2023 Softball Roster
Martinez, Lilyanna
Jersey Number 24
Lilyanna Martinez
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Kinisiology Teaching Credential
- Hometown:
- Cypress, Calif.
- High School:
- Pacifica HS
- Prev School:
- Pacifica HS
Bio
Career: Received a waiver from the NCAA allowing for a fifth competitive season … Starts the year tied for fourth in career stolen bases at Long Beach State with 37.
Long Beach State (2024): Played in 29 games, starting 26 in an injury shortened campaign … Hit .246 and was a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen bases … Walked and doubled with two RBI against Iowa State … Hit safely in four straight games starting with a single and a steal against Omaha … Went 2-for-3 against No. 23 Oregon … Was 2-for-3 with two RBI against Princeton … Had two hits and a stolen base in the opening game of Big West play at UC Riverside … Scored twice and was hit by a pitch in the second game of that series … Played her final contest of the year March 20 against California Baptist … An Academic All-Big West selection.
(2023): Earned All-Big West honors for the second time in her career, a second-team selection … Speedy outfielder who tied the school record of 19 stolen bases, shared now with head coach Kim Kostyk Sowder … Thrown out three times on the year … Played in 48 games, starting 45 in center field … Hit .255 and walked seven times … Hit by a pitch 14 times, second-most in the Big West … Ranked in the NCAAs Top 25 in HBP … Closed the year with a on-base percentage of .380, fourth on the team … Hit .321 in Big West action, third best on the team … Finished with a pair of stolen bases in the season opener against Kansas … Went 1-for-3 against San Diego … Scored as a pinch runner against Cal … Went 1-for-1 as a defensive replacement against No. 8 Washington … Returned to the starting lineup against Utah Valley, scoring a run with two stolen bases after getting plunked twice … Started a four-game hitting streak with a single and a stolen base against BYU … Missed two weeks due to injury in March … Returned to action at UC Davis with a 2-for-5 start … Started every game for the remainder of the season … Drove in a pair of runs with a triple in the second game against the Aggies … Closed that series with a second triple and an RBI … Hit safely in all three games of the UCSB series, including a 2-for-3 day with a stolen base and an RBI in the second game … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two stolen bases in the Cal Poly opener … Walked twice with an RBI single at Hawai’i … Doubled against the Rainbow Wahine in the final game of the series … Stole two bases in the CSU Bakersfield opener … Went 2-for-4 in the final game against the Runners … Singled in each of the first two games against Cal State Fullerton, and stole three bases in those two games … Walked in the postseason against LMU … Named CSC Academic All-District … An Academic All-Big West selection.
(2022): Missed the opening portion of the year while recovering from her season-ending injury in 2021, but ultimately played in 25 games, starting 19 while hitting .260 … Remained unblemished on the basepath in her career after swiping three in three attempts in 2022 … Made her first appearance of the season as a defensive substitute in the outfield against Nebraska on March 13 … Singled as a pinch hitter against California Baptist … Entered the game against UC Riverside as a pinch runner, but stayed on as the DP and picked up two hits, scoring twice … Made a final appearance off of the bench in the UC Davis opener, going 1-for-2 with a run scored after coming on as a pinch hitter … Made first start of the year in the outfield against the Aggies, going 2-for-4 with a double … Had first steal of the season and a career-high six at-bats in the finale against UC Davis … Went 1-for-1 with two walks an a stolen base in the middle game of the UCSD series … Also stole a base with a walk in a 1-for-1 day against UCSB with an RBI and two runs scored … Singled in the Cal Poly finale … hit safely with an RBI in each of the first two games against Hawai’i … Played as a DP in her last start of the season at Cal State Fullerton.
(2021): Earned Honorable Mention All-Big West … Played in 30 games for Long Beach State in her first season, starting 20, the most of any true freshman in both categories … Started 11 games at second base and nine in the outfield … The speedster was a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts on the year, and tied for the team lead … Finished the year with a .351 batting average, fifth on the team … Stole a base a pinch-runner in her first game at the Beach … Started at second base in her second game and went 2-for-2 with a run scored and two stolen bases at San Diego … Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a steal against LMU … Went 1-for-1 as a defensive replacement on the road at CSUN … That started an eight-game hitting streak, fifth-longest of the year for LBSU … Went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored against UCSD … Had a hit in all four games against UCSB … Went 2-for-3 in the opening game of the Cal Poly series … Had hits in three of the four games at Hawai’i, and had two walks and a HBP in the other game, scoring two runs … Missed the final two weeks of the season due to injury.
High School: Played primarily as an outfielder in four seasons at Pacifica … A three-time all-league selection prior to an unawarded 2020 … Had a successful club career with Batbusters, winning the PGF championship in 2015 and finishing as runners-up in 2017 in addition to winning the Colorado Fourth of July Triple Crown Sports Tournament championship.
Major: Graduated with a degree in Psychology … Pursuing a Kinesiology multiple subject teaching credential.
