Junior - 2011: Started 28 games and made 36 appearances for FIU, finishing with a record of 14-13 to go along with a 2.65 ERA, good for eighth overall in the conference...Posted double-digit wins and a sub-3.00 ERA for the third-consecutive season...Turned in a team-high 187.1 innings in the circle, going the distance 23 times with three shutouts...Credited with the team's only two saves...Struck out 130 hitters as opponents hit just .234 against, the seventh-best mark in the league...Went 8-5 in conference play with a team-best 1.87 ERA (third overall in the SBC)...At the plate, she recorded 37 at bats and posted four hits and three runs...Best outing of the season came against North Florida (2/13), spinning a complete-game, two-hit shutout with a season-high 10 strikeouts...Won four consecutive starts from 3/27-4/3, throwing all seven innings in each game and allowing just three earned runs in that span...Hurled another complete-game, two-hit shutout against rival FAU on the final day of the regular season...Recorded at least one strikeout in every appearance except three, and fanned at least four in 15 appearances...Allowed four hits or less in 17 appearances...Was not touched for more than one homerun in any outing...Notched first-career save against Boston College (3/11), striking out two to preserve the win.
Sophomore - 2010: Saw significant time in the FIU lineup on the field and in the circle, seeing action in 42 games while starting 33 ... Registered a batting average of .247 on the strength of 22 hits in 89 at bats ... Tallied FIU's lone grand slam of the season versus Florida Gulf Coast (3/6) to record her second-career home run and drive in a career-high four RBIs ... Posted three two-hit outings, recording her second-career double versus ULM (5/1) ... Contributed a pair of home runs and 15 RBIs on the season ... Posted an overall record of 16-6 across 19 starts and 31 appearances in the circle, including an 8-2 mark versus SBC opponents across 16 starts and 17 appearances ... Notched an ERA of 2.82 for the season while leading FIU in conference contests with a team-best ERA of 1.96 ... Recorded her first-career shutout versus UCF (5/22) in NCAA Tournament play, striking out one batter while allowing five hits and no earned runs in seven complete innings of work ... Struck out a season-high nine batters on three occasions en route to a season total of 118 Ks ... Pitched 13 complete games ... Totaled 144.0 innings pitched for the year, allowing 146 hits, 82 runs and 58 earned runs ... In SBC play, pitched 64.1 innings giving up 63 hits, 30 runs and 18 earned runs while striking out 60 batters.
Freshman - 2009: Was a double threat for the Panthers, seeing action in 11 games and starting nine as a field player, while also starting 16 games across 29 appearances on the mound ... Registered three hits, two RBIs and one run in 22 at bats ... Hit her first career double versus WKU (2/28) ... Notched her first collegiate home run versus Florida Atlantic (4/8) ... Had a season-high four assists versus ULM (4/25) ... Went 10-10 as a pitcher for FIU, recording 122 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.71 ... Tallied a season-high 10 strikeouts versus Jacksonville (2/8) ... Pitched FIU's first no-hitter since 2003 in a doubleheader sweep of Middle Tennessee (4/10).
Prior to FIU - Hickory High School: Named state Pitcher of the Year as a senior in addition to being named to the all-state team ... As a senior, she was also named all-district and all-region Player of the Year ... Named to the all-district team as a junior ... Tabbed team MVP in 2008 ... Led her team to the state title in 2008 ... Hit .418 with five home runs and 23 RBIs her senior season ... Also in 2008, went 23-1 with a 0.30 ERA, 18 shutouts and four no-hitters ... Played club ball for the Virginia Legends from 2005-08 ... Member of National Honor Society during her junior and senior years ... Graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
Personal: Born March 28, 1990 ... Daughter of John and Yong Gniadek ... Has one brother, John ... Her father played college football at Army ... Enjoys going to the beach and shopping ... Majoring in biology with plans to attend graduate school.
