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Jersey Number 11
Sophie Naivar
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Mont Belvieu, Texas
- High school:
- Barbers Hill
- Position:
- OF
- B/T:
- L/R
AWARDS
• 2026 All-Patriot League Second Team
• 2026 Patriot League All-Tournament Team
• Michella Chester's NCAA Lineup of the Week (3/25/26)
• 2x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2025, 26)
• 2x NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2025, 26)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2026
Started 46 of 47 games played to help the Terriers reclaim the Patriot League regular season title and four-peat as conference tournament champions for the first time ... Spent time between right field and the designated player slot ... Batted a personal-best .381 with 35 runs scored, 20 homers, nine doubles and two homers ... Added 32 walks to claim a .547 on-base percentage alongside 27 putouts and an assist in right to claim her first All-PL (Second Team) award ... Efforts at the plate and on the field helped BU finish the season ranked in the top 50 in 22 different NCAA statistical categories, including fifth in runs scored (473), eighth in shutouts (17), 23rd in batting average (.336) and 35th in fielding percentage (.973) ... Totaled 10 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI performances ... Went 2-for-3 with RBI single in 2-1 upset win vs. then-No. 16 Duke ... Combined for 7-for-11 performance in 5-0 week at Lafayette (3x) and vs. Stonehill (2x) with four RBIs, seven runs scored and seven walks to earn a spot on the NCAA Softball Lineup of the Week ... Delivered solo HR in run-rule win vs. UConn ... Batted 6-for-7 with four RBIs and three runs scored over three-game stretch at Colgate (2x) and Harvard ... Earned three walks and four runs scored in a win vs. Holy Cross ... Recorded RBI single against Army in 3-1 win to reach PL title game ... Went 2-for-2 with RBI double and walk in NCAA regional win against Marist ... Named a Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) recipient and an NFCA Scholar-Athlete (3.50+) for the second time.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2025
Started 18 of the 37 games played, including 15 in the outfield and three as the designated player, to help the Terriers three-peat as the Patriot League tournament champions ... Earned 12 hits, nine RBIs, eight runs scored, two doubles, a homer and nine walks to post a .438 on-base percentage ... Delivered an RBI in three of the games at the FGCU Kick-Off Classic, including an RBI single against Boston College and FGCU ... Went 2-for-2 at East Carolina and later had a pinch-hit two-RBI single vs. Queens ... Scored a run in four straight games in DH sweeps vs. Bryant and Lafayette ... Batted 2-for-2 in the regular season finale against Lafayette ... Delivered what proved to be the game-winning hit with a fourth-inning solo homer in the 1-0 PL tournament opening victory over Lehigh ... Scored a run in the next contest at top-seeded Army ... Drew a hit-by-pitch in both PL tourney games at Army and in the NCAA opener at Oklahoma ... Recorded a sacrifice hit in the second NCAA game against Omaha ... Named to the PL Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) and an NFCA Scholar-Athlete (3.50+ GPA) for the first time.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2024
Appeared in 11 games with one start to help the Terriers sweep the Patriot League regular season and tournament titles for the second consecutive year while also boasting 53 wins, tying the 2002 UMass squad for the most ever by a program located in the Northeast ... Also helped the Terriers end the season nationally ranked by two organizations (#21 D1Softball, #23 NFCA) for the first time ... Delivered a pinch-hit grand slam homer in a win over Elon ... Added a pinch-hit single during a victory at Army.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Had a strong senior campaign at Barbers Hill H.S., earning District Offensive Player of the Year, Southeast Texas All-Star and All-State honorable mention honors while also adding the team's Leadership Award ... Received Second Team and Academic All-District honors as a junior ... Helped squad capture the Texas 5A State championship her sophomore year ... Also competed with the club, Texas Bombers Gold National 18U ... Member of the National Honor Society and an Academic All-State honoree.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Nicole and Kyle Naivar ... Has two siblings, James and Kimberlin ... Sister played softball at Texas State ... Enrolled in the Wheelock School of Education, majoring in education & human development.
