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Jersey Number 2
Gian Martellini
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 208
- Hometown:
- Johnston, R.I.
- High School:
- Bishop Hendricken
Bio
CAREER GAME HIGHS
At-Bats: 2 (7x) last vs. Notre Dame (5/20/17)
Runs: 2 (7x) last vs. Notre Dame (5/20/17)
Hits: 3 (2x) last vs. Villanova (2/25/17)
RBI: 5 at Duke (4/15/17)
Doubles: 1, 26x (Last: Maine, 5/15/18)
Triples: 1, 5x (Last: Quinnipiac, 4/11/18)
Home Runs: 1, 11x (Last: at Notre Dame, 4/27/18)
Walks: 3, at Virginia (3/18/18)
Stolen Bases: 1, 2x (Last: at Notre Dame, 4/27/18)
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Played in 47 games, including 42 starts behind the dish and three as the DH... hit .230 with a .330 on-base percentage and .374 slugging percentage... totaled 30 RBI and 19 runs with 15 extra-base hits... went 2-for-3 with a run and a walk in the season opener at Santa Clara (2/16)... doubled and went 2-for-5 against Rutgers (2/25) with two runs and two RBI... hit a two-run homer and picked up a sacrifice-fly in a three-RBI day at North Carolina State (3/10)... drove in three with a home run in a 2-for-5 game at Virginia (3/16)... walked three times with two RBI and went 1-for-3 at Virginia (3/18) with his third home run in five games... went 3-for-4 with a double and a stolen base at Clemson (3/30)... tripled and scored twice in a 3-for-6 effort against Pittsburgh (4/7)... hit a double in a 2-for-4 game with three RBI against Pittsburgh (4/8)... posted two RBI, a triple and went 2-for-3 vs. Quinnipiac (4/11)... hit a grand slam, went 2-for-2 and stole a base at Notre Dame (4/27)... picked up three RBI with a two-run double and a sac-fly against Maine (5/15)... went 2-for-4 at Miami (5/18).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Started 52 games, 43 behind the plate and nine as the designated hitter … led the Eagles with a .474 slugging percentage, 58 hits, 14 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 91 total bases … was second on the team with a .302 batting average and 35 RBIs, tied for second with 28 runs and was fourth with a .364 on-base percentage … third among BC hitters with 15 multiple-hit games and led the team with 10 multiple-RBI games … tallied at least one hit in 42 of the 52 games played and recorded back-to-back hitless games just once on the season … recorded a career-long, 14-game hit streak from April 18 to May 13, tallying 20 hits, including four doubles, a triple and two home runs, five runs, nine RBIs, 32 total bases, a sac fly and three walks … tied for a team-high four game-winning RBIs and scored the game-winning run twice … batted .313 with runners in scoring position … recorded a .305 batting clip in ACC action, second on the team … logged 32 hits, 14 runs, 12 extra-base hits, including eight doubles and three homers, 19 RBIs and 12 walks in conference play … tied for eighth in the league with five runners caught steal in conference action … made just one error in 307 chances for a .997 fielding percentage, tops among all every-day position players … caught eight runners stealing and picked off four … part of three double plays … tied for third in the ACC for pickoffs … went 2-for-3 with two runs and two walks in the regular-season finale victory against Notre Dame (5/20) … drove in two with two hits, including a double, and two runs in the game-two win against the Irish (5/19) … hit a solo home run and drove in two on a 2-for-4 day against Quinnipiac (5/13) … recorded two hits in seven straight games from April 30 to May 13 … led the Eagles at the plate in the three-game series at No. 17 Wake Forest (5/5-7), going 6-for-12 with two doubles, a solo home run and a walk … launched a three-run homer in the victory over Miami (4/30), driving in four on a 2-for-3 day with two runs, a walk and sac fly … recorded a hit in each game of the series sweep of NC State (4/22-23), doubling twice and tallying two RBIs … went 1-for-2 in the Beanpot Championship victory over Harvard at Fenway Park (4/19) … hit first career grand slam in the Eagles’ 15-6 victory at Duke (4/15), driving in a team season-high and career-high five runs and scoring twice … went 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs and a sacrifice fly in first meeting against the Crimson (4/11) … tallied a hit in two of the three games against No. 4 North Carolina (4/8-9) with two runs, a double, triple and two walks … launched a solo home run at Virginia Tech (4/1) … hit a two-run shot in the victory against Massachusetts (3/29) … logged a hit in two of the three games against No. 6 Clemson (3/24-26) … doubled, walked and scored twice at Northeastern (3/21) … went 2-for-7 with a run, two RBIs and a walk in the two games played at No. 1 Louisville (3/18-19) … had a hit in two of the three games at No. 2 Florida State (3/10-11), with a run, RBI, double and walk … went 2-for-3 with a run, two RBIs and a walk in the win against Toledo (3/7) … drove in two and doubled against Georgetown (3/4) … went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI against Oklahoma (2/26) … tied a career high with a three-hit performance against Villanova (2/25), going 3-for-4 with a run, four RBIs, a double and a walk … led the Eagles at the 19 Ways Invitational in Norman, Okla., with six hits, three runs, a double, five RBIs and a .583 slugging percentage … started the season with a 2-for-4 night with a run and double at Bethune-Cookman (2/17) … earned Eagle of the Week accolades twice.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
