Biography
2026 Season
• Named Big Sky Player of the Year, third team all-West Region, and unanimous first team all-Big Sky
• Became just the third player in program history to be named Big Sky Player of the Year
• In 2025, she was the Big Sky Newcomer of the Year
• One of three Hornets to start all 53 games
• That included 34 starts in left field, and 19 starts in right field
• Had a monster season - hit .401 (65-for-162) with 16 home runs, 51 RBIs, a .772 slugging percentage, 35 walks and a .510 on-base percentage
• Was 9-for-12 in stolen bases and scored 42 runs
• In the Sacramento State single-season record book, her 2026 stats rank: tied for first in total bases (125) and walks, tied for second in home runs and RBIs, third in slugging percentage and on-base percentage, tied for sixth in runs, and eighth in hits
• Became just the fifth Hornet in the Div. I era to bat .400 in a season
• Had a 15-game hitting streak during the season
• Also had a 16-game hitting streak that stretched parts of last season and this year
• Team-leading 21 multiple-hit games, and 12 multiple-RBI games
• Her 16 home runs were just two shy of the program single-season record
• Hit .531 (26-for-49) with runners in scoring position
• Hit .471 (24-for-51) with eight extra base hits and 20 RBIs in Big Sky play
• Named Big Sky Player of the Week on March 2
• Her .492 career on-base percentage is easily the top mark in school history
• Despite playing just two seasons, her 23 career home runs rank fifth in program history
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
• Youngest of seven children (three brothers, three sisters)
• A communication studies major who graduated in the spring of 2026
• Has six siblings (three brothers, three sisters)
• Selected to play for the American Samoa National Team in the summer of 2026
