Azusa Pacific University Athletics

THIS YEAR: Freshman outfielder Abry Moreno is one of four freshmen joining the program who should make a significant early contribution ... Has speed as a left-handed slapper who profiles as a top-of-the-lineup type of hitter ... Plays an aggressive style of defense and loves to make diving catches ... Could be a starter in the outfield who can impact the game in the field as well as at the plate.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played varsity softball all four years for head coach Scott Fisch and three years of basketball at South Hills High School in West Covina, Calif. ...Played in the 2013 North-South San Gabriel Valley Senior All-Star Softball game, along with current freshman teammates Jaime Bejarano and Nicki Sprague ... Had a career batting average of .345, batting .311 (23-for-74) as a junior and .407 (33-for-81) her senior year ... As a 2013 senior, ranked second on her team in batting average, hits (33), runs scored (25), and stolen bases (7) ... Was a part of back-to-back CIF runner-up finishes her first two years of high school.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 31, 1995, in Pomona, Calif., to Robert (founder of Man-E Moreno Foundation) and Wendy (accountant) Moreno ... Has two younger siblings, one brother and one sister ... Her aunt, Brittni Moreno, played softball for Azusa Pacific University for two years (2012-13) ... Majoring in psychology and would like to be a juvenile forensics psychologist.