North Carolina Central University Athletics

2026: Played 44 games and started 43 as catcher... Third on the team in hits (30) and second in RBIs (21)... Tied for fifth on the team in doubles (3)... Tied for second on the team in sacrifice flies (2)... .979 fielding percentage... In MEAC games, 10th in hits (22), tied for ninth in hit by pitch (2) and tied for fourth in sacrifice flies (2)... Tallied an RBI and two runs scored in a Game 1 win over Longwood on March 25... Amassed four RBIs, one run scored and one double in a Game 3 win over Coppin State on March 15... Totaled three RBIs on 3-for-4 hitting in a Game 2 triumph over Coppin State on March 14... Had two RBIs and one run scored in Game 2 vs. Delaware State on April 11... Batted 3-for-3 with three RBIs, one double and one run scored in Game 1 vs. South Carolina State on April 25... MEAC Rookie of the Week on Feb. 9... 

HIGH SCHOOL:  A first team and second team All-League player at Aquinas High School in San Bernardino, Calif. in 2025... Fourth on the team as a senior with 25 hits and batted .333 in 26 games in helping Aquinas win the league title... During her prep career, garnered freshman of the year honors and captured MVP of the Redlands Tournament... As a junior, drove in 26 runs on a 28-1 team that won their league with an unbeaten record (12-0)...  A National Honors Society member, she posted a 4.0 grade point average and above since sixth grade...

PERSONAL: Daughter of Erika De La Fuente and Jose Carlos De La Fuente... Loves to work out and take naps...