--Lopez ready for first season as Sun Devil (by Maria Vasquez/San Tan Valley Sentinel/Feb. 2, 2020)
Junior (2022)
Sophomore (2021)
Two-way varsity standout from Poston Butte High School, Lopez was a four-year starter who is a three-time All-Conference First Team Selection and received both 4A and 5A Division honors after her school moved to a higher Division…the four-time All-Region First Team selection was tabbed as the 2018 Region Offensive Player of the Year as well as the 2016 Region Player of the Year…has helped lead Poston Butte High School to the AIA State Playoffs in all four of her seasons, the first four State Playoff appearances in the school's history…awarded with Team MVP honors in both the 2017 and '18 seasons, and was the Rookie of the Year during her freshman season…named the 2018 PinalCentral Player of the Year, awarded to the best player in Pinal County, by the Casa Grande Dispatch…a career .513 batting average, .595 OBP, and a .883 SLG…blasted 20 home runs and drove in 153 runs…made her presence felt immediately at the high school level, posting a .520 batting average with seven home runs and 54 RBIs in 32 games…has enjoyed a brilliant career on the mound, posting a 51-19 record and a 1.07 ERA…struck out 711 batters in 452.2 innings…turned in one of her best seasons last year, fanning 223 and holding opposing hitters to just a .162 batting average during her senior season ... she fanned 194 batters in 127.2 innings while only nine walks during a dominating junior year… her stated reasons for choosing to play at ASU was to be challenged and the chance to compete in conference and national titles…chose ASU over New Mexico State, the University of Pacific, and BYU.
Junior (2022)
- Named First Team All-Pac-12 after leading the team in 112.1 innings and 84 strikeouts.
- Compiled three shutouts and nine complete games for the team.
- Named Pac-12 Pitcher of the week after picking up two crucial wins against UCLA, including a complete game that helped ASU win the series over the Bruins.
- Made 16 starts as a junior appearing in 30 games on the mound for the Sun Devils compiling a 13-5 record with a 2.12 ERA.
Sophomore (2021)
- Appeared in 33 games, starting 19 in the circle.
- Compiled a 16-7 record with 96 strikeouts and a team-best 2.88 ERA.
- Threw ten complete games with four coming in conference play.
- Earned a spot on the Pac-12’s All-Freshman team after a dominating year.
- Played nine games of the condensed season with two starts as pitcher
- Recorded two wins and zero walks on the year
- Made her first appearance in the circle against Western Michigan on Feb. 8
- Finished the season with a .55 ERA with six strikeouts and one earned run, the lowest amongst PAC-12 pitchers who have started a game
- Hit her first collegiate home run against Maryland on March 1
Two-way varsity standout from Poston Butte High School, Lopez was a four-year starter who is a three-time All-Conference First Team Selection and received both 4A and 5A Division honors after her school moved to a higher Division…the four-time All-Region First Team selection was tabbed as the 2018 Region Offensive Player of the Year as well as the 2016 Region Player of the Year…has helped lead Poston Butte High School to the AIA State Playoffs in all four of her seasons, the first four State Playoff appearances in the school's history…awarded with Team MVP honors in both the 2017 and '18 seasons, and was the Rookie of the Year during her freshman season…named the 2018 PinalCentral Player of the Year, awarded to the best player in Pinal County, by the Casa Grande Dispatch…a career .513 batting average, .595 OBP, and a .883 SLG…blasted 20 home runs and drove in 153 runs…made her presence felt immediately at the high school level, posting a .520 batting average with seven home runs and 54 RBIs in 32 games…has enjoyed a brilliant career on the mound, posting a 51-19 record and a 1.07 ERA…struck out 711 batters in 452.2 innings…turned in one of her best seasons last year, fanning 223 and holding opposing hitters to just a .162 batting average during her senior season ... she fanned 194 batters in 127.2 innings while only nine walks during a dominating junior year… her stated reasons for choosing to play at ASU was to be challenged and the chance to compete in conference and national titles…chose ASU over New Mexico State, the University of Pacific, and BYU.