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2021 Softball Roster

18 Gianna Ranieri

  • Position Pitcher/Infield
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-6
  • Bats/Throws L/L
  • Hometown Northport, N.Y.
  • Highschool Northport

Biography

2021: Made 11 total appearances, including three starts, one in the circle, as a senior… Slashed .308/.438/.308 with four hits, three runs, and two walks… Did not commit an error… Drew a walk off the bench in season debut in win over Seton Hall (3/17)… Came off the bench in back-to-back games to single and score against La Salle (4/2-3)… Went 2-for-4 with a run in a win over Saint Joseph’s (5/8)… Named to A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2020: Appeared in 18 games, making 17 starts, as a junior before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic… Nearly walked (8) as many times as struck out (9)… Made her season debut with a pair of walks against Valparaiso (2/7)… Tallied a two-run single and walked once against Valparaiso the next day (2/8)… Singled and scored against UMass Lowell, then drove in a run with a single and walked against Harvard (2/22)… Doubled and scored in a win over Michigan State (2/23)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

2019: Appeared in 36 contests, making 29 starts, as a sophomore… Made nine pitching appearances, including four starts, before suffering an injury… Hit .229 and played stellar defense at first and in the circle, committing just three errors for a .984 fielding percentage with 170 putouts and nine assists… Made her season debut against Texas A&M Corpus Christi, reaching three times in four trips to the plate with a pair of RBI singles and a walk (2/8)… Went off with a career-best 4-for-4 performance at the dish against Hawaii with three singles, a double, a RBI, a run, and a stolen base (2/15)… Singled and scored at Georgia Tech (3/1)… Walked and scored at Georgia State (3/2)… Notched a RBI single and a run at George Washington (3/23)… Came off the bench to draw a walk and score against Hofstra (4/17)… Named to A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.  

2018: Made five appearances, one in the circle, as a freshman… Scored two runs as a pinch runner, first against UC Santa Barbara in her collegiate debut (2/17) and again against Holy Cross at home (3/17)... Stole a base as a pinch runner against #21 Utah (2/18)… Made one relief appearance, allowing three runs over 0.1 innings against South Florida (2/24)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Four-year letter winner at Northport under head coach Maureen Nicolai... All-Conference selection as a sophomore and All-League as a junior... Two-time team captain... Was named Northport's Defensive Player of the Year as a junior... Played at the club level for Team Long Island from the U12 stage and up, garnering MVP honors in seven separate tournaments during that time.

Major: Commincations & Culture and Digital Technology & Emerging Media double major. 
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hitting:
Hits: 4, vs. Hawaii (2/15/19)
Doubles: 1, 2x, last vs. Michigan State (2/23/20)
Runs: 1, 9x, last vs. Saint Joseph's (5/8/21)
RBI: 2, 2x, last vs. Valparaiso (2/8/20)
Stolen Bases: 1, vs. Hawaii (2/15/19)
Walks: 2, vs. Valparaiso (2/7/20)
Hit Streak: 2 games, 3x, last 4/2-3/21
Pitching:
Innings: 5.2, vs. Ball State (3/17/19)
Strikeouts: 6, vs. Ball State (3/17/19)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2018Freshman

    Pitcher/Infield
    5'6"
    15
  • 18

    2019Sophomore

    Pitcher/Infield
    5'6"
    18
  • 18

    2020Junior

    Pitcher/Infield
    5'6"
    18
  • 18

    2021Senior

    Pitcher/Infield
    5'6"
    18