Thessa Malau'ulu

Position:
Utility
Height:
5-7
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Long Beach, Calif.
Prev School:
UCLA

2024 - Senior (at UCLA):
Malau’ulu played in 51 total games and made 46 starts at third base in her senior season … finished her UCLA career with season highs in the following: .294 batting average (35-for-119), .377 on-base percentage, 15 runs batted in, 28 runs scored and five doubles … saw the most consistent action of her career in 2024 … known for her fast reflexes, hustle and strong arm at the hot corner … hit for a .450 average (9-for-20) in the postseason with a career-long five-game hitting streak through the Regional and Super Regional Rounds … started the final 23 games of the season … recorded a career-high-tying three hits (3-for-3) with a sacrifice fly in UCLA’s Super Regional-clinching victory over No. 14 Georgia (May 24) … recorded the go-ahead RBI in the sixth inning versus rival and No. 19-ranked Arizona on UCLA’s senior day to help the Bruins to their largest comeback victory in program history (April 28) … recorded five multi-hit and two multi-RBI performances … went 2-for-3 with an RBI single versus No. 15 Virginia Tech in NCAA Regionals to help UCLA overcome a four-run deficit in a 7-6 win (May 18) … went 2-for-2 with a double and run scored in a win over San Diego (Feb. 10) … had a strong showing in day one of the Clearwater Invitational, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored against No. 7 Florida State and 1-for-2 with an RBI double versus No. 4 Georgia (Feb. 16) … doubled in a run versus Illinois at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 24) … put UCLA on the board with a two-RBI single in a 12-1 win over Utah (March 10) … hit an RBI double versus LMU (March 16) … recorded an RBI in all three games versus No. 8 Washington (March 22-24) … reached base twice via walk and hit-by-pitch versus No. 2 Oklahoma in the WCWS (June 1) … posted a .961 fielding percentage with 46 putouts, 52 assists and four errors.

2023 - Junior (at UCLA):Malau’ulu did not appear in a contest … rehabbing from a right arm injury.

2022 - Sophomore (at UCLA): Malau’ulu played in 42 games and made 30 starts at third base … hit for a .290 batting average (20-for-69), recorded five RBI and scored three runs … had three doubles … recorded a season-high three hits and two runs in a 3-for-3 effort versus Texas A&M (March 5) … notched her only multi-RBI game of the year against CSU Bakersfield (March 12) … recorded an RBI double against Grand Canyon in NCAA Regional play (May 20) … went 2-for-4 and scored a run against Loyola Marymount in Regionals (May 21).

2021 - Freshman (at UCLA): Malau’ulu played in 40 games and made 27 starts in her first collegiate season … recorded a .255/.348/.291 slash line with 14 hits, including two doubles … scored 17 runs and knocked in five RBIs … allowed just one error while recording 34 assists and 30 put outs for a .985 fielding percentage … logged four multi-hit games … the first of her career came in a 2-RBI performances versus Loyola Marymount … scored three runs and doubled twice to knock in two runs against San Jose State (March 7) … singled twice versus Washington (April 24) and twice at Utah (May 1) … scored two runs after reaching base via single and walking at Utah (May 2) … went 2-for-3 and scored two runs versus Stanford (May 7) … singled in her postseason debut against Long Beach State (May 21) … followed that with a crucial sacrifice hit against Fresno State to move the go-ahead run into scoring position for the Bruins’ four-run eighth inning (May 22).

High School: Played for four years at St. Anthony High School in Long Beach, Calif. ... multiple First Team All-CIF and All-League selection ... two-time varsity captain ... hit .423 in her shortened senior season after hitting .508 as a junior with nine stolen bases ... named All-Area Second Team as a junior ... helped the Saints to a CIF Southern Section title as a freshman ... coached by Brian McCalip ... played travel ball with Firecrackers - Rico/Weil ... was a PGF All-American, coming in at fifth in the Extra Inning Softball rankings.

Personal: Born Thessa Kiona Malau'ulu in Harbor City, Calif. ... parents are Vivian and George Malau'ulu ... father was a quarterback at the University of Arizona ... aunt Miya was a volleyball player at Oregon State ... has an older sister, Chloe, who was a decorated softball player at Mississippi State, and two younger brothers, Jordan and Koa ... Jordan currently plays football at Fresno State.