Avery Fantucci

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
IF
Height:
5-8
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Marist School

Junior (2025)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 34 games, starting 23 at shortstop and one at third base
• Posted a .206 batting average with five runs, 13 hits and five RBI
• Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI against UCF in NCAA Regional play (May 17)
• Registered a second-inning double and scored vs. #4 Oregon in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (May 8)
• Drove in two runs, including a fifth-inning RBI single, vs. Queens (Feb 28)
• Posted two singles and plated U-M's first run in the second inning at Georgia State (Feb. 16)

Sophomore (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 27 games, starting 14 at second base and shortstop
• Posted a fifth-inning grand slam to end Michigan's 10-0, five-inning win against Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (May 9)
• Also knocked out the game-ending, three-run homer in the fifth inning vs. Northern Colorado (Feb. 23)
• Tallied a two-run double in the fifth inning and scored twice at Oakland (April 23)
• Went 2-for-3 with two RBI vs. Maine (Feb. 16)

Freshman (2023)
• Appeared in 16 games with seven starts at shortstop
• Registered a two-run triple in the fourth inning of the home finale vs. Oakland (May 3)
• Also posted an RBI single in the third against Oakland (March 29)
• Used an second-inning RBI fielder's choice to drive in the winning run of U-M's 2-0 win vs. UCF (March 2)
• Made collegiate debut in THE Spring Games opener vs. Colgate (Feb. 10)

Prep
• Graduated from Marist High School (2022)
• Named to the 2021-22 All-USA Today High School Sports Softball Team as a shortstop
• Three-time First Team Class 4A All-State honoree (2019, '20, '21)
• Three-time Region Player of the Year (2019, '20, '21) and four-time First Team All-Region (2018, '19, '20, '21)
• Senior All-State Game and Junior All-State Game participant
• Helped lead Marist to a Class 4A state runner-up finish in 2019 and four region titles
• Posted a career batting average .450 with a Marist school-record 163 hits, including 70 extra-base hits and .727 slugging percentage, and 142 runs scored and 101 RBI
• Also earned four varsity letters in basketball
• Named a First Team All-State honoree (2021, '22) and 2021 Region Player of the Year
• Also earned Atlanta Journal Constitution First Team All-Metro (2021, '22)
• Helped guide Marist to the 2022 Georgia Class 4A state championship
• Made the game-tying shot from half court as time expired to send state championship game to overtime (shot made ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 plays on March 9, 2022); also made the game-winning shot in double overtime on a steal and layup as time expired to win the state championship game
• Named Marist School's 2022 Dean Hargis Award recipient for Outstanding Female Athlete
• Played travel ball with EC Bullets organization
• Contributed to the club's 2019 Triple Crown national championship
• Also contributed to top-10 finishes at PGF Premier (2018, '19)
• EC Bullets' 2021 Biele/Heath team had a No. 1 16U final ranking in 2019
• Selected to 2022 Alliance Fastpitch Seniors All-Star Game and 2022 Colorado Sparkler 18U Future Stars Game
• National Honor Society; Dean's List
• Rated as the No. 6 prospect and No. 4 middle infielder by Extra Innings

Personal
• Enrolled in the Ross School of Business, majoring in business administration
• Born on August 28, 2003
• Daughter of Rick and Tina Fantucci
• Has a sister, Anna Grace