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Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Softball - Utah

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SOFTBALL

Avery Sapp

Right-handed pitcher/Outfielder
SPANISH FORK HS
SPANISH FORK, UTAH
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

2.22

ERA

129

Innings Pitched

.464

Batting Average

50

RBI
“Avery was the toughest pitcher we faced all year. She threw the hardest and had a great change up and riseball. Spanish Fork was the best team we faced, and the team fed off of her energy. She’s a leader.”
Mike Anderson
Head Coach - head coach of Ridgeline High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s 2020-21 Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-10 senior right-handed pitcher and outfielder led the Dons to a 28-2 record and a third-straight Class 5A state championship this past season. Sapp compiled a 21-2 mark in the circle with a 2.22 earned run average, striking out 206 batters in 129 innings. At the plate, she posted a .464 batting average with 11 home runs, 50 RBI and a .907 slugging percentage. She’s a three-time state tournament MVP.

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Academic Achievement

Sapp has maintained a 3.80 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play softball on scholarship at Utah Valley University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Sapp has volunteered locally at an elder-care facility and she has donated her time as a youth softball coach and instructor.