#5 Avery Sapp Season 2026-27

PositionRHP

Height5-10

Years4th

HometownSpanish Fork, Utah

Previous SchoolUtah Valley

B/TR/R

2026 as a junior

Made 36 appearances in the circle with 13 starts
Posted a 4.77 ERA and a 6-6 record with 64 strikeouts in 80 2/3 innings pitched
Led the Hawkeyes with two saves
Threw a complete game in Iowa's 9-1 run-rule victory over Ohio State on April 6, allowing one run on five hits with three strikeouts in five innings
Earned the win in Iowa's 21-15 victory over Illinois on March 13, striking out five over 6 1/3 innings and recording the 200th strikeout of her career
CSC Academic All-District
Letterwinner

2024-25 at Utah Valley

Named third team All-Mountain region as Pitcher/Utility by the NFCA in 2025
In 2025, played in 45 games with 37 starts in first full season as a two-way player
Made 36 appearances in the circle, including 26 starts
Led pitching staff with career-high 97 strikeouts in 139.1 innings, collecting 11 wins
Struck out a career-high nine batters against Boise State on February 8
Named to Academic All-District team
Holds a career .241 batting average with 19 runs and five doubles
In the circle has 160 career strikeouts in 230.1 innings

High School

3x Utah state champion
2x Utah Softball Gatorade Player of the Year (2020-21, 2022-23), just the fourth multi-time winner in the history of the award
2023 MaxPreps all-American
2023 Utah Female Athlete of the Year
2023 Ms. Softball winner
2021-2022 5A Player of the Year
Hit 33 home runs with 125 RBIs in her career, with a 63-6 record in the circle
Played travel ball for Las Vegas Lil Rebels

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