AJ Andrews explained
Ayanna Jeanene Andrews (born June 7, 1993)[1] is an American former professional softball player with the now defunct Akron Racers of National Pro Fastpitch.[2] In 2016, she became the first woman to win a Gold Glove Award.[3]
She is also the current host of the Saturday morning MLB Network show Play Ball.
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]
Further reading
Notes and References
- Web site: 2015 Softball Roster A.J. Andrews . lsusports.net . November 2, 2019.
- Web site: Liz Roscher . Softballer A.J. Andrews is first woman to receive Gold Glove . Sports.yahoo.com . 2016-08-22 . 2017-06-05.
- Web site: The Players' Tribune on Twitter. Twitter. en. 2018-05-11.
- Web site: Boren . Cindy . Former Countryside softball star A.J. Andrews first female Gold Glove winner . Tampabay.com . 2016-09-18 . 2017-06-05.
- Web site: Softball adds five talented players for 2012 season - WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana News, Weather, Sports . Wafb.com . 2017-05-26 . 2017-06-05.
- Web site: Crawford . Toiaya . LSU grad becomes first female to receive Rawlings Gold Glove — Andscape . . 2016-11-30 . 2017-06-05.
- Web site: Eads . Brentt . A.J. Andrews Becomes First Female to Receive Golden Glove Honors . FloSoftball . 2017-06-05.
- Web site: Gold Glove Award: AJ Andrews to be honored after historic honor . Excellesports.com . 2016-11-08 . 2017-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018043152/http://www.excellesports.com/news/aj-andrews-gold-glove-award/ . 2018-10-18 . dead .
- Web site: Justin's World of Softball: Jill Barrett Traded to Chicago Bandits . Just-in-justinsworld.blogspot.com . 2015-11-20 . 2017-06-05.
- Web site: Eisenberg . Matt . NPF's A.J. Andrews receives MLB Rawlings Gold Glove, standing ovation . Espn.com . 2016-11-12 . 2017-06-05.
- Web site: Nader . Brittany . Akron Racers softball star AJ Andrews is first woman to win Gold Glove award . cleveland.com . 2017-06-01 . 2017-06-05.
- News: Akron Racers standout A.J. Andrews earns national exposure in ESPN magazine’s Body Issue . Craig . Webb . . July 6, 2017 . November 2, 2019.