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5 Olivia Gumbita

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Latrobe, Pa.
  • Highschool Greater Latrobe
  • Major Risk Management and Insurance

Biography

Gumbita returns as one of Gannon’s starting rotation pitchers in 2017 … enters her senior campaign eighth all-time at Gannon in strikeouts (332), ninth in innings pitched (366.1) and ninth in victories (34) … is fifth all-time at Gannon since 2000 in complete games (45), fifth in shutouts (11), sixth in games started (56), seventh in strikeouts looking (93) and ninth in appearances (65).

2016: Saw action in 24 games, starting 23 … named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award … earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete honors … named to the All-PSAC Western Division first team … ranked third among PSAC pitchers in shutouts (6), third in fewest walks per seven innings (1.29) and 11th in strikeouts per seven innings (5.6) … finished 46th among all NCAA Division II pitchers in shutouts and 66th in fewest walks per seven innings … logged 147 innings, representing the 15th-highest single-season total in program history … named PSAC Western Division Pitcher of the Week on April 19 after producing a 0.28 earned run average during four starts, winning three of those decisions … struck out 20 hitters and walked only two in 25 innings during the four-game span … committed only one error in 35 fielding opportunities throughout the entire season … was errorless during her final 11 appearances, a span of 21 fielding chances … won her first four decisions and six of her first seven … recorded three shutouts at the National Training Center (NTC) Games in Clermont, Florida … tossed a two-hit shutout with a season-high 11 strikeouts during a 6-0 victory against Georgian Court at the NTC Games … struck out at least seven hitters in a game seven times … allowed only one hitter or fewer to reach base via a walk during 17 of 24 games, including 10 games where none reached on balls.

2015: Made 24 appearances with 19 starts … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award … earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors … named to the All-PSAC Western Division second team … finished 13-6 with 134 strikeouts in 128 1/3 innings … recorded the 13th-highest single-season strikeout total in program history … ranked second among PSAC pitchers in strikeouts per seven innings (7.3) and third in total strikeouts … finished 49th among all NCAA Division II pitchers in strikeouts per seven innings and 86th in total strikeouts … limited the opposition to a .268 average (44-164) with two outs … won her first three decisions … began the season with shutouts against St. Rose (1-0) and the University of Sciences (2-0) at the NTC Games … won 11 of her first 13 decisions … reached double digits in strikeouts four times … struck out a season-best 12 hitters against Georgian Court … added 11 strikeouts during victories against Slippery Rock and Pitt-Johnstown … notched 10 strikeouts during a win against California (Pa.) … allowed one run or less in seven appearances … completed 13 of her 19 starts … generated a pair of four-game win streaks.

2014: Saw action in 17 games as a true freshman, starting 14 ... named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... finished with a 2.08 ERA and 8-5 mark in 91 innings pitched ... led Gannon in ERA and strikeouts (80) ... pitched 10 complete games ... earned her first career win during the second game of an April 6 doubleheader against Edinboro with a complete-game victory, allowing one earned run and striking out seven batters ... registered complete-game shutouts in consecutive games against Clarion (April 26) and Edinboro (April 28) ... posted a season-best 11 strikeouts during a complete-game, nine-inning victory against Mansfield at the PSAC Tournament, surrendering only two runs ... selected PSAC Western Division Pitcher of the Week on March 10 after tossing four scoreless relief innings against Findlay and striking out six in four innings of her career debut against the University of Mary at the NTC Games.

High School: Played for head coach Rick Shaheen at Greater Latrobe (Pa.) High School … was a three-year letterwinner … went 13-5 with seven shutouts as a junior … tossed 105 innings with 120 strikeouts and only 20 walks as a junior, producing a 1.23 earned run average … helped Greater Latrobe win the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (WPIAL) Quad-A championship and advance to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Quad-A state semifinals as a sophomore … was part of a Greater Latrobe team that advanced to the WPIAL Quad-A Quarterfinals as a junior … graduated with a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average … was a member of the National Honor Society, Students Against Destructive Decisions, the Letterman's Club, the Spanish National Honor Society and the Art National Honor Society … selected to the Distinguished Honor Roll every year … named March Rotary Student of the Month … selected Math Student of the Month.

Personal: Risk Management and Insurance major … is the daughter of Pam and Kevin … has one sister.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2014Freshman

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    5'8"
    5
  • 5

    2015Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    5
  • 5

    2016Junior

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    5
  • 5

    2017Senior

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    5