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21 - Gwen Svekis
GWEN SVEKIS
POSITION: Catcher BATS/THROWS: R/R COLLEGE: Oregon HEIGHT: 5-9 RESIDENCE: Omaha, Neb. gsvekis21
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ATHLETE CAUSE: It Gets Better Project
ATHLETES UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE
2022 AUX Season: Accrued 520 leaderboard points during inaugural AUX Softball season … started all 12 games … posted .200 batting average with seven hits, including two home runs … also drove in seven runs while scoring four times … hit first extra-inning home run in Athletes Unlimited Softball history against Team Zerkle on June 25, blasting a two-run shot to left field in the ninth inning … also hit a home run against Team O’Toole in first game of June 25 doubleheader while driving in season-high three runs … opened season with four-game hitting streak, going 5-for-12 with two runs batted in and two runs scored. 2021 Championship Season: Finished in 10th place on the leaderboard with 1,464 points and 354 stat points … tied for fifth with 140 MVP points … member of inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball All-Defensive Team … hit .347 while starting 14-of-15 games … fourth in the league with 49 at-bats … tied for third with 17 hits, including four home runs … drove in nine runs to earn a share of eighth in the circuit … accumulated 34 total bases to finish second in Athletes Unlimited. 2020 Championship Season: Finished in a tie for fifth place on the league leaderboard with 1,710 points … shared top honors with Cat Osterman after accumulating 1,380 win points … batted .262 with 11 hits and nine runs scored … also belted three home runs with 11 runs batted in … third in the league with eight walks … one of 11 players to register a sacrifice fly … posted two sacrifice flies to earn share of second place in the league.
SVEKIS’ TROPHY CASE
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Member of USA Women’s Elite Team during the summer of 2016.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Made professional debut in 2018 in NPF with the Chicago Bandits … boasted .269 batting average with one home run and six runs batted in as a rookie in 2018 … earned All-NPF recognition in 2019.
AT OREGON
Four-year letter winner for the Ducks who started 197-of-217 career games from 2015-18 … finished career with .337 batting average, 45 home runs and 169 runs batted in … also registered 189 hits, including 26 doubles and four triples, while scoring 132 runs … ranks among Oregon’s career leaders in runs batted in, home runs and walks … named to NFCA All-America First Team as a senior after hitting .324 with 17 home runs and 60 RBI … selected as 2018 NFCA Catcher of the Year … three-time NFCA All-Region honoree … two-time All-Pac-12 Conference performer who received First-Team distinction in senior campaign … member of 2015 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team … earned spot on 2018 Pac-12 All-Defense Team … holds Oregon single-game record with nine RBI against Oregon State on Mar. 15, 2015 … ranks second on Ducks’ single-season list with 17 home runs during 2018 campaign … led Oregon in home runs as a junior and senior.
PERSONAL
Currently works as Manager of Player Care and Coordination for Athletes Unlimited … hobbies include yoga, shopping for records, reading and journaling … motivated to be the very best and believes if she does her part, she will pave the way for the next generation to dream bigger than they currently can … daughter of Holly and Steve Svekis … has one older sister.
SVEKIS’ ATHLETES UNLIMITED CAREER STATISTICS
AUX
SEASON LPTS GP GS AVG OB% SLG% AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO TB SF SH SB SBA
2022 520 12 12 0.200 0.300 0.371 35 4 7 0 0 2 7 5 0 5 13 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 520 12 12 0.200 0.300 0.371 35 4 7 0 0 2 7 5 0 5 13 0 1 0 1
CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
SEASON LPTS GP GS AVG OB% SLG% AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO TB SF SH SB SBA
2020 1710 15 15 0.262 0.385 0.500 42 9 11 1 0 3 11 8 1 8 21 1 2 0 0 2021 1464 15 14 0.347 0.385 0.694 49 8 17 5 0 4 9 3 0 2 34 0 0 0 0
