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Height
5'5"
Age
29
Hometown
Garden Grove
# 43
Height: 5'5"
Position: Catcher
B/T: R/R
Hometown: Garden Grove, Calif.
School: San Diego State University
Graduation: 2018
First year Team USA member
MaxPreps All-American
Cal-Hi Sports First Team All-State
First Team All-League and All-County
Garden Grove League Female Athlete of the Year
Played for the Firecrackers - Rico
GETTING TO KNOW PERESCal-Hi Sports First Team All-State
First Team All-League and All-County
Garden Grove League Female Athlete of the Year
Played for the Firecrackers - Rico
Parents: Lupe Aumua and Nick Peres
Siblings: Emilia (Nati) Sualua-Orozco
Dream job: Being a parole officer
Favorite sport besides softball: Basketball
What it means to represent the United States: It is an honor to get the opportunity to represent and wear USA across my chest while playing the sport I love. It is honestly a dream come true.
Who has been your biggest supporter: My parents and little sister have been there every step of the way throughout my entire softball career. If it wasn't for them driving me to all those 8 a.m. games and long practices I wouldn't have been able to get anywhere. They are my back bone and some of the people I play this game for.
Interesting facts: Has a cousin (Maika Polamalu) who plays for the Navy while her uncle Troy Polamalu plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Also has a cousin (Sene Polamalu) who plays for Millersville University in Pennsylvania.
TRIPLE PLAY:
Three things I love doing: Going to the beach, hanging out with family and taking my sister shopping
Three favorite movies: A League of Their Own, The Goonies, The Croods
Three things I must have when I leave the house: My wallet, keys and cell phone
Three favorite songs: 7/11 by Beyonce, No Other Love by Common Kings and Here I Am by JBoog
Three favorite websites: Twitter, Netflix and Facebook
Three favorite drinks: Mango smoothies, raspberry ice tea and water
