2026 Softball Roster

2 Giulia Desiderio

  • Position Utility
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Hudson, Fla.
  • Highschool River Ridge
  • Instagram _giuliadesiderio

Biography

Graduate Major: Sport Management
Undergraduate Degree: Graduated in May 2025 with a bachelor's degree in public health from South Carolina

Career Honors:
  • 2024 NFCA All-Scholar
  • 2x SEC Spring Honor Roll (2024, 2023)
  • 2022 SEC First Year Honor Roll
As a Junior (2024 - South Carolina):
  • Played in 52 games, making 37 starts at catcher
  • Threw out 13 runners, the second-most in the SEC
  • Scored two runs against Michigan State (March 15)
  • Recorded two hits at No. 11 Clemson (March 20)
  • Helped Carolina tie a program record, helping turn four double plays at No. 10 Florida (April 21)
As a Sophomore (2023 - South Carolina):
  • Played in 60 games, making 46 starts
  • Tied for the best fielding percentage by a catcher in a season with in South Carolina program history, committing zero errors in 144 chances
  • Threw out eight runners in 17 attempts (.471), which ranks fifth-most in a single-season in program history
  • Went a season-best 3-for-4 against Campbell (Feb. 11)
  • Recorded a career-high five RBI against Auburn (April 29)
As a Freshman (2022 - South Carolina):
  • Played in 45 games, making 29 starts
  • Missed significant time due to injury and was primarily used as a pinch runner
  • Tallied her first collegiate hit in the season opener against Virginia (Feb. 11)
  • Drove in a season-high three runs against Charleston Southern (March 2)
  • Hit her first career home run against Georgia (March 12)
High School/Travel:
  • Four-year letter winner at River Ridge High School
  • Sunshine Athletic All-Conference First-Team
  • Lettered in soccer for four years and twice for volleyball
  • Earned Sunshine Athletic All-Conference First-Team honors in soccer
  • Ranked as the 18th-best catcher in the 2021 class by Extra Inning Softball
  • Played in the 2021 PGF All-American game

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