Palomar JC: Augrista Belford joins the Lady Razorbacks by way of Palomar Junior College in San Marcos, Calif. While playing for the Comets, Belford earned first-team all-conference, all-state, and All-America honors as a freshman. As a sophomore, Belford again led the team in hitting with a .476 average with 90 hits in 189 at-bats while leading her squad to a 49-10-1 record. She scored 83 runs and had 61 RBI in her second year with a .958 fielding percentage. She ranks among the program's best in season at-bats (189), career at-bats (323), career batting average (.433), hits in a season (90), career hits, doubles in a season (18) and career doubles (22). Belford ranked second for single-season home runs (13) and career round-trippers (13), first for single-season (61) and career(85) RBI and first for single-season (63) and career (86) runs scored In her first season, the Comets went 36-6-1 while finishing second in the state and winning the conference championship. In addition to her achievements in the field, Belford managed a 3.4 grade point average at Palomar.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prior to her time with the Comets, Belford helped her El Camino Wildcats high school team to the Avocado League title and the CIF title in her junior and senior years while being ranked in the top 15 in the state both seasons. Belford was a two-time first-team all-league pick as a junior and senior, as well as being selected to the all-CIF team and all-state team both seasons.