Anissa Urtez
Long Beach, California
Helped Team Mexico qualify for the 2020 Olympics.
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Urtez's childhood dream was to become a professional athlete. She dedicated her life to softball and is motivated to work hard every day by her family and her faith. She enjoys hiking, painting, and doing yoga in her free-time.
Urtez signed with the Scrap Yard Dawgs in 2017 in a deal that took her through 2018. She then joined the Cleveland Comets and had a solid season in 2019 with Cleveland hitting .301 in 73 at-bats. In her time with the Mexican National Team she was a 2017 Pan American silver medalist. In 2018, she was a Central American silver medalist. Urtez was a major contributor in helping the team qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.
- 2017 All-Pac 12 Second Team
- 2016 All-Pac 12 First team
- 2015 Honorable Mention All-Pac 12 Defensive Team
- 2014 All-Pac 12 Freshman Team
- 2014 All-Pac 12 Honorable Mention
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