Malaika Underwood

Malaika Underwood (born June 7, 1981) is a member of the United States women's national baseball team which won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1][2]

Malaika Underwood
Medal record
Women's baseball
Representing  United States
Women's Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Taiwan Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Japan Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Venezuela Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2012 Canada Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2014 Japan Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team competition

Playing career

Raised in San Diego, Underwood played baseball, volleyball and basketball at La Jolla High School. She would earn the Female Athlete of the Year Award (1998–99) in San Diego County.

Baseball

As a child, she played baseball at Chollas Lake Little League.

Volleyball

She accepted a volleyball scholarship to the University of North Carolina. During her career, she would win the ACC Tournament MVP Award.

Personal

Underwood earned a bachelor's degree in international studies and a master's degree in sports administration from the University of North Carolina.

Awards and honors
  • 2008 Women's World Cup of Baseball All-Tournament Team (Second Base)[3]
  • 2014 Women's World Cup of Baseball All-Tournament Team (First Base)

Bibliography
  • Ring, Jennifer (2015). "Chapter 11: Malaika Underwood". A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 173–193. ISBN 978-0803244801.

References
  1. "UNDERWOOD, Malaika". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. "Baseball - Event Overview - Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. Ring, p. 190.
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