Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
Rawlings Gold Glove Award	2022: First Base
All-BIG EAST Second Team	2023
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll	2023: April 17, April 24
Sister Mary Margaret Cribben Award	2023
Bartley Medallion for Accounting	2023
PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team	2022-23
CSC Academic All-District	2023
Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete	2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

Career: Made history in 2022 when she was named the Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner at first base … Only nine Division I players in the entire nation - one at each position on the field - earned this award which was given out in college softball for the first time ever … Received All-BIG EAST Second Team honors after exploding offensively as a senior … Finished her senior season as Villanova's fifth-best ever with a .992 fielding percentage … Her efforts in the field, nearly all of which came at first base, included 1052 putouts for sixth all-time, five assists and just nine errors in 1066 total chances and now ranks fourth in school history with 22 double plays … She played in 189 career games with 158 starts overall during her collegiate career … Excellent student-athlete who is a three-time Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete and a five-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team … Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in all 10 semesters of her collegiate career … Recipient of the Bartley Medallion for accounting and the Female Sister Mary Margaret Cribben award, given to an athlete who unselfishly sacrificed time, effort, body and soul to lead and motivate their teammates in excelling for Villanova.

2024: Appeared in 34 games with 28 starts despite missing nearly half the season due to injury … Totaled 17 hits, 16 runs, 18 walks and 12 runs batted in …  Worked a walk in 15 separate games, including three two-BB efforts … Hit her first home run in nearly two years with a solo shot against Longwood on Feb. 10 … Drove home a career-high four runs with a pair of hits against St. Joe's … Scored two runs three separate times in the span of five games from March 17-24 … Had five games with double-digit putouts, including a season-high 13 at Providence on March 16.

2023: Selected to the All-BIG EAST Second Team for the first time in her collegiate career … Played in 56 games with 54 starts at first base … Compiled a .291 average (32-for-110) with seven doubles as a senior … Finished fourth on the team in batting average and runs scored … Drew 19 walks and was hit by a pitch five times with a .415 on-base percentage … Led the team with 14 stolen bases and was caught just once … Recorded eight two-hit games on the season and maintained the longest reached-base streak with 19 … Put forth her first hit of the season with a two-RBI double against Dayton and later came in to score … Registered two hits, three RBI and a run scored in back-to-back games against St. John's … Made a season-high 13 putouts in her home state against Seton Hall on April 28 … Reached base four times in the regular season finale against Providence, drawing two walks and belting two hits … Had a hit in 13 of the last 16 games of the regular season.

2022: Named the Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner at first base … Only one player at each position on the field earned this prestigious honor which was awarded for the first time ever in collegiate softball … She appeared in 55 games with 49 starts on the year and played all but 60 innings of the season at first base … Handled 366 total chances which is the eighth most in a season in school history … She was flawless in the field with 363 putouts, three assists and no errors … One of nine players in school history to have a 1.000 fielding percentage while handling 100 or more total chances in a season … Her 363 putouts rank fourth in the Villanova record book and her nine double plays turned are tied for the sixth most in a season in Wildcats history … Recorded 10 games with 10+ putouts on the year, including a season-high 15 putouts against Seton Hall … As an offensive player had eight hits on the year, including four for extra bases … Had two runs scored and five runs batted in while drawing three walks … In the first weekend of the season she hit a go-ahead and game-winning two-run triple in a win over Saint Joseph’s … Hit a two-run home run which accounted for the difference in the game in an 8-6 win against Gardner-Webb … Went 2-for-3 with a double against Fairleigh Dickinson … Had an RBI double against Seton Hall.
 
2021: Played in 35 games with 25 starts during the season, including a team-high 22 starts at first base as well as three starts as the designated player … Drew seven walks in 42 plate appearances and posted a .238 on-base percentage while totaling two hits, six runs scored and three runs batted in … Hit one home run, was hit by a pitch once and had one sacrifice fly … Struck out 11 times … Stole one base in two tries … Her first collegiate home run was a solo shot against Hofstra in the team’s first win of the season … Hit the first pitch she saw in the fourth inning over the fence in left field to help the Wildcats rally from a 4-1 deficit and post a 5-4 victory … Started at first base against Saint Joseph’s and was 1-for-2 … Drew a season-high two walks against St. John’s on April 24 … Made three pitching appearances and logged 2 1/3 innings while being charged with three runs on four hits … Walked one and struck out two … Pitched an inning against Notre Dame in the season opener and worked 1 1/3 innings at George Washington on March 11 … Had 136 putouts, one assist and two errors in the field for a .986 fielding percentage in 139 total chances.
 
2020: Appeared in 10 games with two starts during her freshman campaign … As a batter went 1-for-9 with three walks, two runs scored and a .333 on-base percentage …Started two games as the designated player and appeared at first base defensively … As a pitcher made four appearances in relief … Logged five innings and allowed two earned runs on six hits while walking three and striking out three … Made her first collegiate start against Jacksonville and drew a walk while scoring two runs in a 10-2 win … Pinch hit and singled in a win over Mount St. Mary’s … Made her mound debut against UCF on February 15 and worked a scoreless inning … Pitched a season high 2 2/3 innings against Troy, giving up two hits and three walks while striking out two and not allowing a run … Had two putouts and an assist in her only three fielding chances.
 
Ramsey High School: Earned four varsity letters in softball … As a junior was the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year and the North Jersey Pitcher of the Year … Named the North Jersey Player of the Year as a sophomore … Two-time all-state and two-time All-Bergen County selection … High school teammate of Villanova teammate Ryan Henry … Named the North Jersey Athlete of the Week during her sophomore and junior seasons … Inducted to the National Honor Society and the World Language Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born 7/24/00 in Ridgewood, N.J. … One of four children of John and Elizabeth Sebastian … Siblings are Johnny, Olivia and Gabriella … Brother, Johnny, was a college wrestler at Northwestern and sister plays softball at Providence … Enjoys playing with animals and going to the beach in her spare time … Chose to attend Villanova because it offered the perfect balance she was looking for with amazing academics and a successful athletic program … Noted that it was the only school she could see herself being a part of.