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Jersey Number 2
Avery Pinder
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Toano, Va.
- High School:
- Poquoson
- Previous:
- Bridgewater College
- Major:
- Cyber Intelligence
Bio
As a Graduate Student (2024):
- Named to SBC Academic Honor Roll
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2024)
- Played in 48 games, making 22 starts in left and right field
- Scored nine runs and tallied six hits, finishing with a .207 batting average
- Went 1-for-2 with an RBI against Louisiana (Apr. 5)
- Drove in a run against Coastal Carolina (May 3)
- Perfect fielding percentage (1.000) in 26 chances
- Started all 47 games in center field
- Recorded a season-high two hits five times, last against App State (4/29)
- Tallied two RBI's vs. East Tennessee State (2/24)
- Recorded her first start against Chattanooga (2/10)
- Noted seven putouts vs. App State (4/29)
- JMU Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2023)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023)
- Transferred from Bridgewater College
- Career 75 stolen bases and had a .320 batting average
- Voted team defensive MVP in 2022 and MVP in 2021
- 2022 third team All-ODAC
- Four-year varsity team member
- Played varsity basketball in high school as well
- 2017-18, 2015-16, First Team All-Conference
- 2014-15 Second Team All-Conference
- 2016-17 First Team All-District and All-Region
- 2017-18 Daily Press All Star in Softball
- Daughter of Chris and Beth Pinder
- Has three brothers, Chase, Chad and Clark, two of which play professional baseball
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JMU Softball | Recap vs. Marshall
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