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Jersey Number 44
Tehya Bird
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Cloverdale HS
- Hometown:
- Cloverdale, Calif.
Bio
CAREER NOTE
Was at her best in the postseason. In 10 career NCAA Regional games, hit five homers drove in 13 runs.
SENIOR (2024)
- 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
Had a five-RBI opening weekend at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 8-11), including two against both Missouri State and Clemson ... Two hits in both games against LMU at the Campbell/Cartier Classic (Feb. 16-17) ... Hit first career triple March 17 at Utah ... » Went 3-for-8 (.375) on the Arizona trip (April 12-14) ... Hit first home run of the season April 12 at Arizona ... Was 3-for-10 (.300) in the Oregon State series (April 19-21) ... Career best two doubles with an RBI vs. Northern Colorado (April 28) ... Hit a pair of home runs and drove in four runs at the NCAA Norman Regional (May 17-19) ... Had a three-run home run in the Regional opener versus Boston U (May 17) and hit another against eventual national champion Oklahoma (May 19) in the Regional final ... Hit .273 (3-for-11) in the Norman Regional ... Named to the Pac-12 Conference Academic Honor Roll.
JUNIOR (2023)
- 2023 CSC District 8 All-Academic
Took over at third base and played in 54 games, starting 52 ... Hit .286 with 6 doubles and 8 home runs ... Was fourth on the team with 35 RBI ... Closed out the year as one of the Ducks’ hottest hitters, going 16-49 (.327) with 5 home runs and 20 RBI over the final 21 games ... Hit the game-winning 2-run HR with 2 out in the bottom of the sixth in Oregon’s 4-3 comeback win versus North Dakota State (Feb. 12) ... Impressive weekend at the Campbell/Cartier Classic (Feb. 17-19) where she had three multi-hit games and hit .538 (7-13) with a homer and 3 RBI ... Was 2-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI versus Utah Valley (Feb. 17) ... Career-best 3 hits against UC Riverside (Feb. 19) ... Productive weekend at the Judi Garman Classic (Mar. 2-4) where she had 8 RBI ... Her 3-RBI double versus Fresno State (3/3) broke that game open in the third inning ... Had a 3-run home run in the 5th inning against LMU (Mar. 4) ... Had a two-run single to break open the Ducks’ 9-1 win against Montana (Apr. 3) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI in the Lindenwood series (Apr. 6-7) ... Hit .500 (4-for-8) in the Arizona State series (Apr. 14-16) ... Had a pair of two-out RBI and tied her career high with 3 hits at ASU (Apr. 16) ... Hit .400 (4-for-10) on the Pacific/California trip (Apr. 27-30) with a homer ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI versus Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament (May 11) ... Huge weekend at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (May 19-21) where she had 2 home runs and 7 RBI, including a grand slam versus Arkansas (May 20) ... Pac-12 academic honor roll ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.
SOPHOMORE (2022)
Played in 21 games with 11 starts ... Hit three home runs with 10 RBI ... Smacked a two-run home run at Cal State Northridge (Feb. 11) ... Hit a grand slam home run versus Washington (April 23) ... Has a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the NCAA Tournament against Arkansas (May 21).
2021 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 14 games, making two starts at shortstop and one at first base … Hit .273 with a pair of RBIs and three runs scored while working two walks and getting hit by a pitch twice in 16 plate appearances … vs. Portland State (Mar. 7): Recorded first career hit and RBI on a pinch-hit single in a 16-0 win … vs. LMU (Mar. 26): Singled and scored a run off the bench in a 14-2 victory … at Oregon State (Apr. 2): Made first career start, getting the nod at shortstop and working a pair of walks while scoring and driving in a run each … vs. Stanford (Apr. 24): Entered the game as a pinch-runner before going 1-for-2 in a 7-4 win … vs. Stanford (Apr. 25): Got the start at first base.
