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Jersey Number 44
Moriah Polar
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pearland, Texas
- Prev School:
- Purdue
USA Softball Top 25 Player of the Year Finalist (2026)
NFCA All-American Third Team (2026)
D1 Softball All-American Second Team (2026)
Softball America All-American Second Team (2025)
NFCA All-Region First Team Selection (2026)
All-Big Ten First Team Selection (2026)
All-Big Ten Defensive Team Selection (2026)
Softball America 2026 Top 100 Players No. 25 (2026)
NFCA All-Region First Team (2025)
All-Big Ten Second Team (2025)
2025 Preseason Big Ten Players to Watch List (2025)
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH (Purdue):
NCAA Softball National BA leader (.555) … First player in the NCAA to reach 100 hits in 2026, 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 … 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 6th in the Big Ten for BA, and 24th nationally … Polar ranked 19th in the nation for her 30 stolen bases and 2nd 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 100th 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 5th in the Big Ten for BA, 2nd in stolen bases, 13th in hits, 7th in OB%, and 10th in triples … 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
High School:
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
Personal
Parents Tiffany and Martin Polar
NFCA All-American Third Team (2026)
D1 Softball All-American Second Team (2026)
Softball America All-American Second Team (2025)
NFCA All-Region First Team Selection (2026)
All-Big Ten First Team Selection (2026)
All-Big Ten Defensive Team Selection (2026)
Softball America 2026 Top 100 Players No. 25 (2026)
NFCA All-Region First Team (2025)
All-Big Ten Second Team (2025)
2025 Preseason Big Ten Players to Watch List (2025)
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH (Purdue):
NCAA Softball National BA leader (.555) … First player in the NCAA to reach 100 hits in 2026, 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 … 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 6th in the Big Ten for BA, and 24th nationally … Polar ranked 19th in the nation for her 30 stolen bases and 2nd 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 100th 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 5th in the Big Ten for BA, 2nd in stolen bases, 13th in hits, 7th in OB%, and 10th in triples … 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
High School:
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
Personal
Parents Tiffany and Martin Polar
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