Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Softball - Virginia

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SOFTBALL

Abbey Lane

Right-handed pitcher
WOODGROVE HS
PURCELLVILLE, VIRGINIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

129

Innings Pitched

265

Strike Outs

.446

Batting Average

6

Home Runs
“Abbey is a phenomenal all-around softball player. In the circle, she’s dominant. She has a remarkable rise ball that (prep players) struggle to handle. She is also a force to be reckoned with in the batter’s box.”
Dani Cook
Head Coach - head coach of Broad Run High
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of her selection, the 5-foot-7 senior right-handed pitcher had led the Wolverines to a 24-0 record and a berth in the Class 4 state tournament semifinals. Lane compiled a 22-0 record with a 0.00 earned run average through 24 games to go with 265 strikeouts in 129 innings pitched. The Region 4C Player of the Year, she had allowed just 27 hits and three walks. Entering the final four, owned a .446 batting average with six home runs, 32 RBI and a .811 slugging percentage.

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Academic Achievement

Lane has maintained a weighted 4.01 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play softball on scholarship at George Mason University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of her school’s Varsity Club, Lane helped coordinate and organize events at Woodgrove athletic contests, including basketball halftime shows. She has volunteered locally as an assistant to an occupational therapist at a senior center and as a youth softball coach.