Summary
Tamara Schoen (née Statman; born July 26, 1997) is an American-Israeli softball player. She is a former collegiate Academic All-American, left-handed hitting designated hitter and pinch hitter originally from San Diego, California. She was a stand-out pitcher from Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.[1] She went on to play college softball at the University of Arizona from 2015-2019. She was on the 2017 PAC-12 Championship Team and made an appearance at the Women's College World Series in 2019.[2]
| Tamara Statman Schoen | |
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| Arizona Wildcats Softball – No. 88 | |
| Designated Hitter/Pinch Hitter/Pitcher | |
| Born: July 26, 1997 California, San Diego, United States of America | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
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She played on the Israeli Women's National Softball Team for two European Championships.[3][4]
Early life and education edit
Born in San Diego, California, Statman moved to Phoenix when she 8 years old where she became known to all who knew her as "T" Statman.[5]
In April 2015, T Statman was believed to be the third pitcher in the entire United States to reach 1,000 strikeouts from the high school pitching distance of 43 ft.[6] She finished her high school career with 1071 strikeouts in 753.2 innings with a 1.77 ERA and 85 wins.[7]
She raised money in high school for the Arizona Skin Cancer Foundation in high school through a program called “T's K's for Skin Cancer”.[8][9]
She attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. #88 T Statman did not pitch in college, T was a starter her freshman year and had a career batting average of .280 which included clutch at bats. Notably in 2016, the game winning single to secure the win against Tennessee in the Knoxville Regional Championship in the eighth inning.[10] Also in 2019 in the Tucson regional versus Auburn with a pinch hit single versus to secure a 2-1 victory.[11]
She had 100 career hits, 10 career home runs, and 62 RBIs. She was Arizona's first Academic-All American since 2010.[12]
Personal life edit
Statman is Jewish and holds USA / Israeli dual citizenship, becoming an Israeli citizen in 2019.[13]
She started west coast swing dancing in college and interned at Nike corporate in 2017.[14] She was involved in student radio at the University of Arizona's KAMP Radio for four years with her show “T-Time”.[15] She was named Miss Tucson Del Sol 2020, as part of the Miss America Organization.[16] As of 2019, Statman was working at Cumulus Radio in Tucson, Arizona.[17]
In 2020, she wrote a book called The Real Deal Student Athlete Success Kit.[18]
Statman got married in May 2021.[19]
Career honors edit
2022
Israeli Softball Association Maccabiah Hall of Fame[20]
2019 [21]
CoSIDA Academic All-America (Second Team)
CoSIDA Academic All-District (First Team)
Pac-12 All-Academic (First Team)
Wildcat Way Certificate of Distinction[22]
2018
Wildcat Way Certificate of Excellence[23]
2017
CoSIDA Academic All-District
Pac-12 All-Academic (First Team)
2012 - 2015
Horizon High School Person of Character Scholarship Award Winner
Horizon High School 4 time Husky Award Winner (only 4 time winner in school history)
2015 Horizon High School Female Athlete of the Year
References edit
- ^ "Arizona recruit's milestone". Arizona Daily Star. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ Gonzalez, Norma (8 June 2019). "Chemistry, consistency were Wildcats' strengths during Women's College World Series run". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Israel – Israeli Softball". Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Israeli Softball is building a women's 'dream team' for the 2020 Olympics". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Tamara Statman - Softball". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ Eads, Brentt. "Phoenix Horizon's Statman puts team above strikeout record". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Tamara Statman's High School Softball Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "T's K's for Skin Cancer". Arizona Skin Cancer Foundation. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Pitching Against Skin Cancer | Arizona Jewish Life". 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ Kelapire, Ryan (2016-05-22). "Arizona softball advances to Super Regionals". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ Gonzalez, Norma (18 May 2019). "Reyna Carranco returns, T Statman delivers to lift Arizona into Regional final". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Tamara Statman - Softball". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Israeli Softball is building a 'dream team' for the Olympics | Jewish Community Voice". www.jewishvoicesnj.org. July 3, 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ Gonzalez, Norma (28 March 2018). "Arizona Wildcats' Tamara Statman often swing dancing, branching out when not playing softball". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ ""T-Time" after college: Statman looks to radio career once softball ends". The Daily Wildcat. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Arizona Softball: Miss Tucson Del Sol, Tamara Statman, always a Wildcat". Zona Zealots. 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "People in the News 2/7/2020, AZ Jewish Post". Arizona Jewish Post. February 7, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Former Wildcat Statman goes from pinch-hitter to author". KGUN. 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "05.24.21". Instagram.
- ^ "Israel Softball Association on Instagram: "Congratulations to Tamara Statman Schoen for entering the ISA Hall of Fame at the 21st Maccabiah induction ceremony. Tamara showed incredible participation and excellence, and we couldn't be happier for you! 🥎💙🤍"". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Tamara Statman - Softball". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "C.A.T.S. Life Skills - The Wildcat Way". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "C.A.T.S. Life Skills - The Wildcat Way". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-08.