2027 Amaya Sigala Sparks Her Family’s Passion For Sports

Nobody in Amaya Sigala Amaya Sigala INF/1B Oak Hills | 2027 #99 Nation CA 's immediate family played sports until she took an interest in them. Sigala first tried playing basketball until her preschool teacher suggested she consider playing softball. Once Sigala stepped into the batter's box, she fell in love with the sport.

"It's been a game-changer for our family completely," Sigala said. "I remember my parents would tell me stories all the time about how they would never get our kids into sports. They've never watched football or anything. But they wanted me to try things, and now we are at the field almost every day. It's been really funny."

Sigala, a 2027 recruit from Victorville, California, has been a role model for her younger brothers, ages 10 and 8, who play baseball.

"I'm really close to my brothers. I am always practicing with them. I just try to make them better, because I really didn't have anybody like that growing up," Sigala said. "My parents had to look up videos and stuff. So it's kind of helpful that I'm older and they can have somebody to look up to."

Sigala is a power-hitting corner infielder who plays for Oak Hills High and the Beverly Bandits travel organization.

"I would say hitting is what really attracted me to softball when I first started," she said. "I loved the feeling of just hitting the ball and seeing how far it would go. That was fun and it still is fun for me."

The game hasn't been without any struggles, especially a recent stretch for Sigala that led to a period of growth.

"I went through a lot of mental problems and lost confidence in myself, just over-stressing about things that I didn't need to and not believing in myself at all," she said. "Coming from last year to this year, it's been a completely different ballgame for sure. My mental side of the game is so much better now, and also my physical side. I'm so much happier with myself and everything that I've come through."

To escape from some of the pressures of life, Sigala often turns to baking to make her feel better.

"Especially after games. My friends are like, 'Hey, you should make some banana bread?' Or they'll give me recipes to try, like peanut butter cookies, chocolate chip cookies," Sigala said. “Baking just takes a lot of my stress away from softball sometimes. If I just need to get my mind off things, I'll just bake."

Sigala would eventually like to work in the medical field. Her goal is to play softball for as long as possible and keep hitting the ball as far as possible.

"I want to go to a four-year college and play," she said. "I am in contact with some colleges, but I'm just leaving it in God's hands right now."