Rutgers-Newark Athletics

2017: Started all 38 games for the Scarlet Raiders... slashed .220/.279/.320 in 100 at bats... racked up 22 hits, 16 RBI, and 12 runs... smacked two home runs and four doubles... recorded five multi-hit contests including a 3-for-4 performance with three runs, three RBI, including a home run and a double in win against Scranton. 

2016: Played in 41 contests and started 40 for R-N... was third with a .486 slugging percentage, fourth with a .303 batting average, and fifth with a .345 on-base percentage... led the Raiders with 26 RBI while finishing second with three triples, third with two home runs and eight doubles, and sixth with 33 hits... tacked on 16 runs and ended the season with a .958 fielding percentage including 68 putouts and 68 assists.

2015: Appeared in 35 games, starting 31, as a rookie for the Scarlet Raiders... was fifth on the team with a .304 batting average and .354 on-base percentage... racked up 28 hits, 16 runs, and 12 RBI... smashed two home runs and finished fifth on the squad with seven doubles. 

Why Rutgers-Newark? I picked Rutgers-Newark because of the opportunities it offers.
Favorite Pro Sports Team: Atlanta Braves, New England Patriots
Favorite Pro Athlete: Chipper Jones
Favorite Band: Florida Georgia Line
Role Models: My parents and Chipper Jones

High School: Two-sport athlete in softball and swimming at Warren Hills Regional HS… played on back-to-back Skyland Conference and sectional championship softball teams as a junior and senior… Blue Streaks’ defensive MVP as a senior… captained the girls’ swimming team as a junior… member of the National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Plans to major in biology and chemistry… daughter of Kelly and James Gallo… has a younger sister (Shannon).