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SMC California Athletics

Saint Mary's College Athletics Gaels

2024 Softball Roster

Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Jesus Sepulveda
Jesus Sepulveda
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

5 Marissa Montelongo

  • Position Utility
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kingsburg, Calif.
  • High School Kingsburg

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • Second Team All-WCC (2024)
  • Honorable Mention All-WCC (2023)
  • First Team WCC All-Academic (2024)
  • Honorable Mention WCC All-Academic (2023)
  • 57 Career Stolen Bases (4th Most in Program History)
  • Career 0.966 Fielding Percentage (8th Best in Program History)
  • 3rd Most Runs Scored in a Single Season in Program History (40, 2024)
  • 3rd Most Stolen Bases in a Single Season in Program History (33, 2024)
AS A SENIOR (2024): Had her best season as Gael in her senior campaign, starting every game at second base...One of five everyday players for the Gaels to bat over 0.300, slashing at 0.303/0.409/0.414...Scored a team-high 40 runs, while driving in 19...Totalled four doubles, two triples and her first three collegiate home runs...Swiped a WCC best 33 bases on 36 tries...The only Gael to notch a four hit ballgame on the season, doing so against San Jose State on 4/17...First collegiate home run came in her hometown of Fresno, against the Bulldogs on 2/18...Also hit home runs at Nevada, and on her senior day against in the Gaels WCC Title clinching victory against LMU...Was the Gaels most consistent infielder, going 225-for-229 at second base...Swiped three bags in one game against Utah Valley on 2/17...Named second team All-WCC and honorable mention WCC All-Academic at the culmination of the season.

AS A JUNIOR (2023): Appeared in a career-best 44 games, making 32 starts during her third season...saw time at second base and hit .205 on the year...finished second on the team and tied for fifth in the WCC with 13 stolen bases...finished the year with the third-best fielding percentage among qualified fielders for SMC...scored the fourth most runs on the team (13) and tied for the team lead with three triples...had multi-hit games against Northern Colorado (February 26) and UC Davis (April 4)...scored three times against Sacramento State on February 25...named Honorable Mention All-WCC following the year.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022): Appeared in 11 games as a pinch runner for the Gaels before missing the remainder of the season due to injury...scored seven runs and swiped three bases.

AS A FRESHMAN (2021): Appeared in 34 games and started in 33 … made her collegiate debut against Nevada on Feb. 11 … led the team and was a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen bases … tied for second on the team with 10 walks … doubled and drove in three runs in the season finale against Loyola Marymount … finished the season batting .195 with a .290 on base percentage, 11 RBIs and 10 runs scored.

PRIOR TO SAINT MARY'S: Montelongo was a multi-sport varsity athlete at Kingsburg, having lettered all four years in both softball and soccer ... as a junior and sophomore, she was voted Team MVP while also being named First Team All-Central Sequoia League ... in 2018, she was chosen as the MVP of her league and a year later, helped lead her school to win the CIF Central Section D2 Championship ... as a junior, she batted .380, scored 39 runs, and ripped four homers as well as 10 doubles ... also plays on the women's soccer team.

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2021Freshman

    Utility
    5'3"
    5
  • 5

    2022Sophomore

    Utility
    5'3"
    5
  • 5

    2023Junior

    Utility
    5'3"
    5
  • 5

    2024Senior

    Utility
    5'3"
    5