Moriah Polar Season 2026

#44

PositionOF

YearSophomore

HometownPearland, Texas

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)
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 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