Aubree Munro Watson (born October 4, 1993) is an American former professional

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. She played

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for the

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where she won two

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, and played professionally for the

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of the

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(NPF). She was a member of the

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, and represented Team USA at the

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and won a silver medal.

College career

Munro won back-to-back

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s with the

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and

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. During her junior year in

, 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.

Professional career

Following her collegiate career, Munro was drafted 39th overall by

in the 2016 NPF Draft. She signed with the team on July 20, 2016. She was released by USSSA Pride prior to the 2017 season following one season with the team.

Team USA

Munro has been a member of the

since 2016. At the

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, she hit .200 (2-for-10) with three RBI and won silver. At the

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, she hit .389 (7-for-18) with three home runs, eight RBI and seven runs scored and won gold. At the

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, she hit .143 (2-for-14) with one home run, three RBI and one run scored and won gold. She represented the United States at the

and won a silver medal. Team USA was defeated by

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for the gold medal on July 27, 2021, and Munro was shutout at the plate.

References

External links

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Munro, Aubree 1993 births Living people American softball players Florida Gators softball players Sportspeople from Brea, California Softball players from California USSSA Pride players Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in softball Softball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in softball Olympic softball players for the United States Softball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in softball