#12 Ava Zachary Softball Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2026 Second-Team All-ACC
• 2026 Freshman All-ACC
• Softball America Freshman of the Week (March 17, 2026)
• ACC Freshman of the Week (March 17, 2026)
• 2026 D1 Softball D100 Freshman Watch List
• 2026 Softball America Freshman Watch List

AS A FRESHMAN (2026)

• Second-Team All-ACC
• Freshman All-ACC
• Softball America Freshman of the Week (March 17)
• ACC Freshman of the Week (March 17)
• Played in 51 games with 43 starts, including 41 consecutive to end the season
• Led the team with 17 multi-hit games and had a 13-game hitting streak at one point during the season
• Had eight multiple RBI and eight multiple runs scored games
• Led the team in multiple offensive categories
  • Batting average – .406
  • Doubles – 13
  • RBI – 31
  • OBP – .474
  • SLG – .609
• Scored 34 runs, drew 16 walks and stole 10 bases
• Hit .440 and had a .517 OBP against ACC teams
• Logged a career day against Cal with a career-high four hits and four RBI, among them a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth (March 29)
• Posted three hits and two runs with a pair of RBI in the win over Cal (March 28)
• Scored three runs to go along with three hits in a midweek win over UIC (April 28)
• Hit her first career home run against Rutgers, a three-run pinch hit opposite field homer (Feb. 8)
• Had a pair of hits and scored three runs to win the series at #20 Stanford (March 15)
• Tallied a double and a home run against #23 Grand Canyon (March 7)
• NFCA Week 6 Top Performances of the Week List (March 17)
• NFCA Week 8 Top Performances of the Week List (March 31)
• D1 Softball D100 Freshman Watch List
• Softball America Freshman Watch List

PREP AND PERSONAL

• 2025 Indiana Miss Softball
• Three-time All-State
• Two-time Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee
• 2025 National Female Strength Athlete of the Year
• Batted .482 with 196 hits, 174 RBI, 169 runs, 41 doubles, 20 home runs and 79 stolen bases in her high school career
• Recorded a .543 batting average with 10 doubles, eight home runs, four triples, 62 RBI and 46 runs during her senior season
• A first-team 4A all-state selection in 2024 after hitting .473 with 40 RBI with 20 extra base hits.
• Led Penn in batting average as a freshman and sophomore and a member of the Kingsmen’s 2023 4A state title team
• Played club for the Alliance All Stars National Team
• Daughter of Beth and Dave Zachary
• Has two sisters, Aubrey and Addyson
• Major is Business Strategic Management