Aubree Munro

Aubree Munro Watson (born October 4, 1993) is an American, former college softball player, medal-winning Olympian, professional softball catcher. She played college softball for the Florida Gators where she won two NCAA Championships, and played professionally for the USSSA Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). She is currently a member of the United States women's national softball team, and represented Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.

Aubree Munro
Personal information
Born (1993-10-04) October 4, 1993
Brea, California
Sport
SportSoftball
PositionCatcher
Team
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Surrey Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Chiba Team
World Cup of Softball
Silver medal – second place 2016 Oklahoma City Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Oklahoma City Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team

College career

Munro won back-to-back NCAA Championships with the Florida Gators in 2014 and 2015. During her junior year in 2015, she became one of nine Gators to record a perfect fielding percentage (minimum 50 chances) in a season. She did not made an error in 354 chances behind the plate. During her final two seasons she committed just one error in 874 chances and made only four miscues in 1,423 chances during her career, which tied for second in program history.[1]

Professional career

Following her collegiate career, Munro was drafted 39th overall by USSSA Pride in the 2016 NPF Draft.[2] She signed with the team on July 20, 2016.[3] She was released by USSSA Pride prior to the 2017 season following one season with the team.[4]

Team USA

Munro has been a member of the United States women's national softball team since 2016.[5] At the 2016 World Cup of Softball, she hit .200 (2-for-10) with three RBI and won silver. At the 2016 Women's Softball World Championship, she hit .400 (4-for-10) with one run scored and won gold. At the 2017 World Cup of Softball she hit .143 (1-7) with one RBI and won silver. At the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship, she hit .389 (7-for-18) with three home runs, eight RBI and seven runs scored and won gold.[6] At the 2019 Pan American Games, she hit .143 (2-for-14) with one home run, three RBI and one run scored and won gold.[7] She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.[8] Team USA was defeated by Team Japan for the Gold medal on July 27, 2021, and Munro was shutout at the plate.[9][10]

References
  1. "Aubree Munro". floridagators.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  2. Pantages, Will (April 14, 2016). "Quartet of Gators Selected in 2016 NPF College Draft". floridagators.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  3. "Former Florida Gator, Aubree Munro, Signs With the USSSA Pride". usssapride.com. July 20, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  4. Hays, Graham (August 30, 2017). "Will peace prevail in time for Team USA at the 2020 Olympics?". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  5. Pantages, Will (January 8, 2016). "Four Gators Named to USWNT, One Selected to U.S. Women's Elite Team". floridagators.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  6. "Aubree Munro". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  7. Lombardo, Kayla (June 21, 2019). "Pan Am Roster Gets USA Softball One Step Closer To Olympics". softballamerica.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  8. "Two CJC Alums Chosen for 2020 U.S. Olympic Softball Team". softballamerica.com. October 10, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  9. "JPN 2, USA 0". Olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  10. "Munro". Olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
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