Dejah Mulipola

Dejah Monique Mulipola (born February 19, 1998) is a Polynesian American, collegiate All-American, right-handed hitting softball catcher originally from Garden Grove, California. She is a student athlete at the University of Arizona and has been named a Second Team and First Team All-Pac-12 player.[1] She was also chosen a National Fastpitch Coaches Association First Team All-American as a junior.[2] She played for two seasons with Team USA and was named to the roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

University of Arizona

Mulipola began her career for the Wildcats setting personal bests in batting average, 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.[4] 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.[5]

As a sophomore Mulipola was named a Second Team All-Pac 12 performer, leading the team in triples, walks and fielding percentage.[6][7] From February 9–22 she had her best hitting streak at 9 consecutive games. She hit .500 (13/26) with 11 runs batted in, 3 home runs, 2 doubles and 2 walks before being shutout by the Missouri Tigers.[8] In a run-rule victory against the Texas Longhorns on March 4, Mulipola walked 3 times for another 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 runs batted in, home runs, slugging percentage, and walks. Mulipola helped the Wildcats return to the 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. Mulipola currently ranks as the second best fielding catcher and overall player for the Wildcats in school history with a .996 fielding percentage.

Statistics

Arizona Wildcats
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2017 60 173 54 58 .335 49 12 3 12 112 .647% 25 29 1 2
2018 59 166 36 52 .313 36 12 3 6 100 .602% 29 42 3 4
2019 62 167 49 52 .311 55 23 0 7 128 .766% 43 45 1 2
TOTALS 181 506 139 162 .320 140 47 6 25 340 .672% 97 116 5 8

Team USA
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB
2020 8 15 5 7 .466 3 1 0 0 10 .666% 5 2 0
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References
  1. "Dejah Mulipola". Arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  2. "2019 ALL-AMERICAN AWARDS". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  3. "2020 U.S. Olympic Softball Team". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  4. "Cats Sweep Sunday Doubleheader, Wildcat Invitational". Arizonawildcats.com. 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  5. "Utah Hands Arizona First Conference Loss". Arizonawildcats.com. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  6. "Dejah Mulipola". Arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  7. "2018 Arizona Softball Overall Statistics" (PDF). Arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  8. "Cats Defeat North Carolina and Missouri on Day 1 of Mary Nutter". Arizonawildcats.com. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  9. "Martinez Goes 4-for-4; Cats Win Series vs. Texas". Arizonawildcats.com. 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  10. "2019 ALL-AMERICAN AWARDS". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  11. "Cats See Season End at WCWS". Arizonawildcats.com. 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
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