HONORS & AWARDS
2023-24 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Appeared in 15 games, earning four starts in the circle … posted a 1-0 record … tossed 23.2 innings for the Tigers … earned her first collegiate start in Auburn’s opening day contest versus Southern Illinois (2/7) … tossed seven effective innings over the course of Auburn’s series versus No. 18 Georgia … set a season high with 3.1 innings of work in her first look at the Bulldogs (4/12) … her 2.2 innings of scoreless relief in game three of the series versus the Bulldogs (4/13) was critical in Auburn’s come-from-behind win … made her first start in SEC play at No. 4 Tennessee (4/17), tossing a pair of scoreless frames … secured the first victory of her career in Auburn’s series-opening win versus No. 13 South Carolina (4/25)
2024 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Made nine relief appearances over her debut season … tossed 19.1 total innings while striking out two … made her collegiate debut in a scoreless relief appearance versus Belmont (2/9) … made a plate appearance versus USC Upstate (3/2) … making her SEC debut at No. 12 Missouri (3/8), tossed a scoreless frame of relief and recorded her first strikeout … tossed a season high 4.1 innings of relief versus Tennessee (3/30) and picked up another strikeout
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked the No. 10 recruit by Extra Inning Softball … earned all-county and all-region honors during her career at Mount Paran …competed in the 2023 PGF All-American game ... a two-time County Player of the Year and Region Player of the Year … GADC Pitcher of the Year … GA Class 1A Private Pitcher of the Year … a three-time First Team GA Class 1A Private All-State selection … GA Area 3 Pitcher of the Year … First Team Area 3 honoree … Mount Paran Christian Softball MVP … GADC Player of the Year … 2020 GHSA Class A State Champions … 2022 GHSA Class AA State Runner-Up … GADC Senior All-State Game … also plays basketball … participates in Pee Mentor Imitative, Mu Alpha theta and BETA Club … member of the president's honor roll
PERSONAL
Full name is Malayna Rae Tamborra ... born on March 2, 2005 ... daughter of Stacy and Steve Tamborra ... mother, Stacy, began her softball career at Oklahoma before transferring and closing her career at Florida State … her father, Steve, is a strength and conditioning coach for Georgia Tech baseball and golf ... has two siblings: Payton and Austin ... majoring in business