Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Softball - Rhode Island

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Phoenyx Silva

Third baseman
LA SALLE ACADEMY
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

.500

Batting Average

27

RBI

9

Home Runs

8

Doubles
“It’s clear to me that Phoenyx means everything to her team and that all of her teammates love her and see her as their leader. She is dangerous at the plate, not only because of her power, but because she has the ability to drive to all fields.”
Emma Campbell
Head Coach head coach at Moses Brown School
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of her selection, the 5-foot-7 junior third baseman had led the Rams (24-0) to the No. 1 seed and the state championship round of the Division 1 state tournament. Silva batted .500 with 27 RBI, 34 runs scored, nine home runs, five triples and eight doubles. She was named Division 1 First Team All-State and is a finalist for the Premier Girls Fastpitch Futures All-American Game. 

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Academic Achievement

Silva has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has verbally committed to play softball on scholarship at the University of Iowa in the fall of 2025. 

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Exemplary Character

Silva has volunteered locally as a chemistry tutor and youth softball coach. She also has donated her time to a local nursing home, bringing meals and desserts to residents.