Gianna Carideo

Peyton Schnackenberg

P/1B

/ Softball

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
Knoxville Catholic
Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.
Club Team:
R/R

Junior Year (2019): Started 27 games of the 28 she appeared in … Caught seven base runners stealing … Recorded the first triple of her career against Niagara (3/27) where she also scored a run and drew a walk … Went 1-for-2 against Notre Dame (3/29) … Finished the Notre Dame series (3/30) with a 2-for-3 performance and an RBI … Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored at Canisius (4/3) … Hit a double against Duke (4/13) … Caught a season-best two runners stealing against Pitt (4/21) … Recorded an RBI at Georgia Tech (4/27) ... She earned Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

Sophomore Year (2018): Was in the starting lineup for 14 of the 22 games she saw action in ... Committed just two errors in 114 total chances, primarily as a catcher ... Had a pinch-hit single against UT Arlington (2/9) in her first Syracuse appearance ... Scored her first run for the Orange in a 6-1 victory versus Monmouth (3/4) ... Singled and scored a run against George Mason (3/4) ... Drew a walk before scoring a run at Virginia Tech (3/9) ... Had a season-high 14 putouts at Elon ... Drove in the game-winning run with a ninth-inning double in a 9-6 victory against Virginia (3/18) ... Doubled as a pinch-hitter in a 7-1 win over Niagara (4/18) ... She earned Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Freshman Year at Washington (2017): Appeared in four games as a freshman for the Huskies.

High School: Was a member of the varsity softball team at Knoxville Catholic for four seasons and was named a captain her senior year … Competed at catcher, third base and shortstop … helped her team compile a 16-12 record as a freshman, 14-13 as a sophomore, 14-9 as a junior and 12-16 as a senior … Recorded a .494 batting average her senior year with 14 home runs and 47 RBIs … Named a PGF All-American, selected to the all-state team, received the district MVP award, made the all-district team and earned the Knoxville Catholic team MVP award her senior year … Outside of softball, she served as a sports editor for the Knoxville Catholic High School newspaper (Best Buddies) and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born in July of 1998 … Daughter of Jim and Toni Carideo … Has one sister Emily (23) and one brother Tate (14) … Majoring in Communication and Rhetorical Studies.