Naya Martinez

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
High School:
Mount St. Dominic Academy

2025: Appeared in 37 games for the Pirates, starting 26 of them… Scored her first collegiate hit against Virginia (3/1)… Made her first career start at shortstop against Stony Brook, logging two hits and scoring a run (3/18)… collected three hits and two RBI against Wagner (3/25)… transitioned to start at third base against Villanova, where she would serve as the primary third baseman for the remainder of the season (3/28)… knocked her first collegiate home and recorded three RBI against Providence (4/4)… Added another three RBI in a series finale win over Providence (4/5)… Earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors for her performance against Providence and Army (4/7)… amassed two hits and an RBI in a win over LIU (4/30).

Before SHU: Played second base her freshman year at Lyndhurst High School… Moved to Mount St. Dominic Academy in Caldwell, New Jersey, for her final three years, playing at shortstop on a team that ranked top eight in the state every season… Won two Essex County Championships, as well as three consecutive North Jersey, Non-Public A titles with Mount St. Dominic from 2022-24… Finished her high school career with a .349 batting average, 21 doubles, 15 triples, 15 home runs and 79 RBI… Received Second Team All-State honors in 2024 after hitting .333 with 10 doubles, 7 triples, 2 HRs and 15 RBI… Named Second Team All-Non Public in 2023 & 2024… Played on NJ Heist club softball team, the same team that Taylor Hill played on… Elected to the Science National Honor Society…... Daughter of Monica and Luis… Has a brother, Alex, and Sister, Alyssa... Her cousin Willie Matthews plays football at Southern University… Born June 21, 2006.