Mulipola began her career for the Wildcats setting personal bests in hits, doubles while also leading the team in triples. On February 19, Mulipola used a double and home run to knock in a career best 6 RBIs to run-rule the Boston College Eagles.[5] In a loss to the Utah Utes on April 14, she had a perfect day at the plate with four hits for another career highlight.[6] As a sophomore Mulipola was named a Second Team All-Pac 12 performer, leading the team in triples, walks and fielding percentage.[7][8] In a run-rule victory against the Texas Longhorns on March 4, Mulipola walked 3 times for another career high.[9]
Mulipola achieved First Team All-Pac 12 and National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American citations.[10] She was also named NFCA Catcher of the Year. She had career highs in home runs and walks. Mulipola helped the Wildcats return to the 2019 Women's College World Series for the first time since 2010 before being eliminated by the Alabama Crimson Tide on May 31.[11] She had two hits including a home run in three games at the series.
In her redshirt senior season, Mulipola earned First Team honors from the conference and NFCA. She was also named a finalist for the Honda Softball Award.[12] She set career highs in batting average, runs batted in and slugging percentage. On February 25, Mulipola hit her 50th career home run, a grand slam off Reggie Kanagawa to run-rule the BYU Cougars.[13] From April 18–May 8 she had her best hitting streak at 10 consecutive games. She hit .428 (12/28) with 9 RBIs, two home runs, three doubles and 4 walks before being shutout by the Oregon Ducks.[14] On May 22 to defeat the Mississippi Rebels, she became the 12th wildcat to join the 50 home run 200 RBI list by collecting 5 RBIs to reach the 200 milestone.[15] Mulipola made her final collegiate appearance in a loss to the Florida State Seminoles on June 5 at the 2021 Women's College World Series and managed only a walk.[16] Mulipola currently ranks as the second best fielding catcher and overall player for the Wildcats in school history with a .996 fielding percentage.
Mulipola returned to Arizona for the 2021 season, after missing the 2020 season due to the Stand Beside Her Tour with USA Softball in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[20] At the Olympics, Mulipola played in one game collecting a hit and walk. Mulipola did not play in the gold medal game, where Team USA was defeated by Team Japan 2–0.[21][22]
On August 31, 2023, Mulipola was named to the U.S. women's national team for the 2023 Pan American Games.[23]
^"USA Softball announces 16-player Women's National Team roster set to represent Team USA at 2023 Pan American Games". usasoftball.com. August 31, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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Dejah Monique Mulipola born February 19 1998 is an American professional softball catcher for the Oklahoma City Spark of Women s Professional Fastpitch WPF She played college softball at Arizona from 2017 to 2021 where she was twice named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association First Team All American 1 2 3 She has been a member of the United States women s national softball team since 2019 and helped them win a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics 4 She played in Athletes Unlimited Softball where she won the 2022 championship as the top individual points leader Dejah MulipolaPersonal informationBorn 1998 02 19 February 19 1998 age 26 Los Alamitos CaliforniaSportCountryUSASportSoftballPositionCatcherTeamAthletes Unlimited 2021 present Hitachi Sundiva 2024 present Oklahoma City Spark 2024 present Medal record Women s softballRepresenting United StatesOlympic Games2020 Tokyo TeamWorld Games2022 Birmingham TeamPan American Games2019 Lima Team2023 Santiago Team Contents 1 Early life 2 Playing career 2 1 College career 2 2 Professional career 3 International career 4 Statistics 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editMulipola is of Samoan and Mexican descent She was born in Los Alamitos California to Ed Mulipola and Rosalie Leuta Her hometown is Garden Grove California where she attended Pacifica High School 1 Playing career editCollege career edit Mulipola began her career for the Wildcats setting personal bests in hits doubles while also leading the team in triples On February 19 Mulipola used a double and home run to knock in a career best 6 RBIs to run rule the Boston College Eagles 5 In a loss to the Utah Utes on April 14 she had a perfect day at the plate with four hits for another career highlight 6 As a sophomore Mulipola was named a Second Team All Pac 12 performer leading the team in triples walks and fielding percentage 7 8 In a run rule victory against the Texas Longhorns on March 4 Mulipola walked 3 times for another career high 9 Mulipola achieved First Team All Pac 12 and National Fastpitch Coaches Association All American citations 10 She was also named NFCA Catcher of the Year She had career highs in home runs and walks Mulipola helped