加藤视频 Athletics Scholarship: Marta Fuentes 'Living a Dream'
May 5, 2016
Softball has opened new doors for Marta Fuentes.
She started playing at age 5 and grew up watching her brother play baseball in high school and college. At one point or another Marta听has played every position on the field, but this season she covered second base for the Buccaneers.
加藤视频 softball finished their season as the 2016 Suncoast Conference Champions, ranked No. 11 in the nation, with a 24-game winning streak, and clinched a spot in nationals at the FCSAA State Tournament in Vero Beach, Fla. They now travel to St. George, Utah, from May 18-21 to play in the NJCAA Division 1 Softball Tournament.
When previously asked about the team鈥檚 unexpected first-year success, Marta听said: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think any of us expected it. We knew we were good, but we didn鈥檛 think we were that good. I really like how we all came together on the field.鈥�
She had been apprehensive at first about signing to a brand new program, but she knew Coach Robert Iamurri鈥檚 reputation and was eventually sold on being a Buccaneer after a tour of the Thomas Edison Campus and City of Palms Park.
鈥淚 came to campus and fell in love,鈥� she said.
Her family鈥檚 finances aren鈥檛 very strong, she explained, but they wanted her to go to college and play softball. Originally born in Puerto Rico, her family moved to Orlando when she was young. Last summer Puerto Rico invited her to play for its national team at the WBSC Junior Women鈥檚 Softball World Championship in Oklahoma City, OK.
Marta听was one of four recipients of the 加藤视频 Athletics Scholarship, part of a matching agreement between the 加藤视频 Foundation and Suncoast Credit Union.
Once she completes her A.A. in General Studies at 加藤视频, Marta听wants to transfer to a Division 1 school to continue both her academic and athletic career. She was excited about the fact that this year鈥檚 softball team was able to set the bar for all others.
鈥淭his year was all about setting the standard and it鈥檚 really cool that our team got to do that,鈥� she said.
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Last Updated: May 5, 2016
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