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Ayanna Jeanene Andrews (born June 7, 1993)[1] is an American professional softball player with the Akron Racers of National Pro Fastpitch.[2] In 2016, she became the first woman to win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award.[3]

For former Mayor of Winnipeg, see A.J. Andrews.
AJ Andrews
Akron Racers
Outfielder
Born: (1993-06-07) June 7, 1993 (age 29)
Oldsmar, Florida
Teams
  • LSU (2012–2015)
  • Chicago Bandits (2015)
  • Akron Racers (2016)
Career highlights and awards
  • Gold Glove Award (2016)

Amateur career


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


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


  1. "2015 Softball Roster A.J. Andrews". lsusports.net. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. Liz Roscher (2016-08-22). "Softballer A.J. Andrews is first woman to receive Gold Glove". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  3. "The Players' Tribune on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. Boren, Cindy (2016-09-18). "Former Countryside softball star A.J. Andrews first female Gold Glove winner | Tampa Bay Times". Tampabay.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  5. "Softball adds five talented players for 2012 season - WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana News, Weather, Sports". Wafb.com. 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  6. Crawford, Toiaya (2016-11-30). "LSU grad becomes first female to receive Rawlings Gold Glove — Andscape". Andscape. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  7. Eads, Brentt. "A.J. Andrews Becomes First Female to Receive Golden Glove Honors". FloSoftball. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  8. "Gold Glove Award: AJ Andrews to be honored after historic honor". Excellesports.com. 2016-11-08. Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  9. "Justin's World of Softball: Jill Barrett Traded to Chicago Bandits". Just-in-justinsworld.blogspot.com. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  10. Eisenberg, Matt (2016-11-12). "NPF's A.J. Andrews receives MLB Rawlings Gold Glove, standing ovation". Espn.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  11. Nader, Brittany (2017-06-01). "Akron Racers softball star AJ Andrews is first woman to win Gold Glove award". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  12. 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.

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