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Jersey Number 42
Turiya Coleman
- Position:
- Infielder/Catcher
- Height:
- 5-7
- Custom2:
- L/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- C.E. King HS
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma
Bio
HONORS
2024 NFCA Second Team All-Region
2024 All-Big 12 Second Team
2024 All-Big 12 Preseason Team
2023 NFCA Second Team All-Region
2023 Unanimous American Athletic All-Conference First Team
2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
JUNIOR (2024)
NFCA Second Team All-Region ... All-Big 12 Second Team ... Preseason All-Big 12 Team ... Ended her Houston career as the program's all-time batting average (.385) and on-base percentage (.483) leader ... Ended her Houston career in third on the team's career slugging percentage list (.618), intentional walks list (4), ... Tied for second on Houston's career grand slams list with two ... One of three players to play in all 55 games ... Made 55 starts, with 50 coming behind the plate ... Led the team with a .374 average, posting 58 hits in 155 at-bats ... Tied for second on the team with eight homers ... Finished second on the Cougars with a .594 slugging percentage and a .464 on-base percentage ... Tallied 14 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs and a homer against Indiana State (Feb. 9) ... Hit homers in back-to-back games against Indiana State (Feb. 9, 10) ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs against Northwestern State (Feb. 18) ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs and a triple against Northwestern State (Feb. 18) ... Went 3-for-5 with an RBI and run against McNeese (Feb. 28) ... Scored three runs against Texas A&M Commerce (March 2) ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a homer against McNeese (March 6) ... Hit a solo home run in an upset against #2/#1 Texas (March 8) ... Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, a double and a triple against Stephen F. Austin (March 20) ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs against Kansas (March 23) ... Scored three runs and tallied two hits and two RBIs at BYU (March 29) ... Went 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBIs against Lamar (April 16) ... Tallied five hits in two games against Texas Tech (April 26, 27) ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs against Sam Houston (April 30).
SOPHOMORE (2023)
NFCA Second Team All-Region … Unanimous All-American Athletic Conference First Team … American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team … Started all 50 games, splitting time between third base and catcher … Broke Houston’s single-season record for on-base percentage (.503) … Finished fifth on Houston season batting average list (.397) … Ended the year tenth on Houston’s season slugging percentage list (.645) … Completed the year in fifth on the program’s season stolen bases per game list (0.34) … Her 17 stolen bases ranked ninth in a single-season in program history … Led the team in batting average, runs (33), hits (56), doubles (11), walks (26), hit-by-pitches (5) and stolen bases … Finished first on the team with 19 multi-hit games … Posted seven multi-RBI games … First Houston player in five years to hit multiple grand slams in a season … Tallied a 10-game hitting streak … Posted a 15-game reached base streak … Caught four runners stealing on 19 attempts … Hit .364 with runners on base and .641 when leading off the inning … Went 2 for 4, scoring two runs and drawing a walk in her Houston debut against Virginia (Feb. 9) … Finished 3 for 4 with a run and a double against South Dakota State (Feb. 10) … Went 3 for 3 with two runs and a double against Lamar (Feb. 10) … Hit a three-run homer against No. 12/14 Washington … Tallied three hits in four at-bats with three RBI, two runs, a double and a homer against Illinois (Feb. 24) … Went three for three with a run against Illinois (Feb. 25) … Stole three bases against Pitt (Feb. 25) … Tallied three consecutive multi-hit games against Arizona State (March 5) and Tarleton (March 10, 11) … Posted two hits, driving home two against No. 21/20 Baylor (March 18) … Hit a grand slam, tallying five RBIs with two hits against Memphis (March 25) … Hit a grand slam against Stephen F. Austin (April 4) … Went 4 for 4 with two runs against East Carolina (April 8).
FRESHMAN (2022 at OKLAHOMA)
Part of the National Championship roster for Oklahoma ... Recorded first collegiate hit, run and RBI against Houston ... Finished the season with seven runs and five RBIs.
HIGH SCHOOL
The No. 5 player in the class by Extra Inning Softball and No. 17 by Softball America … No. 3 catcher in the class by Extra Inning Softball helped lead the Houston Astros RBI softball team to two MLBRBI titles, hitting a three-run inside-the-park home run to send Houston to the title game and claim tournament MVP honors in 2019 … Garnered First Team All-District honors all four years of her high school career at C.E. King High School in Houston along with being the team's most valuable player all four years and defensive player of the year twice … Also played travel ball for Texas Impact Gold and program directors KC Jackson and Jazz Jackson-Vesely.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Marcus and Shaleka Coleman ... Has three siblings, Marcus II, Greylinn and Grayson. ... Also lettered in basketball for three seasons.
