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2024 Softball Roster

Julie Kim
Peter Fukumae

42 Mya'Liah Bethea

42 Mya'Liah Bethea

  • Position:
    Utility
  • Height:
    5-4
  • B/T:
    R/L
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Las Vegas, Nev.
  • Highschool:
    Cimarron-Memorial HS

Summary

Biography

Awards & Honors
  • 2024 All-Big West Honorable Mention
  • Big West Field Player of the Week (4/22/24)
  • Big West Field Player of the Week (2/20/23)
  • 2023 CSC Academic All-District
  • 2022 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2024 (Senor):
  • Appeared in 45 games with 38 starts in leftfield and six starts in centerfield
  • For the second straight season, led the Big West with 12 home runs 
  • In her senior season, hit a career high .239 (27-for-113), scored a career-high 26 runs, and recorded a career-high .575 slugging percentage.
  • Finished her career with 26 total home runs
  • In the opening game of the team's Senior Week series vs. Cal State Fullerton, Bethea started a rally with the scored tied at 1-1 in the 10th inning. She moved to second on a Ka‘ena Keliinoi single. Then with two outs, she stole third and then scored on a throwing error to end the thrilling game, 2-1
  • Blasted a grand slam against Cal State Bakersfield (4/19/24) en route to leading UH to a 10-2 five inning victory
2023 (Junior):
  • Appeared in 53 games, starting 46 games at first base and seven games in leftfield
  • Led the Big West with 12 home runs
  • Reached base safely in a season team-best 14-straight games 
  • Finished the season hitting .234 (34-for-145) with 24 runs scored, seven doubles and 25 RBI
  • Was third on the team with a .531 slugging percentage
  • In Week Two, was named Big West Field Player of the Week after leading UH to a 4-1 record at UNLV's Desert Classic where she blasted three home runs with eight hits while hitting .471.
 
2022 (Sophomore):
  • Appeared in 39 games with 35 starts--including 26 out of the last 27 games
  • Made 25 starts in leftfield, three at first base, 1 at catcher and one as the designated player
  • Finished the season with a .178 batting average (16-for-90) with 12 runs scored, 11 RBI, two doubles and two home runs
  • Recorded three multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI games
  • Hit first collegiate home run at UC San Diego (4/2/22)
  • Helped lift UH to its first series sweep over Cal State Fullerton, launching her first career grand slam against the Titans (5/7/22-GM1) to drive in a career-high four runs
  • Went a perfect 3-for-3 at UC San Diego (4/2/22-GM1) tying career highs with three hits and two runs scored
2021 (Freshman):
  • Appeared in 24 games with 19 starts--nine at catcher, nine at first base and one as designated player
  • Finished season with a .218 batting average (12-for-55) with four runs scored, four doubles and six RBI
  • Recorded best game of the season going 3-for-4 at the plate at CSUN (3/27/21-GM1) with a double, a run scored, a stolen base and an RBI
  • Drove in a career-high two runs against UC Davis (5/14/21)
Prep:
  • A 2020 graduate of Cimarron-Memorial HS (Las Vegas, Nev.)
  • Earned a total of 10 varsity letters—four in softball, four in flag football and two in volleyball
  • In softball, was named team’s Most Valuable Player and Player of the Month (2017), Offensive MVP (2018), Overall MVP & Player of the Month (2019)
  • Earned all-league honors in 2017, ’18, and ‘19
  • In flag football voted all-league first team 2018, ’19, and ’20) and earned the Coaches Award
  • Helped lead the Spartans to the regional and state title in flag football in 2017
  • In volleyball was the Most Valuable Player as a freshman in 2017
  • As a sophomore, hit .571 with 52 RBI and four home runs; as a junior hit .586 with 43 RBI in 58 at-bats while setting a school single-season record with 13 home runs
  • In the classroom, was twice named to the All-State Academic Team, earned four Academic Excellence Awards, and averaged Top 5 in Class (4 years)
  • Was a member of the BSU Club (Black Student Union)
Personal:
  • Born in Las Vegas, Nev.
  • Plans to major in business
  • Played for the 18U Lil' Rebels Gordie club team for three years
  • Has three older brothers and one older sister
  • Parents are Melody and Michael Lorenzo Bethea of Las Vegas, Nev.
Offensive Career Game Highs
  • At-bats: 4 (19x), last  Cal State Fullerton (5/3/24_)
  • Runs scored: 3, Cal State Bakersfield (2/18/23) *in Las Vegas, Nev.
  • Hits: 3 (4x), Cal State Bakersfield (4/19/24)
  • RBI: 4(3x), last Cal State Bakersfield (4/19/24)
  • Doubles: 1(16x), last Portland State (3/1/24)
  • Home runs: 2 (2x), last at UC Riverside (4/12/24)
  • Total bases: 9/=, at UNLV (2/17/23)
  • Walks: 2 (3x), last at Long Beach State (4/27/24)
  • Strikeouts: 3 (5x), last at Long Beach State (4/26/24)
  • Sacrifice bunts: 1 (6x), last Cal Poly (4/6/24)
  • Stolen Bases: 1 (8x), last Cal State Fullerton (5/3/24)
  • Hit by pitch: 1 (11x), last at UC Santa Barbara (3/16/24)

Defensive Career Game Highs
  • Putouts: 14, California (3/12/22)
  • Assists: 2 (4x), last UC Santa Barbara (3/18/23)
  • Errors: 2, at UC Riverside (4/12/24)
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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2021Freshman

    Catcher/First Base
    5'4"
    37
  • 37

    2022Sophomore

    Utility
    5'4"
    37
  • 42

    2023Junior

    Utility
    5'4"
    42
  • 42

    2024Senior

    Utility
    5'4"
    42