Oklahoma State University Athletics
2014 Cowgirl Softball Roster
Roster
Gessenia DeLaCruz
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lamar High School
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
Last Fall: Did not see action.
2013-14: Started in all but four games, primarily spending time at shortstop ... Hit .244 in 135 at-bats from the right side of the plate ... Registered 33 hits, with 15 going for extra bases ... Produced 17 runs, 19 RBIs and 58 total bases ... Her five home runs were the third-highest mark on the team ... Finished the season with a .430 slugging percentage and .358 on-base percentage ... Also drew 20 walks, good for the team's third-highest mark.
2012-13: Started all 56 games at shortstop for the Cowgirls ... Batted just under .200 in 132 at-bats ... Recorded 26 hits, five doubles, two home runs and 14 RBIs ... Had a .316 on base percentage ... Had a season-high seven total bases against Siena on March 23 ... Walked a season-high three times at Iowa State on April 6 ... Went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and four RBIs against Siena on March 23 ... Hit a home run against Central Arkansas on March 12 ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader against Wichita State on April 25 ... Was named to the Academic All-Big 12 team.
2011-12: Started all 51 games at third base for the Cowgirls ... Spent most of her time in the 7-8-9 holes in the lineup, 43 games in all ... Had 16 hits, 11 runs scored and seven RBIs ... Also drew 16 walks, leading to a .252 on-base percentage ... Had a double, one triple and a home run ... Also recorded seven sacrifice hits, second most on the team ... Was 3-for-9 with the bases loaded ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Iowa on March 2 ... Went 2-for-3 at Texas on April 21 ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI at Texas Tech on May 5.
High School: Was a four-time first-team All-District 20-5A selection ... Earned third-team All-State honors in Class 5A by the Texas Sports Writers Association as a senior ... Batted .573 with 47 hits in 82 at-bats as a senior ... Compiled 17 doubles, eight home runs and three triples for a 1.049 slugging percentage ... Scored 38 runs and had 46 RBIs ... Her team finished second in District 20-5A and fell in the Bi-district finals ... Batted .493 as a junior for Lamar High School.
Personal: Born June 14, 1993, Gessenia is the daughter of Randy and Wendy DeLaCruz ... She has two younger sisters, Sarah and Erica ... Gessenia is majoring in business management with minors in both finance and sports management at Oklahoma State.