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 3, 2x, last at Arizona State (Apr. 16, 2023)
Runs: 2, 3x, last at Oregon State (Apr. 1, 2023)
RBIs: 4, 2x, last at Arkansas (May 20, 2023)
Doubles: 2, vs. Northern Colorado (Apr. 28, 2024)
Triples: 1, at Utah (Mar. 17, 2024)
Home Runs: 1, 14x, last at Oklahoma (May 19, 2024)
Stolen Bases: 1, 2x, last vs. Mount St. Mary's Fullerton (Feb. 29, 2024)
Hitting Streak: 3 games, 3x, last April 10-13, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked No. 31 in the FloSoftball Rankings … A Premier Girls Fastpitch All-American for the Western Region in 2020 … Three-time North Central League MVP, earning the honor from her freshman through junior years … Earned a spot on the CalHi Sports All-State team each of the three seasons she played … Finished her career with an incredible .720 career batting average with 35 home runs, 31 doubles and 138 RBIs, according to MaxPreps.com … Struck out just once in 284 plate appearances over three seasons, and shined in the circle as well with a 1.36 ERA and 571 strikeouts across 413.0 innings pitched … Named the Girls D5 Athlete of the Year by CalHi Sports in 2020 despite softball not being played due to the coronavirus pandemic … Teamed up with fellow incoming freshman Raegan Breedlove in the summer of 2019 to lead Universal Fastpitch to seventh place at the PGF 18U Nationals hitting .349 with six homers and 27 RBIs … Named the CIF North Coast Section Division 5 Player of the Year as a junior in 2019 … Hit .754 with 13 home runs and 48 RBIs to go with 15 doubles and a .850 on-base percentage … Recorded 14 multi-hit games, including seven three-hit games to help lead Cloverdale to a CIF North Coast Section Division 5 title … Drove in multiple runs 12 times, highlighted by a nine-RBI performance and a six-RBI game … Dominated in the circle, going 23-1 with a 0.88 ERA and 215 strikeouts to just 20 walks over 144 innings … Turned in 10 double-digit strikeout games and eight complete games … Earned CIF North Coast Section All-State recognition as a sophomore … Finished with a .667 average along with 11 home runs and 37 RBIs … Posted a 1.01 ERA while going 19-1 with 136 strikeouts and 18 walks for a Cloverdale team that took home the CIF NCS crown … Garnered All-CIF North Coast Section honors as a freshman after hitting .727 with 11 homers and 53 RBIs to go with nine doubles and five triples … Drove in multiple runs in 13 of the 24 games, including four games with at least six RBIs … Went 18-5 with a 2.09 ERA in the circle, striking out 220 while walking just 27 … A three-sport star, Bird was also a standout in basketball and volleyball … Played travel ball for Universal Fastpitch … Named the NCL MVP as both a junior and senior in basketball and a four-time NCL first-team all-league selection in volleyball.
PERSONAL
Parents are Nikki and Damien Bird ... Major is psychology.
Was at her best in the postseason. In 10 career NCAA Regional games, hit five homers drove in 13 runs.
SENIOR (2024)
- 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
Had a five-RBI opening weekend at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 8-11), including two against both Missouri State and Clemson ... Two hits in both games against LMU at the Campbell/Cartier Classic (Feb. 16-17) ... Hit first career triple March 17 at Utah ... » Went 3-for-8 (.375) on the Arizona trip (April 12-14) ... Hit first home run of the season April 12 at Arizona ... Was 3-for-10 (.300) in the Oregon State series (April 19-21) ... Career best two doubles with an RBI vs. Northern Colorado (April 28) ... Hit a pair of home runs and drove in four runs at the NCAA Norman Regional (May 17-19) ... Had a three-run home run in the Regional opener versus Boston U (May 17) and hit another against eventual national champion Oklahoma (May 19) in the Regional final ... Hit .273 (3-for-11) in the Norman Regional ... Named to the Pac-12 Conference Academic Honor Roll.
JUNIOR (2023)
- 2023 CSC District 8 All-Academic
Took over at third base and played in 54 games, starting 52 ... Hit .286 with 6 doubles and 8 home runs ... Was fourth on the team with 35 RBI ... Closed out the year as one of the Ducks’ hottest hitters, going 16-49 (.327) with 5 home runs and 20 RBI over the final 21 games ... Hit the game-winning 2-run HR with 2 out in the bottom of the sixth in Oregon’s 4-3 comeback win versus North Dakota State (Feb. 12) ... Impressive weekend at the Campbell/Cartier Classic (Feb. 17-19) where she had three multi-hit games and hit .538 (7-13) with a homer and 3 RBI ... Was 2-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI versus Utah Valley (Feb. 17) ... Career-best 3 hits against UC Riverside (Feb. 19) ... Productive weekend at the Judi Garman Classic (Mar. 2-4) where she had 8 RBI ... Her 3-RBI double versus Fresno State (3/3) broke that game open in the third inning ... Had a 3-run home run in the 5th inning against LMU (Mar. 4) ... Had a two-run single to break open the Ducks’ 9-1 win against Montana (Apr. 3) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI in the Lindenwood series (Apr. 6-7) ... Hit .500 (4-for-8) in the Arizona State series (Apr. 14-16) ... Had a pair of two-out RBI and tied her career high with 3 hits at ASU (Apr. 16) ... Hit .400 (4-for-10) on the Pacific/California trip (Apr. 27-30) with a homer ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI versus Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament (May 11) ... Huge weekend at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (May 19-21) where she had 2 home runs and 7 RBI, including a grand slam versus Arkansas (May 20) ... Pac-12 academic honor roll ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.
