2024 Softball Roster

Jersey Number 27
Ava Paganis
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- La Grange, Ill.
- High School:
- Lyons Township
- Prev School:
- Bryant
Bio
Redshirt Freshman (2024)
- Saw action in 28 games and earned 15 starts through her first season as a Blue Demon.
- Recorded 10 hits in 55 at bats for a .182 batting average. Had two multi-hit games, both against conference opponents.
- Her first hit in a DePaul uniform came against Butler (April 6).
- Added six RBIs and drew seven walks during her time at the plate.
- Tallied 39 putouts, including a career-high seven at Creighton (April 27), and six assists for a .918 fielding percentage.
Freshman (2023 - Bryant)
- Appeared in 11 games throughout her freshman campaign
- Recorded four hits, including a triple against Radford (2/19/2023) and Coppin State (3/4/2023)
- First career RBI came against Radford (2/17/2023)
- Had seven put outs with 10 assists and only one error, recording a .944 fielding percentage.
High School
- Went to the 2022 regional Champion and was the sectional championship runner-up.
- Two-time team captain at Lyons Township.
- Earned Team MVP, Academic All-Conference, All-Conference, 4A All-State Second Team and All-Area Team nods during her senior season.
- Played travel ball for Orland Park A’s and the Extreme Elite Nationals.
- Finished top-16 at the Alliance FastPitch Nationals with the Extreme Elite Nationals.
Personal
- Daughter of Frank and Jessica Paganis.
- Has three brothers, Billy, Mason and Luca, and one sister, Alexandra.
- Plans to major in Health Sciences.
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