Gabby Martinez

Photo by: Bill Jarvis

Year:
Sophomore
Pos.:
INF
Hometown:
Redlands, Calif.

2018 (senior season): Academic All-Big Sky Conference ... Honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference ... Started all 55 games at second base ... Batted .250, mainly at No. 8 and 9 in the lineup ... Scored 15 runs, drove in seven ... Struck out just six times in 136 at-bats ... Led the team with seven sacrifice hits ... Had nine multiple-hit games ... Went 3 for 3 against Louisiana-Monroe at Arizona’s tournament ... Had two RBIs in Montana’s 5-0 home-field victory over Big Sky tournament champion Sacramento State ... Had a .972 fielding percentage for the Big Sky’s top-ranked defensive unit ... Recorded a season-best four-game hitting streak.

2017 (junior season): Academic All-Big Sky Conference ... Honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference ... Started all 59 games at second base ... Opened the season batting in the No. 9 spot ... Moved to leadoff after MaKenna McGill’s season-ending injury ... Hit .261 to rank fourth on the team ... Struck out just 15 times in 176 at-bats ... Tied with McGill for the team lead with seven stolen bases ... Scored 31 runs, drove in 10 ... Went 2 for 4 with the bases loaded ... Finished with a .962 fielding percentage on more than 200 chances ... Had six multiple-hit games, a pair of multiple-RBI games ... Had a seven-game hitting streak and a streak of 17 games reaching base safely ... Went 7-for-9 in three-game stretch against Oregon and UNLV at Hawaii’s tournament ... Finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs in 8-3 home win over Southern Utah ... Seven times scored a pair of runs, including the Big Sky tournament championship game, a 9-5 win over Weber State.

2016 (sophomore season): Academic All-Big Sky Conference ... Started 51 games at second base ... Finished the season with a .226 batting average, with 31 hits and 26 runs scored ... Led the Big Sky in sacrifice bunts (12), tied for seventh in steals (13) ... Batted .400 when leading off an inning ... Had a .989 fielding percentage, with a team-high 81 assists ... Had a three-hit game in 17-6 win over Illinois State and eight multiple-hit games ... Drove in two runs in 8-0 win over Cal State Bakersfield, stole two bases in 8-7 loss at Idaho State.

2015 (freshman season): Academic All-Big Sky Conference … Played in 47 of 50 games, getting 45 starts at second base … Hit .245, with 34 hits, 30 runs scored and nine RBIs … Ranked third on the team in runs scored, while 17 walks ranked second … Stole 18 bases in 19 attempts to rank second in the Big Sky … Tied for ninth in the Big Sky with six sacrifice bunts … Had 92 putouts, 64 assists and turned three double plays … Recorded eight multiple-hit games … Stole four bases against Saint Mary’s and three against Great Falls.

Personal: A 2014 graduate of Redlands High ... The daughter of Paul and Michelle Martinez ... Has an older brother, Rick ... A health and human performance major.