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Softball
AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Logged 109.2 innings from the circle with 22 starts and 26 appearances ... relived 129 batters on three strikes for a 1.18 K/inning ratio ... sported an 8-7 record with a 3.15 ERA ... sat down 14 batters against Eastern Michigan (April 9), the highest total of any Irish pitcher this season ... made her debut against Western Kentucky (Feb. 16) and struck out nine Hilltoppers ... also fanned nine in wins against UC Davis (March 1) and CS Fullerton (March 8) ... also held the Titans to only two hits in the complete- game blanking ... has recorded three solo shutouts and combined with Brittney Bargar for a fourth ... held North Florida (Feb. 23) without a score in 7.0 frames of oneout ball ... limited UCLA (March 7) to a pair of earned runs ... picked up a win against Charleston Southern (March 14) without allowing an earned run and struck out seven ... fanned seven batters in a losing effort against Towson (March 15) ... named the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on March 31 after picking up her fifth win of the season by handing DePaul (March 30) a 2-0 defeat in her first career BIG EAST action to secure the honor ... the occasion marked the third time in seven weeks that an Irish pitcher had won the award, as Bargar claimed the accolade twice earlier in the season ... she needed only 10.2 innings of work to pick up two shutout wins over the course of the award-winning week ... she dealt DePaul its first regular-season league loss since the 2006 campaign by keeping the Blue Demons at bay with a fivehit effort ... it was also Notre Dame's first win at DePaul since the 2005 season ... the win signified the first time that Notre Dame beat an opponent that carried a No. 17 ranking, and was the 16th time the Irish shut out a ranked foe ... she also limited IUPUI (March 26) to only three hits without a walk while fanning seven in Notre Dame's home opener ... struck out nine batters without allowing a single run over the course of those two outings ... tallied eight strikeouts in 5.2 innings at St. John's (April 5). THE VALDIVIA FILE: California's Century League Pitcher of the Year in 2006 ... led Orange County in strikeouts that season with 302 ... Canyon (Anaheim Hills, Calif.) team MVP in each of her last two campaigns ... three-time first team all-Century League ... three-time first team all- Orange County ... all-state performer in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... chosen Orange County Register's Player of the Week during the 2007 campaign ... named to the Michelle Carew all-tournament team in 2005 and 2006 ... pitched in the North/South Senior All-Star game in 2007 ... also took part in the Orange County All-State game and the Orange County/Riverside County All-Star game ... played travel ball for the California Cruisers, who earned a third-place finish during the 2006 national tournament in the 18-under Gold division ... previously played for Explosion, whom she led to a first-place finish at the 16-under Nationals ... recipient of school's Top of the Tribe award with a 4.8 GPA ... four-time scholar-athlete honoree ... daughter of Joe and Sheila Valdivia ... has one sister, Veronica, and a brother, Jesse ... born Jan. 2, 1989 ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters as a psychology major. Valdivia's Career Statistics
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