Played in 38 games, making 27 starts, 24 as the designated hitter and three as the catcher … recorded a .224 batting average with 24 hits, including three doubles, a triple and two home runs, 11 runs, 14 RBIs, seven walks and one sacrifice fly … made one error in 26 chances for a .962 fielding percentage … recorded five multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games … registered a season-long, five-game hit streak from April 12 to April 22 … drove in four game-winning runs and scored three game-winning runs … tallied 10 hits, four runs, two RBIs and two walks in 19 games in ACC games … notched an RBI on a sac fly and tallied one of the Eagles’ 11 stolen bases – a program record – in the win at Northeastern (5/4) … doubled and scored in the series-clinching victory against Virginia Tech (5/1) … tallied one hit in each of the three-game series against the Hokies … went 2-for-5 with a run against Bryant (4/27) … turned in a 2-for-4 day with a run scored against No. 4 Louisville (4/22) … launched a solo home run in the 2016 Beanpot Championship against Northeastern (4/20) in Northborough, Mass. ... drove in two on first career triple at Notre Dame (4/17) … notched a hit in both games played against the Irish after tallying a pinch-hit single in the second game (4/16) … went 1-for-2 with an RBI and walk at Harvard (4/12) … notched a career-high three hits in five at bats with one run driven in at Massachusetts (3/30) … tallied a pinch-hit single at No. 19 Clemson (3/18) … went 2-for-2 with a double, run and hit by pitch against Central Michigan (3/8) … tied a then career high with three RBIs on a three-run double against Northwestern (3/5) … went 2-for-4 with one run and two RBIs against Chicago State (2/27) … launched the first home run of the season for the Eagles, a three-run shot against Northern Illinois (2/19).
BEFORE BC
Named the Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 … earned all-state honors as a sophomore, junior and senior … deemed a Louisville Slugger 2015 All-American and earned Perfect Game USA All-Northeast Region First Team as a senior … the Hawks won the state title 2012-14 … named Perfect Game USA All-America Preseason Underclassmen third team in 2014 and honorable mention in 2013 … member of the honor roll.
PERSONAL
Enrolled as a communication major in the Morrissey School of Arts and Sciences … recipient of the 2019 Al Morro Fund for Academic and Athletic Excellence Scholarship... Gian is one of Paul and Gina Martellini’s two children … has a younger sister, Alessandra … recipient of the Al Morro Fund for Academic and Athletic Excellence.
At-Bats: 2 (7x) last vs. Notre Dame (5/20/17)
Runs: 2 (7x) last vs. Notre Dame (5/20/17)
Hits: 3 (2x) last vs. Villanova (2/25/17)
RBI: 5 at Duke (4/15/17)
Doubles: 1, 26x (Last: Maine, 5/15/18)
Triples: 1, 5x (Last: Quinnipiac, 4/11/18)
Home Runs: 1, 11x (Last: at Notre Dame, 4/27/18)
Walks: 3, at Virginia (3/18/18)
Stolen Bases: 1, 2x (Last: at Notre Dame, 4/27/18)
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Played in 47 games, including 42 starts behind the dish and three as the DH... hit .230 with a .330 on-base percentage and .374 slugging percentage... totaled 30 RBI and 19 runs with 15 extra-base hits... went 2-for-3 with a run and a walk in the season opener at Santa Clara (2/16)... doubled and went 2-for-5 against Rutgers (2/25) with two runs and two RBI... hit a two-run homer and picked up a sacrifice-fly in a three-RBI day at North Carolina State (3/10)... drove in three with a home run in a 2-for-5 game at Virginia (3/16)... walked three times with two RBI and went 1-for-3 at Virginia (3/18) with his third home run in five games... went 3-for-4 with a double and a stolen base at Clemson (3/30)... tripled and scored twice in a 3-for-6 effort against Pittsburgh (4/7)... hit a double in a 2-for-4 game with three RBI against Pittsburgh (4/8)... posted two RBI, a triple and went 2-for-3 vs. Quinnipiac (4/11)... hit a grand slam, went 2-for-2 and stole a base at Notre Dame (4/27)... picked up three RBI with a two-run double and a sac-fly against Maine (5/15)... went 2-for-4 at Miami (5/18).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Started 52 games, 43 behind the plate and nine as the designated hitter … led the Eagles with a .474 slugging percentage, 58 hits, 14 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 91 total bases … was second on the team with a .302 batting average and 35 RBIs, tied for second with 28 runs and was fourth with a .364 on-base percentage … third among BC hitters with 15 multiple-hit games and led the team with 10 multiple-RBI games … tallied at least one hit in 42 of the 52 games played and recorded back-to-back hitless games just once on the season … recorded a career-long, 14-game hit streak from April 18 to May 13, tallying 20 hits, including four doubles, a triple and two home runs, five runs, nine RBIs, 32 total bases, a sac fly and three walks … tied for a team-high four game-winning RBIs and scored the game-winning run twice … batted .313 with runners in scoring position … recorded a .305 batting clip in ACC action, second on the team … logged 32 hits, 14 runs, 12 extra-base hits, including eight doubles and