Ava Bearden 2026

I am super excited and grateful to announce that I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at Rhodes College! I want to thank my family, coaches, and friends for helping me make this happen! Roll Lynx! @RhodesSoftball

🚨💣Squad Alert🚨 @Ava_Bearden 26 @RhodesSoftball - C/1B 🔥🔥 this weekend! Joining the #ecbulletsgreene #BombSquad wall! She crushes at the plate! This ball is launched deep into the night! #NoDoubter Ava was an integral part of our team’s success this weekend @topflighttourn Flight Tournaments #FinalFourChamps 9/15, 1 HR, 7 RBIs, 4 Rs, 2 BB, .600 BA, 1.447 OPS, .647 OBP Ava was also💪behind the plate as always working her craft with our pitching staff. Ava is a fantastic baller, but an even better teammate! Words can’t express our appreciation of her dugout leadership & positivity! @EastCobbBullets @LineDsoftball @DownSouthSBall

What an outstanding Signing Day @DHSsoftba11 Great players, but even better people! True gems to have in our dugout, lineup, & most of all in our #ecbulletsgreene fam! Proud to call you teammates! @perijeffers2026 @RITathletics @Ava_Bearden @RhodesSoftball @EastCobbBullets

So excited for you!!

2026 is loading!!! Let’s have a great season Rhodes Softball! #2026season #rhodessoftball #ALLIN #burntheships

@BracciQuincy @AbbeySoftball @ECBVanAtta @RicoB5 Congrats!!

Could not be more excited!! @AbbeySoftball @ECBVanAtta @RicoB5

So excited!

Thank you so much @Rt_chuck23 for providing such a fun weekend! I am grateful for the chance to learn and grow my game with some of my future teammates! @RhodesSoftball @trinlee7 @cdegravelle2028

Had my last @DHSsoftba11 banquet this week. So honored to be awarded defensive player of the year and the bulldog award! Thank you for the best 4 years! Sad to be leaving a program I’ve been with for 8 years. @CoachChap1 @Rt_chuck23 @RhodesSoftball

@CoachChap1 @DHSsoftba11 @RhodesSoftball @EastCobbBullets @SoftballDown Thank you!

Congrats @ava_bearden @DHSSoftba11 @RhodesSoftball commit! 1st team All-Region Award. An amazing catcher & Team Captain; Back-to-back All-Region/All-County Awards! .392 BA, 1.261 OPS .784 SLG, .476 OBP, 5 HR💣, 25 RBIs, 17 Rs @EastCobbBullets #ecbulletsgreene 🧡💙 @SoftballDown

🚨POOL CHAMPS🚨 Our #ecbulletsgreene team played solid ball all weekend. National Competition from multiple states. Our #BulletsBallers went 4-1,along the way to Pool Champs! Pitching, bats, & D were on point! @ConnectSports_ #sceniccityshowcase @EastCobbBullets

Congratulations to our first team honorary! @ava_bearden and Mia

Had an awesome official visit this weekend with @RhodesSoftball! Thank you so much Coach Arbino and Coach RT for making this weekend so special! Cannot wait for the next 4 in Memphis!

Iron sharpens iron! College coaches; Our #ecbulletsgreene ballers are playing some big tourneys & great competition to open our 1st 18u season! Best of luck to all of our teammates heading to Columbus for the GHSA SWEET 16 State Tournament!

Bittersweet post to make, end of my @DHSsoftba11 career. I have loved playing with these girls since middle school🫶 I finished this season with a .392 AVG, 25 RBIs, and 5 HRs. Onto the next chapter with EC Bullets Greene @CoachChap1

@ava_bearden Welcome to the showdown! levelupsportsmarketing.com/2025showdown-1

Last night was senior night, a bittersweet moment. I went 3-3 for the night with 3 RBIs and an OPS of 2.000! One more regular season game until playoffs! @DHSsoftba11 @CoachChap1

Super proud of my team for finishing region play this week and clinching the number one seed in our region! Go Bulldogs! @DHSsoftba11 @ava_bearden @kate_dickinson_ @perijeffers2026 @MiaLFrederick @2028anna_schuff

After some hard fought wins in region play @DHSsoftba11 has come out on top being Region 4-5A champs! So proud of this team and can’t wait to start playoffs soon.

We are the Region 4-5A Champions! 👑