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2019 (Freshman): Played 13 games with six starts ... Went 1-2 with a RBI at UMBC on March 28 ... Was 1-3 versus North Carolina Central on April 10 ... Had five putouts on defense versus UMBC on April 16

High School/Club: Member of National Honor Society ... Served as a student ambassador ... won Defensive Player of the Year twice ... four year starter who had a .397 batting average in high school 

Personal: Born May 28, 2000 in New York City, NY … Daughter of Joyce and Rudys Luciano … Has two brothers, Rudys and Rajan, and one sister, Janelle  … Major is Criminal Justice … Pre-game routine/superstition is sitting alone and digging out the area behind home plate when she gets to the field … Most inspired by Richard Aponte, her high school coach ... Plans to attend law school and become a criminal attorney following graduation … Best advice/favorite saying is, “Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don't get so worked up about things" … Hobbies outside of sports are dancing, yoga, crossword puzzles, swimming, Sodoku and journaling … Favorite Book/Author is Self and Soul by Mark Edmundsun … Favorite Movie is all the Step Up movies …  Personal best non-athletic accomplishment is graduating with a 4.0 high school … Personal athletic goals before the season is hitting .400 and throwing out most of the baserunners trying to steal … Personal athletic goal before graduating is having more that 200 hits