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Olivia Defonce
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Oceanport, New Jersey
- High School:
- Shore Regional High School
Personal:
Attended Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch, New Jersey… Played all 4 years Varsity as an Outfielder… 2026 Constitution Division Player of the Year … 2026 3rd Team All-State… 2026 First Team All-Group 1… 2x First Team All-Shore Conference… 2024 Second Team All-Shore Conference… 3x All-Division Team… Shore Regional's all-time hits and triples leader… Selected for the New Jersey State All-Star Game in 2026… 2026 Team MVP… 2x Team Silver Slugger… 2023 Rookie of the Year… Surpassed 100 career hits as a junior… 2x Asbury Park Press Top 10 Standout Player of the Week… Named one of NJ Athletics' Top 50 Softball Players in New Jersey in 2026… Earned High Honor Roll all marking periods as a senior and High Honor Roll/Honor Roll all four years… Four-year member of the Surfrider Club and Morgan's Message, participating in beach cleanups and promoting student-athlete mental health.
Background:
Daughter of Maarti and Christopher DeFonce… Has 1 Brother, Max, who plays Baseball at Roger Williams University… Intends to major in Exercise Science
Attended Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch, New Jersey… Played all 4 years Varsity as an Outfielder… 2026 Constitution Division Player of the Year … 2026 3rd Team All-State… 2026 First Team All-Group 1… 2x First Team All-Shore Conference… 2024 Second Team All-Shore Conference… 3x All-Division Team… Shore Regional's all-time hits and triples leader… Selected for the New Jersey State All-Star Game in 2026… 2026 Team MVP… 2x Team Silver Slugger… 2023 Rookie of the Year… Surpassed 100 career hits as a junior… 2x Asbury Park Press Top 10 Standout Player of the Week… Named one of NJ Athletics' Top 50 Softball Players in New Jersey in 2026… Earned High Honor Roll all marking periods as a senior and High Honor Roll/Honor Roll all four years… Four-year member of the Surfrider Club and Morgan's Message, participating in beach cleanups and promoting student-athlete mental health.
Background:
Daughter of Maarti and Christopher DeFonce… Has 1 Brother, Max, who plays Baseball at Roger Williams University… Intends to major in Exercise Science
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