Olivia Alvarez

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Class: Senior Hometown: Torrance, CA High School: North HS

Height: 5-10 Position: 1B/C Birthdate: 05/10/1991 Experience: 3V B/T: R/R

Briefly...Olivia Alvarez enters her fourth season with the Lions... powerful bat...

At LMU...

2012...Earned 22 starts and appeared in 25 total games, primarily as the catcher or designated hitter... All-PCSC Coastal Division Honorable Mention selection... hit .338 for the season with 13 runs, 26 RBIs, two doubles, two triples and four home runs... went 2-for-3 with a home run and 5 RBIs against Iowa State (Mar. 14)... went 2-for-2 with a double, home run and 6 RBIs against Sacramento State (Apr. 15)...

2011...Appeared in 52 games, starting 46...split her time between first base and catching behind the plate...hit .262 with 37 runs, 4 doubles, and 5 home runs and 20 RBIs....drove in 5 RBI's against San Diego (May 8)...had 13 putouts against Cal State Bakersfield (April 30)...

2010...Appeared in 13 games, starting five... batted .294 with five hits in 17 at bats... scored two runs... hit one double and drove in three runs... collected first career hit as part of 2-for-2 effort with a walk and two RBI vs. UC Davis (March 5)... was 2-for-3 with a double vs. BYU (April 3)... drove in a run in 1-for-3 performance vs. Bucknell (March 18)...

High School...Four-year letterwinner at North High School in Torrance, Calif., under Coach Howard Miller... helped NHS to back-to-back CIF-SS Division championships in 2008 and 2009... two-time ESPN All-State player... named to Daily Breeze All-Area team... three-time All-Pioneer League selection... team captain her junior and senior seasons... Honor Roll student...

Personal...Olivia Diane Alvarez was born on May 10, 1991 in Torrance, Calif.... parents are Stephen and Sharon Alvarez... nickname is "Liv"... has an older sister, Julia, and two younger brothers, Stephan and Antonio... active in Polynesian dance, performing for over 13 years at churches and weddings... volunteered at Diane Lewis School of Softball... chose LMU over Arizona, Arizona State, and UNLV... majoring in psychology...