AS A SENIOR (2015): Appeared in 32 games and made 12 starts...Made five starts at third base, four as the team's designated player, and three at catcher...Pioneers won all three starts she made as team's catcher...Finished senior season with a .205 batting average, three doubles, and three RBI...Collected season-best two hits in wins over Holy Names (Feb. 25) and S.F. State (April 24)...Team went undefeated (7-0) when she got on via a base hit...Posted season-high 3-game hit streak (April 24-25)...Walked six times and struck out only three times.
AS A JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in 22 games and made 12 starts in first season with Pioneers...Hit .103 with one homer and two RBI...Hit home run in CCAA and home debut against S.F. State (Feb. 14)...Walked six times...Started at catcher, outfield, and second base during season...Had hits in back-to-back games and three out of four during early part of junior campaign.
AT CHANDLER-GILBERT COLLEGE: Hit .381 with 24 RBI and 29 runs scored as a sophomore...Ranked second on the Coyotes in batting average, runs scored and doubles (13) Led CGC with 17 walks, six stolen bases and a .469 on base percentage...Earned Indvidiual Academic All-American status as a sophomore.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Gilbert HS in 2011...Member of varsity softball, badminton, and golf teams...Hit .376 with 13 RBI as a senior...Hit .274 in both junior and sophomore seasons...Finished career with .306 average and 32 RBI.
PERSONAL: Cassie Vela (pronounced "vel-luh")...Majoring in kinesiology...Lists hiking, sports and being outdoors as her hobbies...Favorite athletes include Buster Posey of MLB's San Francisco Giants, Larry Fitzgerald of NFL's Arizona Cardinals, Vernon Davis of NFL's San Francisco 49ers, and Markieff Morris of NBA's Phoenix Suns...Enjoys watching "Remember the Titans," "The Sandlot," and "Boy Meets World"...Born in August 1993...Is one of Alberto and Tammie Vela's five children...Has a twin sister Alex who plays on the East Bay softball team...Has two older brothers Raymond (25) and Richard (22)...Has a younger brother Luis (19).
2015 MEDIACSUEB CAREER STATS| Year | BA | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OBP | SF | SH | SB-ATT | FLD% |
| 2014 | .103 | 22-12 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .179 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .239 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | .978 |
| 2015 | .205 | 32-12 | 44 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .321 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | .976 |
| TOTAL | .157 | 54-24 | 83 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .229 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .283 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 | .977 |