the Wildcats return to the 2019 Women s College World Series for the first time since 2010 before being eliminated by the Alabama Crimson Tide on May 31 11 She had two hits including a home run in three games at the series In her redshirt senior season Mulipola earned First Team honors from the conference and NFCA She was also named a finalist for the Honda Softball Award 12 She set career highs in batting average runs batted in and slugging percentage On February 25 Mulipola hit her 50th career home run a grand slam off Reggie Kanagawa to run rule the BYU Cougars 13 From April 18 May 8 she had her best hitting streak at 10 consecutive games She hit 428 12 28 with 9 RBIs two home runs three doubles and 4 walks before being shutout by the Oregon Ducks 14 On May 22 to defeat the Mississippi Rebels she became the 12th wildcat to join the 50 home run 200 RBI list by collecting 5 RBIs to reach the 200 milestone 15 Mulipola made her final collegiate appearance in a loss to the Florida State Seminoles on June 5 at the 2021 Women s College World Series and managed only a walk 16 Mulipola currently ranks as the second best fielding catcher and overall player for the Wildcats in school history with a 996 fielding percentage Professional career edit Mulipola was drafted fourth overall in the Athletes Unlimited Softball draft 17 She won the 2022 championship as the top individual points leader with 1 782 points 18 The Oklahoma City Spark of Women s Professional Fastpitch WPF announced the signing of Mulipola on February 22 2024 19 International career editMulipola returned to Arizona for the 2021 season after missing the 2020 season due to the Stand Beside Her Tour with USA Softball in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics 20 At the Olympics Mulipola played in one game collecting a hit and walk Mulipola did not play in the gold medal game where Team USA was defeated by Team Japan 2 0 21 22 On August 31 2023 Mulipola was named to the U S women s national team for the 2023 Pan American Games 23 Statistics editArizona Wildcats YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA2017 60 173 54 58 335 49 12 3 12 112 647 25 29 1 22018 59 166 36 52 313 36 12 3 6 100 602 29 42 3 42019 62 167 49 52 311 55 23 0 7 128 766 43 45 1 22021 56 148 53 57 385 63 21 0 8 128 865 34 31 0 0TOTALS 237 654 192 219 335 203 68 6 33 468 715 131 147 5 8Team USA YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB2020 9 17 6 8 470 4 1 0 0 11 647 6 2 02021 7 17 3 5 294 1 1 0 0 8 470 3 5 0Olympics 1 2 1 1 500 0 0 0 0 1 500 1 1 0TOTALS 17 36 10 14 389 5 2 0 0 20 555 10 8 0Athletes Unlimited YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB2021 14 40 4 13 325 8 2 2 2 25 625 6 8 0References edit a b Dejah Mulipola arizonawildcats com Retrieved 2019 10 08 2019 ALL AMERICAN AWARDS NFCA org Retrieved 2019 10 08 2021 NFCA Division I All America Teams NFCA org Retrieved 2021 06 05 2020 U S Olympic Softball Team teamusa org Archived from the original on October 7 2019 Retrieved 2019 10 08 Cats Sweep Sunday Doubleheader Wildcat Invitational Arizonawildcats com 2017 02 19 Retrieved 2019 10 20 Utah Hands Arizona First Conference Loss Arizonawildcats com 2017 04 14 Retrieved 2019 10 20 Dejah Mulipola Arizonawildcats com Retrieved 2019 10 20 2018 Arizona Softball Overall Statistics PDF Arizonawildcats com Retrieved 2019 10 20 Martinez Goes 4 for 4 Cats Win Series vs Texas Arizonawildcats com 2018 03 04 Retrieved 2019 10 20 2019 ALL AMERICAN AWARDS NFCA org Retrieved 2019 10 20 Cats See Season End at WCWS Arizonawildcats com 2019 06 01 Retrieved 2019 10 20 Finalists for Class of 2021 Honda Sport Award for Softball Announced collegiatewomensportsawards com 2021 06 04 Retrieved 2021 06 05 Scupin Homers Thrice Cats Sweep Thursday Doubleheader Arizonawildcats com 2021 02 25 Retrieved 2021 06 05 7 Arizona at 12 Oregon PDF Arizonawildcats com 2021 05 09 Retrieved 2021 06 05 UA On to Regional Final with 12 6 Win Arizonawildcats com 2021 05 22 Retrieved 2021 06 05 Arizona s Season Ends at the Women s College World Series Arizonawildcats com 2021 06 05 Retrieved 2021 06 05 ATHLETES UNLIMITED SOFTBALL COLLEGE DRAFT GET TO KNOW THE 12 DRAFTEES auprosports com 2021 05 10 Retrieved 2021 06 05 Dejah Mulipola crowned 2022 Champion in thrilling finale auprosports com August 28 2022 Retrieved August 30 2022 OKC Spark Signs Softball Sensation Dejah Mulipola for 2024 Season Oklahoma City Spark February 22 2024 Retrieved February 23 2024 Dejah Mulipola to Return in 2021 University of Arizona Athletics 7 May 2020 Retrieved 2020 09 16 JPN 2 USA 0 olympicssoftball wbsc org 2021 07 27 Retrieved 2021 07 27 Mulipola olympicssoftball wbsc org 2021 07 27 Retrieved 2021 07 27 USA Softball announces 16 player Women s National Team roster set to represent Team USA at 2023 Pan American Games usasoftball com August 31 2023 Retrieved September 8 2023 External links editDejah Mulipola on Twitter dejah Mulipola on Telegram Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dejah Mulipola amp oldid 1217010595, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
