percentage (.485).
•  Went 3-for-4 with one home run, two RBI and two runs scored against New Mexico on Mar. 9.
•  Recorded two hits, including a home run with two RBI and two runs scored at Oregon on Apr. 26.
Freshman (2018)
•  Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.
•  Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on April 17.
•  Started in all 58 games as a true freshman; 49 at third base and the last nine starts coming at shortstop.
•  Batted .250 with 40 hits and a .413 slugging percentage.
•  Had second-most doubles (8) and home runs (6) on the team.
•  Led with 12 hit by pitch, was tied for third in the Pac-12.
•  In her collegiate debut went 1-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored against No. 21/24 Oklahoma State.
•  Hit a home run in her first collegiate start on Feb. 9.
•  Had a breakout weekend at Stanford on April 13-15; went 8-for-9, batted .889, two doubles, two home runs, seven RBI and slugged 1.778 with no strikeouts.
Livermore High School
•  First Team All-State for three years from 2015-17 for Livermore H.S.
•  Second Team All-State in 2014
•  2014 Coaches’ Award winner
•  2017 NCS prep2prep Senior of the Year
•  2017 California State All-American
•  2017 National High School All-American
•  2017 Team Captain
•  2016 and 2017 Team MVP
•  Four-year letter winner in softball
•  Member of the 2015 Livermore Stampede Championship team
•  Placed second in the NCS Championship playoffs
Personal
•  Daughter of Manuel and Carrie
•  Mother is an accountant, father is an oiler
•  Has one sister, Amanda
•  Majoring in human development and family science.
•  Enjoys watching Netflix, hiking, hanging out with friends and boating
•  Favorite athlete is Buster Posey
•  Biggest athletic thrill is coming back from five runs to win the Livermore Stampede Championship Game
•  Chose Oregon State because of the great coaching staff and for the beautiful campus
