Mariana Palazuelos brings contact-pop and catcher value to UC Riverside
Palazuelos looks like a valuable **two-way lineup piece** for UC Riverside: her high-school résumé shows elite production (.462 career average, .515 OBP, 122 hits, 75 RBI in 83 games), and recent Highlanders coverage notes she contributed offensively in a tough 2025 Mary Nutter game while playing catcher[1][4][7]. As a catcher with right-handed power-hitting traits, she offers a useful blend of bat-to-ball skill, extra-base upside, and defensive versatility in the most demanding everyday position[3].
