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2025

Yannixa Acuña Season 2026

#21
PositionOutfielder
Height5-4
ClassSenior
HometownTucson, Ariz.
High SchoolSalpointe Catholic
B/TL/R
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Features

Sister, Sister - Softball houses two pairs of siblings

Single-Game Career Bests

  • At Bats: 5, 2x (last at UC Santa Barbara, 5/17/25)
  • Hits: 3, 3x (last at UTEP, 4/9/25)
  • RBIs: 3, 2x (last vs. Oregon State, 2/27/25
  • Runs: 3 (vs. Utah Valley, 2/24/24)
  • Doubles: 2 (vs. UC San Diego, 3/1/24)
  • Triples: 1, 3x (last at UTEP, 4/9/25)
  • Home Runs: 1, 4x (last at UTEP, 4/9/25)
  • Walks: 2 (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 2/17/24)
  • Hit By Pitches: 1 (at UCF, 3/16/25)
  • Total Bases: 6, 2x (vs. NMSU, 2/25/24)
  • Stolen Base: 2 (at UTEP, 4/9/25)
  • Hit Streak: 6, 3x (last from 4/6/25 vs. Kansas to 4/13/25 at Utah)

2026, Senior

2025, Junior

  • Returned to action in ASU's season-opener against Maryland (2/6) after being out of action since 3/15/24
  • In 110 official trips to the plate, slashed .336/.388/.373 in 50 games played
  • Posted two six-game hitting streaks: from 3/22 vs. Arizona to 4/2 vs. Oklahoma State; 4/6 vs. Kansas to 4/13 at Utah
  • Ended the season on a five-game hitting streak: from 4/27 at Texas Tech to 5/17 at UC Santa Barbara
  • Registered at least one base hit in 15 conference games
  • Went 3-for-4 with two RBI vs. UTEP (3/1)
  • Credited with nine multi-hit and three multi-RBI contests

2024, Sophomore

  • Earned her first career start in ASU's season-opening game against Northwestern (2/9)
  • Connected for her first career collegiate home run on 2/25 against NMSU
  • Credited with a season-best three hits in four games: vs. St. Thomas (2/9), vs. Utah Valley (2/24), vs. NMSU (2/25), vs. UC San Diego (3/1)
  • Successfully reached base in 20 of 26 games played, before suffering a season-ending injury
  • Went 12-for-24 (.500) during a six-game hitting streak from 2/23 vs. Ohio State to 3/1 against UC San Diego
  • Posted a 3-for-4 stat line with three RBI, two doubles and two runs scored against UC San Diego (3/1)
  • Slashed .382/.429/.513 in 76 official plate appearances through 26 games played 

2023, Freshman

  • Appeared in 25 games, prominently as a pinch runner or pinch hitter
  • Registered five hits in nine official plate appearances
  • Made her collegiate debut against CSUN (2/9)
  • Earned her first career collegiate hit run scored against Memphis (2/11)
  • Posted a three-game hitting streak: vs. Arizona (3/12), at Oklahoma State (3/17) and vs. Minnesota (3/18)
  • Drew her first career collegiate walk on 4/29 against Stanford
  • Credited with her first career collegiate stolen base against Portland State (2/17)

Travel Ball

  • Played with the Thundercats

High School

  • Appeared in 95 games in her high school career at Salpointe Catholic
  • Staretd in all 34 games her senior year en route to winning a state title in 2022
  • Had a career batting average of .462 with 134 career hits, 53 RBI, 124 runs scored and an on-base percentage of .518
  • Credited with 61 stolen bases throughout her four-year prep career
  • Led her team with 34 stolen bases in 2022
  • Recorded three straight years with a 1.000 fielding percentage while playing centerfield

Personal

  • Daughter of Maria Guadalupe Pesqueira and Mauro Acuña
  • Has two sisters: Yannira and Yahaira
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Junior
2025

Outfielder
5-4 / -
Acuna

Sophomore
2024

Outfielder
5-4 / -
YannixaAcuna

Freshman
2023

Outfielder
5-4 / -