Sofia Oquendo '23 Recruiting Profile

Hi!  My name is Sofia Oquendo and I am a 2023 outfielder from Puerto Rico.  My whole life I have loved and practiced sports.  I started practicing gymnastics when I was 4 years old and competitive gymnastics at the age of 6.   At 9 years old I started gaining interest in baseball by watching my younger brother play.  Eventually my parents decided to enroll me in a baseball team of my age.  I was so in love with the sport that I would finish my gymnastics practice and go to baseball practice.  After two years of baseball, my parents signed me up in a softball team.  Once I did the transition, I realized that was the sport I wanted to do for the rest of my life.  I retired from gymnastics at the age of 12 and dedicated myself completely to softball.  I had always been a right batter, but because of my speed, my coach saw potential in me as a slapper.  To my coaches' surprise, I had a very smooth transition to the left side and soon became one, if not the best, slapper in my country.  I consider myself a very competitive person.  I believe that my softball skills combined with my competitive drive can help any softball program achieve their goals.