University of South Alabama Athletics

AT FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN JUNIOR COLLEGE
• Named NJCAA Third-Team All-America (2025)
• Earned First-Team FCSAA All-State honors (2025) and Second-Team FCSAA All-State honors (2024)
• Two-time First-Team All-Citrus Conference selection
• Named NJCAA Second Team All-Academic (2024), FCSAA Academic All-State (2024) honors, and was a CSC Academic All-District selection (2025)
• Two-year letterwinner at Florida Southwestern Junior College in Fort Myers, Fla.
• Led FSW to a pair of Conference Championships and two trips to the NJCAA World Series where the Bucs finished seventh in 2024 and as National Runners-Up in 2025
• Posted a 113-17 overall record at FSW during her two seasons with the program
• Wrapped up her Buccaneer career as a .378 hitter with 30 doubles, which tied for second most in program history, while driving in 108 runs, which also ranked in the Top 10 all time.
• Earned NJCAA Third-Team, All-American honors after starting all 63 games and hitting .372 with 15 doubles and six home runs, while knocking in 54 runs for the second straight season
• Had 17 multi-hit games for FSW and drove in two or more runs 13 different times as a sophomore
• FSJC went 56-7 and won the FCSAA State Championship, outscoring opponents 31-4 in the three games
• Helped Florida Southwestern to the program’s ninth-straight conference title
• As a freshman, Florida Southwestern went 57-10 and 39-5 in conference play, and advanced to the NJCAA College World Series
• Earned First-Team all-Citrus Conference and Second-Team FCSAA all-state honors after hitting .385 in 59 games for the Bucs
• Finished with a team high 15 doubles while driving in 54 runs which ranked second on the team
• Had 12 multi-hit games on the year including three straight midway through the campaign against Hillsborough and Eastern Florida
• Posted 16 multi-RBI games for the Bucs and knocked in a run in 10 straight games to close out March.
• Had her first career four hit game two weeks later against St. Petersburg when she was 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs in a 7-0 Buccaneer win
• Highlight of the season came during her first at-bat where she hit a two-run home run against defending NJCAA National Champ, Indian River in a 2-1 victory

AT LICEO SCIENTIFICO FULCIERI PAOLUCCI DE CALBOLI
• Prepped at Liceo Scientifico Fulcieri Paolucci de Calboli in Forli, Italy
• Helped Italy to a U22 European Championship, where she batted .680 with two home runs and nine RBI in the tournament

PERSONAL
• Full name is Virginia Mambeli
• Born in Forli, Italy
• Daughter of Erica Matton and Gian Luca Mambelli (Deceased)
• Has an older sister Giulia and an older brother, Nicola
• Began playing softball in second grade
• Majoring in interdisciplinary studies