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UMass Boston

2017 Softball

16 Gia Raczkowski

16 Gia Raczkowski

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Highschool:
    Stoneham
  • Hometown:
    Stoneham, Mass.

Summary

Biography

2017 Capped off her record-setting career by putting together a career year as a senior … Broke the UMass Boston program record for career doubles (41), home runs (13) and walks (58) … Finished her career in the top five in program history in games played (148 – 2nd), at-bats (439 – 3rd), hits (143 – t-2nd), runs batted in (81 – 3rd), total bases (233 – 2nd) and putouts (384 -4th) … Named to the Little East Conference Second Team as an outfielder … Started and appeared in 42 games as a right fielder and catcher … Recorded a .351 average, .448 on-base percentage and .557 slugging percentage …  Finished with new career-highs in at-bats (131), hits (46), runs batted in (37), runs scored (28), doubles (12), home runs (five) and stolen bases (7-7) … Paced the entire LEC with her 21 walks … Posted 85 putouts and 14 assists for a .961 fielding percentage … Hit safely in 31 of 42 games, including 10 multiple-hit games … Went 3-for-7 with four runs scored, two RBI and a home run in a doubleheader sweep of Trinity and Lancaster Bible College on March 12 … Put together the best game of her season on March 25 in game one against Emmanuel College by going 4-for-5 with three runs scored, two doubles, one home run and four RBI … Recorded three hits, one run scored, one double, one home run and four RBI on April 3 in a comeback win over Salve Regina University … Finished 5-for-7 with a run scored, five RBI and a double in a sweep of Rhode Island College on April 22 … Hit a solo home run against Western Connecticut State in the opening round of the LEC Tournament on May 2 … Carried the offense by going 2-for-3 with a run scored, a double and an RBI in a 2-1 win over Eastern Connecticut State University in the LEC Tournament … Drove in the game-winning run with a two-run single on May 5 in the first game of the LEC Championship Series … Recorded two RBI and a double in the Beacons’ first-ever NCAA Tournament win, a 3-1 victory over host Springfield College … Reached base safely in all four NCAA Tournament games and finished the Regional 3-for-9 with two RBI and a walk.  

2016 Produced another strong season as an everyday starting right fielder and starting catcher … Started and appeared in all 41 games … Enters her senior season third in program history in career doubles (29), fourth in home runs (eight) and tied for seventh in total bases (160) … Finished the season hitting .275 (33-120), with a .367 on-base percentage and .450 slugging percentage … Ranked second on the team with her 26 runs scored … Tacked on 12 RBI … Recorded a team-high 14 extra-base hits: nine doubles, three triples (team-high) and two home runs … Worked the second-most walks on the team with 17 … Finished a perfect 4-for-4 on the base paths … Recorded 74 putouts, 17 assists and two errors for a .978 fielding percentage … Went 2-for-4 with a run scored, an RBI and a double on March 15 in a win over Lasell College … Finished a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs scored, two RBI and a double and a triple in game two against Emmanuel College on March 26 … Registered six runs, three hits and one RBI, in the Beacons’ first-ever doubleheader sweep of Eastern Connecticut State University on April 10 … Went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and run scored against Salve Regina in game one on April 25 … Blasted a three-run home run in the LEC Tournament against UMass Dartmouth on May 4 … Recorded at least one hit in three of the Beacons’ five postseason games.

2015 Built off of her strong freshman season to produce an equally impressive sophomore season … Started all 30 games … Finished third on the Beacons with her .344 batting average and .406 on-base percentage … Ended the year second with her .556 slugging percentage … Sits fifth in program history with her .564 slugging percentage and 13th with her .340 career batting average … Ranks tied for eighth with 20 career doubles and fifth with her six home runs … Recorded the second-most hits (31), runs scored (23) and fourth-most RBI (13) of any Beacon … Tied for the team-high with her 10 walks … Posted the third-most doubles in a single-season in program history with 11 … Added one triple and two home runs … Stole two bases in three attempts … Chipped in with the second-most putouts (121) on the roster, to go along with 24 assists and eight errors … Hit safely in 24 of 30 games and added seven multiple-hit games … Achieved a hitting streak of at least five games on three occasions … Finished 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI on March 16 against Worcester State … Went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run in a 5-3 loss at Salve Regina on April 6 … Recorded two hits in three-straight contests from April 14-April 17 … Went 6-for-10 with five runs scored and one RBI in a three-game stretch against Keene State and Brandeis from April 14-17. 

2014 Produced an impressive freshman campaign as the Beacons’ starting catcher and a middle of the lineup hitter … Started and appeared in 35 contests …Overcame an 0-for-9 start to finish second on the Beacons’roster with a .337 batting average … Registered a team-best .571 slugging percentage … Finished third on the roster with 33 hits in 98 at-bats … Led the Beacons with 19 RBI and 14 extra-base hits … Posted the third most home runs in a single-season in program history, with her team-leading four round-trippers … Tied for the team-high with nine doubles… Added 10 runs scored and one double … Tied for second on UMass Boston with 10 walks … Stole five bases in seven attempts … Ended the year second on the team with 104 putouts and third with a .961 fielding percentage … Threw out seven base-runners and added one pick-off … Enjoyed a seven-game hitting streak from March 28 to April 2 … Hit safely in 20 games, while posting 11 multiple-hit contests …Registered her first collegiate hit March 19 in a 1-0 win over Trinity College … Belted a double, a triple and added a run scored and an RBI in a 10-8 win over Bridgewater State on March 28… Smashed her first collegiate home run and added two runs and two RBI in a 6-5 loss to Rhode Island College .. Finished 2-for-2 with a run and three RBI in a 9-8 victory over Framingham State on April 10 … Enjoyed the best four-game stretch ofher season April 24-25, as she went 9-for-14 with three extra-base hits and six RBI at Salem State and Western Connecticut State… Totaled a career-high five RBI in game one at Western Connecticut State on April 25.

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Played softball, volleyball and basketball at Stoneham High School ... Named a Middlesex League All-Star her final three seasons on the softball diamond ... Picked as the team captain as a junior and senior ...Honored as the George Ward Memorial Award recipient, an annua laward giving to the most dedicated player on the team ... Helped her team to the Middlesex League Championship and the State Finals as a freshman ... Received the Coaches' Award in Volleyball ... Daughter of Marisa and Bill Raczkowski ... Has two siblings, Billy and Isabella ... Currently majoring in Criminal Justice and Sociology, with a minor in Psychology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2014Freshman

    C/INF
    5'6"
    16
  • 16

    2015Sophomore

    C/INF
    5'6"
    16
  • 16

    2016Junior

    C/INF
    5'6"
    16
  • 16

    2017Senior

    C/RF
    5'6"
    16
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