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Jersey Number 17
Ava Drehs
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- High School:
- Neuqua Valley HS
Neuqua Valley High School
A two-time varsity letter winning pitcher at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Ill. ... Ranked 11th in the Midwest Extra Innings Class of 2025 National Honor Roll Select Achiever ... Ranked 54th in the Class of 2025 Extra Inning Softball Extra Elite Top 11 Pitchers ... Named the 2025 Naperville Sun Player of the Year after breaking her own school record with 278 strikeouts as a senior ... Also earned DuPage Valley Conference Unanimous First Team All-Conference and Pitcher of the Year honors after recording 16 wins and a 1.54 ERA in 2025 ... Finished her career with a program record 670 career strikeouts ... Garnered Illinois Coaches Association Class 4A Second Team All-State honors after recording a 2.33 ERA as a junior ... Posted Naperville Sun and Daily Herald All-Area First Team accolades following junior year when she set a broke Neuqua Valley's single season school record with 234 strikeouts ... Was also named the 2024 DuPage Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year after posting a 1.64 ERA during conference play ... A two-time unanimous DuPage Valley All-Conference selection, Drehs guided the Wildcats to the DuPage Valley League Title as a sophomore while recording 143 strikeouts and a 2.69 ERA ... Played club softball for Sparks Softball and was coached by Joe Tholl and Jill Harvey ... In the classroom, Ava earned academic all-conference recognition in each of her sophomore and junior seasons.
"Ava is a pitcher every hitter dreads - mixing speeds, changing eye levels, and keep batters guessing with every pitch," Wood's added. "Her control and craft in the circle makes her dominate. She will keep hitters of balance, turning every at-bat into a battle."
A two-time varsity letter winning pitcher at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Ill. ... Ranked 11th in the Midwest Extra Innings Class of 2025 National Honor Roll Select Achiever ... Ranked 54th in the Class of 2025 Extra Inning Softball Extra Elite Top 11 Pitchers ... Named the 2025 Naperville Sun Player of the Year after breaking her own school record with 278 strikeouts as a senior ... Also earned DuPage Valley Conference Unanimous First Team All-Conference and Pitcher of the Year honors after recording 16 wins and a 1.54 ERA in 2025 ... Finished her career with a program record 670 career strikeouts ... Garnered Illinois Coaches Association Class 4A Second Team All-State honors after recording a 2.33 ERA as a junior ... Posted Naperville Sun and Daily Herald All-Area First Team accolades following junior year when she set a broke Neuqua Valley's single season school record with 234 strikeouts ... Was also named the 2024 DuPage Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year after posting a 1.64 ERA during conference play ... A two-time unanimous DuPage Valley All-Conference selection, Drehs guided the Wildcats to the DuPage Valley League Title as a sophomore while recording 143 strikeouts and a 2.69 ERA ... Played club softball for Sparks Softball and was coached by Joe Tholl and Jill Harvey ... In the classroom, Ava earned academic all-conference recognition in each of her sophomore and junior seasons.
"Ava is a pitcher every hitter dreads - mixing speeds, changing eye levels, and keep batters guessing with every pitch," Wood's added. "Her control and craft in the circle makes her dominate. She will keep hitters of balance, turning every at-bat into a battle."
Creighton Softball Hit-A-Thon 2025
Thursday, August 21
Creighton Baseball & Softball Fields Groundbreaking - 6/11/25
Wednesday, June 11
Creighton BET Postgame vs. St John's, 5/8/25
Thursday, May 08
Creighton Softball Highlights vs. Seton Hall, 5/4/25
Sunday, May 04