2024 NFCA Second Team All-Region
2024 All-Big 12 Second Team
2024 All-Big 12 Preseason Team
2023 NFCA Second Team All-Region
2023 Unanimous American Athletic All-Conference First Team
2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
JUNIOR (2024)
NFCA Second Team All-Region ... All-Big 12 Second Team ... Preseason All-Big 12 Team ... Ended her Houston career as the program's all-time batting average (.385) and on-base percentage (.483) leader ... Ended her Houston career in third on the team's career slugging percentage list (.618), intentional walks list (4), ... Tied for second on Houston's career grand slams list with two ... One of three players to play in all 55 games ... Made 55 starts, with 50 coming behind the plate ... Led the team with a .374 average, posting 58 hits in 155 at-bats ... Tied for second on the team with eight homers ... Finished second on the Cougars with a .594 slugging percentage and a .464 on-base percentage ... Tallied 14 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs and a homer against Indiana State (Feb. 9) ... Hit homers in back-to-back games against Indiana State (Feb. 9, 10) ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs against Northwestern State (Feb. 18) ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs and a triple against Northwestern State (Feb. 18) ... Went 3-for-5 with an RBI and run against McNeese (Feb. 28) ... Scored three runs against Texas A&M Commerce (March 2) ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a homer against McNeese (March 6) ... Hit a solo home run in an upset against #2/#1 Texas (March 8) ... Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, a double and a triple against Stephen F. Austin (March 20) ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs against Kansas (March 23) ... Scored three runs and tallied two hits and two RBIs at BYU (March 29) ... Went 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBIs against Lamar (April 16) ... Tallied five hits in two games against Texas Tech (April 26, 27) ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs against Sam Houston (April 30).
SOPHOMORE (2023)
NFCA Second Team All-Region … Unanimous All-American Athletic Conference First Team … American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team … Started all 50 games, splitting time between third base and catcher … Broke Houston’s single-season record for on-base percentage (.503) … Finished fifth on Houston season batting average list (.397) … Ended the year tenth on Houston’s season slugging percentage list (.645) … Completed the year in fifth on the program’s season stolen bases per game list (0.34) … Her 17 stolen bases ranked ninth in a single-season in program history … Led the team in batting average, runs (33), hits (56), doubles (11), walks (26), hit-by-pitches (5) and stolen bases … Finished first on the team with 19 multi-hit games … Posted seven multi-RBI games … First Houston player in five years to hit multiple grand slams in a season … Tallied a 10-game hitting streak … Posted a 15-game reached base streak … Caught four runners stealing on 19 attempts … Hit .364 with runners on base and .641 when leading off the inning … Went 2 for 4, scoring two runs and drawing a walk in her Houston debut against Virginia (Feb. 9) … Finished 3 for 4 with a run and a double against South Dakota State (Feb. 10) … Went 3 for 3 with two runs and a double against Lamar (Feb. 10) … Hit a three-run homer against No. 12/14 Washington … Tallied three hits in four at-bats with three RBI, two runs, a double and a homer against Illinois (Feb. 24) … Went three for three with a run against Illinois (Feb. 25) … Stole three bases against Pitt (Feb. 25) … Tallied three consecutive multi-hit games against Arizona State (March 5) and Tarleton (March 10, 11) … Posted two hits, driving home two against No. 21/20 Baylor (March 18) … Hit a grand slam, tallying five RBIs with two hits against Memphis (March 25) … Hit a grand slam against Stephen F. Austin (April 4) … Went 4 for 4 with two runs against East Carolina (April 8).
FRESHMAN (2022 at OKLAHOMA)
Part of the National Championship roster for Oklahoma ... Recorded first collegiate hit, run and RBI against Houston ... Finished the season with seven runs and five RBIs.
HIGH SCHOOL
The No. 5 player in the class by Extra Inning Softball and No. 17 by Softball America … No. 3 catcher in the class by Extra Inning Softball helped lead the Houston Astros RBI softball team to two MLBRBI titles, hitting a three-run inside-the-park home run to send Houston to the title game and claim tournament MVP honors in 2019 … Garnered First Team All-District honors all four years of her high school career at C.E. King High School in Houston along with being the team's most valuable player all four years and defensive player of the year twice … Also played travel ball for Texas Impact Gold and program directors KC Jackson and Jazz Jackson-Vesely.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Marcus and Shaleka Coleman ... Has three siblings, Marcus II, Greylinn and Grayson. ... Also lettered in basketball for three seasons.
Media Availability: HC Todd Whitting, Antoine Jean, Malachi Lott
Friday, May 23
Media Availability: HC Todd Whitting, Connor McGinnis, Andres Perez
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Houston 9, Kansas State 2
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Houston 13, Arizona 4
Thursday, May 15