• 2026 All-Patriot League Second Team
• 2026 Patriot League All-Tournament Team
• Michella Chester's NCAA Lineup of the Week (3/25/26)
• 2x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2025, 26)
• 2x NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2025, 26)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2026
Started 46 of 47 games played to help the Terriers reclaim the Patriot League regular season title and four-peat as conference tournament champions for the first time ... Spent time between right field and the designated player slot ... Batted a personal-best .381 with 35 runs scored, 20 homers, nine doubles and two homers ... Added 32 walks to claim a .547 on-base percentage alongside 27 putouts and an assist in right to claim her first All-PL (Second Team) award ... Efforts at the plate and on the field helped BU finish the season ranked in the top 50 in 22 different NCAA statistical categories, including fifth in runs scored (473), eighth in shutouts (17), 23rd in batting average (.336) and 35th in fielding percentage (.973) ... Totaled 10 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI performances ... Went 2-for-3 with RBI single in 2-1 upset win vs. then-No. 16 Duke ... Combined for 7-for-11 performance in 5-0 week at Lafayette (3x) and vs. Stonehill (2x) with four RBIs, seven runs scored and seven walks to earn a spot on the NCAA Softball Lineup of the Week ... Delivered solo HR in run-rule win vs. UConn ... Batted 6-for-7 with four RBIs and three runs scored over three-game stretch at Colgate (2x) and Harvard ... Earned three walks and four runs scored in a win vs. Holy Cross ... Recorded RBI single against Army in 3-1 win to reach PL title game ... Went 2-for-2 with RBI double and walk in NCAA regional win against Marist ... Named a Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) recipient and an NFCA Scholar-Athlete (3.50+) for the second time.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2025
Started 18 of the 37 games played, including 15 in the outfield and three as the designated player, to help the Terriers three-peat as the Patriot League tournament champions ... Earned 12 hits, nine RBIs, eight runs scored, two doubles, a homer and nine walks to post a .438 on-base percentage ... Delivered an RBI in three of the games at the FGCU Kick-Off Classic, including an RBI single against Boston College and FGCU ... Went 2-for-2 at East Carolina and later had a pinch-hit two-RBI single vs. Queens ... Scored a run in four straight games in DH sweeps vs. Bryant and Lafayette ... Batted 2-for-2 in the regular season finale against Lafayette ... Delivered what proved to be the game-winning hit with a fourth-inning solo homer in the 1-0 PL tournament opening victory over Lehigh ... Scored a run in the next contest at top-seeded Army ... Drew a hit-by-pitch in both PL tourney games at Army and in the NCAA opener at Oklahoma ... Recorded a sacrifice hit in the second NCAA game against Omaha ... Named to the PL Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) and an NFCA Scholar-Athlete (3.50+ GPA) for the first time.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2024
Appeared in 11 games with one start to help the Terriers sweep the Patriot League regular season and tournament titles for the second consecutive year while also boasting 53 wins, tying the 2002 UMass squad for the most ever by a program located in the Northeast ... Also helped the Terriers end the season nationally ranked by two organizations (#21 D1Softball, #23 NFCA) for the first time ... Delivered a pinch-hit grand slam homer in a win over Elon ... Added a pinch-hit single during a victory at Army.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Had a strong senior campaign at Barbers Hill H.S., earning District Offensive Player of the Year, Southeast Texas All-Star and All-State honorable mention honors while also adding the team's Leadership Award ... Received Second Team and Academic All-District honors as a junior ... Helped squad capture the Texas 5A State championship her sophomore year ... Also competed with the club, Texas Bombers Gold National 18U ... Member of the National Honor Society and an Academic All-State honoree.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Nicole and Kyle Naivar ... Has two siblings, James and Kimberlin ... Sister played softball at Texas State ... Enrolled in the Wheelock School of Education, majoring in education & human development.
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