Gianna Hathaway

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-7
High School:
Cranston West HS
Hometown:
Cranston, R.I.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015: Game-by-Game Statistics
Appeared in 37 games with 32 starts (12 at SS, 9 at 2B, 7 at DP and 4 at 3B) ... Hit .210 with three HR and six RBI, along with four doubles and 10 runs ... Ranked third on the team with three sacrifice bunts ... Finished with three multi-hit and two multi-RBI games ... Had a season-best 4-game hitting streak from Feb. 14-22 ... Had her first career hit against DePaul (2/14) at the Houston Invitational ... That was the start of there 4-game hitting streak, which also included a hit against Northern Iowa (2/15), at Charleston (2/20) and vs. Appalachian State (2/22) ... Her first multi-hit performance came with two hits against Canisius (3/14) ... Went 2-for-2 with two solo HRs in the series finale at Saint Joseph's (3/29) ... Had a career-high three hits a game later at Yale (4/1), going 3-for-3 with a double and three runs scored ... Hit a solo HR against George Washington (4/4).

BEFORE UMASS:
Hathaway was a four-year starter for coach Jeff Smith at Cranston H.S. West ... She was a three-time all-state and four-time all-division selection for the Falcons ... Played 3B as a freshman before splitting time on the left side for the next two years before playing SS as a senior ... Hit .482 as a senior in 2014, while drawing eight walks with six doubles, five triples and two home runs ... Also drove in 17 runs and scored 17 times ... Struck out only once during her senior year ... As a junior she compiled a .435 batting average with 30 runs batted in, 16 walks and a .510 on-base percentage ... Batted .468 with six triples and zero strikeouts during her breakthrough sophomore campaign ... Also played travel ball for the Rhode Island Thunder Gold program for seven years.

PERSONAL:
Full name is Gianna Lucia Hathaway ... Majoring in Kinesiology.