Giselle "G" Juarez Season 2018

FEATURES
 
G-Whiz!  ASU sophomore ace had some kind of week (by Graham Hayes, espnW/March 28, 2018)
 
G Jaurez is Devils’ new star in the circle (by Brady Vernon, House of Sparky/March 29, 2018)
 
Jaurez leads ASU softball into top 10 (by Jeff Metcalfe, Arizona Republic/March 29, 2018)

Sophomore (2018)

• In her second season as a collegiate pitcher, Juarez produced an incredible campaign that culminated in a 26-6 record and a stellar 1.22 ERA 
   
• In her 224.1 innings pitched the left-handed pitcher allowed just 91 hits, 39 earned runs, and amassed 305 strikeouts 
   
• Juarez was one of nine NCAA pitchers to strikeout 300 or more batters on the season, and was one of just three pitchers from a "power five" school to reach the milestone 
   
• Ended the season earning First Team All-America recognition, becoming the 25th First-Team honoree in ASU softball history.
   
• Earned all Pac-12 First Team and All Region Honors following the 2018 regular season 
   
• Juarez was listed as a Top 10 finalist for 2018 USA Collegiate Softball Player of the Year award
   
• Her 1.21 ERA marked the 13th- best ERA in the nation at the end of the 2018 season, and represents the fourth lowest ERA among pitchers who threw 200 or more innings on the season
   
• Earned Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors for four-consecutive weeks, becoming just the second ASU player to accomplish the feat.
   
• Received NFCA and USA Softball Division I National Pitcher of the Week honors on March 27th 
   
• On March 30^th, Juarez threw ASU’s 30^th no-hitter in school history against BYU, finishing the game with 11 strikeouts. 
   
• Juarez carded a season high 17 strikeouts in a road win over California on March 23. The 17 strikeouts  was just two off of the Sun Devil single-game record of 19, set by Dallas Escobedo against Portland State in February of 2013
   
• The lefty amassed 13 shutouts on the season, marking the third most in the country, and second among pitchers in the Pac-12 Conference 
   
• Three of Juarez's 13 shutouts in 2018 came against top-ranked teams, including two shutout wins over Washington, and a road victory at UCLA  

SUMMER (2017)

• Competed with the United States Junior Women's National Team during the Summer of 2017.
   
• Played a key role in guiding the USA Softball Junior Women's National Team to their second straight gold medal at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women's World Championship
   
• Threw 25.2 innings for the Red White and Blue, including four-innings of work against top-seeded Japan in the World Championship Final.
   
• Worked her way to a perfect 5-0 record in the summer, allowing just 10 runs on 17 hits, while amassing 28 strikeouts.
   

FRESHMAN (2017)

• Received All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention honors following her freshman campaign.
   
• Threw a season high 8.1 innings, and gave up only six hits, to Texas A&M on Feb. 24.
   
• Had 11 strikeouts against Illinois State on Feb. 17.
   
• In her 90.1 innings pitched, Juarez had a total of 81 strikeouts and only gave up 30 walks.
   
• Ended her first season of collegiate softball with an impressive 2.79 ERA

HIGH SCHOOL

• Juarez finished her career with a 1.78 ERA and out of 244.1 innings pitched she had 371 strikeouts and a .168 opponent batting average.
   
• She had back-to-back state championship appearances in '14 and '15. In 2014 she led Mountain Ridge to it's first ever state championship appearance.
   
• Maintained a 3.50 GPA and took honors, dual enrollment and AP courses.
   
• Was ranked as the No. 45 player in the FLO Softball 'Hot 100' recruits of the 2016 class.
   
• Juarez helped lead the Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier 18U, Shea, travel team to consecutive 3rd-place finishes in 2015 & 2016 at the Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) National Championships.

Personal: Giselle is the daughter of William and ASU alumna, Dulcinea Juarez and has two siblings; Cesar and Zinnia. She comes to ASU to study biomedical engineering and pre-med. An interesting fact about Giselle is that when she was a baby she could hum music before she could speak words.