Tedesco has seen action in 56 games on the season, earning 48 starts at catcher and multiple outfield positions…Hit .209 from the plate on the season overall with 24 hits in 115
at-bats…Fourth on the team with 18 runs scored…Connected on her first two collegiate home runs this season (Feb. 22 vs. Wichita State, Mar. 30 at Liberty)…Had three doubles on the year…Drove in 12 RBI…Fourth on the team with four stolen bases…Excelled in Big South action, hitting .292 from the plate with 14 hits in 48 at-bats…Third on the team with six RBI in conference play…Had two doubles and a home run…Hit .364 over the four games of the Big South Conference Tournament…Drove in the game-winning run in the Championship game against Coastal Carolina on a single through the right side…Scored twice in the tournament…Four multi-hit games, including three hits twice (Mar. 15 vs. Longwood, Mar. 30 at Liberty)…Career-high four RBI on Mar. 30 at Liberty.
2013: Saw time at catcher, and all three outfield positions, seeing playing time in 50 games while earning 39 starts for the Buccaneers on the season...Hitting .236 overall with 26 hits in 110 at-bats...Scored 15 runs while driving in three RBI...Has a .263 on-base percentage and .255 slugging percentage...Three sacrifice bunts on the season...Leads the team with eight stolen bases in 11 attempts...Fielding percentage of .932 with 47 putouts, eight assists and four errors...Scored two runs on March 2 against UNC Wilmington...Career high three runs scored on 5/4 against Presbyterian in the second game of the doubleheader…Seven multi-hit games on the season…Two stolen bases on 5/5 against Presbyterian…Five hits in 11 at-bats (.455 batting average) in the Big South Conference Championships for the Buccaneers.
2012: Appeared in 48 games, starting 28 (25 – C, 3 – RF)…compiled five-game hitting streak from 4/13-4/21, going 5-for-11 as Bucs went 4-1 during stretch, including a doubleheader sweep of rival College of Charleston…hit safely in four straight games to end regular season (5/2-5/6)…laid down a perfect drag bunt to drive home Jasmine Conley with two outs, and force extra innings in 4-3 win over Radford on 5/6.
2011: Appeared in 50 games, earning 36 starts (19 – RF, 16 – CF, 1 – C) as a freshman… posted fourth-best batting average on team, hitting .263 (26-for-99) with two doubles, seven RBI and 14 runs scored… tied for team lead with four stolen bases… posted an eight-game hitting streak early in season… registered three multiple-hit games… had first career hit Feb. 22 at CofC… scored two runs twice, against Presbyterian April 1 and vs. Furman March 9… recorded back-to-back two-hit games against Stetson… made 30 putouts and one assist with no errors… ended regular season with hits in six straight games… drove in seventh-inning game-tying run against Gardner-Webb April 22… went 1-for-3 with one run scored in 2-1 win over Presbyterian in Big South Tournament… batted 2-for-3 with an RBI April 20 vs. CofC.
High School: Competed for successful Marina High School program, coached by Shelly Luth… served as starting catcher all four seasons… earned one 1st Team All Sunset League honor, being named to the second team twice… twice named Team Defensive MVP… tabbed as All-Tournament Defensive Player at Laguna Hills… also made Cypress All-Tournament Team… aided team in CIF Division I Playoffs… earned Larry Doyle Award… competed in OC All-Star Game and North-South All-Star Game as a senior… played club ball for Mizuno Pride… also played field hockey at Marina.
Personal: Born Feb. 11, 1992 in Long Beach, Calif…. daughter of Michael and Maria Tedesco… plans to major in business and art… would like to be involved in the fashion industry in the future.
