Entering her junior season, Valenzuela has put her name in the OU career record book. She is ranked second in slugging percentage (.702), third in batting average (.412), ninth in RBIs (73), and is tied for first in homeruns (16).
2015: Valenzuela played and started in 44 games this year on her way to being named First Team All-KCAC. She tallied 60 hits in 135 at bats for a team leading .444 batting average. Valenzuela scored 40 runs, hit 11 doubles, two triples, and a school record 11 home runs. She drove in 48, had a slugging percentage of .800, walked 19 times, was hit by a pitch twice, and had an on base percentage of .516. She tied her career high of four hits three times with the last being against Bethel College (4/7). Valenzuela hit a career high three homeruns in a single versus Bethel College (4/7). She earned KCAC Player of the Week honors once. Valenzuela put her name in the single season OU record book. She is ranked first in on base percentage (.516), first in slugging percentage (.800), third in batting average (.444), tied for sixth in hits (60), is third in RBIs (48), first in homeruns (11), tied for ninth in doubles (11), tied for 10th in runs scored (40), eighth in putout (251), and is tied for fourth in fielding percentage (.989). Valenzuela finished the season ranked 22nd in the NAIA in slugging percentage (.800), 26th in total bases per game (2.4), 35th in batting average (.444), 37th in RBI per game (1.09), 38th in homeruns per game (.250), and 49th in total homeruns (11).
2014: Valenzuela finished her freshman season second on the team in batting average, hitting .373, on her way to earning Honorable Mention All-KCAC honors. She had 41 hits in 110 at bats. Valenzuela scored 16 runs, had eight doubles, five homeruns, drove in 25 runs, had a slugging percentage of .582, walked 11 times, was hit by a pitch once, and had an on base percentage of .434. She earned KCAC Player of the Week honors for her play in the field in week 10. Valenzuela earned her first collegiate hit against Oklahoma Wesleyan University (2/18), hit her first double versus Washburn University (2/26), and recorded her first homerun against Graceland University (3/7). She had a career high four hits (4-for-4) against Southwestern College (4/19) and drove in a season high four RBI against McPherson College (4/16).
High School: Valenzuela was a four year letter winner on the softball diamond for La Puente High School. As a senior she was her high school's team MVP, was the first non-pitcher in the league to win the League MVP award, earned First Team All-League honors, led the league in homeruns and was named team captain.
Personal: Daughter of Fausto and Lorena Valenzuela … born August 11, 1995 … human services and psychology major.
