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Sacramento State

2026 Softball Roster

2 Lafulafu Malepeai

  • Height 5-6
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown South San Francisco, Calif.
  • High School South San Francisco HS
  • Previous College College of San Mateo JC
  • Position OF

Biography

2025 Season
• Named the Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year - the first Hornet in program history to accomplish the feat
• Also named second team all-Big Sky
• Started all 48 games in which she appeared (44 in left field, four in right field)
• Hit .382 (52-for-136), the highest mark among Hornet regulars
• Also had 38 runs, seven doubles, seven homers, 28 RBIs, a .603 slugging percentage, .469 on-base percentage, 1.072 ops, and was 14-for-15 in stolen base opportunities
• Ranked among the Big Sky’s top 10 players in seven different offensive categories, including third in average, fourth in on-base percentage, sixth in stolen bases and eighth in runs
• Hit .388 in Big Sky play, also the top mark among Hornet regulars
• Concluded the season on a 12-game hitting streak, hitting .444 (16-for-36) with eight walks and a .565 on-base percentage over that span
• At the Big Sky Tournament, she hit .556 (5-for-9) with six runs and a .667 on-base percentage
• Hit safely in 19 of her final 21 games of the season
• Hit safely in 36 games during the season
• Her .382 batting average is the 11th best single-season mark in the Hornets’ Div. I era, and her on-base percentage and stolen bases both rank eighth

2024 Season
Did not play during the season because of injury

Prior to Sacramento State
• Played two seasons as an outfielder for College of San Mateo (2022, 2023)
• Had a huge career: two-time NFCA All-American, two-time Coast Conference Player of the Year, two-time first team all-state, 2023 NFCA California Player of the Year, 2022 CCCAA Women’s Athlete of the Year, and 2022 Northern California Player of the Year
• Named the state championship tournament MVP after leading San Mateo to its first-ever state title in 2022
• In 10 postseason games during San Mateo’s state title run in 2022, she hit .611 (11-for-18) with five home runs, nine stolen bases and 15 RBIs
• Also led San Mateo to a combined 83-13 overall record, 25-1 in league, and two conference championships
• In 83 career games, she hit .508 (133-for-262) with 121 runs scored, 33 home runs, 101 RBIs, a .569 on-base percentage and 1.031 slugging percentage
• Stole 55 bases over her two seasons, and struck out just eight times in 262 at-bats

High School
• A 2020 graduate of South San Francisco High School
• Played four years of varsity softball for the Warriors
• In 65 prep games, she hit .538 (114-for-212) with 26 doubles, 17 triples, 52 stolen bases, 17 home runs and 125 RBIs
• Averaged 1.9 RBIs per game
• Lettered in three sports (volleyball, basketball, softball) all four years of high school
• The 2019 Daily Journal Female Athlete of the Year

Personal
• Daughter of Pepine and Sarona Malepeai
• A communication studies major
• Has six siblings (three brothers, three sisters)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2024Junior

    OF
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2025Junior

    OF
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2026Senior

    OF
    5'6"
    2

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