Obrest Announces Class of 2022

Chestnut Hill, Mass. - Boston College softball head coach Ashley Obrest has announced the Eagles' incoming Class of 2022.

The seven players who make up the class signed their National Letter of Intent and will arrive at The Heights in the fall to begin play with the Eagles in the spring of 2019.

Obrest's signing class includes:

RHP/1B Susannah Anderson (Alexandria, VA.)
C/3B Gianna Boccagno (Coral Springs, FLA.)
RHP Camryn Dolby (Round Hill, VA.)
RHP/1B Kristin Giery (Vienna, VA.)
Utility Maddison Hamilton (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.)
OF Ellie Mataya (Burke, VA.)
IF/CF Carlie Sanders (DeSoto, MO.)

"We are so excited to welcome the next class of Eagles to The Heights!" Obrest said. "The 2018 class brings a combination of all aspects of the game- pitching, catching, power, speed, and defense."

"Camryn and Susannah will provide the pitching. Gianna will provide the catching and power. Ellie will provide speed. Carlie, Maddison, and Kristin will provide the versatility on defense along with power on the offensive side."

"We have searched the country for the best student-athletes that would fit our culture, program, and institution and we could not be happier with adding these seven young ladies to Boston College Softball!"

Susannah Anderson
RHP/1B | 6'1 | R/R
Alexandria, Va.
NJ Intensity (Monmouth Beach, N.J.) | Mount Vernon HS (Mount Vernon, Va.)

Anderson was named All-Conference as a freshman, sophomore and junior … All-Met Honorable mention as sophomore and junior ... named Team MVP as sophomore and junior … served as team captain … batted .527 with 33 RBIs and four home runs and recorded 158K's and a 1.6 ERA as a freshman in the Northern VA Conference … recorded a .508 batting average with 35 RBIs and six home runs and struck out 133 batters with a 1.9 ERA during her sophomore year … had a .579 batting average and .921 slugging percentage while striking out 160 batters in 132 innings with a 1.6 ERA … Pitched for NJ Intensity from 2016-18 … Led 18U KOD Premier National team to top 10 finish at PGF National Championship … Susannah is the daughter of Bilyana and Chris Anderson … has an older brother Sean and younger sister Scarlet … will enroll in Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences as a Communications major.

Gianna Boccagno
C/3B | 5'9 | R/R
Coral Springs, Fla.
NJ Intensity (Monmouth Beach, N.J.) | Coral Springs Charter School (Coral Springs, Fla.)

Boccagno served as the starting catcher for Coral Springs Charter School from seventh grade through senior year … member of a team that has won three consecutive state championships (2015-17) and became first team in Broward County to win a Championship … earned a record of 85-4 over three years of HS … named team captain … three-time First-Team All-County Sun Sentinel … three-time First-Team All-County Miami Herald … First-Team All-State 5A … catcher for NJ Intensity KOD Premier under head coach Kevin O'Donnell … Gianna is the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Boccagno … has a younger brother Thomas … Panther Award of Excellence 2017 … received Responsibility and Diligence Character Awards in 2016.

Camryn Dolby
RHP | 5'8 | R/R
Round Hill, Va.
Vienna Stars Adkins Gold (Vienna, Va.) | Woodgrove HS (Purcellville, Va.)

Dolby set the Virginia state record as a sophomore with a 15.9 strikeouts per game average … broke Virginia HS league records in four categories including strikeouts in a season (313) for ninth place in the record book, average strikeouts per game (15.9) for first place … consecutive shutouts (5) for ninth place … wins in a season (23) for second place … strikeouts in a single game (18) for number 10 in the record books … 4A Virginia State Runner-Up in 2015 … 4A Virginia State Champions in 2016-17 … recorded a 23-0 record on the mound as a junior with eight no-hitters and 19 shutouts … pitched for Wagner's 3N2 18U Gold Tampa Florida team for head coach Reese Kiple … Camryn is the daughter of Colleen and Fella Dolby … has an older sister Alexa and a younger brother Bryce.

Kristin Giery
P/1B | 5'7 | R/R
Vienna, Va.
Vienna Stars Adkins Gold (Vienna, Va.) | James Madison HS (Vienna, Va.)

Giery broke and set the new home run record at Madison HS … named Madison HS softball athlete of the week for six weeks in a row … first-team 6A Liberty All-Conference in 2015-17 … second-team 6A North All-Region in 2015 … first-team 6A North All-Region in 2016-17 … first-team 6A Virginia All-State in 2016-17 … NFCA second-team All-South region in 2017 … 2016 6A Liberty Conference Champion, 6A North Region runner-up, 6A Virginia HS State runner-up … 2017 6A Liberty Conference Champion, 6A North Region Champion and 6A Virginia HS state champion … leader in hits, second in homeruns and third in RBIs in the Washington Post 2017 … played for Vienna Stars Adkins Gold for head coach Jim Adkins … Kristin is the daughter of Bill and Ruthanne Giery … has a younger sister Nicole and a younger brother Will … Honorable Mention Madison Science Fair.

Maddison Hamilton
Utility | 5'8 | R/R
Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
Indiana Magic Gold (Indianapolis, Ind.) | University Liggett School (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.)

Hamilton was the starting third baseman during her freshman year with a .481 batting average … starting shortstop sophomore and junior year and recorded .461 and .671 batting averages … four-year varsity letter … team captain junior and senior year … All-State first team 2015-17 … All-Region first team 2015-17 … All-District first team 2015-17… All-Conference first team 2016-17 … All-Conference second team in 2015 … played for Indiana Magic Gold … Maddison is the daughter of Mike and Marcy Hamilton … has an older brother Trevor and a younger sister Morgan … will enroll in the Carroll School of Management as a Business major.

Ellie Mataya
OF | 5'5 | L/L
Burke, Va.
Lady Lightning Gold (Charlotte, N.C.) | Lake Braddock Secondary School (Burke, Va.)

Mataya was named co-captain for the 2017-18 seasons … first team All-Patriot district in 2017 … named first team All-Region in 2017 … second team state of Virginia in 2017 … second team All-Metropolitan team in 2017 … Lake Braddock Patriot District second place in 2017 … second team All-Patriot district in 2016 … Lake Braddock Patriot District first place in 2015-16 … played outfield for Lady Lightning EliteU in 2015-16 and played 18U in 2016-18 under head coaches Jeff Fain and John Corn … Ellie is the daughter of Perry and Xinli Mataya … has an older brother John and a younger sister Olivia … National Junior Honor Society .. 3,5 GPA Award Winner in 2015-17 … Girl Scout Bronze Award recipient of 2011 … will enroll in the Carroll School of Management as a Business major.

Carlie Sanders
IF/CF | 5'6 | R/R
DeSoto, Mo.
St. Louis Chaos (St. Louis, Mo.) | Hillsboro HS (Hillsboro, Mo.)

Sanders was named to second team All-State in 2016 … first team All-Conference, District and Region in 2014-18 … JCAA Player of the Year in 2017-18 … Broke the individual home run state record with 21 home runs in 2017 … as a junior, Sanders recorded a .556 batting average with 50 RBIs, 21 home runs and 56 runs scored … played for St. Louis Chaos from 2014-18 under head coach Evan Beatty … Carlie is the daughter of Jeff Sanders … has an older brother Tyler and a younger sister Kaden … will enroll in Carroll School of Management as a Business major.

The Eagles softball team just finished their fall ball schedule with a 7-1 record. They will open up their 2018 season in early February.

Follow the team all season via its social channels: Twitter (@bc_softball), Instagram (@bc_softball) and Facebook (BCEaglesSoftball).

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