Valerie Arioto

Valerie Arioto, known as Val, is an American softball pitcher and first baseman, born in 1989. She was a pitcher and infielder for the California Golden Bears, attending the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned a Second Team and two First Team All-Pac-12 honors and was named 2012 Pac-12 Player of the Year. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association recognized her as a Third Team and two-time First Team All-American. She has been a member of the United States women's national softball team since 2012, won the 2011 World Cup of Softball with it, and at the 2020 Summer Olympics helped the team win a silver medal, recording three hits and two walks.