PLAYER PROFILE

 

 

19 Celina Castillo

Infield • 5-2 • L/R • Junior
Redwood City, Calif. • Carlmont

As a Sophomore in 2006: Saw action in 51 games with 47 starts... Was fourth on the squad with a .331 batting average... Led team and was seventh in the NEC with 35 runs scored... Posted a .903 fielding percentage with 76 putouts and 111 assists from the shortstop position, ranking third on the team and seventh in the conference... Registered a total of eight doubles, fourth on the team... Drilled four home runs, a career-high total... Posted 11 multiple-hit games, good for third on the team... Had a .456 on-base percentage, third best on team... Went 3-for-4 versus Cal Poly (2/25) with one RBI... Registered a perfect 2-for-2 performance versus Wright State on 3/9, along with one run scored, one RBI, and six assists... Hit first home run of the season at Stony Brook (3/25), a solo shot... Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a double against Fairfield (3/26)... Belted two solo home runs, scored two runs and went 2-for-3 against Seton Hall (4/11)... Posted a 3-for-4 performance at Robert Morris (4/14) with her fourth home run of the year... Registered sixth double of the season while tallying two RBI and going 2-for-4 at St. Francis (PA) (4/15)... Registered a hit in both NCAA Tournament games, against Arizona State (5/20) and against Penn State (5/20)... Had a double and scored 35th run of the season versus Penn State (5/20).

As a Freshman in 2005: Appeared in 50 games with 49 starts ... Scored 28 runs while registering 31 hits ... Notched a .914 fielding percentage with 78 putouts and team-high 125 assists ... Advanced the runners on 15 occasions, second-best on the team ... Fourth on the team with 127 at-bats ... One of only two players to register a triple ... Had a .392 on-base percentage, fifth-best on the team ... Blasted three home runs ... Went 2-for-3 with a double in late February versus Cal State Fullerton ... Posted a 2-for-3 performance with three runs scored versus Temple (3/11) ... Scored three times versus St. Francis (PA) on April 3, earning four walks in the contest ... Had back-to-back contests with a pair of RBI’s in each ... Had two RBI on 2-for-4 showing at St. Francis (NY) on April 5 ...Was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored at Seton Hall (4/7) ... Again, registered a pair of RBI’s- this time against Central Connecticut State on April 24 ... Added a home run in that contest ... Had a two-run homer at Fairleigh Dickinson (5/8) ... Led team with 26 walks.

High School/ASA/Personal: Played four years varsity at Carlmont High School in Belmont, Calif. ... Played a variety of positions, including pitcher, catcher and infielder ... Named all league four consecutive seasons, first team for three straight campaigns ... Only player in Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) to receive first place honors three straight seasons at three different positions ... Selected Defensive Player of the Year all four years in addition to team Most Valuable Player ... Named all Central Coast Section first team at shortstop and second team as a catcher ... Helped lead Scots to three Central Coast Section Championships and three league titles ... Member of Don Ford’s Strike Gold Zone (18) ... Played in the past with Strikkers (16) and West Bay Nuggets (14) travel teams ... Daughter of Doris and Michael Castillo ... Has two brothers - Michael and Raymond Castillo - and two sisters - Andrea Villanueva and Monique Castillo ... Also has four nieces, Alina, Ema, Jasmine, Alexia, and nephew, Papa Bear Guel Guel ...Born September 15, 1986.