| Annie Dell'Aria |
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PREP AND PERSONAL: Two-sport standout at Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington, Va. ... helped her high school team win four of eight consecutive conference and state championships during her career ... high school team was nationally ranked in 1998 and '99, peaking at seventh in the nation during the 1999 season ... 1998 softball team posted an undefeated record ... two-time conference player of the year and team MVP ('00-'01) . an NFCA first-team all-south selection
in 2000, then followed up by earned NFCA first-team All-America honors in 2001 ... also named the NFCA high school catcher of the year in '01 ... cracked a home run in the finals of the PONY Nationals in 1999 ... hit a home run to win a game for her team at the 2001 ASA Nationals ... advanced to the finals of the Boulder, Colo., Invitational Home Run Derby in 2000 ... also competed in volleyball ... member of the National Honor Society, Visual Arts Club, National Youth Leadership Council and served as a photographer for the school newspaper ... born Aug. 6, 1983, in Fairfax, Va. ... plans to major in film, photography and television in the College of Arts and Letters ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.
