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•' J 1 16 Softball pays off for Appollonia Bocuzzi NAME: Apollonia "Apoll" Boccuzzi POSITION: Fourth year as third baseman for PSU's softball team. MAJORING IN: Health and physical education. She hopes to teach elementary education and coach in Portland. "As long as I can remember, I've enjoyed teaching kids, and I've been active in sports, so I just want to carry it on." GOAL: To graduate from college. "I've been here 13 years (she's from Italy) and no one in our family has graduated from college. So, my goal is to be the first." HONORS: She received the Most Defensive Player award this year. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEA– SON: The team went to nationals this year. "I had always wanted to go to the nationals. I was excited. It wasn't much different than other games. It was a double elimination and we lost the first two. It was disappointing for the team. We didn't play to full potential. We had a good chance of beating the teams there." INSIGHTS: Being involved in softball"made the years go a lot faster" for Boccuzzi. "The travelling is great, too. I've never really trav– elled. It paid for my school, which helped out a lot. My teammates were great. The whole team got along, that made the whole experi– ence. You might as well enjoy life as long as you can." OTHER INTERESTS: She enjoys snow skiing, watching TV, and night life. She enjoys all sports and plays volleyball, basketball, and soccer as well. COACH TERI MARIANI SAYS: "Apoll was a walk-on a freshman. We didn't recruit her. She's the best walk-on we've ever had. She's the best defensive third baseman I've ever had. She's really developed and matured as a player." -Michelle Keesecker.