Mariza Martinez

Position:
OF
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Deer Park HS
Hometown:
Pasadena, TX
Pronounced:
L/R

Career
Holds the career stolen base record with 32 and the career runs scored record (125) ... Stands second in career batting average (.313), home runs (36), on-base percentage (.376) and total bases (359) ... Tied for second in triples (4) ... Stands third in career RBI (119), hits (210), slugging percentage (.536) and at-bats (670) ... Fourth in career doubles (33) and walks (60) ... Tied for third in games played (209).

North Texas 2011
Started 47 games in the outfield ... Fourth on the team with .277 batting average ... Second on team with 22 runs scored, 39 hits and 29 RBI ... Led team with 20 walks... Named to the Courtyard Classic All-Tournament Team ... Posted a pinch-hit two-RBI double against Oregon ... Posted a double against Appalachian State ... Went 2-for-2 with a run scored against Centenary ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI against UTEP ... Posted first triple of season against Missouri State ... Posted four hits in three-game series against No. 17 ULL ... Posted first home run of season in 8-5 win against No. 17 ULL ... Knocked in two runs with a double in the 9-8 victory against No. 18 Baylor ... Posted a solo home run against No. 18 Oklahoma State ... Posted two home runs in the doubleheader against No. 11 Missouri ... Went 1-for-1 with a two-run homer and two walks in win against Missouri ... Posted two home runs and knocked in five runs in the 7-6 loss to FAU ... Tied a single-game school record with five RBI ... Drew three walks in the 5-4 loss to FAU ... Knocked in four runs in the 8-1 win against ULM ... Knocked in the game-winning run in the 2-1 victory against ULM ... Went 2-for-4 against South Alabama with a double and a home run ... Tied and set career school record for runs scored in series against South Alabama ... Hit eighth home run of season against No. 15 Oklahoma.

2010
Started all 49 games at centerfield ... Named second-team All-Sun Belt for the second straight year ... Was named to the Sleep Inn Classic All-Tournament Team ... Named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (April 5) ... Led team with 56 hits and 35 RBI ... Tied for second on team and tied for 12th in Sun Belt with .331 batting average ... Led team with 11 doubles ... The 35 RBI is fourth on the single-season record list, while the 9 home runs and 11 doubles are tied for fifth ... Led team and fifth in conference with 100 total bases ... Opened the season with a two-hit performance, both doubles, against Stephen F. Austin ... Hit her first career triple in the second game against SFA ... Hit a game-winning walk-off home run against UTSA ... Knocked in a career-high four RBI against UC Riverside ... Posted a personal-best four hits against UC Riverside ... Tied a school record with four hits ... One of only four players to post four hits in a single game ... Gave North Texas a 1-0 lead against Centenary with her third home run of season ...Robbed No. 15 Texas of a home run with a spectacular catch over the outfield fence in 1-0 victory ...Went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in win against FAU ... Posted three doubles in three-game series against FAU ... Led Mean Green against in three-game series FIU with .538 batting avearge, seven hits, six runs scored and seven RBI ... Posted seventh home run of season against Middle Tennessee ... Posted eighth home run of season against Texas State ... Went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases against Troy ... Drew three walks in single game against Troy, tying for second for most walks in a single game ... Went 3-for-4 with an RBI in 2-1 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette ... Led off game with home run ... Named to the Dean's List.

2009
First player in school history to be named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Central Region First Team ... Named second-team All-Sun Belt ... Only North Texas player to start all 54 games ... Second on the team and 13th in the conference with a .316 batting average ... Led the team with 11 home runs, 34 RBI and 33 runs scored ... Third in conference in hits and home runs... Tied for team lead with 16 stolen bases, which is third on NT's single-season records list ... Ranked third on NT's single-season and career home run record list ... Finished fifth in single-season record book with .554 slugging percentage ... Fourth on NT single-season list in RBI ... Named to the Sleep Inn Classic All-Tournament Team ... Tied for the team lead with 14 multi-hit games and led the team with 11 multi-RBI games ... Started the Mean Green off with a double against Texas A&M Corpus Christi ... Posted a three-run homer against Detroit Mercy, her first and the team's first of the season ... The three RBI tied a career high ... Tied a career high with three hits against Central Arkansas ... Batted .474 in the Sleep Inn Classic with two RBI ... Tied for the tournament lead with nine hits and was first with five stolen bases ... Went 3-for-4 against FIU with a single, double and a home run ... Went 3-for-3 with an RBI in the 3-1 win against Middle Tennessee ... Also stole two bases in the win ... Sealed win against Texas Tech with a three-run homer ... Posted two home runs in doubleheader against Troy ... Posted three-run homer in 3-0 win against Troy ... Led off second game of doubleheader with her ninth home run of season ... Named to the Dean's List and the Sun Belt Commissioner's List.

2008
Third on the team with a .322 batting average and 59 hits ... Led team with 42 runs scored, which ranks second on the single-season list ... Tied for first on the team with eight home runs, which is tied for fourth on single-season home run list ... Ranked nationally in sacrifice flies ... Was named to the Quality Inn & Suites/Point Bank Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Hit her first home run of career against Texas State ... Went 3-for-4 against Oklahoma State with a home run and two RBI ... Posted six hits and three RBI in the three-game series against ULM ... Posted a home run against ULM ... Tied a team season best with a 10-game hitting streak ... Posted four hits in the three-game series against South Alabama, including a home run ...Went 3-for-4 against Florida Atlantic with two RBI and three runs scored ... Posted five hits, including two doubles in the three-game series against Middle Tennessee ... Posted four hits in the conference tournament ... Hit her eighth home run in the win against Florida Atlantic ... Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in the win against Troy ... Named to the Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll ...Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

High School
Was a two-time first-team all-district honoree at Deer Park High School ... Named Offensive MVP as a senior ... Received second-team all-district honors as a sophomore ... Was a part of two district championships ... Was a four-year letterwinner in softball ...Was inducted into the National Spanish Honor Society.

Personal
Daughter of Louis and Nancy Martinez ... Born on February 17, 1989 ... Has two brothers, Michael and Matthew ... Majoring in marketing.