University of Rhode Island

Career Honors and Awards

• 2019 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• Named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (3/11)

2022 (Senior)

• Started all 45 games in which she played
• Batted .244 with seven doubles, one home run, 11 runs batted in and 12 runs scored
• Led the team in walks (18), sacrifice bunts (8) and sacrifice flies (2)
• Recorded 70 putouts and two assists while making just two errors  

2021 (Junior)

• Started the first 11 games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury
• Batted .310 with four doubles and two RBI
• Scored five runs and had a .412 on-base percentage

• Started all 20 games in the outfield
• Batted .158 with four doubles, one home run and a team-high eight runs scored
• Led the team with 14 walks and was third on the team with six runs batted in 

2019 (Freshman)

• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• Started all 26 games she played before suffering a season-ending injury
• Batted .385 with 24 hits, eight doubles and two home runs
• Led the team with 23 walks
• Led the team with nine stolen bases
• Scored 16 runs and had 10 RBI
• Named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week after batting .400 with one home run, one double, four runs scored and four walks over five games (3/11)

Before URI

• Attended Cypress Ranch High School, where she played softball (3 letters), basketball and bowling (1 letter)
• Was a three-time First-Team All-District selection
• Named a team captain as a senior
• Also served as captain for her club team, the Hoston Power (2017, 2018)
• Helped her team win District and Bi District titles in 2017 and 2018
• Had 92 career hits and 88 RBI over three seasons
• Batted .398 as a senior, .374 as a junior and .368 as a sophomore

Personal

• Born Sept. 11, 1999
• Daughter of Jose Villarreal and Laura Villarreal
• Has one brother, Joseph, and one sister, Brittney
• Considered attending Penn, Dartmouth, Colgate and Texas A&M - College Station
• Chose Rhode Island because, "It gives me the opportunity to not only get a great engineering degree, but to play the sport I love. URI also gives me the full college experience with beautiful scenery, great faculty and the opportunity to live in an environment outside of my comfort zone."
• She is the first person in her family to be a collegiate athlete
• "Family holds a special place in my heart, and no matter how far away I am, I know they are always supporting me."
• Enjoys softball, bowling, basketball and fishing
• Favorite athlete is Tim Duncan
• Favorite teams are the San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Cowboys and Houston Astros
• Majoring in Mechanical Engineering