SOPHOMORE (2022)
Played in 21 games with 11 starts ... Hit three home runs with 10 RBI ... Smacked a two-run home run at Cal State Northridge (Feb. 11) ... Hit a grand slam home run versus Washington (April 23) ... Has a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the NCAA Tournament against Arkansas (May 21).
2021 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 14 games, making two starts at shortstop and one at first base … Hit .273 with a pair of RBIs and three runs scored while working two walks and getting hit by a pitch twice in 16 plate appearances … vs. Portland State (Mar. 7): Recorded first career hit and RBI on a pinch-hit single in a 16-0 win … vs. LMU (Mar. 26): Singled and scored a run off the bench in a 14-2 victory … at Oregon State (Apr. 2): Made first career start, getting the nod at shortstop and working a pair of walks while scoring and driving in a run each … vs. Stanford (Apr. 24): Entered the game as a pinch-runner before going 1-for-2 in a 7-4 win … vs. Stanford (Apr. 25): Got the start at first base.
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 3, 2x, last at Arizona State (Apr. 16, 2023)
Runs: 2, 3x, last at Oregon State (Apr. 1, 2023)
RBIs: 4, 2x, last at Arkansas (May 20, 2023)
Doubles: 2, vs. Northern Colorado (Apr. 28, 2024)
Triples: 1, at Utah (Mar. 17, 2024)
Home Runs: 1, 14x, last at Oklahoma (May 19, 2024)
Stolen Bases: 1, 2x, last vs. Mount St. Mary's Fullerton (Feb. 29, 2024)
Hitting Streak: 3 games, 3x, last April 10-13, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked No. 31 in the FloSoftball Rankings … A Premier Girls Fastpitch All-American for the Western Region in 2020 … Three-time North Central League MVP, earning the honor from her freshman through junior years … Earned a spot on the CalHi Sports All-State team each of the three seasons she played … Finished her career with an incredible .720 career batting average with 35 home runs, 31 doubles and 138 RBIs, according to MaxPreps.com … Struck out just once in 284 plate appearances over three seasons, and shined in the circle as well with a 1.36 ERA and 571 strikeouts across 413.0 innings pitched … Named the Girls D5 Athlete of the Year by CalHi Sports in 2020 despite softball not being played due to the coronavirus pandemic … Teamed up with fellow incoming freshman Raegan Breedlove in the summer of 2019 to lead Universal Fastpitch to seventh place at the PGF 18U Nationals hitting .349 with six homers and 27 RBIs … Named the CIF North Coast Section Division 5 Player of the Year as a junior in 2019 … Hit .754 with 13 home runs and 48 RBIs to go with 15 doubles and a .850 on-base percentage … Recorded 14 multi-hit games, including seven three-hit games to help lead Cloverdale to a CIF North Coast Section Division 5 title … Drove in multiple runs 12 times, highlighted by a nine-RBI performance and a six-RBI game … Dominated in the circle, going 23-1 with a 0.88 ERA and 215 strikeouts to just 20 walks over 144 innings … Turned in 10 double-digit strikeout games and eight complete games … Earned CIF North Coast Section All-State recognition as a sophomore … Finished with a .667 average along with 11 home runs and 37 RBIs … Posted a 1.01 ERA while going 19-1 with 136 strikeouts and 18 walks for a Cloverdale team that took home the CIF NCS crown … Garnered All-CIF North Coast Section honors as a freshman after hitting .727 with 11 homers and 53 RBIs to go with nine doubles and five triples … Drove in multiple runs in 13 of the 24 games, including four games with at least six RBIs … Went 18-5 with a 2.09 ERA in the circle, striking out 220 while walking just 27 … A three-sport star, Bird was also a standout in basketball and volleyball … Played travel ball for Universal Fastpitch … Named the NCL MVP as both a junior and senior in basketball and a four-time NCL first-team all-league selection in volleyball.
PERSONAL
Parents are Nikki and Damien Bird ... Major is psychology.
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