Christopher Newport University

2022 - Junior Season - Took part in 18 games during the year, including five starts in the circle, while leading the Captains to the NCAA Championship ... Compiled a 5-0 record and a stellar 1.88 ERA in 41.0 innings of work ... Fired two innings of scoreless ball out of the bullpen against Wilson in the national playoffs on May 13 ... Kicked off the postseason by earning a start and going two innings against No. 2 Salisbury during the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference title game on May 6 ... Earned a win over the nationally-ranked Sea Gulls during the regular season with a five-inning gem on April 20 ... Also tossed five innings and surrendered just one earned run against Emory on March 5 ... Did not allow a single run in five straight appearances from April 3-16, including a six-strikeout masterpiece against Mary Washington to wrap up that stretch ... Also added seven punch outs in three innings of scoreless work against Juniata on March 14 ... Secured a save with a one-inning relief appearance against Illinois Wesleyan on March 4 ... Wrapped up the season with 38 total strikeouts while limiting the opposition to a microscopic .189 batting average ... Made an appearance in leftfield and scored the game-winning run in extra innings against Lynchburg on March 16 ... Converted 11 of her 12 chances in the field during the season, including three assists in the win over Emory on March 5 ... Also collected Academic All-Conference nods for her scholarly achievements.

2021 - Sophomore Season - Appeared in six games as a pitcher during her second year with the Captains … Finished the season with a 4.57 ERA in 15.1 innings of work … Stepped up in the postseason with three appearances, including a five-inning start against Salisbury in the Coast-to-Coast Conference Championship on May 8 … Struck out six in 8.2 innings of action during the playoffs, including three punch outs in the title bout against the Sea Gulls … Capped off the postseason with an appearance against No. 1 Texas Lutheran in the NCAA Regionals on May 22 … Scattered two hits, struck out one, and did not allow an earned run in 1.2 innings of relief against the top-ranked Bulldogs … Posted a scoreless inning of work in her collegiate debut against Randolph-Macon on April 14 … Fired three innings of relief during a win at Bridgewater on April 28 … Ranked second on the team with 10.1 innings of relief work during the year … Compiled a 4.06 ERA and five strikeouts in her time out of the bullpen … Also converted all four of her chances in the field, including a pair of assists against Salisbury in the playoffs … Garnered a spot on the Academic All-Conference Team for her performance in the classroom as well.
 
2020 - Freshman Season - Did not see game action during her first collegiate campaign.

At Concord - Honored as the 2018 Gatorade Softball Player of the Year in New Hampshire to highlight a standout career ... Finished that season with a .403 batting average to go along with a 0.92 ERA and three no-hitters ... Also was a second-team All-American and the Division 1 Pitcher of the Year for that performance ... Picked up first-team All-State accolades during each of her final two campaigns ... Helped guide the squad to a pair of Final Four appearances and the 2018 state championship ... Served as a team captain in 2019 ... Also earned three letters as a setter on the volleyball squad.

Personal - Abigail M. Rochette is the daughter of Rob and Tonya Rochette ... Has a younger brother, Chad ... Her favorite athletes are Mookie Betts and Tom Brady ... Walt Disney is the person in history she would most like to meet ... "The Sandlot" is her favorite movie, and "Friends" is her favorite TV show ... Her dream vacation would be an African Safari ... Thomas Rhett is her favorite musician ... Aspires to work in the medical field ... Majoring in biology.