Biography
Martinez returns as one of Gannon’s starting outfielders for the fourth consecutive season in 2018 … enters her senior campaign 10th all-time at Gannon since 2000 in hit by pitches (7), 12th in triples (3), 18th in total bases (173), 18th in walks (36), 21st in doubles (18) and 26th in home runs (4) … begins the 2018 campaign with 50 consecutive errorless games dating back to the 2016 season.
2017: Was one of two Lady Knights to start all 42 games … named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award … earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete honors … named to the All-PSAC Western Division first team … earned All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) honorable-mention accolades … hit a team-best .410, representing the 13th-highest single-season average in program history … recorded a team-high 57 hits, equaling the 15th-highest single-season total in school history … ranked third among PSAC players in on-base percentage (.468) and fifth in batting average … finished 74th among all NCAA Division II players in batting average … hit .450 (9-20) against left-handers, .403 (48-119) against right-handers, .333 (19-57) with runners on base, .463 (38-82) with the bases empty, .345 (10-29) with runners in scoring position and .459 (17-37) with two outs … reached base 53.7 percent (29-54) of the time when leading off an inning … drove home a run 50 percent (3-6) of the time when hitting with a runner on third base and less than two outs … led Gannon in multiple-hit games (17) … started 17 games in center field, 12 in right field and 13 as a designated player … started all 42 games in the top three spots of the lineup, including the leadoff position 33 times … batted third eight times and second once … opened the season with a six-game hit streak at the National Training Center (NTC) Games in Clermont, Florida … hit .579 (11-19) with four doubles and two runs during the opening streak … started a 10-game hit streak the next day, hitting .417 (15-36) with six runs and six RBIs … named PSAC Western Division Player of the Week on March 6 after hitting .432 (16-37) during Gannon’s 11-game stay at the NTC Games … recorded five runs and four RBIs during the trip with five of her 16 hits going for extra bases … generated a team-best 12-game hitting streak April 5-22, producing a .439 average during the streak … went 4-for-5 with one RBI against Bloomsburg at the PSAC Tournament … had three-hit performances during a 5-2 victory against Wheeling Jesuit at the NTC Games and 3-1 win at Point Park … scored multiple runs against Mercyhurst at the NTC Games … recorded multiple RBIs during a 7-3 victory against Bellevue at the NTC Games and 4-1 win against Bowie State at the Salem Invitational … had a hit during 36 of 42 games … was perfect in 28 fielding opportunities throughout the entire season.
2016: Played in 33 games, all starts in center field … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award … earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors … named to the All-PSAC Western Division first team … batted lead-off 21 times, second 10 times and third twice … led Gannon in average (.383), hits (36), slugging percentage (.479), on-base percentage (.431) and sacrifice hits (9) … topped all PSAC players and ranked 32nd nationally in sacrifice hits per game (0.27) … finished 10th among conference players in batting average … hit .438 (7-16) against left-handers, .372 (29-78) against right-handers, .378 (14-37) with runners on base, .386 (22-57) with the bases empty, .393 (11-28) with runners in scoring position and .357 (10-28) with two outs … recorded a hit during both at-bats with the bases loaded … reached base 61.1 percent (22-36) of the time when leading off an inning … drove in a run 50 percent (3-6) of the time when hitting with a runner on third base and less than two outs … had six two-out RBIs … produced a team-best 10 multiple-hit games … generated a six-game hit streak April 2-15, representing the team’s second-longest of the season … named PSAC Western Division Player of the Week on April 19 after leading Gannon to a 7-1 record while hitting .500 (12-24) with a .750 slugging percentage and .556 on-base percentage as Gannon's lead-off hitter … recorded six runs, one double, one triple, one home run, five RBIs, 18 total bases and two walks during that time span … began the season with hits during the first four games … hit .400 (10-25) with five runs and six RBIs during the opening eight games of the NTC Games … went 4-for-4 with two runs, one RBI, one double and one home run during a 4-3 victory against Slippery Rock … recorded at least three hits in a game four times … scored multiple runs in a game four times … was errorless during her first 20 games, spanning 28 fielding opportunities … finished 3-for-3 in back-to-back second games of road doubleheaders at Seton Hill and California (Pa.).
2015: Was one of three Lady Knights to start all 45 games, doing so as a true freshman … started 27 games in center field and 18 in right field … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award … ranked fourth among PSAC players and 51st among all NCAA Division II players in sacrifice hits per game (0.24) … led Gannon in sacrifice hits (11) and stolen bases (5) … finished third on the team in runs (32), third in walks (18), fifth in hits (44), fifth in on-base percentage (.390) and fifth in total bases (62) … hit .500 (4-8) against left-handers, .300 (21-70) with runners on base, .315 (23-73) with the bases empty and .385 (15-39) with two outs … reached base 46.4 percent (13-28) of the time when leading off an inning … recorded seven two-out RBIs … had 10 multiple-hit games … recorded her first two career hits and scored her first career run against Cedarville during the third game of the season … generated her first career RBI during the next game against the University of Sciences … scored six runs during the NTC Games, including a season-best three against Georgian Court … drove in multiple runs for the first time at Seton Hill, going 2-for-4 with one run and two RBIs … finished a home doubleheader against Slippery Rock 5-for-6 with five runs and three RBIs … went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI during the opener … completed the twinbill 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBIs and her first career triple … had three hit streaks of six games or more, including a season-best seven-game streak April 26-May 1 … hit .476 (10-21) during the streak … ended the postseason with a four-game hit streak … went 33 games (March 5-April 30) without an error, spanning 28 fielding opportunities.
High School: Played for head coach Bobby Pena at Xavier College Preparatory (Ariz.) High School … was a four-year letterwinner ... named to the Fiesta All-Region first team as a freshman ... chosen All-Arizona honorable mention as a junior ... earned All-Phoenix honors as a junior designated player ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... received the scholar-athlete award all four years.
Personal: Criminal Justice major … is the daughter of Isaac and Kathy … has two sisters and one brother ... is a member of the Criminal Justice Club and Alphi Phi Sigma at Gannon … named to the Gannon Dean’s List five times.
