2024 Softball Roster
Venturelli, Ava

Jersey Number 8
Ava Venturelli
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Taunton
- Hometown:
- Taunton, Mass.
Bio
As a sophomore (2025)Â
As a freshman (2024)
High School/Travel:
Personal:
- Appeared in 25 games (7 starts) as DH
- Batted .282 with 8 RBIs and a home run
- Had a 3-game hitting streak and 2 multi-hit games
- Recorded 4 RBI and a home run against Longwood (2/28)
- Named NFCA Scholar Athlete
As a freshman (2024)
- Played in 21 games with one start
- Connected on her first collegiate home run, a walk-off grand slam in the 11-3 win over Bowling Green State (2/25)
- Registered her first collegiate hit, a two-run single in the win at Coastal Carolina (2/24)
- Made her first career start (at designated player) against Villanova (3/1)
- Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
High School/Travel:
- Played for Taunton High School and Louisville Lady Sluggers Travel Team
- Helped lead Taunton High School to three straight state titles
- 2023 Taunton Daily Gazette All-Scholastics Team, 2023 Alliance All-Star
- As a senior hit .479 with a .565 on-base percentage with nine homers and 35 RBIs.
- As a junior, registered a .457 batting average with 12 home runs and 46 RBIs
- HockomockSports All Star honorable mention (2022), Taunton Daily Gazette All Star (2022)
- Nominee for the Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year
- The 2023 team captain was recognized by Extra Innings as the 20th-overall recruit and the 12th-rated outfielder in the class of 2023 and at No. 71 in the 2023 Extra Elite 100.
- Helped lead the Louisville Lady Sluggers to a third-place finish at the 2022 Alliance National Championship.
- Key member of the Rhode Island Thunder Gold squad that placed at Premier Girls Fastpitch Nationals in 2021.
- Named to the Extra Innings 2021 All Summer Team
- National Honor Society member and AP Scholar Award recipient
Personal:
- Birthday is November 10
- Parents are Anthony and Cynthia
- Has an older sister, Chelsea
- Major is exercise physiology
- Post college ambition is to become a physical therapist with a professional sports team
- Lists her mom as the most influential person in her life
- Away from the field, she enjoys shopping, hanging out with friends, and doing yoga
Highlights: Louisville SB vs. No. 18 Florida State (Gm. 1)
Thursday, July 11
Highlights: Louisville SB at Boston College
Sunday, May 05
SB: Daisy Hess and Sam Booe Postgame vs. #22/21 Clemson
Saturday, April 27
Highlights: Louisville SB vs. No. 22/21 Clemson (Gm. 2)
Saturday, April 27