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Yazzy Avila Season 2026

#33
PositionUtility
Height5-5
ClassRedshirt Junior
HometownEl Paso, Texas
High SchoolPebble Hills
Previous SchoolIllinois
B/TL/R
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Single-game career bests

  • At Bats: 5, 2x (last vs. Western Illinois (4/1/25)
  • Hits: 4 (vs. Seattle, 2/28/25)
  • RBIs: 2, 3x (last vs. Saint Louis, 3/7/25)
  • Runs: 3, 3x (last vs. Saint Louis, 3/7/25)
  • Doubles: 1, 7x (last at Rutgers, 4/27/25)
  • Triples: 1 (at UCF, 2/8/25)
  • Home Runs: 1, 3x (last vs. Wisconsin, 3/15/25)
  • Walks: 2, 3x (last vs. Eastern Illinios, 4/30/25)
  • Hit By Pitches: 2 (at Purdue, 4/18/25)
  • Total Bases: 6 (vs. Maryland, 2/6/25)
  • Stolen Base: 3 (vs. UTEP, 3/2/22)
  • Hit Streak: 5 (from 3/7/25 vs. Saint Louis to 3/15/25 vs. Wisconsin)

2026 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Appeared in her first game wearing the ASU Maroon and Gold as a pinch runner during the Sun Devils' season-opening contest against Toledo (2/5)

Prior to Arizona State
(Illinois, 2023-25, R-Fr.,-R-So.,
New Mexico State, 2022, Freshman)

  • Started 105 of 113 career collegiate games over a four-season span between NMSU and Illinois
  • Suffered season-ending injuries in 2022 and 2024
  • Holds a career .719 OPS in 236 career official plate appearances 
  • Posted a double-digit walk (16), hit by pitch (11) and stolen base (10) season at Illinois in 2025
  • Made her collegiate debut on 2/11/22 with a 2-for-3, 2 RBI performance against Texas State

High School

  • First female student-athlete to sign an NLI to attend an NCAA Division I school in the history of Pebble Hills High School
  • Finished career with a .664 batting average, 63 stolen bases, 44 walks, 118 runs scored
  • Senior: Posted a .684 batting average as a senior and stole 27 bases that same season to help PHHS move on to the 6A state playoffs. Earned TGCA All-State acclaim as a senior in 2021
  • Junior: At the time of the Spartans' unexpected season finale due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, was leading the state of Texas and ranked fourth among all prep players in the nation in batting average
  • Sophomore: Captured Second Team All-State honors from the TSWA while serving as the Spartans' shortstop. District 1-6A Offensive Player of the Year honor, a First Team All-City citation and All-Academic awards by the district and state. MaxPreps All-American selection.
  • Freshman: Named the Newcomer of the Year for District 1-6A, earned a TGCA All-State Honorable Mention as well as a Second Team All-State laurel by TSWA. Second Team All-City, the PHHS Female Athlete of the Year, and earned All-Academic awards from both the district and state

Personal

  • Daughter of Ivette and Omar Avila
  • Has two brothers: Omar and Dante