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Ava Dueck

Right-handed pitcher
MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HS
MAPLE GROVE , MINNESOTA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

1.02

ERA

194

Strikeouts

0.534

Batting average

1.397

Slugging percentage
“Ava’s presence in the circle is one of calm and control. She is one of the most dominant pitchers in the state.”
Don Bross
Head Coach - Head coach of Blaine High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10 senior right-handed pitcher had led the Crimson to a 21-2 record and a berth in the Section 5AAAA Tournament championship game at the time of her selection. Dueck posted a 16-2 record with a 1.02 ERA, striking out 194 batters in 123 innings pitched through 23 games. At the plate, she owned a .534 batting with 14 home runs, 34 RBI, 20 walks, a .654 on-base percentage and a 1.397 slugging percentage entering the title game.

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Academic Achievement

Dueck has maintained a weighted 3.85 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play softball on scholarship at Augustana University in South Dakota beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Dueck has volunteered locally at a retirement home and as an elementary school teacher’s aide. She has also donated her time on behalf of multiple community service initiatives through her church youth group.