MOBILE, Ala. | With the fall semester underway, South Alabama head coach
Becky Clark announced the addition of four more players to the 2025 roster; transfers
Megan Davidson (Madison, Miss.),
Olivia Cato (Palmetto, Ga.), and incoming freshmen
Frankie Andujo (Los Angeles, Calif.) and
Anistyn Foster (Bullard, Texas).
The four additions join nine players –
Kooper Barnes (Roca, Neb.),
Ashleia Coble (Columbia, Tenn.),
Morgan Hall (Hockessin, Del.),
Brea Holley (Pensacola, Fla.),
Presley Lively (Helena, Ala.),
Sydney Scapin (Pensacola, Fla.),
Katie Schuler (Huntsville, Ala.),
Ansleigh Smith (Ashford, Ala.) and
Gracie Ward (Slocomb, Ala.) – who signed with the Jaguars last fall.
"We are excited to add four additional members to this year's team" South Alabama head coach
Becky Clark said. "Megan (Davidson) and Olivia (Cato) bring previous Division I experience and understand the expectations at this level. Both of them are driven and incredibly competitive which are two of the main attributes we look for when recruiting. Frankie (Andujo) and Anistyn (Foster) come in as freshmen, but both have played nationally competitive schedules and both are workers and competitors. This group has a chance to make an immediate impact and I look forward to their contributions to our team."
Megan Davidson
Sophomore
C | 5-8 | R-RÂ
Madison, Miss. | Mississippi State | St. Joseph's Catholic SchoolÂ
Played in six games in a reserve role as a true freshman at Mississippi State where she batted .500 (2-for-4).Â
Originally signed with MSU after lettering six seasons at St. Joseph's Catholic School in Madison, Miss. She was considered the No. 48 overall prospect in the class by Extra Inning Softball and the No. 25 catcher nationally coming out of high school. Davidson batted .660 as a senior with a .757 slugging percentage, a 1.991 OPS, while recording four home runs and driving in 32 runs.Â
She was named the MAIS 2022 district MVP and selected to the 2022 MAIS Fastpitch All-Star Team after posting a .772 batting average with an .828 slugging percentage in an injury-shortened junior year, where she hit three homers, four triples and five doubles in nine games.
Davidson played travel ball for the Alabama Thunderbolts and the Alabama Hotshots, which won the USA Junior Olympic Cup in 2021. She batted .511 that season with a .565 on-base percentage and a .880 slugging percentage, six home runs and 51 RBI, and drawing 18 walks that season and then posted five home runs, 43 RBI and a .793 slugging percentage in the summer of 2022 on the travel circuit, while walking 26 times.
She was twice named to the PGF All-American Watch List (2022 and 2023), and also named to the 2023 Extra Innings All-Summer Team and the 2022 Extra Innings Softball Extra Elite Class of 2023 All-Region (Southwest)
Olivia CatoÂ
Junior
P | 5-4 | RHP
Palmetto, Ga. | Troy | Northgate HSÂ
Was a two-year member of fellow Sun Belt Conference foe Troy's pitching staff where she appeared in 13 games in the circle as a sophomore, earning four starts for the Trojans. Cato went 3-1 in those outings and finished with a 4.16 earned run average where she tossed complete-game shutout and also combined for another. She struck out 28 in her 33.2 innings of work and held opponents to a .244 batting average. As a freshman at Troy, Cato made 24 appearances and earned 15 starts in the circle.
Prior to beginning her collegiate career, Cato lettered four seasons at Northgate High School in Newnan, Ga., where she was a three-time all-state and all-region selection for the Vikings. She was rated as the 43rd best overall prospect and 18th best pitcher in the class of 2022 by Extra Innings Softball.Â
For her varsity career, posted a 1.29 ERA with 661 strikeouts and a .144 opponent batting average, while helping lead Northgate to a Sweet 16 (2021), Elite 8 (2020) and Final Four (2019) playoff appearance during her career.
Over the course of her career, she finished with a 1.29 ERA, 661 strikeouts and held opponents to a .144 batting average, and as a senior, Cato posted a 0.48 ERA with 156 strikeouts, while holding opponents to a .151 average as a senior.
Cato also played three years of travel ball for the EC Bullets and helped lead her 16U travel ball squad to a 2020 Triple Crown national title.
Frankie Andujo
Freshman
INF | 5-6 | R-R
Los Angeles, Calif. | James A. Garfield HS
Andujo lettered four seasons at James A. Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, Calif., and led the Bulldogs to a pair of league titles and city championships during her time with the program. As a senior, she helped Garfield finish as runner up at the D1 LA City Championship and batted .549 with 21 RBI and 25 stolen bases.
Andujo helped the Bulldogs reach the semifinals of the D2 LA City Championship as a sophomore and was named all-city MVP.
She played eight years of travel ball with the West Coast Lady Dukes.
Anistyn Foster
PitcherÂ
P | 5-11 | RHP
Bullard, Texas | Bullard High School
Foster lettered four seasons in softball at Bullard High School in Bullard, Texas, where she was a three-time 4A all-state selection by Blue Bell Texas Sports Writers Association (TWSA) – 2021, 2022 and 2024, a three-time 4A all-state selection by Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA), and a four-time District 18-4A Pitcher of the Year honoree.
During her time at Bullard, Foster helped the Panthers twice reach the semifinals of the state tournament and four district championships as they went 40-0 in district play over her four prep seasons. In the circle, she compiled a 61-10 record in the circle, 15 saves with a 1.78 ERA and 662 strikeouts in 448.1 innings of work during her prep career.
Foster was selected as a TGCA Legacy All-Star for Classes 1A-4A as a senior, and went 18-5 with a pair of saves and struck out 189 batters in her 146 innings, while posting a 2.04 ERA during her final season at BHS.
She began playing travel ball at the age of 10, and competed her final four years with Buzz Fastpitch based out of Waco, Texas.Â
Foster was selected to Extra Inning Softball's Top 100 List, the Top Gun Watch List and selected to compete in the Colorado Sparkler All-American Game.
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