2023 Softball Roster
Roster
Bree Cantu
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Custom2:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- League City, Texas
- High School:
- Clear Creek HS
- Prev School:
- Texas
HONORS
2023 Unanimous American Athletic All-Conference First Team Selection
2023 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
GRADUATE (2024)
Finished in fourth on Houston's career on-base percentage list (.446) and fifth on the career slugging percentage list (.567) ... Finished her career tied for sixth on Houston's career grand slams list with two ... Tied with Elaina Nordstrom (2006) for second on Houston's single-season sacrifice flies list with six ... Drew 40 walks, sixth most in team single-season history ... Finished third on Houston's sinlge-season walks per game list (.74) ... Played in 54 games, making 53 starts all at first base ... Tallied 13 multi-RBI games and eight multi-hit games ... Hit two grand slams during the year ... Recorded an 11 game reached-base streak ... Tied for second on the team with eight home runs ... Her 48 RBIs led the team ... Went 2-for-four with three RBIs against Indiana State (Feb. 10) ... Hit a grand slam as well as another homer and posted six RBIs against UTSA (Feb. 15) ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs against Northwestern State (Feb. 18) ... Drove home four runs and went 2-for-2 against Austin Peay (Feb. 23) ... Drew three walks against Texas (March 10) ... Hit a grand slam and drove home five against SFA (March 20) ... Went 1-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs against Kansas (March 23).
SENIOR (2023)
Unanimous First Team All-American Athletic Conference … American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team … Started in all 50 games, primarily at second base but also spending time at third and in right field … Tied for third on Houston’s season sacrifice flies list with four on the year … Led the team with 35 RBIs … Paced the team with a .382 average with runners on base and a .391 average with runners in scoring position … Finished second on the team in batting average (.350), doubles (9), hits (49), slugging percentage (.607), and walks (25) … Tallied 16 multi-hit games and led the team with nine multi-RBI games … Scored two runs and drew two walks in the season-opener against Virginia (Feb. 9) … Finished 2 for 2 with two RBIs and Houston’s first home run of the year against No. 12/14 Washington (Feb. 17) … Went 2 for 3 with a home run against Hofstra (Feb. 18) … Against Sam Houston (Feb. 26), went 4 for 5 with a run and five RBIs, including a three-run homer and the walk-off hit in a 7-6, 10-inning win … Finished two for three with a home run against No. 21/20 Baylor (March 17) … Went 7 for 10 with a home run, two doubles and four RBIs in a three-game sweep of Memphis (March 25-26) … Finished 7 for 12 with four RBIs, two doubles and a homer in a three-game series against No. 20/23 Wichita State (April 14-16) … Went 2 for 2 with two RBIs, two doubles and two walks against Tulsa (April 23) … Went 2 for 4 with two RBI and a homer against South Florida (May 5).
JUNIOR (2022 at TEXAS)
Played in 27 games, making 11 starts … Posted seven hits in 30 at bats, while scoring six runs … Drove home eight runners … Hit a home run and drove home three against Boston College.
SOPHOMORE (2021 at TEXAS)
Hit .314 overall with 12 runs scored, two doubles, three HR’s and 12 RBIs over 32 games (15 starts) ... Managed two multi-hit and three multi-RBI efforts ... Slammed a solo HR to right center during the series opener at No. 1 Oklahoma (April 16) ... Posted a 2-for-3 performance with a double in the 8-5 triumph at Iowa State (April 9) ... Hit at a .428 clip (3-for-7) with a HR and five RBIs during the series sweep of New Mexico (March 19-20) ... Blasted a three-run shot for her first collegiate HR to help UT crush Tarleton State, 21-5 (5 inn. - March 13) ... Picked up her first Texas hit during the 9-3 victory over Sam Houston State (Feb. 26) and her first collegiate RBI in a 10-0 (5 inn.) rout of Lamar (Feb. 26)
FRESHMAN (2020 at TEXAS TECH)
In her only season at Texas Tech, during the abbreviated 2020 campaign, Cantu appeared in 16 games for the Red Raiders with eight starts at either first base, third base or designated player … Her finest effort of the season came during a 9-5 win over Louisiana Tech (Feb. 8) as Cantu went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with a career-high two doubles … She also registered high-profile starts against No. 15 Georgia and No. 1 Washington (career-high three walks), successfully reaching base five times by walk over seven combined plate appearances spanning the two match-ups.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letter winner, Cantu was a four-time All-District 24-6A First Team choice and three-time all-county selection at Clear Creek High School … She was also a member of the student council while being a part of four different National Honor Societies.
PERSONAL
Parents are Carlos and Perla Cantu … Has four siblings, Adrianna, Adriana, Carlos Jr. and Samuel.