Career Highs:
At-Bats: 6, vs. UC Davis (3/27/22)
Hits: 2, many times
Runs: 3, vs. Michigan (2/28/24)
RBI: 2, at UC Davis (3/25/23)
Stolen Bases: 2, many times
Long Beach State (2024): Played in 29 games, starting 26 in an injury shortened campaign … Hit .246 and was a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen bases … Walked and doubled with two RBI against Iowa State … Hit safely in four straight games starting with a single and a steal against Omaha … Went 2-for-3 against No. 23 Oregon … Was 2-for-3 with two RBI against Princeton … Had two hits and a stolen base in the opening game of Big West play at UC Riverside … Scored twice and was hit by a pitch in the second game of that series … Played her final contest of the year March 20 against California Baptist … An Academic All-Big West selection.
(2023): Earned All-Big West honors for the second time in her career, a second-team selection … Speedy outfielder who tied the school record of 19 stolen bases, shared now with head coach Kim Kostyk Sowder … Thrown out three times on the year … Played in 48 games, starting 45 in center field … Hit .255 and walked seven times … Hit by a pitch 14 times, second-most in the Big West … Ranked in the NCAAs Top 25 in HBP … Closed the year with a on-base percentage of .380, fourth on the team … Hit .321 in Big West action, third best on the team … Finished with a pair of stolen bases in the season opener against Kansas … Went 1-for-3 against San Diego … Scored as a pinch runner against Cal … Went 1-for-1 as a defensive replacement against No. 8 Washington … Returned to the starting lineup against Utah Valley, scoring a run with two stolen bases after getting plunked twice … Started a four-game hitting streak with a single and a stolen base against BYU … Missed two weeks due to injury in March … Returned to action at UC Davis with a 2-for-5 start … Started every game for the remainder of the season … Drove in a pair of runs with a triple in the second game against the Aggies … Closed that series with a second triple and an RBI … Hit safely in all three games of the UCSB series, including a 2-for-3 day with a stolen base and an RBI in the second game … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two stolen bases in the Cal Poly opener … Walked twice with an RBI single at Hawai’i … Doubled against the Rainbow Wahine in the final game of the series … Stole two bases in the CSU Bakersfield opener … Went 2-for-4 in the final game against the Runners … Singled in each of the first two games against Cal State Fullerton, and stole three bases in those two games … Walked in the postseason against LMU … Named CSC Academic All-District … An Academic All-Big West selection.
(2022): Missed the opening portion of the year while recovering from her season-ending injury in 2021, but ultimately played in 25 games, starting 19 while hitting .260 … Remained unblemished on the basepath in her career after swiping three in three attempts in 2022 … Made her first appearance of the season as a defensive substitute in the outfield against Nebraska on March 13 … Singled as a pinch hitter against California Baptist … Entered the game against UC Riverside as a pinch runner, but stayed on as the DP and picked up two hits, scoring twice … Made a final appearance off of the bench in the UC Davis opener, going 1-for-2 with a run scored after coming on as a pinch hitter … Made first start of the year in the outfield against the Aggies, going 2-for-4 with a double … Had first steal of the season and a career-high six at-bats in the finale against UC Davis … Went 1-for-1 with two walks an a stolen base in the middle game of the UCSD series … Also stole a base with a walk in a 1-for-1 day against UCSB with an RBI and two runs scored … Singled in the Cal Poly finale … hit safely with an RBI in each of the first two games against Hawai’i … Played as a DP in her last start of the season at Cal State Fullerton.
(2021): Earned Honorable Mention All-Big West … Played in 30 games for Long Beach State in her first season, starting 20, the most of any true freshman in both categories … Started 11 games at second base and nine in the outfield … The speedster was a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts on the year, and tied for the team lead … Finished the year with a .351 batting average, fifth on the team … Stole a base a pinch-runner in her first game at the Beach … Started at second base in her second game and went 2-for-2 with a run scored and two stolen bases at San Diego … Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a steal against LMU … Went 1-for-1 as a defensive replacement on the road at CSUN … That started an eight-game hitting streak, fifth-longest of the year for LBSU … Went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored against UCSD … Had a hit in all four games against UCSB … Went 2-for-3 in the opening game of the Cal Poly series … Had hits in three of the four games at Hawai’i, and had two walks and a HBP in the other game, scoring two runs … Missed the final two weeks of the season due to injury.
High School: Played primarily as an outfielder in four seasons at Pacifica … A three-time all-league selection prior to an unawarded 2020 … Had a successful club career with Batbusters, winning the PGF championship in 2015 and finishing as runners-up in 2017 in addition to winning the Colorado Fourth of July Triple Crown Sports Tournament championship.
Major: Graduated with a degree in Psychology … Pursuing a Kinesiology multiple subject teaching credential.
Career Highs:
At-Bats: 6, vs. UC Davis (3/27/22)
Hits: 2, many times
Runs: 3, vs. Michigan (2/28/24)
RBI: 2, at UC Davis (3/25/23)
Stolen Bases: 2, many times
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