Three former Zapata Lady Hawks continue to put Zapata softball on the map as they start their colligate softball careers at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin.
Lynda Leyva, a 2009 Zapata High School graduate, along with 2007 graduates Monique Arce and Naomi Benavides all received college scholarships to play softball for the Lady Rams.
Leyva was the backbone of the Zapata Lady Hawks team that was one game from the Texas state softball playoffs last year.
Leyva, a three-year letterman for the Lady Hawks, will split her time on the mound and on second base for Huston-Tillotson.
Arce and Benavides, four-year lettermen under Fernando Rodriguez, are the starting third baseman and centerfielder, respectively, for the Lady Rams.
Huston-Tillotson is in its inaugural year of its softball program and is coached by Samantha Gonzalez, a graduate of Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas.
The Lady Rams are currently 0-2 on the season.
