One of the players who has been revealed to be on the 2016 Hot 100 list is pitcher Mary Avant from Georgia… you’ll get to know her better in this recruit spotlight…

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Name: MARY WILSON AVANT
High school: Stratford Academy
City: Macon
State: 
Ga.
Grad year: 2016
Club: Georgia Impact – Bass
Position(s): pitcher/first base
GPA: 3.95

Throws/bats: right/right
Scouting report: high ceiling, throws in the mid 60’s with good movement, good screwball, curve, off speed, working on rise and drop, goes east and west very well.

Honors: Full Count Softball ranked her #90 in 2016 Hot 100; two-time Georgia All-State and All-Region

Stats (club):

Triple Crown Nationals:
— 6^th Place finish
— Pitching – 7-0 record, 27 innings pitched, 0.26 ERA with 29 K’s

PGF Nationals
— 5^th Place finish
— Pitching – 4-1 record, 22 innings pitched, 1.91 ERA with 19 Ks
— Only loss was to So Cal A’s-Myers, who finished 1^st

Club Note: Mary Wilson played for the East Cobb Bullets – Buster Bass last season and with Coach Bass returning to the Impact organization this year, she moved with hit to play on the Georgia Impact – Bass team

Stats (high school):

Stratford Academy(coached by former Atlanta Brave infielder Jeff Treadway)
— Pitching (as of 9/16): 9-6 record with 1.72 ERA and 136 K’s in 81.1 innings pitched.
— Hitting (as of 9/16): .457 batting average, on-base percentage of .528, OPS of 1.419 with 22 RBI and four HRs in 16 games played

High school history: This is Mary Wilson’s first year playing in the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) after previously playing in the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA).  She also won the GISA AAA State title during her freshman season and pitched the deciding game.

College: Georgia
Recruiting: Bulldog coaches Lou Harris-Champer and Tony Baldwin watched her play at Triple Crown Nationals and PGF Nationals.