Ciara Ervin

Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Merrill F. West HS
Hometown:
Tracy, Calif.
Major:
Recreation and Park Management

2016 (Junior): Made 42 starts, all in the outfield, in 49 appearances ... Finished second on the team in batting average (.315), doubles (9), triples (2) and stolen bases (6) ... Clubbed a squad-high seven home runs ... Finished the season with a OPS of .981 ... Turned in 10 multi-hit efforts ... Batted .333 in American Athletic Conference play ... Enjoyed a nine-game hitting streak spanning April 9 through May 6 ... Hit .474 (27-for-57) when leading off an inning ... Tallied eight two-out RBI ... Stroked an inside the park home run and scored two runs in the season-opening 9-1 victory over Virginia (2/12) ... Went 3-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI against Seattle (2/12) ... Notched a pair of hits and scored a run versus UC Riverside (2/13) ... Collected two hits and a run scored against St. Francis (Pa.) (2/20) ... Hit the game-winning home run in the Pirates’ 1-0 victory over Southern Illinois (3/12) ... Knocked in three runs in game one of the doubleheader at Radford (3/16) ... Went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and drew two walks at Campbell (4/5) ... Roped a two-out, two-run walkoff home run to give East Carolina an 8-7 win over Memphis (4/9) ... Exploded for three hits, a run scored and a RBI in the series finale with the Tigers (4/10) ... Combined for six hits and four runs scored in the last two games of the UConn series (4/16 and 4/17) on the road ... Tallied two hits and a run scored in the second game of the doubleheader against Houston (4/23).

2015 (Sophomore): Appeared in 47 games and made 40 starts … Started 30 games in left field, two in right field and eight at designated player … Tallied seven multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI efforts … Notched a career-high four hits, including a pair of doubles, and score two runs against Maine (Feb. 27) … Produced a modest four-game hitting streak spanning April 18-23 … Recorded her lone home run of the campaign at Memphis (March 28) … Score four runs in the final two games of the regular season against UConn (April 25-26).

2014 (Freshman): Appeared in 25 games and made one start during her rookie campaign … Primarily served as a pinch runner, scoring six runs and stealing two bases on the season … Recorded her first-career stolen base as a pinch-runner against BYU (Feb. 7) … Scored her first-career run against Southern Utah (Feb. 8) … Notched her first-career hit, walked and scored a run against Drexel (Feb. 16) … Scored a run in a pinch-running opportunity against Albany (Feb. 21) … Scored the winning run as a pinch-runner in the top of the sixth inning in a 4-3 victory in game one of a doubleheader sweep at Charlotte (March 15) … Made her first-collegiate start as the centerfielder and scored a run in a 9-1 win over Marshall (March 22) … Scored a run as a pinch runner against Southern Miss (April 6) … Stole a base as a pinch runner at 15th-ranked Tulsa (April 13).

High School: Lettered four years at Merrill F. West HS under head coach Marty Torres ... Played club ball at the All-American Sports Academy under coach Bryan Merrida ... Member of three TCAL Championship teams (2010, 2011, 2013) ... Earned First Team All-TCAL recognition all four years ... Batted .506 with a .578 OBP and was named TCAL MVP as a senior in 2013 ... Hit .464 with a .554 OBP as a junior in 2012.

Personal: Daughter of Kimberly and Robert Ervin ... Has two younger sisters, Jalen and Ryan ... Father played football at the University of the Pacific and aunt played softball at Texas Southern.