2013 (Redshirt Senior Year): Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Missed the entire year after re-injuring her knee.
2012 (Redshirt Junior Year): Named to the MEAC All-Academic Team … Started the first seven games of the season in left field before suffering a season-ending knee injury March 7 at Savannah State … Hit .333 with six hits in 18 at bats during the first part of the season … Scored two runs and had two doubles, an RBI and four walks on the year … Had a hit and walked twice in her first collegiate game in three years against Marist on Feb. 18 … Went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI against Army on Feb. 26 … Had base hits in five of the six full games in which she competed.
2011 (Redshirt Sophomore Year): Sat out the season as a non-qualifier.
2010 (at JMU): Did not compete.
2009 (at JMU): Scored a run as a pinch runner in her JMU debut against Houston … Scored a run and drove in her first career RBI against the College of Charleston … Appeared in two games in the Gamecock Invitational, including making her first career start in right field against Chattanooga … Recorded her first career hit as a pinch hitter against Rider … Was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the Dukes' 17-0 win over George Washington … Appeared in Game 1 against Liberty as a pinch runner and played right field in Game 2 … Appeared as a pinch hitter in Game 3 against Towson … Appeared in two games against Drexel, scoring a run and walking once … Appeared as a pinch runner against Georgetown.
High School: Four-year varsity starter at King’s Fork HS … Team captain and MVP … Two-time all-district second-team selection sophomore and junior years … Named first team all-city … Golden Glove Award winner … Sportsmanship Award winner senior year … Selected to represent USA in 2008 World Cup in The Netherlands … Earned numerous tournament MVP awards in travel ball … Ran varsity track for three years … Won track team’s Bulldog Award sophomore year … Two-year starter on the varsity volleyball team … Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Gillian Giarrizzo … Was born on July 10, 1990 … Daughter of Mark and Elaine Giarrizzo … Has one older brother, Mark, and one younger brother, Bobby … Majoring in kinesiotherapy … Wants to become a strength and conditioning coach and coach softball post-grad … Enjoys reading, working out and going to the beach.
Giarrizzo's Career Hitting Stats (* at JMU)
YEAR |
AVG |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
BB |
SO |
SB-ATT |
2009 * |
.167 |
13-1 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0-0 |
2012 |
.333 |
7-7 |
18 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
1-1 |
Totals |
.292 |
20-8 |
24 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
1-1 |