Giulia Desiderio
- position Catcher/Infielder
- height 5-5
- class Sophomore
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Hudson, Fla.
- High school River Ridge
- position Catcher/Infielder
- height 5-5
- class Sophomore
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Hudson, Fla.
- High school River Ridge
Giulia Desiderio Bio
2022 (FRESHMAN):
Played in 45 games, starting 29 times… Missed significant time due to injury and was used as a pinch runner… Earned her first collegiate hit in the season opener against Virginia (2/11)… Hit her first career home run against Georgia (3/12)… Had four multi-hit games on the season… Drove in a season-high three runs against Charleston Southern (3/2).
Prior to SC: Desiderio shined at River Ridge High School in Hudson, Fla… Lettered all four years… Selected to the Sunshine Athletic All-Conference First-Team… Lettered two years in volleyball and four years in soccer… Also 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.
Personal: Daughter of Danielle and Joe Desiderio… Sister to Joey Desiderio… From Hudson, Fla… Born in Faldo, Ct… Picked Carolina over FAU.
Why she chose South Carolina: “I wanted to play at the highest level,” Desiderio said on her decision to pick South Carolina. “The campus and facilities are nice. I loved the coaches and atmosphere.”