Valerie Arioto

Valerie "Val" Ann Arioto (born April 10, 1989) is an American, former collegiate All-American, medal-winning Olympian, softball pitcher and first baseman. She was a pitcher and infielder for the California Golden Bears in the Pac-12 Conference. She has also served as a member of the United States women's national softball team since 2012, and at the 2020 Summer Olympics helped the team win a silver medal.

Career Arioto attended Foothill High School and the University of California, Berkeley from 2008–2010, 12, where she earned a Second Team and two First-Team All-Pac-12 honors, including being named 2012 Pac-12 Player of The Year. She was also recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as a Third Team and two-time First Team All-American. With United States women's national softball team she won 2011 World Cup of Softball and has since been a member for 8 years.

International career Arioto represented Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal. Arioto recorded three hits and two walks for the team during the tournament. Team USA was defeated by Team Japan in the gold medal game.

Statistics

YEAR W L GP GS CG Sh SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP 2008 8 3 30 8 2 1 1 87.0 60 37 24 57 105 1.93 1.34 2009 14 9 37 16 7 2 1 160.1 139 82 55 68 173 2.40 1.29 2010 21 9 35 26 19 11 0 205.2 126 49 42 66 264 1.43 0.93 2012 20 3 24 24 15 6 0 127.0 92 31 24 33 155 1.32 0.98 TOTALS 63 24 126 74 43 20 2 580.0 417 199 145 224 697 1.75 1.10