Cal State East Bay University Athletics

AS A SENIOR (2020): CCAA Spring All-Academic ... Started all 27 contests ... Ranked third on the team with a .304 batting average ... Tied a a team-high 24 hits ... Scored 10 runs, which ranked second on the team ... Recorded two doubles and a triple ... Had a .375 on-base percentage and a .354 slugging percentage.

AS A JUNIOR (2019): Started 42 games ... Posted a .307 batting average that ranked third on the team ... Recorded one home run, 12 doubles and 18 RBI ... Scored 16 runs ... Had a .354 on-base percentage ... stole four bases ... Went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in a win against CSU-Pueblo (2/8) ... Finished 3-for-3 with a double and three RBI against Cal State Monterey Bay (3/9) ... Went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored against Chico State (4/20).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018): CCAA Honorable Mention ... Appeared and started in all 54 games...Finished second on the team in batting average with .316...Third on the team in OB% with. 380...Led the team in hits (59) with 18 RBI's... Recorded a SLG% of .428...Second on the team in catches (236) with a FLD% of .941.

AS A FRESHMAN (2017): Appeared in 44 games, starting in all of them...Led East Bay with a .338 batting average...Compiled 46 hits, 28 RBIs, and 65 total bases...Finished season with four home runs, a .478 ERA and a .388 on-base percentage. 

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Consumnes Oaks High School in 2016... Competed on the softball team for three years... Posted .443 batting average as a senior with six doubles and two homers in 19 games... Batted .345 as a sophomore with 23 RBI in 20 games... Hit .341 as a freshman... Involved in WPTV broadcast journalism... Also played travel ball for KG Hitters and California Grapettes.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration... Chose CSUEB because of the view and the variety of majors it offers... Interests include paddle boarding and hiking... Favorite athletes are Buster Posey and Brandon Crawford... Favorite foods are chicken adobo, Mexican, and pineapples... Favorite movies are the Divergent and Twilights series... Favorite TV shows are The Vampire Diaries and Awkward... Favorite musical artists are John Legend, Beyonce, Luke Bryan, and Zac Brown Band... Has three sisters, Tina, Ashley, and Cindy... Parents are Mona and Ricardo Palmares... Born Jan. 5, 1998.