Biography
AWARDS
• 2023 NFCA All-Region Second Team
• 2x All-Patriot League Second Team (2022, 23)
• 2x Patriot League All-Tournament Team (2023, 24)
• 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
• 4x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2020, 21, 22, 23)
• 2023 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN 2024
Caught every pitch behind home plate for the second consecutive year in all 60 contests 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 ... Caught for a pitching staff that finished No. 1 in ERA (1.41) and in shutouts (29) that included four no-hitters ... Collected 24 hits and 14 walks for a .285 on-base percentage (.190 BA) while adding four doubles, 11 RBIs and 22 runs scored ... Added four sac bunts and .996 fielding percentage ... Tallied a pair of multi-hit and multi-RBI performances ... Collected two RBIs off single and sac fly in a win at Stetson ... Added RBI double during the win at Villanova and went combined 3-for-5 in DH sweep against Yale ... Had single, walk and two runs scored in win over Boston College ... Delivered a critical two-run blast against Bucknell in the PL tournament and added an RBI against Army in the opener to earn her second PL All-Tournament award ... Recorded a single in an NCAA clash with Oregon.
AS A SENIOR IN 2023
Caught every pitch behind home plate in all 62 contests to help the Terriers five-peat as Patriot League regular season champions for the first time and set both a program and conference record with 52 wins, the most by a Northeast school since 2002 ... BU entered both the PL tournament and NCAA tournament in back-to-back weeks ranked No. 25 in the NFCA poll for the first time since finishing the 1996 season in the poll ... Served as a team captain and also as BU's SAAC president ... Threw out 11 base runners and caught both a program and PL record 24 shutouts (second most nationally) to earn her first NFCA All-Region (second team) honor along with her second All-PL Second Team honor ... Also earned PL All-Tournament and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team accolades ... Tabulated eight multi-hit performances and three multi-RBI games by hitting a personal-best .260 with 34 hits, 29 runs scored, 16 walks, 14 RBIs, three stolen bases and two doubles ... Earned a single and run scored in 8-0 (6) win over South Florida ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, double and run scored against Canisius ... Batted 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs against Kent State before earning a single, walk and run vs. Georgia Tech for the DH sweep ... Also went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs vs. Yale ... Caught notable shutouts against then-No. 12 Baylor, UConn and Cal State Fullerton ... Finished 4-for-6 in a DH sweep at Lehigh with RBI and double ... Had a pair of singles and runs scored in the PL tournament, while also catching a shutout in the PL final ... Collected two singles and two runs in BU's first-ever NCAA run-rule victory with 8-0 (6) win over MEAC champ NC Central ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) a fourth time and the NFCA Scholar-Athlete list (3.50+ GPA) for the first time.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2022
Started 40 of 50 games played to help the Terriers four-peat as conference regular season champions for the first time ever and reach 40 wins for the third time ... Caught for two NFCA All-Region First Team pitchers with a .993 fielding percentage to earn her first All-Patriot League (second team) award ... Threw out six runners trying to steal a base ... Batted .196 with 13 runs, seven RBIS, six walks, four doubles and three stolen bases ... Had a single and run scored in season opener against Notre Dame ... Had an RBI against Purdue and combined for eight putouts in a DH sweep over the Boilermakers and No. 13 Georgia, as the Terriers defeated two Power 5 schools on the same day for the first time in program history ... Recorded a double with a run in the rematch against the Bulldogs ... Hit a two-RBI single at San Diego State ... Doubled in back-to-back wins at Lafayette and followed with a single in two more wins against UConn and Bucknell ... Went 2-for-3 in the third contest against the Bison ... Added two hits and two RBIs at Colgate and scored a run in all three contests ... Had a single and run scored to help BU beat Lehigh and reach the PL championship round for the sixth straight season ... Named to the PL Academic Honor Roll for the third time for posting a 3.20+ GPA.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021
Started 21 of 34 games played to help the Terriers three-peat as Patriot League regular season and tournament champions ... Batted .204 with 12 runs scored, 11 RBIs, three doubles, three stolen bases and three homers ... Added nine walks for a .328 on-base percentage ... Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage at the catcher position with nine runners thrown out trying to steal second ... Collected a hit in four straight games against Providence (March 8) and Merrimack (March 10-11), as she went 4-of-7 with five RBIs, three runs scored, two homers and double ... Collected a season-high two hits vs. Colgate (April 4) with a double, solo homer and two runs scored ... Collected an RBI against Lehigh (May 15) in the PL title win ... Started both NCAA games at second base ... Named to the PL Academic Honor Roll for posting a 3.20+ GPA.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020
Appeared in 19 games and started 18 contests, including 16 at catcher, to help the Terriers open their season 8-0 for the first time in program history ... Batted .204 with 10 hits, seven runs scored, two RBIs, two stolen bases, a homer and a double ... Added two walks and one hit-by-pitch for a .250 on-base percentage ... Caught seven runners attempting to steal base ... Earned her first hit in the season-opening win against defending Southland Conference champion Sam Houston State (Feb. 7) ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs and a stolen base against George Mason (Feb. 8) ... Scored a run in four straight contests against GMU, Stetson (Feb. 8), Sam Houston State (Feb. 9) and Georgetown (Feb. 14) ... Added an RBI double against the Hoyas ... Hit a solo homer versus UNC Greensboro (Feb. 15) ... Earned a single against Virginia (Feb. 16), Marist (Feb. 21) and South Dakota State (Feb. 22) ... Scored a run versus South Dakota State as well ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for posting a 3.20+ GPA.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Owned a career batting average of .380 at St. Lucy's Priory High School ... Served as team captain her final three years ... Earned All-League Second Team and Best Defensive Player honors as a senior ... Claimed All-League First Team and Best Offensive Player accolades her sophomore year ... Named So Cal Preps Athlete of the Week and San Gabriel Valley All-Star ... Also competed with the OC Batbusters club team ... Received the 4.0 and above Academic Award all four years ... Raced with the cross country team ... Member of the National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation and Recycling Club ... Served as a volunteer at San Antonio Regional Hospital.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Lysa and John Sellers ... Has one older brother, Liam ... Cousin, Alyssa Avalos, plays softball at Baylor ... Enrolled in Sargent College, majoring in health science.
