PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – For the first time in program history, a member of the Pace University softball team was selected to the NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) DII All-American team. Gisselle Garcia earned All-American third-team honors for her outstanding 2024 season that helped lead the Setters to one of their most successful seasons in program history.
From the very first pitch of the 2024 season, Garcia dominated her opponents in the circle. The Lemon Grove, CA native finished the year with a 20-5 record, 1.10 ERA, 0.76 WHIP, 260 strikeouts, and a .143 opponent batting average throughout 165.0 innings. Her remarkable season included five no-hitters, 19 complete games, 10 shutouts, and 16 double-digit strikeout performances.
In her junior year, Garcia produced a career-best in ERA, strikeouts, and wins. She ranked ninth throughout the NCAA DII in ERA (1.10), second in hits per seven innings (3.54), seventh for total shutouts (10), and fifth in strikeouts per seven innings (11.0). Earlier in the season, Garcia broke the record for career strikeouts at Pace University surpassing the previous mark of 480 (a record that stood for nearly 20 years). Alongside her sensational pitching, she also tallied 15 hits, eight RBIs, and one home run throughout 41 at-bats.
Throughout her 27 appearances in the pitcher's circle, Garcia put together several stellar performances. She kick-started her season with a perfect game against Virginia Union University that included 13 strikeouts. She churned out an impressive performance against Southern Connecticut State University pitching a season-high ten innings while recording 14 strikeouts.
Against New Haven University, Garcia registered a career-best 17 strikeouts in a no-hit performance. She provided 11 strikeouts in a no-hitter against Bridgeport University. Against Assumption University, the junior pitched a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts. Garcia concluded her season with an 11-strikeout no-hit performance against Bridgeport in the NCAA East Regional.
Garcia rewrote the record books in 2024 helping the Blue and Gold tie a program record for wins in a season with 33. She produced a historic season in the circle and will look to soar to even greater heights in 2025.
