Abby Bettencourt

Photo by: Kayleigh Halasz

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Pitcher/Utility
Height:
5-7
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Peabody, Mass.
High School:
Peabody Veterans Memorial

2025: Named to the Ivy League All-Tournament Team ... Appeared in 44 games, making 39 starts ... Was third on the team with a .287 average ... Led the team with 11 doubles and added 35 hits, one home run, 24 RBI and 17 runs scored ... Had her first-career hit going 2-for-2 with an RBI and run scored against Youngstown State in the season opener (Feb. 21) ... Was 2-for-3 with a double and three runs scored at Holy Cross (March 16) ... Hit a double and drove in three runs in the second game of a doubleheader against Stonehill (March 19) ... Hit her first-career home run against Dartmouth (March 22) ... Had two doubles and scored two runs at Penn (March 29) ... Drove in two runs with a double against Cornell (April 4) ... Had three hits with a double, three RBI and a run scored in a doubleheader against Rhode Island (April 9) ... Posted four hits with a double, with five RBI and three runs scored in a three-game series against Yale (April 27-28) ... Went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI against Columbia in the Ivy League Tournament (May 9).

Before Brown: Four-time Team MVP, four-time Boston Globe Athlete of the Year, four-time Northeast Conference Player of the Year and four-time Salem News Softball Player of the Year … 2024 Femaile Moynihan Lumber Student-Athlete of the Year and Will McDonough MIAA Female Athelte of the Year … Finished her career with a 1.07 ERA and a school-record 732 strikeouts in 450.1 innings pitched … Hit .567 with 26 home runs and 110 RBI in her career … Northeastern Conference Scholar Athlete Award … Mother Lauren played softball at Brown from 1993-97, and was a member of the only Brown Softball team to make the NCAA Tournament.

Why Brown?: I chose Brown because I immediately fell in love with the community and atmosphere here on campus. The ability to explore my interests as I see fit with the open curriculum. As well as getting the perfect balance between academics and athletics I was looking for. Brown allows me to live out my collegiate softball dreams while setting up a successful future at the same time.