Celeste Wood

Photo by: Joshua Rogers

Photo by: Bill Powell

Position:
Infield
Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Muskogee, Okla.
High School:
Hilldale HS

CAREER AT TULSA – A two-year letterwinner and starter … has 97 appearances with 94 starts as a Golden Hurricane … has a .245 career batting average with 17 doubles, five triples, five home runs and 52 RBI … has seen starting time at first base, shortstop, third base, left field and at DP throughout her career.

SOPHOMORE (2023) – Appeared in 50 games and made 47 starts … a corner infielder, started the season at third base before making nine appearances at first base at the end of the season … recorded a .214 batting average with six doubles, two triples, a home run and 18 driven in … scored 21 runs and drew a team-leading 19 walks … had five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games … in the opening weekend at the Maverick Invitational, batted .438 with seven hits, three doubles and five RBI … drove in three with a triple against UT Arlington (2/11), also recording a double in the game … posted a three-hit game against Sam Houston (3/11), doubling twice and driving in a pair of runs.

FRESHMAN (2022) – Played and started in 47 games … started 31 games at shortstop, 14 games in left field and one each at third base and DH … had a .275 batting average and .479 slugging percentage … had 10 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games … on the opening weekend, batted .375 in five games, while playing most of her time in left field … tallied six hits, nine RBI and an .813 slugging percentage … had the game-winning double that scored two runs in the bottom of the 12th inning in a 13-12 extra inning win over UAB (2/13) … ended the game with four hits and a school record eight RBI … had a team season-best of three doubles in that game … tripled down the right field line scoring two runners for Tulsa’s 8-7 comeback win after trailing 7-0 against LA Tech (2/19).

HIGH SCHOOL – Was a four-year letterwinner at Muskogee High School … helped her team register a 96-20 record and make three straight state semifinal appearances … had a career .516 batting average and .941 fielding percentage … had her best season from the plate with a .575 batting average her senior campaign … earned all-state honors her junior season … was named the Oklahoma Class 4A-7 District Offensive Player of the Year … also lettered four years in basketball and two years in track.

PERSONAL – Began playing softball at age 3 ... favorite movie is The Other Woman … her favorite sports movie is The Sandlot … her favorite TV show is “Criminal Minds” ... favorite pro athletes Derek Jeter and Jenny Finch ... her dream car is a yellow Camaro … enjoys reading, solving puzzles and hanging out with friends ... his mom played four years of college basketball, dad played college baseball and an aunt played college softball ... daughter of Kristy and Matt Wood ... has two younger siblings, Chandler and Wyatt … majoring in organizational studies with a minor in health sciences.