three homers, 19 RBIs and 12 walks in conference play … tied for eighth in the league with five runners caught steal in conference action … made just one error in 307 chances for a .997 fielding percentage, tops among all every-day position players … caught eight runners stealing and picked off four … part of three double plays … tied for third in the ACC for pickoffs … went 2-for-3 with two runs and two walks in the regular-season finale victory against Notre Dame (5/20) … drove in two with two hits, including a double, and two runs in the game-two win against the Irish (5/19) … hit a solo home run and drove in two on a 2-for-4 day against Quinnipiac (5/13) … recorded two hits in seven straight games from April 30 to May 13 … led the Eagles at the plate in the three-game series at No. 17 Wake Forest (5/5-7), going 6-for-12 with two doubles, a solo home run and a walk … launched a three-run homer in the victory over Miami (4/30), driving in four on a 2-for-3 day with two runs, a walk and sac fly … recorded a hit in each game of the series sweep of NC State (4/22-23), doubling twice and tallying two RBIs … went 1-for-2 in the Beanpot Championship victory over Harvard at Fenway Park (4/19) … hit first career grand slam in the Eagles’ 15-6 victory at Duke (4/15), driving in a team season-high and career-high five runs and scoring twice … went 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs and a sacrifice fly in first meeting against the Crimson (4/11) … tallied a hit in two of the three games against No. 4 North Carolina (4/8-9) with two runs, a double, triple and two walks … launched a solo home run at Virginia Tech (4/1) … hit a two-run shot in the victory against Massachusetts (3/29) … logged a hit in two of the three games against No. 6 Clemson (3/24-26) … doubled, walked and scored twice at Northeastern (3/21) … went 2-for-7 with a run, two RBIs and a walk in the two games played at No. 1 Louisville (3/18-19) … had a hit in two of the three games at No. 2 Florida State (3/10-11), with a run, RBI, double and walk … went 2-for-3 with a run, two RBIs and a walk in the win against Toledo (3/7) … drove in two and doubled against Georgetown (3/4) … went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI against Oklahoma (2/26) … tied a career high with a three-hit performance against Villanova (2/25), going 3-for-4 with a run, four RBIs, a double and a walk … led the Eagles at the 19 Ways Invitational in Norman, Okla., with six hits, three runs, a double, five RBIs and a .583 slugging percentage … started the season with a 2-for-4 night with a run and double at Bethune-Cookman (2/17) … earned Eagle of the Week accolades twice.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
Played in 38 games, making 27 starts, 24 as the designated hitter and three as the catcher … recorded a .224 batting average with 24 hits, including three doubles, a triple and two home runs, 11 runs, 14 RBIs, seven walks and one sacrifice fly … made one error in 26 chances for a .962 fielding percentage … recorded five multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games … registered a season-long, five-game hit streak from April 12 to April 22 … drove in four game-winning runs and scored three game-winning runs … tallied 10 hits, four runs, two RBIs and two walks in 19 games in ACC games … notched an RBI on a sac fly and tallied one of the Eagles’ 11 stolen bases – a program record – in the win at Northeastern (5/4) … doubled and scored in the series-clinching victory against Virginia Tech (5/1) … tallied one hit in each of the three-game series against the Hokies … went 2-for-5 with a run against Bryant (4/27) … turned in a 2-for-4 day with a run scored against No. 4 Louisville (4/22) … launched a solo home run in the 2016 Beanpot Championship against Northeastern (4/20) in Northborough, Mass. ... drove in two on first career triple at Notre Dame (4/17) … notched a hit in both games played against the Irish after tallying a pinch-hit single in the second game (4/16) … went 1-for-2 with an RBI and walk at Harvard (4/12) … notched a career-high three hits in five at bats with one run driven in at Massachusetts (3/30) … tallied a pinch-hit single at No. 19 Clemson (3/18) … went 2-for-2 with a double, run and hit by pitch against Central Michigan (3/8) … tied a then career high with three RBIs on a three-run double against Northwestern (3/5) … went 2-for-4 with one run and two RBIs against Chicago State (2/27) … launched the first home run of the season for the Eagles, a three-run shot against Northern Illinois (2/19).
BEFORE BC
Named the Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 … earned all-state honors as a sophomore, junior and senior … deemed a Louisville Slugger 2015 All-American and earned Perfect Game USA All-Northeast Region First Team as a senior … the Hawks won the state title 2012-14 … named Perfect Game USA All-America Preseason Underclassmen third team in 2014 and honorable mention in 2013 … member of the honor roll.
PERSONAL
Enrolled as a communication major in the Morrissey School of Arts and Sciences … recipient of the 2019 Al Morro Fund for Academic and Athletic Excellence Scholarship... Gian is one of Paul and Gina Martellini’s two children … has a younger sister, Alessandra … recipient of the Al Morro Fund for Academic and Athletic Excellence.
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