Dominique Salinas

Height:
5-4
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Richard King
Hometown:
Corpus Christi, Texas

2017 (Freshman): Saw action in 16 games, primarily as a pinch runner … Scored five runs and contributed with five RBI … Hit a bases-clearing double in the win over Rhode Island (2/18) … Hit a 2-run home run the next day totaling five RBI in the Houston Classic in just three at-bats … Also saw time in the outfield.

High School: Four-year letterwinner from Richard King High School in Corpus Christi, Texas … Named to the 2016 Preseason All-Star Team as a senior … Two-time 28-6A First Team All-South Texas outfielder … Four-time 28-6A First Team All-District Outfielder … Two-time 28-6A All-South Texas Academic Team honoree … Two-time 28-6A All-District Academic Team member … As a senior, named King High School’s most athletic female and earned the Richard King Award … As a junior, named outstanding offensive player … Three-time 28-6A Basketball All-District Academic Team honoree … Two-time 28-6A All-District honors … Earned the basketball Heart and Hustle award as a freshman, offensive MVP honors as a junior and defensive MVP honors as a senior … Two-time 28-6A Cross Country District Champions … Three-time cross country regional qualifier, and state qualifier as a junior … Three-time 28-6A Cross Country All-District Academic Team honoree … Earned First Team All-District and All-Region honors as a junior and named an impact athlete for the state team … Also ran track and finished as a top finisher in the 800m/1600m runs as a freshman and sophomore, and finished as an area qualifier in her freshman campaign … Member of National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars.

Club Team: Played with the Texas Bombers.

Personal: Full name is Dominique Elisa Salinas … Born April 30, 1998 … Daughter of Elsie and Orlando Salinas … Has one brother, Orlando … Majoring in accounting .. Uncle, Trey, played baseball at Texas and was a 21st round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Rays … Other relative, Mike Rodriguez, was a 6th round draft pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1996 MLB Draft.