Milaysia Ochoa

Photo by: Iowa State Athletics

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Chino High School
Hometown:
Chino, Calif.

Awards & Honors
All-Big 12 Second Team (2023)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S22, F22, S23, S24)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
NFCA All-Midwest Region Third Team (2021, 2023)
Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2021)

2024 (Senior)
Capped her ISU career off with another stellar season, as she slashed .325/.433/.556 … started all 51 games, just one of four Cyclones to do so, and had the second-most hits on the team with 52 … her 17 doubles are among the most in a single season in program history … tallied 25 RBI and drew 26 walks – the most on the team … was a team-best 11 for 11 on stolen bases … set the school record for most times being hit by a pitch this season (31) … led off for the Cyclones all year and at one point had a 22-game reached base streak … she became one of just six Cyclones to ever eclipse 200 career hits, finishing her career with 210 … had 14 multi-hit outings on the season and recorded 44 runs for the second-straight year.

2023 (Junior)
Was the lone Cyclone to play in and start all 55 contests on the season, locking down centerfield and showing off her range and canon of an arm … slashed .319/.406/.614, leading the team in each … also led ISU in most every other statistical category, including at-bats (166), runs scored (44), hits (53), doubles (13) home runs (12), RBI (33), total bases (102) … her 44 runs scored and 12 home runs are each the seventh most in a single season in program history in their respective list ... notched 13 multi-hit games, including a career-high four at Texas Tech … had six at-bats in the upset win over No. 3 Oklahoma State, a personal best ... went 2-2 with a pair of home runs, a walk and an HBP at Iowa as ISU took the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk game … was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team and the NFCA Midwest All-Region Third Team.

2022 (Sophomore)
Played in and started all 55 games in right field … hit .276 with 45 hits including a team-high 13 doubles … her 13 two-baggers were also the eighth-most in the Big 12 … also registered a triple and four home runs … scored 30 runs … recorded 36 RBIs including a career-best five against Quinnipiac … logged 11 multi-hit games including four games with three hits … one of three Cyclones with at least 10 multi-RBI performances … scored a run in five of the first six games of the season, including three games with two runs.

2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in and started all 57 games of her freshman season … primarily played right field for the Cyclones ... ranked No. 4 on the team in batting average (.326) and home runs (7) ... racked up 41 RBI and 13 doubles ... had a team-leading 18 stolen bases on 20 attempts on the year ... finished the season with .973 fielding percentage ... went 3-of-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in the series-opener at Kansas ... had a season-high four RBI in Iowa State's 6-4 victory over Baylor ... named NFCA All-Midwest Third Team and All-Big 12 Freshman Team.

High School
Ochoa came to Iowa State following an outstanding prep career Chino High School ... hit .654 with 51 hits, 18 RBI and three home runs during her final year of prep softball ... also tallied a 13-3 record in the circle with 1.97 ERA as a junior ... was named the team and League MVP in CIF ball as a junior, as well as All-CIF.

Personal
Majoring in construction engineering.