CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• 2013 Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team
• 2014 Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team
CAREER GAME HIGHS (LAST)Hits: 2-2x (vs. North Dakota, 3/29/14)
Runs: 2-2x (vs. Nevada (3/6/15)
RBI: 3-2x (vs. Idaho State, 3/22/14)
2015 (AS A JUNIOR)Candice Orozco (Oh-ROZ-co) played in 11 games, making six starts, as a junior … Hit .150 (3-for-20) with three runs scored … Walked once and was hit by a pitch once … Had a .227 on base percentage and a .200 slugging percentage … Went 1-for-3 against Sacramento State (5/1) … Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a double against Seattle (2/27) ... Scored two runs in the season opener against Nevada (2/6).
2014 (AS A SOPHOMORE)Earned Big Sky Spring All-Academic honors … Played in 35 games, starting in each, as a sophomore … Hit .216 (19-88) with three doubles, a home run, nine RBIs and seven runs scored … Went 2-for-2 and scored a run at Northern Colorado (4/12) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored against North Dakota (3/29) ... Scored a run and drove in a run going 1-for-4 against North Dakota (3/29) ... Drove in three going 1-for-2 with a double and a sacrifice fly against Idaho state (3/22) ... Scored two runs going 2-for-3 against Dartmouth (3/14) ... Walked twice and scored a run against Chattanooga (2/16) ... Hit first home run of the season going 1-for-4 with two RBIs against Hawai’i (2/15) ... Picked up first hit of the season going 1-for-3 with a double and a walk against BYU (2/14) ... Made first start of the season in the Vikings’ opener going 0-for-3 against Colorado State (2/7).
2013 (AS A FRESHMAN)Earned Big Sky Spring All-Academic Honors … Played in 32 games making 22 starts as a true freshman … Hit .200 going 11-for-55 in limited action … Scored two runs while driving in eight … Hit four doubles and one home run … Drove in a run as a pinch hitter on a sacrifice fly at North Dakota (5/4) … Walked twice against Northern Colorado (4/6) ... Doubled twice driving in a career-high 3 RBIs going 2-for-3 with a run scored against Utah State (3/17) ... Hit first career home run going 1-for-2 with a run scored and a RBI against Boston (3/1) ... Doubled going 1-for-3 with a RBI against CS Fullerton (2/15) ... Recorded first career hit on a 2-run double against Kentucky (2/10).
AT COVINA HIGH SCHOOLPlayed varsity softball all four years … First team all-league all four years … Named to the all-tournament team in 2010 … Played for SGV Velocity from 2009-10, Cal Thunder from 2010-11, and Corona Angels Howard from 2011-12.
PERSONALDaughter of Luis and Doreen Orozco … Has three brothers: Luis, Chris, and Kyle … Enjoys music, going to the beach, and movie nights … Majoring in Health Sciences … Aspires to be a physical therapist.