AJ Andrews
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| Akron Racers | |
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| Born: June 7, 1993 Oldsmar, Florida, U.S. | |
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Ayanna Jeanene Andrews (born June 7, 1993)[1] is an American former professional softball player with the now defunct Akron Racers of National Pro Fastpitch.[2] In 2016, she became the first woman to win a Gold Glove Award.[3]
She is also the current host of the Saturday morning MLB Network show Play Ball.
Amateur career
[edit]Playing for Countryside High School in Clearwater, Florida, Andrews was named Pinellas County player of the year.[4] She led the state in stolen bases and batting average as a senior.[5]
Andrews played college softball for the LSU Lady Tigers. Twice she participated in the Women's College World Series.[6] She graduated from LSU in 2015.[7]
Professional career
[edit]Andrews was selected by the Chicago Bandits of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) in the second round of the 2015 NPF Draft.[8] After the 2015 season, she was traded to the Akron Racers.[9]
In 2016, Andrews became the first woman to win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award.[10] She was also a co-winner of the Rally Spike Award as the league's stolen base leader.[11] In 2017, she was featured in the Body Issue of ESPN The Magazine.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 Softball Roster A.J. Andrews". lsusports.net. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ Liz Roscher (August 22, 2016). "Softballer A.J. Andrews is first woman to receive Gold Glove". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "The Players' Tribune on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Boren, Cindy (September 18, 2016). "Former Countryside softball star A.J. Andrews first female Gold Glove winner". Tampabay.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "Softball adds five talented players for 2012 season - WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana News, Weather, Sports". Wafb.com. May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Crawford, Toiaya (November 30, 2016). "LSU grad becomes first female to receive Rawlings Gold Glove — Andscape". Andscape. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Eads, Brentt. "A.J. Andrews Becomes First Female to Receive Golden Glove Honors". FloSoftball. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "Gold Glove Award: AJ Andrews to be honored after historic honor". Excellesports.com. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "Justin's World of Softball: Jill Barrett Traded to Chicago Bandits". Just-in-justinsworld.blogspot.com. November 20, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Eisenberg, Matt (November 12, 2016). "NPF's A.J. Andrews receives MLB Rawlings Gold Glove, standing ovation". Espn.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Nader, Brittany (June 1, 2017). "Akron Racers softball star AJ Andrews is first woman to win Gold Glove award". cleveland.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Webb, Craig (July 6, 2017). "Akron Racers standout A.J. Andrews earns national exposure in ESPN magazine's Body Issue". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Gibson, Charlotte (June 18, 2018). "How softball star A.J. Andrews got that Body Issue body". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- Leo, Christina (2017). "A league of her own: A.J. Andrews knocks it out of the park". InStyle. Retrieved November 2, 2019.