Emily Salazar

Position:
INF
Height:
5-1
Class:
Freshman
Major:
Kinesiology
Hometown:
Placentia, Calif.
High School:
Valencia HS
Prev School:
Valencia HS

Long Beach State (2022): Missed the 2022 season on a medical redshirt.

(2021): An everyday starter at second base, playing and starting in the final 32 straight games … Earned Honorable Mention All-Big West Honors … Hit .301 with seven doubles and 17 RBI … Also had a pair of stolen bases … Started at second base in the opening game of the season … Returned to action on March 21, going 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI against UC Riverside … That marked the start of a 12-game hitting streak, tied for the 10th longest in school history … Hit .583 against UC San Diego (5-for-12) with at least one RBI in each game … Hit a double and a triple in the opening game … Went 2-for-4 with a double in the second game of the Hawai’i series … Hit her first career home run against the Rainbow Wahine, a three-run shot in the series finale … Went 2-for-4 in the middle game of the Cal State Fullerton series … Singled against No. 2 UCLA in the NCAA Postseason … An Academic All-Big West honoree.

(2020): Started every game of the 2020 season at third base … Hit .305 with eight RBI on the year … Walked nine times, second-most on the team … Had two RBI and a single in the season opener against Nevada … Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a walk, scoring three times in a monster game against George Washington … Walked twice with a single against Bryant … Went 2-for-2 with a walk against Idaho State … Doubled against Oregon State … Stole her first career base against Northwestern, scoring a run while going 1-for-1 at the plate … Brought in two RBI against Seattle … Went 2-for-3 against North Dakota … Went 3-for-3 with an RBI against Minnesota … Walked and scored in the season’s final game against Boston … An Academic All-Big West honoree.

(2019): Played in 31 games as a true freshman, starting in nine … Debuted as Long Beach State’s starting shortstop in the opening game, going 1-for-2 with a walk and scoring three runs against Southern Utah … Singled against North Dakota while starting at third base … Went 1-for-33 with a double, a walk and two RBI against Seton Hall … Came out of a start against Fresno State after going 1-for-1 … Returned as a defensive replacement against North Carolina on Feb. 23 … Returned to the starting lineup at third base against Boise State … Made a spot start against UC Santa Barbara at second base, going 1-for-3 with a walk … Hit a two-run, pinch hit single in the second game of the April 27 doubleheader at Cal Poly ... Scored as a pinch runner in the CSUN series to close the year.

High School: A four-year letter winner in softball at Valencia High School … A four-time first-team all-league selection and varsity athletic scholar award winner … Hit over .350 all four years of high school … Had 16 doubles and five home runs while hitting .420 as a senior.

Major: Kinesiology

Career Highs:
At-Bats: 4, many times
Hits: 3, 2x, last vs. Minnesota (3/6/20)
Runs: 3, 2x, last vs. George Washington (2/8/20)
RBI: 3, at Hawai’i (5/1/21)
Home Runs: 1, at Hawai’i (5/1/21)
Stolen Bases: 1, 3x, last vs. UC San Diego (4/11/21)