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Aris Metcalfe Season 2016

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PositionOF
Height5-4
ClassFreshman
HometownCompton, Calif.

After the 2018 season

A speedster with a very quick step ... Relentless on the basepaths ... Plays a solid outfield ... Plays a solid outfield, where she did not have an error in 46 career fielding chances.

SDSU Career Rankings (after the 2019 season): 4th in stolen base percentage (.860)

HONORS
* 2019 Mountain West All-Academic Team

2019 SEASON - SENIOR
Played the most of her career in her final season, starting 23 times and playing in 45 games ... Started 14 times in right field, six in left field, twice as the designated player (but immediately moved to the outfield) and once in center field ... Was 8-for-57 (.140) with nine runs, an RBI, five walks, a .210 on-base percentage and 11 steals in 13 attempts ... Also was perfect in the field in 37 chances ... Tied for sixth in the Mountain West in stolen bases (11) ... Started 17 times and played in 22 of the 24 Mountain West games, going 6-for-40 (.150) with five runs, three walks, a .209 on-base percentage an five stolen bases in six chances, while posting a perfect fielding percentage in 29 chances ... Had two game-winning runs and two go-ahead runs ... Stole a base and scored a run against Charlotte on Feb. 8 ... Was 1-for-3 with a run vs. Cal Poly on Feb. 24 ... Had the first RBI of her career vs. Robert Morris on March 7 ... Walked and stole a base vs. UC Riverside on March 13 ... Stole a base and scored vs. UNLV on March 31 ... Had a good weekend at Nevada from April 5-7, going 4-for-7 (.571) with a walk and a stolen base ... Recorded her first two-hit game in the opener with the Wolf Pack on April 5, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a sacrifice bunt ... Singled and walked at San Diego on April 10 ... Stole a base and scored vs. San Jose State on April 12 ... Walked, stole a base and scored a run two days later vs. SJSU ... Singled and stole a base at No. 25 Colorado State on April 26, making it three straight games with a stolen base.

2018 SEASON - JUNIOR
SDSU Single-Season Rankings (after the 2018 season): T-6th in stolen base percentage (.923)  

Had arguably her best season thus far, playing in 43 games with her first career six starts ... Was 2-for-12 (.167) with 17 runs, one walk, a .231 on-base percentage and 12 stolen bases (in 13 chances) ... Also was perfect in nine fielding chances ... Set career highs in games played (43), average (.167), at-bats (12), runs (17), hits (2), walks (1), on-base percentage (.231), stolen bases (12) and putouts (9) ... Ranked ninth in the Mountain West with 12 stolen bases ... In league play, played in 19 of the 24 games, scoring nine runs with six stolen bases (in seven chances) ... Scored four go-ahead runs (3rd on team), two game-tying runs (T-3rd on team) and two game-winning runs (T-3rd on team) ... First career hit and walk came against Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 24 ... Also singled vs. CSUN on March 2 ... Had two stolen bases in games vs. Bethune Cookman (Feb. 24) and Boise State (March 30).  

2017 SEASON - SOPHOMORE
Saw time in 35 games off the bench ... Had 16 runs and stole seven bases in 10 chances ... the seven stolen bases tied for the second most on the team ... Played in 15 games in the Mountain West campaign, scoring four times and swiping three stolen bases ... Scored three game-tying runs (tied for the most on the team) ... Also scored two game-winning runs and two go-ahead runs ... Scored a run in six straight games from Feb. 21-March 2 ... Had runs in consecutive games on March 10 vs. Boston Univ. and Harvard ... Had her second career at-bat against Eastern Michigan on March 11.

2016 SEASON - FRESHMAN
Was mainly used a pinch runner in her first season on The Mesa ... Played in 39 of the team's 52 games ... Scored 15 runs and was a perfect 7-for-7 on stolen-base attempts ... Grounded out in her only at-bat of the season ... Ranked second on the team in stolen bases ... Played in 17 of the 24 Mountain West games, scoring five times and stealing all four of her attempts ... Had six go-ahead runs, tied for the third most on the team ... Also scored four game-winning runs, which ranked third on the team ... Was one of four players with a walk-off run ... Scored a run in each of her first two appearances off the bench (Feb. 12 vs. Canisius and Cal State Fullerton) ... Also scored in consecutive games vs. South Dakota and Texas Tech on Feb. 19 ... Stole her first base vs. Stanford on Feb. 28 ... Had a run in four straight games from March 13-19 and, after not scoring on March 19 vs. Cal Poly, scored in consecutive games vs. UC Santa Barbara on March 20 and UNLV on March 24 ... Stole a base in back-to-back games vs. Nevada (March 29-30) ... Had her first career at-bat at New Mexico on May 6 after entering as a pinch runner earlier in the game and scoring, but grounded out ... Scored a run in back-to-back games vs. Boise State on May 12-13.

CLUB - STRIKE FORCE
Played her club ball most recently with the Strike Force in Huntington Beach, Calif., under Gabe Guerra.

HIGH SCHOOL - KING/DREW MEDICAL MAGNET
Earned four letters at King/Drew Medical Magnet School in Los Angeles ... Was a three-time all-Coliseum League selection, including a two-time first-team pick (2013-14) and a second-team honoree in 2015 ... Also garnered all-city second-team accolades as a junior in 2014 ... Helped the Golden Eagles to three straight league titles and Los Angeles City Division II playoff appearances from 2012-14 ... Team finished 60-15 (.800) from 2012-14 ... According to MaxPreps, batted .612 (159-for-260) with six home runs, 93 RBIs, 153 runs, 24 doubles, nine triples and 204 stolen bases (out of 207 attempts) over her career, while posting a .842 slugging percentage and a .668 on-base mark ... Ranked fifth in the country with 62 stolen bases in 2012 ... Earned multiple academic/scholar-athlete honors ... Also won multiple team awards ... Also played basketball and volleyball at King/Drew.

PERSONAL
Aris De'Ann Metcalfe was born May 17, 1997, in Torrance, Calif. ... Daughter of Chantea and Alvin Metcalfe ... Was also recruited by La Sierra University and Minot State ... Is majoring in interdisciplinary studies.