Giulia Desiderio
- position Catcher
- height 5-5
- class Freshman
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Hudson, Fla.
- High school River Ridge
- position Catcher
- height 5-5
- class Freshman
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Hudson, Fla.
- High school River Ridge
Giulia Desiderio Bio
2024:
Named to the SEC Spring Honor Roll … Named an NFCA All-Scholar … Played in 52 games, starting 37 times all at catcher … Helped Carolina tie a program record with four double plays at No. 10 Florida (4/21) … Recorded two hits at No. 11 Clemson (3/20) … Scored two runs against Michigan State (3/15) … Threw out 13 runners, second most in the SEC.
2023:
Played in 60 games, starting 46 times … Finished with a career-highs in nearly every offensive category … Tied for the best fielding percentage by a catcher in a season with 144 chances and zero errors … Ranks 5th all-time in a season in caught stealing with a .471 percentage … Her six hit by pitches rank 8th all-time by a sophomore … Finished 3-for-4 against Campbell (2/11) … Drove in a career-high five RBIs against Auburn (4/29).
2022:
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.”
