You’d be hard-pressed to find a more intimidating pitcher inside the circle in South Jersey the last couple years than St. Joseph Academy’s Ava Fisher.
Tall and strong, Fisher came at hitters with a fastball that reached as high as 66 miles-per-hour, the reason she wore
that jersey number.
With Fisher leading the way, both as a pitcher and hitter, St. Joseph Academy became a force in Cape-Atlantic League softball and in the Non-Public state playoffs. She led the Wildcats to a 21-9 record this spring that included a trip the CAL and Non-Public B state championships. As a hitter she boasted a .473 average with nine home runs and 28 RBIs, and as a pitcher she fanned 236 in 137 innings while posting a 1.64 ERA. In her career she had 118 hits and 109 RBIs, while adding 675 strikeouts as a pitcher.
Dave O’Sullivan, Staff Writer
