Moriah Polar Season 2026

2026 / AS A JUNIOR

USA Softball Top 25 Player of the Year Finalist
NFCA All-American Third Team
D1 Softball All-American Second Team
Softball America All-American Second Team
NFCA All-Region First Team Selection (OF)
All-Big Ten First Team Selection (OF)
All-Big Ten Defensive Team Selection (OF)
Softball America 2026 Top 100 Players No. 25
Softball America Position Rankings: May (#7 OF), Apr. (#7 OF), Mar. (#12 OF),Preseason (#26 OF)

• NCAA Softball National BA leader (.555)
• First player in the NCAA to reach 100 hits this year, ranks 7th in the NCAA record book in batting average (as of 5/10)
• Ranks 2nd in the Big Ten Record Book for single-season hits, broke Purdue’s 19-year-old single-season hits record (set in 2007 at 85 hits)
• Broke Purdue’s 19-year-old runs scored record (set in 2007 with 54), now has 67 runs on the year
• Broke Purdue’s records for BA at .555 (set in 2019 at .479) OB% at .577 (set in 2003 at .563) and would have broken SLG% at .731 (set in 2007 at .697), but teammate Anna Moore broke it first
• National leader in batting average (.555), Big Ten leader in both categories as well as stolen bases (32)
• Batted over .500 for the entire season, all 53 games played, batting up to .611 through Apr. 5
• Led the Boilers in BA, hits, OB%, runs scored, & SB, earning career highs in BA (.555), OPS (1.308), hits (101), runs (67), RBI (47), total bases (133), doubles (14), SLG% (.731), OB% (.577), and SB (32)
• Had 33 multi-hit games this year (61% of the games this season), 15 with 3 hits, 15 with 2 hits, and 3 with 4 hits; Polar also had 12 multi-RBI performances
• Earned single-game spots in Purdue’s record book in the categories of stolen bases (2nd, 3) and batting (2nd, 4-for-4, 3x)
• Helped Purdue to earn the single-game record for hits with 19, went 3-for-5 with an RBI & a run scored
• Went 1-for-3 with 2 RBI & a run scored in Purdue’s upset of #11 Oregon, 4-for-9 in the series with 3 RBI, a double, & a run scored with 12 putouts in the series; went 1-for-2 against #1 Alabama
• Helped Purdue to break its record for win streak (set in 2003, 12 games), setting a new one at 14 games - Polar hit .681 during the 14 games with 32 hits, 21 runs, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, & 24 RBI, while slugging for .915 with a .694 OB% and a 1.609 OPS (21% of team’s hits, 22% of team’s RBI, 18% of runs)
• Accounted for 23% of Purdue’ total hits, 20% of the runs scored, 40% of the stolen bases, 15% of the team’s RBI, and 19% of the team’s total bases
• Polar’s runs created is 82.56 with a 33.40 WRAA (weighted runs above average), she ranks 39th overall in weighted runs created at 61, Polar’s WAR is 5.14 which ranked 61st in the nation

2025 / AS A SOPHOMORE

NFCA All-Region First Team
All-Big Ten Second Team
No. 16 Softball America Top Outfielder (April)
No. 18 Softball America Top Outfielder (May)
2025 Preseason Big Ten Players to Watch List

• Played and started in 49 games for the Boilers
• Led the teams in hits (68). BA (.444), OB% (.517), stolen bases (30), and FLD% (.981)
• Through the Big Ten Tournament, Polar ranked 6^th in the Big Ten for BA, and 24^th nationally
• Polar ranked 19^th in the nation for her 30 stolen bases and 2^nd in the Big Ten
• Recorded career highs in BA, hits, stolen bases, OB%, SLG%, and RBI
• Hit an inside-the-park home run against SIUE (Apr. 30)
• Earned 100^th career-hit while going 4-for-4 in Purdue’s upset win over No. 20 Nebraska (Mar. 31)
• Batted over .500 for 73% of the games she played in (36 of her 49), over half of the season
• Earned single-season sports in the record book in the categories of stolen bases (3, 2x), batting (4-for-4, 3x), and runs scored (4)
• Had 18 multi-hit games, going 4-for-4 three times throughout the season
• Finished the season ranked 5^th in the Big Ten for BA, 2^nd in stolen bases, 13^th in hits, 7^th in OB%, and 10^th in triples

2024 / AS A FRESHMAN

• All-Big Ten Defensive Team
• Appeared and started in all 52 games
• Led all Big Ten outfielders with 130 catches and 122 putouts
• Ranked third in the nation and tied the Purdue record for most triples by a Boilermaker in program history (seven)
• Led a Purdue team that finished seventh in the nation in triples per game (.35)
• Successfully stole 19 bases with 25 attempts, the fourth best in the Big Ten
• Her 14 stolen bases during non-conference play tied with teammate Khloe Banks and Michigan State’s Alexis Ross as the most by a Big Ten player
• Made SC Top-10 at #5 with a diving catch vs. Omaha
• Tied a Purdue record with her two home runs in Purdue's 13-6 victory over SIU in the Michelle Short Memorial Classic tournament finale (2/25). She closed the day with a career-high four RBI on three hits, including two homers, and two runs scored
• Recorded a slugging % of .467
• Ran 77 total bases, the team’s highest
• Registered 49 hits, with eight doubles, seven triples and two home runs
• Was second in the Big Ten for triples
• Finished with 25 RBI, the team’s highest
• Walked 23 times
• Registered four hits at Illinois (4/13)
• Recorded a batting average of .400% or better in the first five games of the season (2/9-2/11)
• Tallied 132 catches, 124 putouts and six assists
• Finished with a .985 fielding %
• Recorded a perfect fielding % for a 24 game streak (3/8-4/19)
• Missed a perfect fielding % in only four games

HIGH SCHOOL

• Club Team: 18U Hotshots National Jones
• Ranked No. 10 overall 2023 class recruit by Extra Inning Softball
• Ranked No. 3 among outfielders by Extra Inning for the 2023 Class
• 2022 16U Top Club National Champion
• 2022 16U Triple Crown National Champion.
• 2021-2022 23-6A 1st Team All-District AlvinISD
• Named Newcomer of the Year 24-5A AlvinISD in 2019-20
• 2021-2022 All Academic AlvinISD 23-6A
• Parents: Tiffany and Martin Polar