Valerie Arioto

Valerie Arioto
Pitcher/First Baseman
Born: (1989-04-10) April 10, 1989 (age 35)[1]
Pleasanton, California
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Teams
Medals
Women's softball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team

Valerie "Val" Ann Arioto (born April 10, 1989) is an American, former collegiate All-American, medal-winning Olympian, softball pitcher and first baseman. She was a pitcher and infielder for the California Golden Bears in the Pac-12 Conference. She has also served as a member of the United States women's national softball team since 2012, and at the 2020 Summer Olympics helped the team win a silver medal.

Career

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Arioto attended Foothill High School and the University of California, Berkeley from 2008–2010, 12, where she earned a Second Team and two First-Team All-Pac-12 honors, including being named 2012 Pac-12 Player of The Year.[2][3] She was also recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as a Third Team and two-time First Team All-American.[4][5][6] With United States women's national softball team she won 2011 World Cup of Softball and has since been a member for 8 years.[7]

International career

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Arioto represented Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.[8] Arioto recorded three hits and two walks for the team during the tournament. Team USA was defeated by Team Japan in the gold medal game.[9][10]

Statistics

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California Golden Bears
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2008 70 219 55 71 .324 29 2 4 17 102 .465% 48 51 14 16
2009 58 163 41 53 .325 37 10 1 6 91 .558% 41 36 15 16
2010 63 138 61 49 .355 60 19 0 7 113 .819% 81 40 12 12
2012 65 137 65 50 .365 60 23 0 6 125 .912% 94 24 5 5
TOTALS 256 657 222 223 .339 186 54 5 36 431 .656% 264 151 46 49
YEAR W L GP GS CG Sh SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2008 8 3 30 8 2 1 1 87.0 60 37 24 57 105 1.93 1.34
2009 14 9 37 16 7 2 1 160.1 139 82 55 68 173 2.40 1.29
2010 21 9 35 26 19 11 0 205.2 126 49 42 66 264 1.43 0.93
2012 20 3 24 24 15 6 0 127.0 92 31 24 33 155 1.32 0.98
TOTALS 63 24 126 74 43 20 2 580.0 417 199 145 224 697 1.75 1.10
Team USA
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB
2020 13 32 9 9 .281 11 2 0 2 17 .531% 10 3 0
2021 31 75 13 16 .213 15 6 0 5 39 .520% 22 12 0
Olympics 6 17 1 3 .176 1 0 0 0 3 .176% 2 3 0
TOTAL 50 124 23 28 .226 27 8 0 7 59 .476% 34 18 0

References

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  1. ^ "Valerie Ann Arioto". California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Pac-12 Announces Softball All-Conference". Pac-12.com. May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "2011-12 Softball Roster Valerie Arioto". Calbears.com. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "2010 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "2012 NFCA Division I All-Americans". NFCA.org. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "U.S. wins World Cup of Softball". July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  8. ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Softball Team". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "JPN 2, USA 0". olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. July 27, 2021. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Arioto". olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. July 27, 2021. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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