#33, Catcher, R/R

Mary Iakopo

University of Texas '22

Hometown: Carson, California

Mary Iakopo is a 5-foot-10 catcher from Carson, California. She was selected from the Reserve Athlete Pool by the Bandits on June 15, 2025.

Personal Life

Education: Pursuing her master’s degree in digital strategy and audience engagement at Arizona State.

Background: Currently works for a digital marketing company and threw a ceremonial first pitch at a Chicago White Sox game in April 2026.

Professional Experience

AUSL (2025)

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Collected 680 total leaderboard points, earning a starting assignment in five of seven games.

2025 AUSL Regular Season: Split time between the Volts and Bandits, seeing action in 14 games with 10 starts. Starting catcher for the Bandits in both AUSL Championship games.

Other Professional & International Experience (2022-2023)

WPF (2022–2023): Drafted No. 3 overall by the Smash It Sports Vipers and competed for them across two campaigns.

Team USA (2017): Guided Team USA to a Gold medal at the 2017 WBSC Junior Women’s World Championship by hitting .500.

College Experience: Oregon & Texas (2018–2022)

Iakopo started 266 career games, fashioning a .333 batting average with 50 home runs, 41 doubles, and 208 RBIs.

Senior Campaign (2022, Texas): Ranked third on the team with a .335 batting average, hitting 11 home runs and a team-best 58 RBIs.

Career Milestones: She ranks second on the Longhorns’ all-time list with 171 career RBIs and third with 43 home runs.

Awards & Honors

All-Conference: Three-time All-Big 12 Conference performer, including First-Team accolades in 2021 and 2022.

All-Region: Three-time NFCA All-Region selection.

YEAR	G	GS	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
2026 AUSL	4	4	11	10	.400	.364	.800	1.164	1	4	1	-	1	2	-	-	2	25	8	1	-	-	-
2025 All-Star Cup	7	5	18	17	.176	.176	.235	.411	1	3	1	-	-	2	-	-	5	-	4	-	1	-	1
2025 AUSL	13	10	28	25	.120	.214	.160	.374	4	3	1	-	-	-	3	-	8	-	4	-	-	-	-
Career Totals	24	19	57	52	.192	.232	.308	.540	6	10	3	-	1	4	3	-	15	176	16	1	1	-	1

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Splits

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
6/14/2026	Bandits	Spark	2	2	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	2	-	-	-	-
6/13/2026	Bandits	Spark	2	2	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	1	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
6/11/2026	Talons	Bandits	4	3	.333	.250	.333	.583	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-
6/9/2026	Talons	Bandits	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	-	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

Ricketts, Fouts blank Team Falby in 5-0 win for Team Kowalik

The Quick Story: Infielder Kayla Kowalik posted three hits and scored three runs as Team Kowalik (1-0) opened the second series of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League All-Star Cup with a 5-0 victory over Team Falby (0-1) at Parkway Bank Sports Complex on Tuesday evening. Key Moment: Kowalik gave her team an early 1-0 lead […]

Keilani Ricketts pitched 4.0 innings of shutout softball for Team Kowalik against Team Falby in Series 2 of the AUSL All-Star Cup on Tuesday evening.

12/2/2025-
Additional Protected Player: [Round 6]
6/25/2025Bandits
Signed by Bandits
6/17/2025-
Mary Iakopo placed back into the reserve pool
6/17/2025Bandits
Bandits reserved player Mary Iakopo
5/22/2025Volts
Mary Iakopo assigned to Volts

DATE	TEAM	TRANSACTION
12/2/2025		Additional Protected Player: [Round 6]
6/25/2025	Bandits	Signed by Bandits
6/17/2025		Mary Iakopo placed back into the reserve pool
6/17/2025	Bandits	Bandits reserved player Mary Iakopo
5/22/2025	Volts	Mary Iakopo assigned to Volts