Anna Fox

AJ Militello

/ Softball

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Anna Fox, Mandy Esman, softball, 2023, Purdue

Photo by: Matthew Mitchell Photography

Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Zion Christian Academy
Hometown:
Columbia, Tenn.
Prev School:
Tennessee

SENIOR (2023): Played in and started 43 games in her first season as a Spartan playing primarily shortstop ... Had a .312 on-base percentage and stole four bases ... Her 11 walks were third on the team.

AT TENNESSEE: Saw action in 47 games for the Volunteers in 2022 posting a 1.000 fielding percentage at second base ... Fox appeared in 110 games for Tennessee over her three seasons ... A 2021 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete and a member of the 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Helped Tennessee to a 41-18 overall record in 2022 along with a 15-8 mark in SEC action ... The Volunteers hosted an NCAA Regional where they defeated Campbell and Oregon State ... Tennessee finished the season as the No. 20-ranked team in the country ...

HIGH SCHOOL: Played five years at Zion Christian Academy (eighth through 12th grade) under father Tommy Fox ... Awarded 2018 DII-A District 3 tournament MVP ... Selected to DII-A District 3 All-District team all four years of high school ... Named Softball Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year by the Columbia Daily-Herald in 2018 ... Was an All-State selection in 2018 by TN Sportswriters ... Shared Co-Player of the Year title in 2017 ... Selected to TSCA All-State Softball Team in 2016 ... Played varsity basketball at ZCA for two years and earned MVP in 2016 ... Member of the National Honor Society, National English Honors Society and National Science Honors Society in high school ...

CLUB: Played five years for Alabama Sparks Elite under head coach Slade Stewart ... Placed fifth at the PGF Premier Nationals in Huntington Beach, Calif. in 2017 ... Recognized on the Individual 2016 All-Star Team at the Colorado Sparkler Tournament ...

PERSONAL: Daughter of Tara and Tommy Fox ... The oldest of seven children ... Sister, Caroline, plays softball at North Carolina ... Father, Tommy, was her high school Athletic Director and softball coach ... Completed her bachelor's degree in political science from University of Tennessee in May of 2022 ...