Gianna Poletti

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
Tri-Valley
Hometown:
Hegins, Pa.
Prev School:
Penn State
Major:
Medical Diagnostics

2025 SEASON AT PENN STATE

Started in five of 23 games played
Had two home runs and a double in 29 at bats with eight RBIs and four runs scored
Recorded a .448 slugging percentage
Came off the bench and hit her first career home run with two RBIs against Villanova on March 2
Went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBIs, and two runs scored against Fairfield on March 7

2024 SEASON AT PENN STATE

Started in 38 of 44 games played
Hit .232 in 82 at bats with 19 hits, 11 runs scored, and three doubles
Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a double against Bucknell on March 26
Went 2-for-2 in an NCAA Tournament elimination game against the Texas State on May 18
Had four multi-hit games
Made just one error in 243 total chances for a .996 fielding percentage

Bio: Hit .546 with 42 doubles, 10 triples, and 8 home runs with 124 runs scored, 78 RBIs, and 57 stolen bases as a four-year starter at Tri-Valley Junior/Senior High School, earning four varsity letters... Won a pair of PIAA Class 1A State Championships in 2021 and 2023 in addition to a trio of District XI Championships during her high school career... Team captain ahead of her senior season... Three-time Republican-Herald First Team All-Area honors during her career... Was a three-time PIAA All-State Shortstop... Two-time Schuylkill Softball Coaches All-Area First Team honors... Was named the 2023 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year... Picked up PIAA Rookie of the Year accolades in her 2021 season... Won a Schuylkill League Championship in the 2022 campaign... Daughter of Nicole and Michael Poletti... Has one sister, Ava... Distinguished Honor Roll selection in every year of high school career... Member of her school’s student council in high school and was an active participant in the National Honor Society, being elected as the chapter’s President... Landed her high school’s Scholastic Superstar honor and Schuylkill Academic Achievement award at the conclusion of her senior year