Mary Martinez

Photo by: Darrell James

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-3
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Kingwood, Texas
High School:
Kingwood HS

2023: Recorded 10 starts with 27 appearances, posting a 10-3 record, three saves and 2.12 ERA … Had a 1.18 WHIP in 69.1 innings pitched … Her 10 wins were the seventh most among all Conference USA pitchers …Picked up her first collegiate save in her first appearance during a 8-0 win over SEMO (2/12) … Earned her first collegiate victory with three shutout innings of relief during a 4-2 win over Toledo at the Mardi Gras Mambo (2/17) … She allowed the fewest walks (12) and runs (22) of any C-USA pitcher over the course of the season … Had a career day, throwing a complete-game shutout in the 2-0 win over NC State (3/31), setting a career-high with six strikeouts while allowing just four hits on her way to the first seven-inning complete-game shutout by a LA Tech pitcher on the season ... Named Conference USA Pitcher of the Week (4/4).

High School: Lettered four years for Kingwood High School and coach Lauren Hendrix … Helped lead the program to the 2022 Texas District 21-6A title … Worked 110.2 innings while striking out 184 and posting a 2.30 earned run average as a senior ... Had a 16-5 records with 2 saves, 2 combined no hitters and a no-hitter … Batted .470 with 47 hits, including eight home runs and 49 RBI … Named the District 21-6A Pitcher of the Year as a senior … Named the District 22-6A Rookie of the Year as a freshman … 4-time all-district selection … 4-time academic all-district … Named the Kingwood High School team MVP as a junior and senior … Played travel ball for Jeff Schroder and the Cy-Fair Intruders Gold …

Personal: Daughter of John and Stephanie Martinez … Has two sisters, Emily and Sydney … Born March 1, 2004 in Humble, Texas.