THE OFFICIAL HOME OF McNEESE ATHLETICS

ACCOLADES
Holds three McNeese Career Records (Home Runs, RBI, Walks)
Holds three McNeese Single Season Records (Home Runs, Runs Scored, Walks)
Holds one SLC Career Record (Walks)
NFCA All-American (2015, 2016)
NFCA All-Region (2015, 2016, 2017)
Preseason Top 25 USA Softball POY Finalist (2016)
NFCA Top 10 Freshman of the Year Finalist (2015)
SLC Player and Hitter of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017)
SLC Freshman of the Year (2015)
All-SLC (2015, 2016, 2017)
SLC Tournament MVP (2016, 2017)
Louisiana Freshman of the Year (2015)
All-Louisiana (2015, 2016, 2017)
CoSIDA Academic All-District (2016, 2017)
SLC All-Academic (2016, 2017)
SLC Softball Student-Athlete of the Year (2016, 2017)
SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017)
 

2017 (JUNIOR): became the McNeese career RBI and walks leader…named the Southland Conference Player and Hitter of the Year…SLC Tournament MVP…first team all-SLC…all-tournament…first team All-Louisiana…first team CoSIDA Academic All-District…second team All-Region…team MVP…played and started in all 61 games…led the team with a 13 home runs, 63 walks, .681 slugging percent, 56 runs scored, 49 RBI and 109 total bases…second on the team with a .375 batting average and 60 hits.

2016 (SOPHOMORE): NFCA All-American (2nd team)...SLC softball Student-Athlete of the Year...first team all-region...Region all-tournament team...Southland Conference Player and Hitter of the year the...first team All-SLC...SLC Tournament MVP...broke a total of eight records (6 McNeese, 2 SLC) and tied two McNeese records...became McNeese’s career homerun leader with 40 career homeruns...tied the NCAA consecutive walks record with 10 against NW State (Apr. 15-16)...Preseason Top 25 Finalist for USA Softball Player of the Year...second the nation in slugging percent, third in homeruns, on base percent, and walks, fourth in homeruns per game, and 10th in runs scored per game...broke her own single season homerun record she set as a freshman against NW State on April 15 with her 19th of the season...broke the McNeese and SLC single season walks record against NW State on April 16...broke the McNeese and SLC runs scored record against Stephen F. Austin on May 10 ...led the Cowgirls in 10 statistical categories including batting average (.428), slugging percent (1.000), on base percent (.620), home runs (22), doubles (15), runs scored (65), walks (69)... led the SLC in eight statistical categories including batting average, slugging percent, on base percent, home runs, runs scored, walks, total bases, and total plate appearances...17 multiple hit games...13 multiple RBI games...has had four- 4 RBI games...had an 11 game hitting streak during the season...CoSIDA Academic All-District...SLC All-Academic (1st team)...All-Louisiana (2nd team).

2015 (FRESHMAN): NFCA All-American (3rd team)...First McNeese softball player to become an All-American and first in SLC since 2003...NFCA Top 10 Freshman of the Year Finalist...NFCA All-Region (2nd team)...SLC Player, Hitter and Freshman of the Year (first player to earn the honors in the same year...Louisiana Freshman of the Year...All-SLC first team catcher...All-Louisiana (2nd team)...broke the McNeese single season home run record with 18 home runs...led McNeese in nine offensive categories including batting average (.430), slugging percent (.905), on base percent (.541), runs scored (49), hits (68), RBI (54), doubles (19), home runs (18), total bases (143)...second on the team with 35 walks...led the SLC in six categories: batting average, slugging percent, on base percent, runs scored, home runs, and RBI..ranked in the Top 50 in six NCAA statistical categories...picked off 12 base runners...threw out 18 baserunners...put together a 10 game hitting streak which tied for a team high.

HIGH SCHOOL: attended Carlsbad High where she earned eight varsity letters...member of the 2014 CIF Open Division Championship team...member of two league championships...two-time CIF runners-up...led the team in home runs as a freshman and junior...team captain...member of the Italian National Team.

PERSONAL: Parents: Pier Piancastelli and Loredana Avletta...Born: June 20, 1996…Major: Exercise Science