AWARDS
MAAC PITCHER OF THE YEAR (2022) (2023)
ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM (2022) (2023) (2024)
MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER (2022)
MAAC ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM (2022) (2024)
NFCAÂ GREAT LAKES ALL-REGION THIRD TEAM (2022) (2023)
MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (2022) (2023)
MAAC PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEARÂ (2023)
PRESEASON ALL-MAAC TEAM (2023)
CAREER HIGHS
PITCHING
Longest Appearance: 8.0-3x, Last: vs Manhattan (4/23/24)
Most Strikeouts: 15, vs. Manhattan (4/30/22)
HITTING
Hits: 3, vs. Tennessee Tech (2/17/23)
Runs: 2, vs. Tennessee Tech (2/17/23)Â
RBI: 5, vs. Tennessee Tech (2/17/23)
2024 • SENIOR SEASON
• 2024 All-MAAC First TeamÂ
• 2024 MAAC Softball Championship Team Selection
• Two time MAAC Pitcher of the Week (3/26/24, 4/23/24)
• Appeared in 41 games, starting 38
• Started 25 games in the circle, appearing in a career-high 37
• Led the MAAC with 19 wins and 188 strikeouts
• Posted a career-low 2.40 ERA, throwing a career-high 189.2 innings
• Tallied a career-high 24 hits with a career-best .240 batting average
• Earned first win of the season with a complete game in a 4-2 victory over George Washington (Feb. 20)
• Recorded a season-high 14 strikeouts in a 3-2 victory over Cornell (March 15)
• Pitched a complete-game shutout with 10 strikeouts in a 6-0 win over Mount St. Mary’s (March 24)
• Recorded nine strikeouts in five innings against Rider (March 29)
• Hit first home run of the season against Saint Peter’s (April 6)
• Struck out 12 batters in a 7-1 victory at Iona (April 13)
• Went 2-for-3 with an RBI against Iona (April 14)
• Threw a complete game, striking out 10, in win over Siena (April 20)
• Threw third career no-hitter against Manhattan in a 4-1 victory (April 24)
• Hit second home run of the season, going 2-for-2 against Manhattan (April 24)
• Became first Canisius pitcher to hit a home run in the MAAC Tournament during a 5-1 win over Marist (May 9)
• Pitched a complete game, fanning seven batters in an elimination game against Niagara (May 10)
• Named to MAAC All-Academic Team
2023 • JUNIOR SEASON
• MAAC Pitcher of the Year
• All-MAAC First Team and NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Third Team honoree
• MAAC Preseason Player of the Year
• Canisius Female Athlete of the Year
• Appeared in 38 games and pitched in 32
• Started 32 games total and 22 as a pitcher
• One of two players in program history to have 200+ strikeouts in a season (208)
• Led the MAAC in strikeouts and wins
• Finished with a 18-7 record and 16 complete games
• Had a 2.42 ERA
• Tallied 20 hits and drove in 10 runs in 84 plate appearances
• Opened the season throwing five innings with seven strikeouts while going 3-for-3 with a homerun and 5 RBI versus Tennessee Tech (Feb. 17)
• Had first complete-game shutout of the season at Houston Christian (March 10)
• Struck out 11 batters in a complete game at Quinnipiac (April 2)
• Pitched a complete game, sitting down 12 batters vs Siena (April 8)
• Hit a go-ahead grand slam in a 9-8 victory at St. Bonaventure (April 11)
• Threw a career-high eight innings, striking out 10 batters versus Fairfield (April 15)
• Had second complete game shutout of the season with 10 punchouts at Manhattan (April 22)
• Struck out 10 batters in five innings versus Rider (May 5)
• Struck out season-high 14 batters versus Mount St. Mary’s (May 6)
• Threw final complete game shutout of the season with 12 punchouts vs Fairfield (May 11)
• Named to MAAC All-Academic Team
2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Unanimous selection as MAAC Pitcher of the Year and All-MAAC First Team
• MAAC All-Championship Team selection and Tournament’s MOP
• NFCA Great Lakes All-Region Third Team Selection
• Named MAAC Pitcher of the Week four times; Feb. 22, April 12, April 19 and May 10
• Made 32 appearances and 24 starts in the circle
• Allowed three or fewer runs in 26 appearances
• Ranked first in the MAAC with 14 wins, 18 complete games, a 1.98 ERA and 5.78 strikeout-to-walk ratio
• Was second in the MAAC with 185 strikeouts; the fourth-most strikeouts in a single season in program history
• Tied for second in the conference with five saves on the year with Alexis Churchill
• Became the first pair of teammates in program history to record five saves each in a single season
• Posted 10 or more strikeouts on six occasions this season
• Hit her first collegiate home run on March 18 versus Purdue (2-run in 6th)
• Struck out 15 batters in a conference matchup versus Manhattan on April 30
• Threw a no-hitter at Monmouth on April 10 and versus Niagara on May 8, becoming just the fourth Canisius pitcher in program history to record multiple no-hitters in a single season
• Her five saves are tied for the fifth most in program history in a single season
• The 159.0 innings pitched are the eighth-most and 24 starts are tied for the eighth-most in a single season in program history
• Pitched in all three MAAC Tournament games, recording 19 strikeouts and only allowing three runs in 21.0 innings of work
• Named to MAAC All-Academic Team
2021 - FRESHMAN SEASON
• Named the MAAC Rookie of the Week (April 5)
• Appeared in 19 games and made seven starts in the circle
• Had two plate appearances in 2021
• Made 12 scoreless appearances
• Allowed two or less hits in 12 of 19 appearances
• Struck out at least one batter in 17 of 19 appearances
• Recorded her first career win at Manhattan (April 2)
• Struck out a season-high 10 batters in a complete-game shutout at Manhattan (April 3)
• Earned the save in MAAC Softball Championship Quarterfinal Round Series versus Rider (May 8), becoming the first Canisius pitcher to earn a save in a MAAC Championship game since Jen Consaul in 2012
• Was credtied with in the decisive game of the best-of-three series against Rider (May 9), becoming the first Canisius freshman pitcher to earn a win in a MAAC Championship game since Amanda Baun in 2010
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played four seasons at Orchard Park High School for coach Brittany BonnetoÂ
• Posted a .397 batting average during the 2019 season, which was accompanied by 31 hits and 30 RBI
• Named ECIC Player of the Year and selected to the All-ECIC Team and All-WNY First Team in 2019
• Was a previous member of the New York Diamond Girls club team
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Chris and Jackie Giese
• Has one brother, Ryan and one sister, Sarah
• Majoring in early childhood education
