2026 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 10
Valerie Ornelas
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Madera HS
- Hometown:
- Madera, CA
- Previous School:
- UT Arlington / Cal State Fullerton
2026 - Redshirt Senior
2025 - Redshirt Junior
2024 - Redshirt Sophomore (at UT Arlington) | Game-By-Game Statistics
2023 - Redshirt Freshman | Game-By-Game Statistics
2022 - Medical Redshirt Season (at Cal State Fullerton)
2021 - Redshirt Season (at Cal State Fullerton)
High School
Personal
- Spent fall 2025 as the graduate assistant and director of operations for ACU women's soccer
- Was granted a medical redshirt waiver to extend her eligibility
2025 - Redshirt Junior
- Transferred to ACU during Christmas break, reuniting with head coach Jo Koons who coached Ornelas at UT Arlington
- Played in 43 games of ACU's 53 games with 41 starts
- Had a .176 average with 19 hits, 8 runs, 13 RBI and 3 HR
- Recorded 116 putouts for a .977 fielding percentage
2024 - Redshirt Sophomore (at UT Arlington) | Game-By-Game Statistics
- Made 27 appearances and 14 starts - all at catcher
- Recorded two multi-hit games against Grambling State (3/1) and Utah Valley (5/8)
- Logged 47 putouts and a .961 fielding percentage behind the plate.
2023 - Redshirt Freshman | Game-By-Game Statistics
- Appeared in 20 games, making five starts at catcher
- Tabbed a .929 fielding percentage while committing just two errors
2022 - Medical Redshirt Season (at Cal State Fullerton)
2021 - Redshirt Season (at Cal State Fullerton)
High School
- Played four years of varsity softball at Madera High School in Madera, Calif.
- All-League First Team her freshman year
- All-League Second Team her sophomore and junior years
- Finished as the school record holder for most home runs in a career and tied for most triples in a single season
- Played for Firecrackers Hagberg in club ball
Personal
- Parents are Ismael and Laura Ornelas
- Has three siblings - two brothers and one sister
- Graduated with a bachelor's degree from UT Arlington in December 2024
- Pursuing a Master's certificate in Conflict Management at ACU
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