Viviana Rivero

Bio

2023 Sophomore Season: Followed up an impressive rookie campaign with an impressive sophomore season as she was named Honorable-Mention All-SCAC, hitting .320 (fourth on team) with a .387 on-base percentage (fifth on team), and slugged .475 (fourth on team) in 42 games… She slugged four home runs to tie for the team lead and finished tied for seventh in homers in the conference and ninth in the league in slugging % … Finished with 39 hits (fourth on team), five doubles (fifth on team), and one triple … Her 25 RBI ranked second on the team and she finished with 26 runs scored, 15 walks, and a stolen base … She only truck out 20 times in 122 at-bats and had 58 total bases … She recorded eight multi-hit games which included a pair of three-hit performances … Had seven games with multiple RBI … Her offensive highlight of the season was hitting for the cycle on April 4 at Howard Payne in a 7-6 win as she went 5-5 with four RBI. She tripled in the second, had an RBI single in the third, hit a solo home run in the fifth, had a two-RBI double in the sixth, and singled in the seventh … Named to the SCAC Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll, named an Easton/NFCA Division III All-America Scholar Athlete and named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Softball Team.

2022 Freshman Season: Had a fantastic rookie season as she finished in the top five on the team in nine different statistical categories … Played in 36 games and was fourth on the team with 117 at-bats … Finished with a .333 batting average (third on team), a .395 OBP (third) and .410 slugging (fourth) … Finished second on the team in RBI with 23, third in doubles with six, and tied for third in hits with 39 … Finished fourth on the team in runs with 15 and was tied for first on the team with 12 walks while only striking out 16 times … Recorded 12 multi-hit games and six games with two or more RBI … Had three games with three RBI and three games with at least two walks … Fourth on the team with 48 total bases … Had a seven-game winning streak to start the season … In a six-game stretch from March 5-19 she was red hot as she hit .667 (12-18) with seven RBI, three runs scored, two doubles, and one home run … Named to the SCAC Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the Spring 2022 Dean's List ... Selected to the 2022 SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team. 

Prior to Centenary: Attended Redondo Union High School and was a member of the Honor Roll all four years ... All-CIF Team division 3 as a senior ... Earned Athletic Award as well as the Student Award (3.5 GPA or above) all four years ... Named to the All-Bay league second team as a sophomore and All-Bay League first team as a senior ... Named Most Outstanding Player as a senior and served as team captain that season ... Scholr-Athlete Award all four years ... Received the Seal of Biliteracy as a senior. 

Personal: Born on Dec. 20, 2003 in Fullerton, Calif. ... Parents are Felipe and Silvia Rivero ... Has one brother, Sebastian ... Planning to major in Psychology and Sociology ... Her favorite colors are pastel blue or turquoise.

Favorite Movie: Phantom of the Opera

Favorite Hobbies: Baking, painting and crocheting

Favorite Athlete: Mookie Betts