#32 Karina Gaskins 2022-23 Softball Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS:

2021 NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region First Team
2021 All-ACC Second Team
2021 All-ACC Freshman Team

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)

• Named to the ACC All-Freshman team, and NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region First Team, as a true freshman.
• Led the team with 10 home runs, posting a .297 average at the plate. Totaled 33 hits, seven doubles, 35 RBI and 15 runs scored. Stole one base, and posted 130 putouts and three assists at first base.
• In the doubleheader at Georgia Tech, she hit four home runs on four-consecutive at-bats. Three of those home runs came in the same game, matching a program record and the NCAA Division I single-game high for 2021.
• Her 10 home runs ranked 11th in the ACC, and her 0.83 RBI per game ranked fifth in the conference. Her 0.631 SLG was 13th in the ACC.

PREP & PERSONAL

• Majoring in Business; aspires to attend law school or become a CEO.
• Twitter: @karinaTgaskins
• Instagram: @karinagaskins
• “We are excited to get one of the most powerful hitters in the country,” head coach Deanna Gumpf expressed. “Karina comes from a tradition of winning programs and knows what it takes to be the best.”
• “I chose Notre Dame because I fell in love with the home atmosphere that I felt when I walked onto campus,” Gaskins noted.
• New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year (2019 & 2020)
• 113 hits, 112 runs scored, 139 RBI, 39 home runs 63 doubles, 11 stolen bases over three seasons
• Named an All-American, first-team all-state, all-region and all-conference as a sophomore and junior; named second-team all-conference as a freshman.
• Awarded NJ.com 2018 & 2019 NJ Softball Player of the Year
• Named to Donovan Catholic’s President’s Honor Roll, and achieved the highest grade in sophomore history
• First-team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association