Wilkes University Athletics

2017 (JUNIOR)
All-MAC Freedom Honorable Mention…made all 40 game appearances…led the team in home runs at five…led the team (tied with Staunton and Birchmeier) in triples with two…second in slugging percentage at .531…third in RBIs at 24…finished with a .292 batting average…went 2-4 at FDU-Florham (March 26) with two opposite field home runs for four RBIs...led the team in putouts with 245 mainly at first base…with only three errors for a .988 fielding percentage in 260. 

2016 (SOPHOMORE)
MAC Academic Honor Roll…made 30 appearances with 24 starts, including 10 starts in the circle…led the team (tied with Lacey Bixler) in slugging percentage at .580, with an on-base percentage of .408, 40 total bases, five doubles and three home runs…finished third on the team with a .348 batting average in 69 at bats…from April 19th to 24th, went 14 for 26…went 3-for-3 against PSU-Hazleton (April 21)…went 2 for 4 with a two-run home run in the first inning against Marywood (April 24)…earned her first of four wins in the circle against SUNY Poly (March 8)…had a .976 fielding percentage and 94 putouts. 

2015 (FRESHMAN)
National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar Athlete…made 31 appearances with 27 starts including 8 in the circle…led the team with 4.20 ERA…batted .299 in 77 at bats…earned her first win against John Jay pitching 5 innings, allowing first earned run and striking out five (March 3)…hit her first home run in the final game of the season against SUNY Canton (April 27)…had eight multi-hit games during the season. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey…was a four-year letter winner…named team captain as a junior and senior…had a career batting average of over .400, playing only part of her senior year due to injury…earned the Ridge High School nomination for the 2014 New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association Scholar Athlete Award…earned the 2014 Raritan Valley UNICO Brian Piccolo Award for scholar athletes…helped win the Watchung Hills Lady Diamonds a championship at the Edison Angels 16U Pony State National Qualifier in 2012…played for the Jersey Fusion and continues to play in tournaments. 

PERSONAL
Christina Gambino was born on September 12, 1996…from Basking Ridge, NJ…daughter of Tom and Pat Gambino…has one brother, Tom…majoring in Biology.