Most athletes’ goal is to be a team player, along with the goal of producing offensively and defensively. Of course, a great athlete not only gets it done on the field, they also carry very important personal traits like leadership. Roxy Chapa is a 5 foot, 10 inch junior from McAllen. She was first introduced to softball by her soccer coach and has been playing since she was eight years old. Her passion and dedication to softball has paid off as she is the starting catcher for the Texas A&M University-Kingsville softball team. Being a catcher comes with high expectations and hard work.
“My expectations for the season was to improve in every area of the game from last year’s season. Although my batting average was better last season, I passed last season’s numbers for RBIs and homeruns. I also think I have done better catching this year,” Chapa said. “A big accomplishment is making it to the Lone Star Conference Tournament for the first time in a long time, and another is breaking the homerun record for TAMUK.” As impressive of an athlete as Chapa is, there is one word that stands out to Head Coach Craig Nicholson when describing Chapa. That word is “impactful.” Chapa’s success and hard work stands out.
“Impactful. Partly because of the position she plays. She has the ability to change the game offensively,” Nicholson said. “She’s had a really good year in terms of power and run production.”
According to Javelina Athletics, Chapa not only had a great year this year, she also had quite the season last year. She is consistent, another positive trait for an athlete to have. According to Javelina Athletics, Chapa “garnered second consecutive All-LSC second-team… started 49 games… [has] a batting average of .358 for second-highest on the team and eight homeruns tied for first.”
Chapa is still improving and wants to continue her success in the next season.