| Karla Chaparro |
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2009
Chaparro was the only Matador to start all 50 games during 2009 season, all at shortstop ... set new career highs with .216 batting average, 10 runs scored, 29 hits, nine RBIs, 29 total bases, five walks, nine sac bunts and 11 stolen bases ... tied for team lead in sac bunts, hit by pitches and stolen bases ... was a perfect 11-of-11 in stolen base opportunities ... scored a career-high two runs in two different games ... recorded career-high three hits at UC Santa Barbara on Apr. 11 ... registered career-high two stolen bases on two separate occasions ... laid down two sac bunts in CSUN's victory over Oklahoma State on Mar. 13 ... led team with 139 defensive assists while adding 72 put-outs with .939 fielding percentage in 225 chances ... ranked among Big West top 10 in sac bunts, stolen bases and defensive assists.
2008
Chaparro started 26 games for Northridge and appeared in 35 contests in first season with the Matadors ... hit .190 for the season, but raised her average to .250 against Big West Conference opponents ... finished the year with 11 hits, four runs and five RBIs ... picked up six of those hits and two runs in games against Big West Conference opponents ... smacked only double of the season and drove in two runs against San Jose State on Feb. 17 ... also had two RBIs against Saint Mary's on Mar. 2 ... finished tied for third on the team with four sacrifice bunts ... provided Matadors with steady defense, finishing the season with a .978 fielding percentage, committing only two errors in 92 chances.
Alhambra High School
Chaparro was a four-year letterwinner the Alhambra Bulldogs under head coach Dave Carter ... named MVP of the Diablo Foothills Athletics League following the 2005 and 2006 seasons ... selected to All-DFAL First Team following 2004 season ... member of 2004 DFAL championship team ... graduated with a 3.8 GPA.
Personal
Born on January 15, 1988 ... daughter of Shelly Chaparro has one brother, Michael ... also recruited by San Francisco State, Sacramento State, Illinois and Stanford ... chose Northridge because of the beautiful campus and the camaraderie of the softball team ... lists some of her favorites as actor Brad Pitt, the television show Friends" and baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn ... would want Natalie Portman to play her in a movie ... can't imagine going a week without text messaging ... majoring in accounting.
