68 - Courtney Gano

COURTNEY GANO

POSITION: Corner Infield HEIGHT: 5-9 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Seattle, Wash. COLLEGE: Washington

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ATHLETE CAUSE: Women’s Sports Foundation

ATHLETES UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE

2022 AUX Season: Finished in a tie for 34th place in the league standings with 714 leaderboard points … starter in 9-of-10 games who fashioned .310 batting average … tallied nine hits, including two doubles and two home runs … hit game-winning grand slam in 10th inning against Team Zerkle during season finale … finished season finale with two home runs and league-high six runs batted in during 10-6 victory … one of two players to register a grand slam during the inaugural AUX Softball season … also joined Sashel Palacios as the only players in the league to drive in five or more runs in a single game … closed season with four-game hitting streak, going 8-for-19 with two doubles and two home runs … authored season-high three hits against Team O’Toole in first game of June 25 doubleheader. 2021 Championship Season: Compiled 914 leaderboard points during her first Athletes Unlimited season.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Helped Team USA win bronze medal at the 2018 USA Softball International Cup … also member of Gold medal-winning squad at 2018 Japan Cup.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Began her professional career with Forli of the Italian Softball League in 2017, hitting .540 in 18 games … signed with the Chicago Bandits of NPF in 2018 and registered a hit in her first nine games with the team … finished rookie campaign with .384 batting average along with five home runs and 26 runs batted in.

AT WASHINGTON

Five-year letter winner for the Huskies who appeared in 163 games from 2012-16 … played several positions during her career, including catcher, first base, shortstop and third base … missed 2013 campaign due to an injury … posted .298 career batting average with 24 home runs and 102 runs batted in … finished career with 120 hits, including 21 doubles and two triples, while scoring 80 runs … Third-Team NFCA All-Region performer as a junior after belting 18 home runs, which are tied for eighth in Washington single-season history … also received Second-Team All-Pac-12 Conference distinction.

PERSONAL

Graduated from Washington in 2016 with a double major in Sociology and Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies … earned Master’s of Business Administration from DeVry University in 2021 … mother, Rhonda, was an All-America softball player at Cal Poly Ponoma and won a gold medal with Team USA in 1987 Pan American Games … has a son, Gregory, who enjoys watching her mom play softball. cgano8

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GANO’S 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 714 10 9 0.310 0.375 0.586 29 6 9 2 0 2 6 3 0 4 17 0 1 0 0

TOTAL 714 10 9 0.310 0.375 0.586 29 6 9 2 0 2 6 3 0 4 17 0 1 0 0

CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON

SEASON LPTS GP GS AVG OB% SLG% AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO TB SF SH SB SBA

2021 914 14 11 0.176 0.243 0.235 34 2 6 2 0 0 2 3 0 11 8 0 1 0 0

TOTAL 914 14 11 0.176 0.243 0.235 34 2 6 2 0 0 2 3 0 11 8 0 1 0 0