2019 - 2020 UTAH
SOFTBALL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
MAKAIYA
GOMEZ
OUTFIELDER
COPPER HILLS HS
WEST JORDAN, UTAH
SENIOR
HEIGHT: 5-FOOT-9
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
.632
2020 BATTING AVERAGE
.704
2019 BATTING AVERAGE
1.254
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
136
CAREER HITS
“Makaiya is a once-in-a-lifetime player for any high school coach. She is one of the most inspiring, humble, confident and unselfish kids I have ever coached.”
John Flores
Head Coach - Head coach of Copper Hills High

Athletic Excellence


The 5-foot-9 senior outfielder was a three-time First Team All-State selection for the Grizzlies. Through a 5-2 start this spring, Gomez posted a .632 batting average with 10 runs scored, 11 RBI and two home runs before the season was cancelled. That followed a junior year in which she batted .704 with a 1.254 slugging percentage—she struck out just once in 2019 and concluded her prep softball career with a .574 batting average, 136 hits, 119 RBI and 115 runs scored.

Academic Achievement


Gomez has maintained a 3.74 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Utah.

Exemplary Character


Gomez has volunteered locally at a homeless shelter and food bank, and she has donated her time as a youth softball coach and umpire.