Concordia Irvine Athletics

2023: Helped nationally-ranked CUI finish the season leading all of NCAA DII with lowest Team ERA of 1.11 and claim 4th straight PacWest Conference title... Compiled a 8-1 record with an 1.44 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 58.1 innings.. Tossed a five-inning complete game shutout on the road at Hawai'i Hilo with six strikeouts... Also collected a complete game win with six strikeouts in five frames against MSU Billings... Helped CUI win first PacWest Tournament since 2000... D2ADA Academic Award recipient & Academic All-PacWest. 

2022:  Went 9-3 with a 1.59 ERA in 20 appearances... Helped the Eagles win both the Concordia Kickoff Classic & Desert Stinger Tournaments (CUI was only team to go 5-0 as Tourney Champs at both locations)... Notched her first seven victories with a 0.94 ERA during Concordia's 36-game winning streak to open the season - which was the ninth-longest streak ever in NCAA DII history... Helped CUI finish with the second-lowest team ERA (1.34) in all of NCAA DII... Academic All-PacWest & D2ADA Academic Award recipient
 
2021: Posted a 2-2 record with a 2.57 ERA in 13 appearances with six starts... Tossed complete game shutout against eventual NCAA DII runner-up Biola in which she allowed only five hits and three walks in 7.0 shutout innings of a 6-0 CUI win (3/13)... Closed out a 3-0 victory over the Redlands for her third career save (3/27)... Named PacWest PItcher of the Week (March 15)... Academic All-PacWest.

2020: Compiled a 4-2 record as a true freshman with a team-best 1.00 ERA in nine appearances which included five starts... Held opponents to a measly .141 batting average in 28.0 innings... Earned her first two career saves in Concordia Kickoff Classic against Stanislaus State (2/1) and Cal State Dominguez Hills (2/2)... Notched her first career victory in a 6-0 home win over Saint Martin's (2/15) where she allowed just one hit with four strikeouts in five innings and teamed up with Erika Morris for a combined shutout... Named PacWest Freshman of the Week after that victory over Saint Martin's... Tossed her first complete game shutout as an Eagle in 7-0 home victory over Notre Dame de Namur in the last matchup ever between the two schools... Academic All-PacWest.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from San Clemente High School in 2019...Four year varsity player...2016 and 2019 League Champions...2016 0 ERA in League...2018 Most Improved...2018 All-League Second Team...2019 All-League First Team and All-League MVP...2019 All-County Third Team...2017-2019 Scholar Athlete...2016-2019 Superintendent's Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Born October 17, 2001 to Casey and Isaac Flores...Nickname is Rae Rae...Earning mathematic and single subject teaching credential...Enjoys hiking, going to the beach, and camping...Favorite pro athletes are Kobe Bryant and Alex Caruso...Favorite pro teams are the Dodgers and Lakers...Greatest athletic thrill was winning the championship in Colorado two years ago...Pre-game ritual is listening to music...Chose CUI because it is close to home, has small class sizes, and an amazing softball program...Favorite quote is "It's a good day to have a good day"...Career goal is to become a high school math teacher.