{"id":7397,"date":"2020-04-22T21:30:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T21:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=7397"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:27:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:27:57","slug":"comeback-season-halted-for-nunez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/comeback-season-halted-for-nunez\/","title":{"rendered":"Comeback season halted for Nunez"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senior signed to play at Alabama-Birmingham<\/strong><\/p>

In what was supposed to be her comeback season after a torn anterior cruciate ligament kept her out her junior year, Madera Coyotes senior Camile Nunez saw her season cut short right when it started.<\/p>

\u201cThis was supposed to be my comeback season,\u201d she said. \u201cI was really excited about this season. I was more bummed to have the season canceled.\u201d<\/p>

Nunez will be able to keep playing softball after signing her National Letter of Intent to the University of Alabama-Birmingham last November.<\/p>

Nunez, who committed to UAB in September of her junior year, plans to major in psychology to become a psychologist. She had a few schools looking at her, but UAB was the first.<\/p>

\u201cNorth Dakota University, University of North Dakota, New Hampton University and San Francisco State really wanted me,\u201d she said. \u201cThe UAB coach was really adamant to get me. He was the only one to text me and he did it really early. I want to go down the medical route and they were No. 3 in the nation for a medical school. They had what I wanted to do and the atmosphere was great.\u201d<\/p>

Nunez got discovered because schools wanted to watch a pitcher on her travel team. However, when you hit a home run, you get noticed.<\/p>

\u201cMy pitcher on my travel team was really good,\u201d she said. \u201cShe had a lot of coaches looking at her. They came to look at her and that game, I had a really good day at shortstop and I hit a home run. I happened to have a standout game that day.\u201d<\/p>

Nunez went on a visit to UAB and she received her offer on the first day and committed before she left.<\/p>

\u201cI went into the visit that I wasn\u2019t going to commit,\u201d she said. \u201cI was going to allow myself to go to other schools to see my options. It just felt right when I got there. I liked everything about the city and the girls.\u201d<\/p>

After coming to the season late because of basketball, Nunez appeared in seven of the 12 games and led the team with a .524 batting average with seven runs scored, two triples, a home run and 12 RBIs.<\/p>

\u201cIt was really tough to see the season end,\u201d she said. \u201cEspecially since we were 12-0 and it was my last opportunity to play with my friends I have been playing with since I was very young. It was really sad to see that go away.\u201d<\/p>

Nunez injured her knee in the first game of her junior basketball season. That kept her on the bench for both the rest of the basketball and all of the softball seasons. However, she watched and soaked in the knowledge of watching the game and took advantage.<\/p>

She played every game her senior basketball season and was playing at a high level during the softball season, especially at shortstop.<\/p>

\u201cIt was super reassuring to play at a high level,\u201d Nunez said. \u201cWhen I got hurt, I had a lot of time to think. I thought I wouldn\u2019t be the player I used to be, especially when it came to my speed. That was one of the best aspects of my game. It was super cool to be able to do the same things I did before at higher level. Softball is a real mental game. Because I had time to get stronger in the mind, I feel like that helped me a ton with my physical ability.\u201d<\/p>

After she injured her knee, she was hesitant to call UAB and tell them about the injury, but after talking with the coach, she felt reassured they would honor their scholarship.<\/p>

\u201cIt was super important they stayed with me after my injury,\u201d Nunez said. \u201cI was relieved. When I was going to tell them, I was stressed out. I didn\u2019t know what was going to happen. With me not being able to play for a whole year, I wasn\u2019t sure if I was going to get on another school\u2019s radar. It was super cool and it just showed me what kind of people they are over there that they honored my scholarship.\u201d<\/p>

Nunez is part of an historical senior class for the Coyotes softball team. For the first time in head coach Judy Shaubach\u2019s memory, all five seniors will play at the next level and four of those will play at four-year colleges.<\/p>

\u201cI think it\u2019s awesome,\u201d Nunez said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been playing since we were 8. It\u2019s cool to see all the hard work and events we didn\u2019t get to be a part of, that it is paying off for all of us. It\u2019s crazy to be known as that class.\u201d<\/p>

One of the things that Nunez will worry about is not being able to see a familiar face in the stands or on the field. She was able to watch her sister, Eliza, play last season and then play with her on the field this season.<\/p>

\u201cIt was really fun to play with her,\u201d Nunez said. \u201cI didn\u2019t realize until this year how good she actually was. It was fun to see that on the field and be next to her. I\u2019ll never be able to play with her again.<\/p>

\u201cI think I\u2019m going to struggle with not having my family at my games,\u201d she said. \u201cMy mom has been to every game. She\u2019s a parent that is always there. I guess, it\u2019s a learning experience and something I\u2019m going to have to get used to.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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