In the classroom, on the diamond, Abigail Hynes shines
A North Fort Myers High School student-athlete will head to Saint Leo University, a Division 2 school, in the fall to play softball and study biological sciences and computer programming.
“I love the competitive atmosphere of it,” Abigail Hynes said of softball, which she began playing at age 6 for a 12-year total. “You are not only competing as a team, but competing individually at the same time.”
Over the years she has played all infield positions with her favorite being third base.
“It keeps you in the game more because you are scared to death they are going to hit the ball at your face,” Hynes said.
Hynes has unmatched talent on the diamond.
The senior batted .609 this past season — a school record. She also set the record for single-season home runs in Red Knight history with 13.
She started her high school career on varsity as North Fort Myers High School did not have the numbers to create a JV team. She also honed her skills on a travel ball team in the fall and summers and she will play again this summer before embarking on her college career at Saint Leo.
Hynes also is a standout in the classroom.
With a 5.28 grade point average, she received a Tommy Bohanon Foundation Scholarship and the Cape Coral Mayors Scholarship.
“I was really happy and very surprised,” she said of receiving the Tommy Bohanon Foundation Scholarship at a ceremony held on April 11. “The people that won it, they are all going to really prestigious academic schools. It chose me more for my personality because I had to do an interview for the scholarship. When I got the email that I got the scholarship, I actually cried.”
The Cape Coral Mayors Scholarship ceremony was held May 6. Hynes said she was very surprised to have received that scholarship as well.
At North, Hynes took a number of AICE classes, as well as Advanced Placement classes. She also participated in the school’s HOSA chapter, Future Health Professionals, where she competed.
“This year I competed in prepared speaking and got third place for regionals,” she said.
She chose Saint Leo University for the culture and atmosphere of the campus.
“Everyone is very supportive of one another. I have been around a lot of toxic teams for travel ball,” Hynes said. “Right now, they are going to be hosting regionals for the college world series.”
She said she is excited to explore a new chapter of life and step up to a new challenge.
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This story appears in the latest issue of the North Fort Myers Neighbor Living magazine, available at locations throughout North Fort Myers.