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CAL POLY HUMBOLDT ATHLETICS

2025 Softball Roster

Elliott Portillo
Drew Gwerder
Thomas Lal
Thomas Lal
photo courtesy of Montana State Billings
photo courtesy of Montana State Billings

7 Vanessa Saltos

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Golden Valley HS
  • Hometown Merced, Calif.

Biography

HUMBOLDT (2025): Started all 50 games at second base...Hit .275 in 153 at-bats, with 42 hits and 19 runs...Posted a .379 slugging percentage, with 11 doubles, one triple, and 26 RBIs...Her only home run of the season was a grand slam on senior day against Stanislaus State...(2024): Started all 49 games at second base...Hit .268 in 149 at bats...Recorded 40 hits, 22 RBIs, and 20 runs...Posted a .761 OPS and a .403 SLG % with four home runs, eight doubles, and drawing 20 walks (7th in conference)...Had a season high of five RBIs against Sonoma State (3/29)...(2023): Started in 52 out of 53 games on the year at second base...Hit .317 in 139 at bats...Recorded 37 hits, 32 RBIs, eight doubles, and one triple against Texas Woman's... Drew 25 walks and was successful in 2-2 stolen base attempts...Led the team with four home runs...Had a season high of five RBIs on February 2nd against A&M International...Went 3-3 against Stanislaus State (April 7), scoring three runs and five RBIs. (2022): Named to 2022 All-CCAA Second Team...Had a .283 batting average with a .545 slugging percentage...Hit a team leading 10 home runs including five in a four-game series at Cal State Dominguez Hills...Drove in 31 runs and scored 30 times...Had eight doubles and a .382 on-base percentage...Had eight multiple-hit games including a four-for-five game at Regis...Drove in a season high five runs at Cal State Dominguez Hills...(2021):  Named to CCAA All-Academic Team...Hit .452 in 11 games of which she started in all 11 games...Drove in six runs and posted a .677 slugging and .486 on-base percentages...Hit four doubles and a home run...Named to Department of Athletics' Presidential Scholar List in both the Fall and Spring semesters.

PRIOR TO HUMBOLDT:  Graduated from Golden Valley High School…Member of the Softball and Volleyball Teams….Two-time First Team All-Central California Conference (2018, 2019)….2019 Team Most Valuable Player…2018 and 2019 Merced Sun Star Honoree….Two-time recipient of the Merced Sun Star Player of the Week award in 2018 and 2019….2018 Coaches Award recipient….2016 Freshman Team Most Valuable Player in volleyball

PERSONAL: Majoring in Journalism and Kinesiology...Daughter of Roberto and Malissa Saltos.

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2021Freshman

    Shortstop
    5'4"
    7
  • 7

    2022Freshman

    Shortstop
    5'6"
    7
  • 7

    2023Sophomore

    Shortstop
    5'6"
    7
  • 7

    2024Junior

    2B/SS
    5'6"
    7
  • 7

    2025Senior

    2B/SS
    5'6"
    7