Gisele Tapia

Duke Softball vs. Florida State (ACC Championship)

Position:
Infielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Long Beach, Calif.

Honors:
NFCA All-Region (2023, 2024)
All-ACC – Second Team (2023)
All-ACC Tournament Team (2021)
All-ACC Academic (2021, 2023, 2024)
ACC Honor Roll (2021, 2023, 2024)

2024 – Graduate Student: One of six players to earn a spot in the starting lineup in all 61 games, primarily at first base … finished with a .287 batting average with 50 hits, seven doubles, one triple, three home runs and 37 RBI … matched the program’s single-game record with eight RBI during Duke’s 22-0 victory over Michigan State (2/24) … blasted her second career grand slam against the Spartans … sent a bases-clearing triple to right field to lead Duke past Syracuse (3/3), 3-0, and complete the series sweep … sent out home runs against Michigan State, NC State (4/27) and Morgan State (5/17) … posted a .990 fielding percentage with 367 putouts in 383 chances … sits second all-time in RBI with 153 career RBI … holds the program record for most games played with 251 career games.

2023 – Senior: One of two players to see action in all 60 games this season, making 56 starts at first base … batting .362 with 64 hits, 50 RBI and only eight strikeouts in 177 plate appearances … recorded the first grand slam of her career during the regular season finale at Pittsburgh … played a crucial role in moving the Blue Devils’ baserunners, tallying a program-high 10 sacrifice flies, which led the NCAA since April 12th … held a 12-game hitting streak from April 2 – April 12 … recorded 15 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games … drove in three of Duke’s four runs in the 4-2 win over No. 16 Stanford (2/11) in the Mark Campbell Invitational … part of the seventh-inning rally that pushed the Blue Devils past Charlotte, 4-2, in the championship game of the NCAA Durham Regional … elected to the team’s leadership council for the 2022-23 season.

2022 - Junior: Played in 48 games, making 31 starts ... Hit .290 with four home runs and 22 RBI ... Hit a home run in a win over Utah on Feb. 12 ... Launched a home run as part of a three hit game in a win over Louisville on Feb. 19 ... Recorded five RBI over a sweep of Georgia Tech from Mar. 4-6 ... Went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a double and a triple in a win over Boston College on Apr. 1 ... Tallied a seven game hit streak from Apr. 22 to May 6.

2021 - Sophomore: Started in 53 of 56 games as a sophomore … compiled a .275 batting average with 46 hits, including 12 extra-base hits, 31 RBIs, 12 walks and five stolen bases … season-high seven game hit streak Feb. 21 to March 3 … 12 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games … had a strong performance against Georgia at May 23, going 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs … tallied a season-best three hits with a 3-for-4 game with a home run and four RBIs versus North Carolina on April 23 … racked up a career-high five RBIs with a 2-for-2 game, including a home run, against Syracuse on March 20 … registered her first career triple in Duke’s 5-1 victory at No. 18 South Carolina.

2020 - Freshman: Appeared and started in 26 games of her rookie season, primarily at second base, before it was shortened due to COVID-19 ... Finished the season with a .279 batting average on 19 hits, including a team-high nine doubles ... Her nine doubles ranked 25th nationally and second in the ACC... Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against Clemson on Feb. 7 ... Doubled for her first career hit and collected two RBI against Indiana on Feb. 7 ... Had two three-hit games ... Garnered her first home run in a Blue Devil uniform against Gardner-Webb on March 8.

Prior to Duke: Signed as Duke’s highest ranked signee in program history (28th in FloSoftball’s Top 100 at the time she signed) ... All-San Gabriel Valley League First Team selection each of her years ... Led Gahr to four-straight league titles, making seven consecutive overall ... Broke into the softball scene to record a .350/.409/.600 line ... Helped Gahr reach the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Division III playoffs ... Recorded a pair of hits, scored two runs and drove in two more in her first playoff showing ... Enjoyed a stellar sophomore season at the plate with then career-highs in batting average (.487), on-base percentage (.506), slugging percentage (.705), hits (38), runs (21), RBI (19) and doubles (12) ... Went a perfect 10-0 in league play and went 27-1 on the season ... Posted a .356 clip at the plate with a .391 on-base percentage and .517 slugging average during her junior year ... Helped lead GHS to the finals of the 2018 CIF Southern Section Championship ... Recorded 31 hits, 20 runs and 16 RBI ... Named to the Press-Telegram’s 2018 Softball Dream Team ... Reached the 2019 CIF Southern Section Championship Semifinal before falling to Great Oak ... Enjoyed a record-breaking senior season with a .525 batting average, .562 on-base percentage with 31 hits, 21 RBI and 19 runs ... Had a career-high seven doubles ... On the travel ball scene, played middle infield for the Corona Angels.

Personal: Daughter of Frank and Edith Fernandez and Eric and Aileen Tapia ... Has two brothers, Broden and Frank, and two sisters, Mia and Melissa.