2018 Softball Roster
Xiomara Santiago
- Position:
- Infield/First Base
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Prev School:
- North Royalton HS
- NIL:
- R/R
Career
Ended Memphis career with appearances in 42 games with 17 starts ... hit .145 with nine hits including a double during the 2018 campaign ... was perfect in the field in 17 attempts ... had an on-base percentage of .274 ... drew 11 walks ... elected not to return for the 2021 season after the 2020 season was cut short due to the coronavirus ... plans to pursue her master's degree.
Academic Honors
- 2017 AAC All-Academic Team
- Spring 2018 Tiger 3.0 Club
2020 (Senior)
Saw action in one game, a pinch hit situation against Stephen F. Austin.
2019 (Junior)
Competed in 11 games for Memphis with one start as the designated player against Lamar on Feb. 16 … recorded two hits in 12 at bats for a .167 batting average.
2018 (Sophomore)
Saw action in six games, making starts in three of them … batted .091 in 11 at bats, recording a hit against LIU-Brooklyn … recorded an RBI on a groundout against Jackson State … fielded all 16 of her opportunities, ending the year with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
2017 (Freshman)
Appeared in 24 games, with 13 starts … had six hits on the season, including one double against East Carolina on March 25 … picked up seven RBI for 2017.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at North Royalton High School and was an all-conference honoree in each season at her high school … was also an All-Ohio Honorable Mention honoree and was named the team’s most valuable player … at one point during her high school career, Santiago hit a home run in three-straight games … played club ball with the Ohio Lasers and the Beverly Bandits … in 2013, she helped lead her club team to a fourth place finish at the ASA Nationals when she hit four home runs in eight games in Colorado … hit her first career grand slam with Coach Poole in the stands at the national tournament.
Personal
The daughter of Jessica and Ramon Santiago … had offers from Indiana, Purdue, Ball State, and North Carolina … plans to major in journalism at Memphis.
