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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) โฆ 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) โฆ Ranks 2nd in the Big Ten Record Book for single-season hits, broke Purdueโs 19-year-old single-season hits record (set in 2007 at 85 hits) โฆ Broke Purdueโs 19-year-old runs scored record (set in 2007 with 54), now has 67 runs on the year โฆ Broke Purdueโs 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 โฆ National leader in batting average (.555), Big Ten leader in both categories as well as stolen bases (32) โฆ Batted over .500 for the entire season, all 53 games played, batting up to .611 through Apr. 5 โฆ 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) โฆ 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 โฆ Earned single-game spots in Purdueโs record book in the categories of stolen bases (2nd, 3) and batting (2nd, 4-for-4, 3x) โฆ Helped Purdue to earn the single-game record for hits with 19, went 3-for-5 with an RBI & a run scored โฆ Played and started in 49 games for the Boilers โฆ Led the teams in hits (68). BA (.444), OB% (.517), stolen bases (30), and FLD% (.981) โฆ Through the Big Ten Tournament, Polar ranked 6th in the Big Ten for BA, and 24th nationally โฆ Polar ranked 19th in the nation for her 30 stolen bases and 2nd in the Big Ten โฆ Recorded career highs in BA, hits, stolen bases, OB%, SLG%, and RBI โฆ Hit an inside-the-park home run against SIUE (Apr. 30) โฆ Earned 100th career-hit while going 4-for-4 in Purdueโs upset win over No. 20 Nebraska (Mar. 31) โฆ Batted over .500 for 73% of the games she played in (36 of her 49), over half of the season โฆ 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) โฆ Had 18 multi-hit games, going 4-for-4 three times throughout the season โฆ 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 โฆ All-Big Ten Defensive Team โฆ Appeared and started in all 52 games โฆ Led all Big Ten outfielders with 130 catches and 122 putouts โฆ Ranked third in the nation and tied the Purdue record for most triples by a Boilermaker in program history (seven) โฆ Led a Purdue team that finished seventh in the nation in triples per game (.35) โฆ Successfully stole 19 bases with 25 attempts, the fourth best in the Big Ten โฆ Her 14 stolen bases during non-conference play tied with teammate Khloe Banks and Michigan Stateโs Alexis Ross as the most by a Big Ten player
High School:ย
18U Hotshots National Jones โฆ Ranked No. 10 overall 2023 class recruit by Extra Inning Softball โฆ Ranked No. 3 among outfielders by Extra Inning for the 2023 Class โฆ 2022 16U Top Club National Champion โฆ 2022 16U Triple Crown National Champion โฆ 2021-2022 23-6A 1st Team All-District AlvinISD โฆ Named Newcomer of the Year 24-5A AlvinISD in 2019-20โฆ 2021-2022 All Academic AlvinISD 23-6A
Personal
Parents Tiffany and Martin Polar
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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) โฆ 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) โฆ Ranks 2nd in the Big Ten Record Book for single-season hits, broke Purdueโs 19-year-old single-season hits record (set in 2007 at 85 hits) โฆ Broke Purdueโs 19-year-old runs scored record (set in 2007 with 54), now has 67 runs on the year โฆ Broke Purdueโs 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 โฆ National leader in batting average (.555), Big Ten leader in both categories as well as stolen bases (32) โฆ Batted over .500 for the entire season, all 53 games played, batting up to .611 through Apr. 5 โฆ 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) โฆ 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 โฆ Earned single-game spots in Purdueโs record book in the categories of stolen bases (2nd, 3) and batting (2nd, 4-for-4, 3x) โฆ Helped Purdue to earn the single-game record for hits with 19, went 3-for-5 with an RBI & a run scored โฆ Played and started in 49 games for the Boilers โฆ Led the teams in hits (68). BA (.444), OB% (.517), stolen bases (30), and FLD% (.981) โฆ Through the Big Ten Tournament, Polar ranked 6th in the Big Ten for BA, and 24th nationally โฆ Polar ranked 19th in the nation for her 30 stolen bases and 2nd in the Big Ten โฆ Recorded career highs in BA, hits, stolen bases, OB%, SLG%, and RBI โฆ Hit an inside-the-park home run against SIUE (Apr. 30) โฆ Earned 100th career-hit while going 4-for-4 in Purdueโs upset win over No. 20 Nebraska (Mar. 31) โฆ Batted over .500 for 73% of the games she played in (36 of her 49), over half of the season โฆ 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) โฆ Had 18 multi-hit games, going 4-for-4 three times throughout the season โฆ 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 โฆ All-Big Ten Defensive Team โฆ Appeared and started in all 52 games โฆ Led all Big Ten outfielders with 130 catches and 122 putouts โฆ Ranked third in the nation and tied the Purdue record for most triples by a Boilermaker in program history (seven) โฆ Led a Purdue team that finished seventh in the nation in triples per game (.35) โฆ Successfully stole 19 bases with 25 attempts, the fourth best in the Big Ten โฆ Her 14 stolen bases during non-conference play tied with teammate Khloe Banks and Michigan Stateโs Alexis Ross as the most by a Big Ten player
High School:ย
18U Hotshots National Jones โฆ Ranked No. 10 overall 2023 class recruit by Extra Inning Softball โฆ Ranked No. 3 among outfielders by Extra Inning for the 2023 Class โฆ 2022 16U Top Club National Champion โฆ 2022 16U Triple Crown National Champion โฆ 2021-2022 23-6A 1st Team All-District AlvinISD โฆ Named Newcomer of the Year 24-5A AlvinISD in 2019-20โฆ 2021-2022 All Academic AlvinISD 23-6A
Personal
Parents Tiffany and Martin Polar
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