Abby Thibodeau

Position:
Pitcher
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Centreville, Va.
High School:
Paul VI Catholic HS

Freshman Year (2017): Scored one run against Georgia State (3/3) … Scored one run against Penn State (3/4) … Scored one run in game two against Binghamton (4/5) … Made her college pitching debut and against Florida State and recorded one strikeout (4/8) ... She earned Fall 2016 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

High School: Serving as a team captain as a junior, she was a member of the Varsity softball team at Paul VI Catholic school from 2012-15 and a one-year varsity member of the prep softball squad at Lake Braddock Secondary in 2016 … Served as the pitcher as a senior, recording a 20-2 final record with the Bruins … Held an ERA of 0.32, recording 200 strikeouts and just 24 walks and 53 hits as a senior … Also as a senior, recorded a batting average of .328 … Recorded a career ERA of 1.09, tallying 828 strikeouts, 153 walks, 383 hits, and just nine home runs … Named to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference First Team and the Virginia Independent Schools Sports Association First Team in 2013, 2014 and 2015, while being named Player of the Year for both associations in 2014 … Was a Virginia High School League First Team All-District and Second Team All-Region selection in 2016 … Named Lake Braddock Secondary School Varsity Softball MVP as a senior in 2016 … Named a Washington Post All-MET Honorable Mention in 2013 and 2015 and a Second Team member in 2014 and 2016.

Personal: Born in April of 1998 … Daughter of Robert and Lynne Thibodeau … Has one brother, Jacob (19) and two sisters, Lizzie (15) and Kimmy (13) … Member of National Honor Society … Participated in DECA, Catholic Athletes for Christ, Special Olympics, and Peer Mentoring ... Enrolled in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management with an intent to major in Marketing.