Christina Gillis

Position:
First Base / Third Base
Height:
5-10
Class:
Freshman
High School:
St. Joseph's
Hometown:
Granger, Ind.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner in softball at Saint Joseph High School for coach Earl Keith ... helped guide her team to a 17-12 record and a regional championship her senior year by posting a .369 batting average with four home runs, seven doubles, a triple and 23 RBI ... named the team's Most Valuable Player as a junior and a senior ... two-time All-Northern Indiana Conference second team selection, and a 2012 all-state nominee ... tallied a .393 batting average as a junior with eight doubles, one triple, one home run and 19 RBI ... also turned in a 6-4 record in the circle as a junior with a 3.19 earned run average ... posted a .455 batting average as a sophomore ... also played two years of varsity basketball at Saint Joseph ... named the team's Most Improved Player and Sportsmanship Award winner as a freshman ... played club softball for her father Peter on the Michiana Cruisers from the fall of 2006 through the summer of 2012.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Peter and Lucinda Gillis ... has four sisters, Angela, Maria, Katie and Maggie ... also has two brothers, Peter and Joey ... her sister Maria played one year of softball at Indiana, while her sister Angela completed her fourth year on the St. Mary's softball team in 2012 ... born Oct. 13, 1993 in South Bend, Ind. ... full name is Christina Marie Gillis ... majoring in biology.