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SAN MARCOS — Cal State San Marcos softball shortstop Jillian Albayati is leading NCAA Division II with a .566 batting average and is a finalist for the National Player of the Year award.Albayati is also ranked number one in her conference for hits, home runs, and RBIs, helping push the Cougars toward a national championship.
'I don't really think too much back on like what I accomplished, you know, I kind of just try and live in the present,' Albayati said.She has been playing baseball since she was 3 years old and switched to softball while attending Cal State San Marcos.'Winning culture here, you know, we're set on winning one game at a time,' Albayati said.Her teammates describe her as a great athlete and a team player.'I look up to her even though we're the same age. She's just such an outstanding player, so I just look up to her and how she plays, how she carries herself,' a teammate said.'It's been amazing to watch her grow over the last four years and kind of a quiet leader, uh, she really leads by example and everything that she does in the weight room, on the field, in the classroom,' a teammate said.After she graduates, Albayati plans to play for San Francisco in the new Women’s Professional Baseball League.'I've been playing softball for the past four years, you know, had a little bit of baseball in the summers, but for me to continue to play the game that I love after college is just something so special to me,' Albayati said.For now, her goal on the field is simple.'Just to have as much fun as I can, honestly, and get better every day,' Albayati said.Albayati and the Cougars will play doubleheaders against Cal Poly Humboldt tomorrow at 1 p.m. and on Saturday at 11 a.m.This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.
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