Valerie Arioto

Valerie Arioto
Pitcher/First Baseman
Born: (1989-04-10) April 10, 1989 (age 35)[1] Pleasanton, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams
California (2008–2012) United States National Team (2012–present)
Medals Women's softball Representing  United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team 2019 Lima Team 2015 Toronto Team

Valerie "Val" Ann Arioto (born April 10, 1989) is an American, former collegiate All-American, medal-winning Olympian, softball pitcher and first baseman. She was a pitcher and infielder for the California Golden Bears in the Pac-12 Conference. She has also served as a member of the United States women's national softball team since 2012, and at the 2020 Summer Olympics helped the team win a silver medal.

Career

Arioto attended Foothill High School and the University of California, Berkeley from 2008–2010, 12, where she earned a Second Team and two First-Team All-Pac-12 honors, including being named 2012 Pac-12 Player of The Year.[2][3] She was also recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as a Third Team and two-time First Team All-American.[4][5][6] With United States women's national softball team she won 2011 World Cup of Softball and has since been a member for 8 years.[7]

International career

Arioto represented Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.[8] Arioto recorded three hits and two walks for the team during the tournament. Team USA was defeated by Team Japan in the gold medal game.[9][10]

Statistics

California Golden Bears

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
2008	70	219	55	71	.324	29	2	4	17	102	.465%	48	51	14	16
2009	58	163	41	53	.325	37	10	1	6	91	.558%	41	36	15	16
2010	63	138	61	49	.355	60	19	0	7	113	.819%	81	40	12	12
2012	65	137	65	50	.365	60	23	0	6	125	.912%	94	24	5	5
TOTALS	256	657	222	223	.339	186	54	5	36	431	.656%	264	151	46	49

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	Sh	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2008	8	3	30	8	2	1	1	87.0	60	37	24	57	105	1.93	1.34
2009	14	9	37	16	7	2	1	160.1	139	82	55	68	173	2.40	1.29
2010	21	9	35	26	19	11	0	205.2	126	49	42	66	264	1.43	0.93
2012	20	3	24	24	15	6	0	127.0	92	31	24	33	155	1.32	0.98
TOTALS	63	24	126	74	43	20	2	580.0	417	199	145	224	697	1.75	1.10

Team USA

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB
2020	13	32	9	9	.281	11	2	0	2	17	.531%	10	3	0
2021	31	75	13	16	.213	15	6	0	5	39	.520%	22	12	0
Olympics	6	17	1	3	.176	1	0	0	0	3	.176%	2	3	0
TOTAL	50	124	23	28	.226	27	8	0	7	59	.476%	34	18	0

References

1. "Valerie Ann Arioto". California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
2. "Pac-12 Announces Softball All-Conference". Pac-12.com. May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
3. "2011-12 Softball Roster Valerie Arioto". Calbears.com. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
4. "2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
5. "2010 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
6. "2012 NFCA Division I All-Americans". NFCA.org. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
7. "U.S. wins World Cup of Softball". July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
8. "2020 U.S. Olympic Softball Team". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
9. "JPN 2, USA 0". olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. July 27, 2021. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
10. "Arioto". olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. July 27, 2021. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

External links

• Valerie Arioto at USA Softball (archive March 27, 2012)
• California Golden Bears at the Wayback Machine (archived December 17, 2012)
• Valerie Arioto at Team USA (archive February 4, 2022)
• Valerie Arioto at Olympedia (archive)
• Valerie Arioto at Olympics.com
• Valerie Arioto at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games