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EXTRA SPOTLIGHT: DELANEY AUMUA
2025 1B/OF Delaney Aumua, #5 in the 2025 Extra Elite 100 and #3 Infielder in the Class of 2025, recently talked to Extra Inning Softball after helping Granada High win its first Livermore Stampede Tournament title in school history…
EXTRA SPOTLIGHT Q&A
Name: Delaney Aumua
Hometown: Livermore, CA
High School: Granada High
Club Team: Lady Magic 07-Walling
Graduation Year: 2025
Height: 5-foot-9
Position: 1B/OF
Nickname: Laney, D and Bam Bam
Instagram: @dingerzbydelaney
Twitter: @dingerzbylaney
Honors: Women’s Athlete of the Week by West Coast Preps (Mar. 25, 2022); Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area Player of the week (Mar. 27, 2022); Golden Glove Award at 1st to 3rd PGF tournament (Winter of 2022)l and Livermore Stampede All-Tournament (2022).
Travel Ball Fall Stats: .480 AVG, .503 OBP, 1.414 OPS, .911 SLG, 42 hits, 7 doubles, 6 HRs, 39 RBIs and 17 runs.
High School Highlights: Hit walk-off home run against crosstown rival Livermore; went 2-3 with a HR and 5 RBIs against powerhouse Foothill in the EBAL league; won the Livermore Stampede Tournament for the first time in school history (April 9, 2022); and Granada High is currently the #1-ranked team in NorCal and in the Bay Area with a record of 15-1.
Tell us about your travel team/organization and how you became involved with them?
I have played for Coach Steve Walling since the fall of 2019 (when) we were Athletics Mercado-Walling and in 2022 our team moved over to Lady Magic, which is a great organization as well. We have a great a team with lots of talent and we love to compete with the best teams in the country.
Can you talk about your experiences at Granada High and how you’ve done there?
I’ve done really well academically. I’ve had a 3.8 GPA the last two trimesters and I am shooting for a 4.0 this trimester.
I really enjoy Leadership and am currently in the Recognition Committee. I also plan on running for Sophomore Class President for the 2022-2023 school year. I am a part of Younglife where we play games and learn about faith.
What are some of your training methods and drills?
When I’m not with either of my teams, I work out with my mom at Anywhere Warrior. It is a local gym in town that does a little bit of everything from kickboxing to weightlifting to HIT training and even weekend hikes.
I also do BP (batting practice) and fielding with my dad and little brother, Nico. We’ll normally go to a nearby field and set up and take about 100-200 swings of BP and do a bunch of fielding.
During the high school season we have weight room training and we practice every day.
*** Scroll down to read more on Delaney plus several new commits including one to a Big Ten school!
