Jacksonville State University Athletics

JSU CAREER: Suffered a season-ending shoulder injury prior to the season.

PRIOR TO JSU: Played the last two seasons at Navarro Junior College under Jessica Karenke-Burke … two-time NJCAA Region XIV East Division All-Conference outfielder … drove in 53 runs with five home runs, 10 triples and 11 doubles … stole 36 bases while being thrown out only four times … a two-year batting average of .352 with over 332 at bats … recruited by EKU, Alabama A&M, Incarnate Word, Idaho State, Colorado State, New Mexico State and South Alabama
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played under Hector Pacheco at El Paso Americas before prepping under her father at Cayuga High … 2015 Texas Sports Writers Class 2A All-State Team … 2015 Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 1A-4A Softball All-Star … three-time all-district MVP … 2016 Team Leadership Award … also recruited by University Louisiana-Monroe
 
PERSONAL: Full name is Anika Barbosa … Born on Dec. 17, 1996 in Uvalde, Texas … daughter of Norma and Joel Barbosa … has one older sister, Anyssa, and two younger brothers, Jacobo and Joel, Jr., … Joel, Jr., plays college football at Oklahoma Panhandle State University … Anysaa was a four-year starter for Oklahoma Panhandle State University’s softball team from 2013-2017