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2012 Softball Roster

47 Lizzy Gatto

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hollister, Calif.
  • High School San Benito

Biography

2011
• Was named Second-Team All-MAAC after her junior season.
• Started the year by being named to the Preseason All-MAAC all-star team.
• Played in and started all 41 games for the Griffs in 2011.
• All 138 of her career starts have been in center field.
• Hit .319 with eight doubles, four triples, a homer and 26 runs scored.
• Ranked second on the team with 21 stolen bases and starts her senior year ranked fifth all-time with 45 career steals.
• Had three stolen bases in back-to-back games (vs. St. Bonaventure April 12 and at Fairfield April 16).
• Finished the year ranked 41st in the nation in stolen bases and 44th in triples.
• Had 10 multi-hit games, which led the team.
• Her four triples tied was tied for second in the MAAC, and she is currently tied for 12th in school history with nine triples for her career.
• Drew 20 walks, which ranked second on the team and 219th in the country at the D-I level.
• Was credited with 42 putouts and led Canisius outfielders with three assists from center field.
• Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team for the second-straight year.

2010
• Played in 51 games and made 51 starts in her sophomore season.
• Hit .348 with nine doubles, two triples, four homers and 25 RBIs, while scoring 36 runs.
• Was named to the All-MAAC First Team, the second-straight season she earned All-MAAC honors.
• Had 12 multi-hit games, and matched a career-high with three hits in three different games.
• Hit a home run in three-straight games from Feb. 27-March 6.
• Her 36 runs scored ranked third on the team and fifth in the conference.
• Hit her first career grand slam in the Griffs' 10-1 win at Coastal Carolina Feb. 27.
• Matched her career-high with four RBIs Feb. 27 and then against April 21 at St. Bonaventure.
• Was 17-for-19 in stolen base chances.
• Ranked fifth in the MAAC in stolen bases.
• Was credited with 52 putouts and three fielding assists.
• Named to the 2010 MAAC All-Academic Team.

2009
• Led all Canisius newcomers with her .273 batting average.
• Played in 49 games, making 46 starts, primarily in center field.
• Had seven doubles, three triples, a homer, 23 runs scored and 19 RBIs in her first season as a Griff.
• Named to the MAAC All-Tournament Team after she hit .285 with a homer, a run scored and three RBIs in four games.
• Hit her first career homerun in the MAAC Championship game against Niagara May 9.
• Went 2-for-3 in her first college game against Norfolk State Nov. 15.
• Had 11 multi-hit games, highlighted by her three-hit game against Manhattan in the MAAC Tournament.
• Knocked in a career-high four RBIs at home against St. Bonaventure April 23.
• Stole seven bases on seven tries.
• Was honored as the MAAC's Rookie of the Week four times.
• Had 74 putouts and three assists in the field.

Before Canisius
• A four-year letterwinner at San Benito High School where she played for head coach Scott Smith.
• In 2008, she helped lead the Haybalers to an undefeated record in the Tri-County Athletic League play, making San Benito the first school to accomplish that feat.
• Was an all-league selection three times.
• Also earned the Coaches Award in 2006 and 2007.
• Hit close to .400 in her scholastic career.
• Also played for the Salinas Wildcats.

Personal
• April 5, 1990.
• The daughter of Robert and Maxine Gatto.
• Lizzy is majoring in criminal justice at the College.
• Has three brothers, Jeff, Tony and Steven.


Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2009Freshman

    Outfield
    5'1"
    47
  • 47

    2010Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'1"
    47
  • 47

    2011Junior

    Outfield
    5'1"
    47
  • 47

    2012Senior

    Outfield
    5'1"
    47