Before Brown: A five-year letter winner and starting catcher hailing from White Plains High School ... Was a two-year team captain and a two-time All-State catcher ... From 2005-08, she was named to the All-County first team, Section-One All-Star team, and was an All-Section catcher ... Earned All-League catching honors from 2004-08 ... Earned a career batting average of .416, and holds the school record for career hits, RBIs and run scored ... Was a New York State Varsity Scholar Athlete in softball, field hockey and track, was a Red Klein Scholarship winner.

Personal: Daughter of Jodi Valentino ... Has two brothers, Michael and Lorenzo ... Concentration is Biology