Biography
AWARDS
• 2x NFCA All-Region First Team (2022, 24)
• 2024 All-Patriot League First Team
• 2022 All-Patriot League Second Team
• 5x Patriot League Pitcher of the Week (3/29/22, 4/19/22, 5/3/22, 2/27/24, 5/7/24)
• 1x Patriot League Player of the Week (2/20/24)
• 2020 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN 2024
Started all 58 games played with 19 appearances (five starts) in the circle to help the Terriers sweep the Patriot League regular season and tournament titles for the second consecutive year while also boasting 53 wins, tying the 2002 UMass squad for the most ever by a program located in the Northeast ... Also helped the Terriers end the season nationally ranked by two organizations (#21 D1Softball, #23 NFCA) for the first time and finish the year No. 1 in shutouts and Team ERA ... Posted an 8-0 mark and 1.35 ERA with two solo shutouts and a save thanks to 52 strikeouts in 57.0 IP with opponents hitting just .217 ... Also batted .316 with 30 RBIs, four doubles, a homer, 33 walks, 24 runs scored and .436 on-base percentage to claim All-PL First Team honors as the DP and her second NFCA All-Region First Team award (first as non-P/UT) ... Had 12 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI performances ... Collected three RBIs in wins over Queens, Holy Cross and Lafayette ... Delivered two RBIs in NCAA win over Cleveland State ... Earned save vs. Villanova and pitched shutouts at Colgate and vs. Lehigh.
AS A SENIOR IN 2023
Posted a 7-2 record and 2.35 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 59.2 innings to help the Terriers post a program and Patriot League record 52 victories against just 10 losses and earn their second NCAA Regional No. 3 seed in three years with the help of a fifth straight conference regular season title ... Pitched one complete game shutout and appeared in five other shutouts, as BU ended the season No. 2 nationally with a program and conference record 24 shutouts ... Set the tone for the program in the season opener by allowing just one hit to St. Joseph's in five innings of work for an 8-0 (6) victory ... Later held Kent State to just two hits in another 8-0 (6) win and appeared in both victories against Penn State ... Collected five of her wins during BU's program and PL record-breaking 28 game-win streak that led to the Terriers earning their first NFCA Top 25 national ranking since 1996 ... Pitched the eighth inning of a 6-5 (8) win over Colgate and immediately followed with a season-high eight strikeouts against six allowed hits for a 6-1 complete game victory to complete the doubleheader sweep .... Pitched the final two innings of a 5-4 win over Army to earn her lone save ... Pitched a combined 4.2 innings of relief against No. 24 Virginia Tech in the NCAA Regionals, earning three strikeouts against three runs in the first meeting.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2022
Had her best season yet, posting an 18-10 record and 2.19 ERA while tallying 191 strikeouts in 175.2 innings and holding opponents to a miniscule .199 batting average, as the Terriers four-peated as conference regular season champions for the first time ever and reached 40+ wins for the third time ever ... Earned NFCA All-Region First Team and All-Patriot League Second Team honors after collecting three PL Pitcher of the Week honors ... Finished the season ranked 48th nationally in strikeouts, 72nd in hits allowed per seven innings (5.14) and 100th in ERA ... The 191 strikeouts were the 10th most ever in a season at BU, as she appeared in 38 games with 28 starts ... Became the first Terrier in 12 years to earn multiple no-hitters in one season, as she no-hit both Merrimack and Holy Cross in five-inning run-rule victories at home ... Collected double-digit strikeouts four times with 12 Ks at Harvard, 10 vs. UMass, 10 at Lafayette and 10 vs. Merrimack ... Combined for seven strikeouts in 8.1 innings to help BU defeat two Power 5 programs on the same day for the first time in program history with wins against No. 13 Georgia and Purdue ... Tallied nine strikeouts in five scoreless innings of relief of an 11-inning win over Boston College ... Held Army to one unearned run in a nine-inning 2-1 victory with the help of nine strikeouts.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021
Appeared in 11 contests, including seven appearances in the circle with two starts to help the Terriers three-peat as Patriot League champions ... Posted a 1-0 record and 2.33 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 12.0 innings against 10 walks while holding opponents to a .244 batting average ... Helped BU finish the year ranked No. 2 nationally in team ERA (1.26) and record two of its 16 shutouts ... Collected a hit, double, two RBIs and two runs scored at the plate ... Earned first start against Boston College, limiting the Eagles to one run in 2.2 innings of work ... Pitched 3.2 scoreless innings against Army West Point with the help of five strikeouts in the second game of the April 9 DH ... Collected her first career win in the second game of May 1 DH vs. Lafayette with six strikeouts in 3.2 innings of work while adding a two-RBI double for the 11-0(5) win ... Pitched a scoreless inning at UMass Lowell with a strikeout in a 5-0 victory.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020
Appeared in 17 games with three starts, including one as a pitcher and two as the designated player ... Tallied nine combined strikeouts against six runs allowed in six innings of work ... Collected two hits, including a double, in 11 at-bats with three RBIs and one run scored ... Recorded two strikeouts in one inning of relief in the season-opening win over defending Southland Conference champion Sam Houston State ... Started the next game at Stetson with four strikeouts in two innings to combine with Ali DuBois for the 2-0 shutout win ... Also had two strikeouts against George Mason and a strikeout versus South Dakota State ... Pitched one inning at No. 1 UCLA ... Went 1-for-2 in the rematch win over Stetson with an RBI single and a run scored ... Hit a two-RBI double to help lead BU to a 3-2 win over Montana ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for posting a 3.20+ GPA.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Served as varsity co-captain her final two years at Bishop O'Dowd ... Threw the first pitch at an Oakland Athletics game after helping lead team to a CIF NCS DII championship ... Batted .525 with a 1.000 slugging percentage and eight homers while also posting an 11-1 record in the circle with 297 strikeouts, a 0.77 ERA, two no-hitters and a 0.126 opposing batting average ... Earned All-League (Pitcher), All-Metro (Pitcher) and All-Bay Area (Utility) First Team accolades ... Also claimed Sports Star Magazine All-Northern and CalHiSports All-State Medium School First Team Pitcher honors ... Named MaxPreps and NFCA National Player of the Week on May 20, 2019 ... Batted .521 as a junior with a 0.90 ERA en route to All-League First Team Pitcher honors with All-Metro and All-Bay Area Second Team Pitcher accolades ... Batted .429 her sophomore year to claim All-League First Team with All-Metro honorable mention recognition ... Won the CIF NCS DIII championship her freshman year while claiming All-League honorable mention accolades ... Also competed with the Sorcerer Gold club team ... Played lacrosse and basketball, serving as a co-captain on the JV basketball team ...Four-time CIF NCS Scholar-Athlete (GPA > 3.50) ... Completed over 200 hours of community service ... Received a math and science department certificate ... Earned Academic Excellence honor for posting a cumulative GPA of 4.00 or greater.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Linda and David Avery ... Has one older sister, Victoria ... Grandfather, Edward Cuddy, played football at Northwestern ... Enrolled in the College of Engineering, majoring in biomedical engineering.
