2018 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 41
Astin Donovan
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mercy High School
- Hometown:
- Guilford, Conn.
2018 (Senior):
- Earned American Athletic Conference First-Team honors
- 2018 NFCA Mideast All-Region First team
- Started all 62 games in the outfield for USF
- Hit a grand slam against conference opponent UConn
- Had at least one hit in 44 games
- Completed 18 multi-hit games, including four games with three hits
- Went a perfect 3-for-3 against Fordham (2/24), Lehigh (3/16), UConn (3/24) and Houston (4/7)
- Completed six multiple RBI games
- Batted in four runs twice, UNF (3/18) and UConn (3/25)
- Went on a nine-game hitting streak from 3/2 to 3/16
- Went on an eight-game hitting streak from 4/29-5/12
- Put down her 200th career hit against Houston (4/7), just one of 14 athletes in program history to do so
- Led the team in at-bats (168), hits (66), triples (2) and stolen bases (13)
- Had a .404 on-base percentage
2017 (Junior):
- Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference Selection
- Ranked second on the team in a number of categories, including batting average (.369), runs (26), slugging percentage (.482), on-base percentage (.399), and stolen bases (10)
- Led the team in hits (52) and total bases (68)
- Recorded three home runs on the season
- Was second on the team with 13 multiple-hit games
- Has reached base in her last 11 games and had a hit in her last ten
- Was a single shy of the cycle in a 3-for-4 outing against UConn (April 2)
- Tallied a six-RBI day against UConn and was responsible for eight of the nine runs scored
- Was the only player on the season to record more than five RBI in a game.
- Named NFCA Mideast All-Region Second Team
- Named to the American Athletic Conference Second Team
- Set a career-high with three RBI against Detroit
- Led the team with 10 sacrifice hits
- Was 3-for-3 with two runs against Marist
- Hit the game-winning home run, her first out of the park homer, against East Carolina in a nine-inning victory
- Recorded at least two-hits in five of her last six games
- Was second on the team with 15 multiple-hit games
- Named USA Softball Player of the Week
- Set the USF team season home run record with her second of the season and the team's 49th of the year in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional
- Made first-career appearance and start in season opener vs. Hampton (Feb. 5)
- Also had first-career hit and run scored vs. Hampton (Feb. 5)
- Posted first multi-hit game on Feb. 7 against No. 8 Michigan
- Recorded first-career RBI in 9-1 win over Jacksonville (Feb. 7)
- Went 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs in 11-0 win over FGCU (Feb. 15)
- Posted two hits in 5-2 win over Illinois (Feb. 27)
- Scored a run and had an RBI double in 7-0 win over Maine (March 3)
- Hit an inside the park home run for her first-career homer and also drove in a career-high three runs in 7-1 win over Portland State (March 6)
- Tied career-high with three RBIs and hit a three-run triple in 5-0 win over Toledo (March 7)
- Went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in 5-3 win over Mercer (March 7)
- Named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for first time in her career (March 9)
- Went 2-for-3 with two runs in 6-1 win over Yale (March 10)
- Went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in 8-2 win over Maine (March 10)
- Had a run, hit and an RBI in 8-0 win over Boston University (March 13)
- Posted a career high with three hits and also tied a career high with two runs in USF's 8-7 comeback win over Tulsa (March 28)
- Posted a hit and an RBI in 3-2 win at UConn (April 3)
- Had a hit, scored a run and stole a base in 6-0 win at FGCU (April 8)
- Had a hit, a run and an RBI in USF's 8-2 win over Memphis (April 25)
- Had two hits and a run in 5-0 win over East Carolina in the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals (May 7)
High School:
- Connecticut High School Scholar Athlete of the Year (2013-14)
- Earned Player of the Year honors (2013-14)
- First Team All-State (2013-14)
- All-Area MVP (2013-14)
- 2013 MVP Athlete of the Year in Connecticut Softball
- Was a member of the Southern Connecticut Conference All-Quinnipiac Top Ten for softball
- Batted .513 her senior season with 34 runs and 35 RBI and .491 her junior year with 37 runs and 33 RBI
- Earned varsity letters in three sports volleyball (two), indoor/outdoor track (two) and softball (two)
- Was a member of the Honor Roll, National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society
- Full name is Astin Rebecca Donovan
- Daughter of Kevin and Lauri Donovan
- Has two siblings, one brother, Blake and one sister, Amber, who was also a member of the USF softball team
- Born in Atlanta, Ga.
- Father, Kevin, played football at Geneva College
- Uncle, Tim, played baseball at Mercyhurst College
- Was a competitive gymnast until she was 12
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