Tamya Waiters

Photo by: ANDREW MADSEN

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
Last School(s):
The Colony HS
Hometown:
The Colony, Texas

As a Sophomore at Houston (2024): Appeared in 28 games, tying for the team lead with 18 starts ... Finished with a 4-4 record with a 6.13 ERA ... Struck out 22 batters ... Combined for one shutout ... Threw three shutout innings against Colgate (Feb. 9), including five strikeouts, and Indiana State (Feb. 10) ... Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings against Nichols (Feb. 15) ... Threw 1.2 scoreless innings against Oklahoma (April 20) ... Spun 0.2 perfect innings against Baylor (May 3).

As a Freshman at UT-Arlington (2023): Appeared in 17 games, making four starts ... Complied a 1-3 record ... Tossed one complete game ... Threw a 7.50 ERA in 37.1 innings.

High School: 2022 DFW All-Metroplex 5A Player of the Year ... Texas All-State Softball Team Pitcher ... Texas Girls Association Softball Legacy Team ... earned a Dallas Morning News Athlete of the Week honorable mention twice ... 2022 1st Team All-District honors ... 2022 semifinalist for the Softball Texas 5A Regional ...

Personal: Parents are Tammy Waiters and Rudy Grant... Mom played basketball at the University of Scranton… Uncle, Marcus Young, played basketball for the University of Notre Dame… Aunt, Cherri Young, played volleyball for Albany State University... Cousin, Lamar Johnson played basketball for Rider University... Intends to major in linguistics... Enjoys attending concerts and sporting events, reading YA and Sci-fi books, and binge watching tv shows.