Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2023 at Gardner-Webb: Finished second on the team in BA with a .362 mark along with a .463 on base percentage to lead the team ...  Played in 49 games while starting in 47 of them ... Finished the year with 54 hits with four of those being triples ... Had 8 RBIs to go along with 48 runs scored ... Got walked 28 times and swiped 22 bases on 24 attempts ... Went a season-best 4-5 against Winthrop (4/1) ... Had a 1.000 fielding percentage recording 68 outs on the year, never recording an error.

2022 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted season.

Prior To Gardner-Webb at UCF in 2020 & 2021: The Maitland, Fla. native brings a wealth of experience to the Runnin' Bulldogs Softball program as Fava played her two previous seasons at the University of Central Florida, where she saw action in a total of 45 games over the course of two years. During the 2021 season Fava was a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts and scored six runs for the Knights. In the shortened 2020 season, Fava scored 11 additional runs, and was 3-for-3 in stolen bases, while starting 12 games in the outfield.

Prior to Gardner-Webb at Stetson in 2018 and 2019: Previously to UCF, Fava also spent two years playing for Stetson University where she was named to the 2018 ASUN All-Freshman Team and the 2019 ASUN Honor Roll. Playing in the outfield for the Hatters, Fava started in 86 out of 93 games played in and went 71-for-257 at the plate while scoring 47 runs over her two-year stint with the program.

High School: Batted .406 with 14 runs and 21 stolen bases as a junior at Lake Mary High School ... Was named her team's Offensive Player of the Year ... Earned second team all-conference and third-team all-area honors ... Batted a school-record .494 with 31 runs and 24 stolen bases as a sophomore ... Also played for the 2016 ASA Florida State champion Tampa Mustangs travel ball program.