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2023 Softball Roster

Ariel Fox

6 Gillian Walsh

  • Class Senior
  • Position IF/C
  • Bat/Throw R/R
  • Hometown Easton, Pa.
  • Highschool Easton Area High School
  • Prev School Kutztown
  • Major Sport Management

Biography

Senior (2023) - Game-By-Game Stats

Junior (2022) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Made two appearances
  • Posted a hit in her lone plate appearance to score a run in a 16-0 victory over UMES to open the Rutgers Tournament as the Scarlet Knights cored the most runs in a game since April 28, 2015
Sophomore (2021) - Kutztown
  • Appeared in 22 games with 5 starts in her second season primarily as an infielder
  • Finished with a .294 batting average
  • Registered 10 hits including a double, home run and six RBIs
  • Went 2-for-4 versus and tallied a run Mansfield, April 3
Freshman (2020) - Kutztown
  • PSAC Scholar Athlete
  • Appeared in 16 games with 12 starts in her first season primarily as an infielder
  • Finished with a .237 batting average
  • Registered nine hits including two doubles, a home run and three RBIs
  • Hit her first career home versus Winston-Salem State, March 7
Prior to Rutgers
  • Four-year varsity softball player at Easton Area High School at Catcher
  • Scholar Athlete all four years at Easton Area High School
  • National Honors Society
  • High School Softball Association Class 6A Second Team
  • Two-Time All State Eastern Pennsylvania Conference First Team (2018,2019)
  • Two-Time Lehigh Valley All Area First Team (2018,2019)
  • 2018 Carpenter Cup
  • 2019 Morning Call Player of the Week
  • Club Team: PA Outlaws Fastpitch
Personal:
  • Daughter of Scott and Keio
Know Your Knights
Nickname:
G Walshy
One word to describe Coach Butler: Knowledgeable
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Shayla Sweeney
Best player ever competed against: Mo'ne Davis
Major: Labor Studies and Employment Relations 
I chose my major because: Because I am passionate about sports and want to stay in the sports atmosphere.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Rutgers Cinema
The person I most admire is and why: My parents because of how much they always believed in me and shaped me into the person I am today.
If I wasn’t playing softball, I’d be: If I wasn't playing softball I would be in California working for Marvel Studios.
Favorite professional athlete: Pete Alonso
Favorite professional sports team: The Mets
One word to describe myself on the field: Driven
One word to describe myself off the field: Proactive
Few people know that I: Have two pet bunnies Hershey and Weasley
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Outlaws Coach Jeff Fisch
l I started playing my sport because…: I started playing softball because my parents signed me up for tee ball and I fell in love with the game of softball.
I chose Rutgers because…: I chose Rutgers for the opportunity to play softball in college and the Sport Management program.
Favorite cereal: Life Cereal
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Harry Potter The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…::Snooki Favorite musician/group:: Morgan Wallen
The first song I knew all the words to is: Summer Nights from Grease 
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Pool
Famous people I have met include: Billy Ray Cyrus, Snooki, Buddy
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Pray
Favorite all-time gift received: My lucky gnome
Pets I had growing up were: Dogs, bird
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Spider-man
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Italy
The website I visit most often is: Amazon
My favorite teacher was/is: Mrs. Hynes 9th grade English teacher
The quote that most resonates with me is: adversity does not build character, it reveals character.
If my life was a book, the title would be: words of walshy
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: White
My spirit animal is: Penguin
One thing on my bucket list is: Sky Diving
Phone app you cannot live without: imessage

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2022Junior

    IF/C
    5'4"
    6
  • 6

    2023Senior

    IF/C
    5'4"
    6
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