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Ali Blanchard

Right-handed pitcher/First baseman
MOSES BROWN SCHOOL
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

1.03

ERA

108

Strikeouts

4

No-Hitters

.533

Batting Average
“Ali impacts the game in every facet. If you make a mistake against her, she is going to make it hurt by putting the ball over the fence. She affects everything that Moses Brown does.”
Mike Tuorto
Head Coach at North Providence High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior right-handed pitcher and first baseman had led the Quakers to a 15-3 record and a berth in the Division I state tournament at the time of her selection. Blanchard posted a 7-1 mark with a 1.03 ERA in the circle, recording 108 strikeouts in 47.2 innings pitched. She fired four no-hitters and allowed surrendered 14 hits through 18 games. At the plate, the 2017 First Team All-State selection produced a .533 batting average entering the postseason with five home runs, 28 runs scored, 23 RBI and a .983 slugging percentage.

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Academic Achievement

Blanchard has maintained a weighted 3.86 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to attend Princeton University, where she will play softball, this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Blanchard is a member of the Key Ambassador Group at Moses Brown, providing tours for prospective students and mentoring new students. She created the group Friends of Fastpitch, which collects and donates gently-used softball equipment to those in need, and has also volunteered locally as part of multiple community service projects through her church.