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Saint Joseph's Hawks

2021-22 USCI Softball

7 Gabrielle Simms

  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • High School Pope John Paul
  • Hometown Phoenixville, Pa.

Biography

Career Honors

2021 D2 CCA and NFCA All-America Honorable Mention

2x D2 CCA and NFCA All-East Region (2021 First Team; 2022 Second Team)

2021 All-CACC First Team

2x CACC Player of the Week (5/3/21; 3/14/22)

May 2021 CACC Student-Athlete of the Month

2x CoSIDA Academic All-District® (2021, 2022)

2020-21 CACC All-Academic Team

2020-21 NFCA Scholar-Athlete

2019-20 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award

5x Dean’s List Honors

One 4.0 GPA Semester

 

Career-Highs (Entering 2021)

Hits: 3 (2x)

RBI: 3 (vs. Felician, 3/30/19)

Runs: 3 (vs. Concordia, 3/31/19)

TB: 6 (vs. Concordia, 3/31/19)

SB: 1 (2x)

 

2022 (Game-by-Game):

  • Five base kocks on Senior Day, highlighted by her first career four-hit performance in game one that included the game-tying two-out single in eighth inning of sweep of Chestnut Hill (4/30)
  • Finished doubleheader at Holy Family with four base-knocks, two doubles, two runs and two RBI and a walk (4/26)
  • Finished a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs in game two win over Staten Island (4/21)
  • Had multiple hits in both games of doubleheader at Felician, finishing 4-for-7 with two doubles, four RBI and a run (4/14)
  • Tripled twice and scored four runs in game one of doubleheader sweep of Lincoln (3/20)
  • Third straight multi-hit performance as she finished 3-for-5 with a two-run home run vs. Cal (Pa.) (3/9)
  • Homered as part of a 2-for-3 performance that included a base on balls vs. Saint Rose (3/8)

2021 (Game-by-Game):

  • Tied a career-high with her third career three-hit game in the nightcap to finish the day with four hits in season-opening doubleheader at Dominican (3/21)
  • Recorded her second three-hit performance in the past three games, to go along with two doubles, two RBI and two runs, in game two of a doubleheader against defending CACC Tournament champion Wilmington (3/26)
  • Collected four hits in doubleheader at Jefferson , including her third three-hit game in the last four contests in game one (4/8)
  • Went a near-perfect 6-for-7 with a team-high four runs, two RBI, a triple and a walk in sweep of Holy Family (4/14)
  • Scored five of USciences' eight runs in a doubleheader with Concordia, as she finished 4-for-8 with two RBI, a double and a walk on the afternoon. Doubled twice for her third consecutive three-hit game in the opener (4/17)
  • Had her fourth three-hit performance in five games, while also reaching on a walk, in game one at Nyack (4/18)
  • Tied a career-high with three runs as she reached base three times with two hits and a walk, while also stealing a base, in game two win over Bloomfield (4/27)
  • Went 6-for-7 with five runs, three triples, three RBI and two walks in split at Goldey-Beacom. Game-winning two-out, two-RBI triple in sevventh capped a performance in which she reached base five times by going a perfect 3-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored (4/28)
  • Drove in seven in doubleheader sweep at Chestnut Hill, going 5-for-8 with four runs, two home runs, two doubles and a walk. Drove in a career-high five in game one, highlighted by hitting two home runs in a 12-run fifth (5/2)

2020 (Game-by-Game): Simms was one of three Devils to appear in all 16 games of the shortened season as a sophomore, leading USciences with 14 hits and six runs. She was also third on the team with three doubles and three walks, fourth with a .269 batting average, .327 slugging percentage and four RBI, and fifth with a .309 on-base percentage. In the field, she converted all 27 of her chances.  

  • Recorded two multi-hit games on the second day of USciences' Spring Break trip (2/29)

2019 (Game-by-Game): Simms appeared in a team-high 41-of-42 games her freshman season, leading USciences with 43 hits, 23 runs, nine doubles and a .326 batting average. The nine doubles were tied for 18th in the CACC and tied for fourth in the program’s single-season history (since 2005), while the 23 runs were tied for ninth. Simms was also second on the team with a .409 slugging percentage and .371 on-base percentage and third with 14 RBI. 

  • In addition to driving in two runs a game two win over East Stroudsburg, Simms recorded her 11th multi-hit game of season in game one (4/23)
  • Three leadoff doubles led to all three of USciences' runs in game two of a doubleheader against Concordia (3/31)
  • Was the offensive star in a doubleheader split with Post, recording multiple hits in both games to finish the day 5-for-7 with two runs, a double and a walk (3/24)
  • Recorded the first multi-hit game of her career versus Bridgeport (3/7)
  • Recorded a hit in her first career collegaite game, against Tiffin (3/2)

Prior to USciences:

  • Four-year varsity starter
  • 2017 Second Team Frontier Division PAC 10
  • 2018 First Team Frontier Division PAC 10
  • 2018 First Team All-Area
  • Two-time All-Area Honorable Mention
  • 100 career hits
  • Team Captain
  • Three-year varsity field hockey starter and 2018 team captain
  • Four-year Honor Student
  • Scholar-Athlete

Personal:

  • Daughter of Michelle Simms
  • Came to USciences for the opportunity to play softball and the physical therapy program
  • Would like to become a physical therapist that works with athletes after graduation

Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2018-19Freshman

    UTL
    5'1"
    7
  • 7

    2019-20Sophomore

    UTL
    5'1"
    7
  • 7

    2020-21Junior

    UTL
    5'1"
    7
  • 7

    2021-22Senior

    OF
    5'1"
    7