Gannon University Athletics

Career Accolades

• PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024, 2025)
• D2ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner (2023-24, 2024-25)

2024: At the plate appeared in 19 games with 10 starts, hitting .345 with 10 hits in 29 at bats … scored 10 runs and drove in four … had a double and a home run … in the circle appeared in 10 games with four starts and two complete games … had a 2-1 record with a 5.66 ERA … in 29.2 innings allowed 41 hits and 18 walks with seven strikeouts … threw a seven-inning complete game allowing five hits in a 6-1 win at Pitt-Johnstown (4/28/24) … at the plate was 3-for-4 with three runs scored against Clarion (4/18/24) and 2-for-4 with a two-run homer ay West Virginia Wesleyan (2/26/24). 

2023: Appeared in 18 games in the circle with nine starts … had a pair of complete games … was one of Gannon’s top hitters with a .289 batting average in 41 games … had 33 hits in 114 at bats … was third on the team in runs (23) and fifth in RBIs (18) … was second on the team with nine doubles and tied for second with six home runs … stole one base … had seven multiple-hit games … drove in a season-high three runs at California (Pa.) going 2-for-4 with a home run … hit first career home run against Georgia Southwestern (2/25/23) … biggest win in the circle was a 5-4 victory over Seton Hill (4/23/23) … picked up first career win against Edinboro (4/11/23), throwing three innings in a relief role … struck out a season-high four on four occasions. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played softball and basketball at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio … captain of both teams and a four-year letter winner in both sports … as a senior in softball for head coach Lauren Polak, hit .815 (22 hits in 27 at bats) with 4 home runs and 21 RBIs … also threw 32 innings with 66 strikeouts and a 1.70 ERA … was team MVP as a freshman, junior and senior … played travel ball for Ohio USSSA Pride Elite, hitting .507 (34 hits in 66 at bats) with 9 home runs and 29 RBIs … in the circle, had a 3.64 ERA while striking out 77 in 71.2 innings … WRA basketball team had a 14-10 record in 2021-22 … appointed to WRA's athletic leadership committee.
 
PERSONAL:  Physical Therapy major … daughter of Jill and John Spano … has one brother (AJ) ... mother played basketball at Smith College.